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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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Council Chambers, March 5, 1920.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Fales.
Roll call: Present, Aid. Benedict,
Shawley, Hollenbeck, Purdy, Friedly,
McCue. Present (6). Absent (0).
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and accepted.
Reports of the Clerk, Treasurer and
Health Officer were read.
Moved by Aid. Benedict, seconded
by Aid. Purdy, that the reports be
accepted. Yeas. Aid. Benedict, Shaw;
ley, Purdy, Hollenbeck, Friedly and
McCue. Yeas (6). Nays (O.
The following letter was read:
The Hon. Mayor & Common Coun-
ell.
City.
Gentlemen:
l hereby place in your hands my
resignation as City Auditor, to take
effect Immediately.
wish to state in this connection
that lack of time and feeling unable
to take on this extra work this year
is the cause of my action.
Thanking you for your considera-
ton, | am,
(Signed) w. B. Reed.
The resignation was accepted
Moved by Aid. Friedly, seconded by
Aid. Benedict that chapter of Sec
ton be amended so that charge of
$40 per year, per pool table, be charg-
ed instead of $25.
Yeas, Aid. Benedict, Hollenbeck,
Purdy and Friedly. Nays, Aid. Shaw
ley and McCue. Yeas (4. Nays (2).
City Bills:
Belding Coal & Ice Co., coal for
City hall 49,. -. .... $46.39
Citizens Telephone CO., tolls :. $50
Citizens Telephone CO.. Phone
rental Emergency hospital :. 1.25
Citizens Telephone CO., Phone
rental Elmer Cook ... $50
A. M. Simmons, bill for brooms 2.25
barrow ... 800
F. w. Arnold, labor & supplies 5.72
of ashes -. 80. $50
johnson Bros, freight bills -. LOS
Arthur Fitzi Johns, casket and
burial for city poor. ...... 1000
Harry j. Cornell, bill of sup
plies for Health Officer ..... 25.00
k.mes & Unger, repairs and la
Dor on city car and lire truck l.95
Cobb & Donovan, labor and sup
plies 800. -. 200
Spencer Light and Power Co.,
Lights at the City hall -. 1914
Spencer Light and Power CO.,
Lights for City of Bedding .357.09
Bedding Banner Publishing Co.
January Bill $50. 49,. -. l4.72
Library Bills:
Spencer Light and Power Co,
Lights for City Library 80. 1903
Fire Department:
Citizens Telephone CO., Phone
rental for Yves Porter .. 1.25
Street Bills:
Roy Knight, 20 hrs labor on car 1000
Homer Eckert, 1874 hrs labor 800
Johnson Bros, team work 80. 100
George Mclean, 5 hrs. snow
piowlng $500. $3.50. 80. 5.OO
Charles Moore, 5 hrs. snow
ploWlng 1888. 1890. 80. 900
Frank Boyd, 9 hrs. snow plow-
ing 49,. 49,. ........ J.OO
Moved by Aid. FriedIy, seconded
by Aid. Shawley, that the City Bills
be allowed and paid Yeas, Aid. Ben
edict, Shawley, Hollenbeck, Purdy,
Friedly and McCue. Yeas (6). Nays
CO...
Water Works Bills:
Citizens Telephone CO., phone
rental for p. A. Frederick 1872
Belding Coal q Ice Co., tile -. 1000
Ames u Unger, gasoline and
supplies 49,. -. 20.94
Belding Mercantile Co., curtain
repairs 49,. -. 80. 80. 2.55
Fred Thompson 30x31h casing 23.7O
Cobb q Donovan, repairs 800. 7.6l
Spencer Light & Power Co.,
Lights for Water works 49,. 7.15
F. w. Arnold, 1 reducing Tee,
and 3 inch bends -. -. 4.80
Johnson Bros, freight bills =. 1.94
Fred Hadley, repair work 800
Citizens Light Co, Thawing
pipes -. ...... -. -. 1880
Belding Lumber Co., cement 1891
White Star Express Co, ship
ment from Grand Rapids 4.O6
Labor Bills.
Ed. Oberlin, overtime 1Oo9
Ed. Oberlin, 20 days labor 1870. 90
Mark Brown, days labor 90
( Maylin Abbott, % days labor. 5000
Jack Miller. 2 days labor 201e
John Iewerink, day labor 800
John Cornelisse, s hrs. labor 200
Aurin Austin. IL days, hrs.
labor ....i.... 49,. ...... 1858
Eli Lowden, 16 a inch drain tiles 1.28
Jack Miller, days labor $3.50. 2O.S5
John Cornelisse. 5 days labor !. 1900
John Zewerink, 5 days labor :. 1900
Invoices:
Victor U. Heather, invoice 49,. Ats
Leltelt Iron Works, invoice -. 1884
Leitelt Iron Works, invoice -. 1922
Ledtelt Iron Works, invoice -. 1895
Belding Basket Co., invoice -. 1.5O
q. B. RayI, invoice ........ 2.45
4. b. Rayl, invoice .......... $500
Crane Co.. invoice ......... 200