Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-07-01
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

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Council Of the City of East Jordan held
at the council rooms, Monday evening,
June 20, 1921.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor
Wilson. Present: Mayor Wilson, and
Aldermen Porter, Stone, Wilmington,
Kowalskie and Aldrich. Absent-None.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Bills were presented for payment as
follows:
E. w. Giles, cleaning Streets. $4,000
City Treasurer, payment of labor 1920
Fred Gurrad, work at library. 200
City Treasurer, payment of labor 1900
E. r. Kleinhans, work at ceme-
terry .................. 1000
Bert Lorraine, printing. ..... 500
Henry Scholls, overseeing paw
ing WORK.. ............ oo.oU
E. j. Adams, salary as fire chief $500
Peoples State Bank, bonds of
aldermen oo.0U
E. X. Kleinhans, flowers for Ii
Drary .................. ZU.36
On motion by Aldrich the bills were
allowed by an aye and nay vote as
follows:
Ayes: Wilson, Porter, Aldrich, Whit
tington, Stone and Kowalske.
Nays: none.
Moved by Kowalske, supported by
Aldrich, to accept the proposition of
Clarence Lalonde to deliver gravel on
West Water street for $1.65 per GU. yd.
and that written contract be entered
into. Motion carried by an aye and
nay vote as follows:
Ayes: Wilson, Porter, Aldrich, Ko-
walske, Wilmington and Stone.
Nays: none.
Moved by Aldrich, supported by
Wilmington, that the matter of settling
with John Monroe for paving be left
with the street committee, with power
to act. Motion was carried by an aye
and nay vote as follows:
Ayes: Wilson, Kowalske, Stone
Porter, Aldrich, and Wilmington.
Nays: None.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner Porter, who moved
its adoption seconded by Wilmington,
Whereas, State street from its inter-
section with Mill street in the City of
East Jordan, Michigan to East Boun-
Diary line of the City of East Jordan,
Michigan, is in bad condition and in
need of repair, and,
Whereas, said City is unable to make
the necessary repairs thereon, and
will be unable to make proper i'm
provement of said street for some time
to come, and,
Whereas, said street forms part of a
highway passing hrongh the City of
East Jordan, to the city limits of which
the said highway has already been TAX
en- over by the County Road Commits
sioners of Charlevoix County, there
fore,
Resolved, That the said board of
County Road Commissioners be and
hereby are requested to take over the
above described streets as a part of
the County roads of said Charlevoix
County, Further,
Resolved, that upon the adoption Of
said street as county road by said
Board of County Road Commissioners,
that the City of East Jordan release
and give over to the said Board of
County Road Commissioners allfurther
control and responsibility over same.
Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of East Jordan on the Goth
day of June, A. ID. 1921, by an aye and
nay vote as follows:
Ayes: Wilson, Porter, Aldrich Whit
tington, Stone and Kowalske.
Nays: none.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner Porter, who moved
its adoption seconded by Alderman
Wilmington,
Whereas, Maple street from its inter-
section with State street in the City of
East Jordan, Michigan, is in bad con-
dition and in need of repair, and,
Whereas, said City is unable to make
the necessary repairs thereon, and
will be unable to make proper i'm
provement of said street for some time
to come, and,
Whereas, said street forms part of a
highway passing through the City of
East Jordan, to the city limits Of which
the said highway has already been TAX