The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-08-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(OFFICIAIl

Meeting called to order by Mayor
Washburn.
Roll call-Present: Aid. Benedict,
Kane, Friedly, McCue and Washburn
Present 5; absent 0.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The Financial statement for the
month of July was read.
Moved by Aid. McCue, seconded
by Aid. Kane, that the statement be
accepted.
Yeas: Aid Benedict, Kane. Fried
ly, McCue. Washburn. Yeas 5, nays
The following ordinance was read:
An ordinance amending section six
of ordinance No. of the city of
Bedding entitled can ordinance rel
alive to licenses to be known as or
nance No. 2. Authorized the char
ter, and to be known as ordinance
No. 160 of the city of Belding.
The city of Bedding hereby or
dams:
Section /. That section six of or
dinance No. of the city of Belding
entitled San ord nance relative 20
licenses to be known as ordinance
No. 2, authorized by the charter, is
hereby amended to read as follows.
Section 6-The proprietors, mana
gers or persons in charge of any
circus, menagerie, caravan or street
carnival shall pay license fee for
each day during which the circus,
menagerie, caravan or street can't
val shall exhibit performances or ex-
hibitions in said city the sum of s25
provided that in case of Street Car
nivals a license fee of SIS per day
may be charged for each separate
show or each exhibition for which a
fee is charged or which is operated
for the purpose of making money in
stead of license of S25 per day.
Proprietors, managers or persons N
charge of theatrical or operat C
shows or exhibitions shall pay for
each a license for one week or less
time the sum of $25. The proprie-
tors, agents or managers or persons
in charge of all public exhibition or
public enterta nments for profit shall
pay a license fee of $500 per day.
This section shall. not apply 10 any
exhibition or concert by any private
or public school nor any concert or
entertainment for the benef. of any
church or benevolent object.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be
known as ord nance No. 100 of the
ely Of Belding and shall take inn
mediate effect.
F. A. Washburn,
Mayo.
c. S. Hoover,
Undersigned by City Clerk.
State of Michigan,
County of Ionia.
/ hereby certify that the
foregoing ordinance No. 100 was
presented to the mayor on the 4th
day of August A. d. 1921 and was
signed and approved by him on said
date and that said ordinance was on
the 10th day of August A. d. 1921,
published in the Belding Banner
News, newspaper printed and pub
lished in the city of Belding and be-
ing the official paper of the city
In witness thereof | hereby set my
Oding, this 4th day Of August, A.
ID. 1921.
C. s. Hoover,
City Clerk.
Moved by Aid. Friedly. seconded
accepted.
Yeas: Aid. Benedict, Kane, Fried
ly, McCue, Washburn. Yeas 5, nays
o.
A resolution regarding the paving
of streets of the city of Bedding was
read.
Whereas, it was heretofor deter
mined by the city council of the city
of Belding to grade, pave and other
wise improve west Ellis Avenue
from the west line Of north Bridge
street to the city limits and control
Of said street was turned over to
the state Highway Department in ac-
cordance with the statute in such
case made and provided the city to
pay % per cent Of the cost, and ex-
penses Of grading, paving and other
wise improving said street and the
balance of said expense to be born
by the state and,
WHEREAS the question of paving
said street together with other
streets in the city and borrowing
the money to pay the city's portion
of said expense was submitted to the
electors of said city at a special city
election held on the 7th day of
March, A. ID. 1921 and majority of
the electors having voted in favor
thereof,
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that the city of Belding
does hereby authorize the grading,
paving end improving of west Ellis
avenue with concrete from the west
line of North Bridge Street west to
the city limits and that the city's
portion of said expense of the cost
and expense Of grading, paving ard
improving said street be paid out
OF the moneys received from sales
of bonds therefor, which sale has al
ready been authorized by resolution
and y at all acts and th;rgs neces-
sary {, be done on the part of the
said city to cause said imprcv smtnt