The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-31

meeting caileu 70 Oruer Dy Ocunl1
Hollcnbeck, Mayor pro tenn.
Roll call--Present, Aid. Benedict
Shawley, Purdy, McCue. Present ~.
Absent, Aid. Friedly. Absent a..
Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The Treasurer's report was read.
Moved by Aid. Purdy, seconded by
Aid. Benedict that the Treasurer's
report be accepted. Yeas, Aid. Ben
edict, Shawley, Purdy, McCue. Yeas
ca. Nays (0).
The following resolution was read:
Subdivision No of Sewer District
No 3.
WHEREAS, special assessment has
been levied for the construction of q
sewer in a certain sewer district
known as subdivision No 4 of Sewer
district No. 3 of the city Of Bedding
which assessment is for the construc-
ton of sewer commencing at a point
on the center line of Mary street
about opposite the center line of Lot
No. "a. of Broas 3rd addition to the
city of Bedding, east on the center line
of Mary street to a point about OPP
posite the center line of lot No. Al Of
Broas Bird addition to the city of Bel
ding, also from the point of intersec-
ton Of the center lines of Mary and
James streets, south of the center line
of James street to a point about OPP
posite the center line of Lot. No. 70
Of Broas 3rd addition to the city OF
Belding.
AND WHEREAS, it is deemed adj
visable to raise money by loan in an
ticipation of the receipts from the
said special assessment for the pur>
pose of defraying the cost of such
improvement.
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, by the Common Council of
the city of Bedding that the Mayor
and City Clerk be and hereby are au-
thorized to raise by loan in anticipa-
ton of the receipts from said special
assessment five-sixths (5-6) of the
sum of $640.40 which said sum when
so raised shall be used for the pur-
pose of defraying the expense of the
construction of said sewer on Mary
and James streets, within the Sewer
district known as subdivision No 4
of the city of Bedding, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Mayor and City Clerk do and are
hereby authorized to arrange to use
the city funds for the purpose herein
mentioned if it seems advisable, until
the same are needed for the city ex-
penses and at 6e6 intrest, and further
that the Mayor and City Clerk be and
are authorized to execute the neces-
sary promisory note or notes of said
city in such amounts, and payable at
such times, as by them deemed advis-
able as authorized by section No. 20
of the charter of the city of Bedding.
Dated this 10Th day of December,
A. ID. 1919.
Moved by Aid. Benedict, seconded
by Aid. Shawley, that the foregoing
resolution be accepted and adopted.
Yeas, Aid. Benedict, Shawley, Purdy
and McCue. Leas a.. Nays (0).
A communication from Byron Brown
regarding work on Hanover Sewer
was tabled until the next meeting of
the council, January End, 1920.
The following resolution regarding
the collection Of Dog Tax was read:
WHEREAS, under Act No. 339 of
the Public Acts of Michigan for 1919
known as the Dog Law, it is provided
that Township or City Treasurers
shall issue the licenses under certain
conditions and;
WHEREAS, it is provided in the
said Act that any city may by reso-
luton of it's legislative body provide
that its Clerk shall perform the duties
imposed by the Act on the City Treas
urer, and;
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable
to permit the Clerk of the City of Bel
ding to issue the licenses because of
fhA f,o ~ hot h.. e - Ln <<{{s L.
and is more easily found than the
City Treasurer.
Now Therefore Be it Resolved that
the City Clerk be and is hereby au-
thorized to issue the Dog Licenses for
the city of Bedding and shall perform
all the duties and under like terms
and conditions as is imposed upon the
City Treasurer by the Act above re-
ferred to.
Moved by Aid. Shawley, seconded
by Aid. Purdy, that the resolution be
accepted and adopted. Yeas, Aid.
Benedict, Shawley, Purdy and McCue.
Yeas (4. Nays CO.,.
City Bills:
DIR. W. A. Dutt, care of city poor
and contagious diseases 80. .61.50
Cleaner Association, 1000 lbs.
coal for city poor .......... 400
Belding Land Imp Co., hitch
yard to balance account to
Jan. 1st. 1920 ..............15 1900
w. B. Travis, Making Tax Roll $500
Sewer Bills:
Bedding Lumber Co., cement, etc. 8.15
Invoices:
Bixby Office Co., invoice 1881
Fire Department:
Grand Rapids Oil Co., 81 gal.
H. Test gasoline @ 35c 49,. 1890
Library Bills:
t. Frank Ireland Co., toilet
The Weter-Wise Co., clover seed 100
Harry Connell. 80 Books -. 1904
Mary S. Barnes, for 10 Maya
zines 49,. -. ...41.60
Street Bills:
Ben White, " day cleaning SITS. 1.50
Chas. Moore, Az hrs. snow plow-
ing 4.oO
Chas. Phillips. AZ hrs. snow