The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-08-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

5 Trustee Beeman entered.
The following bills were read:
Thos. and Eben Reed, shanty
for fire demonstration IS 500
Clio Messenger, printing -. .62.35
Valley Telephone Co. ..... AGO
p. l.. Chown, Fire Chief salary $500
Jess X. LaDue, electric wiring
and supplies. ............ $3.50
c. l.. Best, heating pump house
through winter. ......... 1900
Moved by Palmer supported by Lit
tlefield that bills be allowed as read.
Yeas-Scholl, Palmer, ,Beeman,
Shorten, Littlefield. ..Nays-None.
Moved by Palmer supported by
Shorten that we pay the Street Com
missioner fifty cents (.50) per hour.
Yeas-Scholl, Palmer, Beeman,
Shorten, Littlefield. Nays-None.
Moved by Shorten supported by
Beeman that we pay cleik one humid
red fifty ($150) per year.
Yeas-Scholl, Palmer, Beeman,
Shorten, Lttlefield. Nays-None.
A. j. Chappell plot was presented
by Mr.. Stiltz and on motion accepted.
President appointed as Board of
Review, w. B. Howell and A. N.
Stuber.
Moved by Palmer supported by
Shorten that appointment be con-
firmed. Carried.
Adjourned to May oath.
No quorum present May oath.
w. G.. Goodrich,
Village Clerk.
Approved June ID, 1920
Chas. K. Taylor,
Village President.
June Ia, 1920.
Regular meeting called to order by
President Chas. E. Taylor.
| Trustees Present-Scholl, Palmer,
Beeman, Shorten, Littlefield. Absent
-Conlee.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Street commissioner read report
which On motion was accepted.
The president appointed George A.
Lacure as assessor to fill vacancy of
L. B. Fuller, who resigned. On mo-
ton appointment was confirmed.
Finance committee reported and
offered the following resolution:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the Village of Clio that
there be raised in the General Fund
$5,193.59 and in the Highway Fund
$1,29S59, being three quarters of
one per cent of the assessed valuation
and that the assessor be and is hereby
instructed to spread the same on the
roll for 1920, time limit for collec-
ton to be August 18th.
Signed:
George Palmer,
H Leonard j. School,
Andrew Littlefield.
Moved by Palmer supported by
Scholl that the resolution be adopted.
Yeas-Scholl, Palmer, Beeman,
Shorten, Littlefield. Nays-None.
Moved by Littlefield supported by
Shorten that clerk be instructed by
authority of the Sanitary Committee
to notify Mrs. A. Goodfellow, Frank
NJ. Curry, II. F. Bodine and Fred
Sturdevant to improve the unsanitary
condition on their property on Wen
ma Street, on or before the 21st day
of June. Carried.
Moved by Palmer supported by
Scholl that the clerk be instructed to
sign notes of the Prospect Manufac-
turing Co., for fire engine amount
ing to $3014.60 payable as follows
$1,014.60 Sept. /, 1920; 81 100000
Sept. /, 1921; 100000 Sept. /,
1922.
| Yeas-Scholl, Palmer Beeman,
Shorten, Littlefield. Nays-None.
The following bills were read:
General Fund
Geo. A. Lacure, taking as
sessment and spreading
tax roll and two days on
Board of Review. $780, 90
McCrady & Miller, welding,
Spark plugs and gas. .... $40
Highway Fund
f. M. Houghton, sewer crooks
and cement 80. 1890. 100
Moved by Beeman supported by
Littlefield that bills be allowed as
read.
Yeas-Scholl, Palmer, Beeman,
Shorten, Littlefield. Nays-None.
Moved by Shorten supported by
Beeman that we accept the offer of
Montrose to purchase the Waterous
fire engine for $4,000 payable
$4,000 in Sept, 1920 and $4,000
in Sept, 1921.
Yeas--Scholl, Palmer, Beeman
Shorten, Littlefield. Nays-None.
Moved by Palmer supported by
Beeman that we advertise for sealed
bids for the sale of the old Jail build.
ing and also one lot.
Yeas-Scholl, Palmer, Beeman
Shorten, Littlefield. Nays-None.
/ Petition of 60 citizens asking that
the willows be cut along Vienna
street across Pine Run creek and
rubbish be cleaned up Mr.. j. Boards.
lee offering to do the work.