COUNCIL PROCE'EDIN^T^ —AUGUS'i^ a, l^M. 3»K3

Oouneil Chamber, Ann Arbor, considerable deficit or an appeal to Midhigan, August 5. 1907. the people for more money,which appeal

Regular sesislou. 1 feel certain would not meet with Meeting co'llM to order by Pres. ^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ j . y^^ ^^^ly course left

^y^^"^" open therefore, seems to be one of P r e s e n t - A W . Snamble. Stark, Sell- retrenchment of expenses wherever it

neider, Hocibreln, Sweet Maulbetsch. j ^ jj , ,^ j ^ ^ . ^^^^^^ j ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ Markey St. Jam«s. Shei^k Manwar- ^ ^^^ obligations created will be ing, Blaich, Goodyeair,. Fisieher. Al> . ' ^ . i ^. c u ^ . T, ^ ' -, , ^c in strict violation of charter provisions bott. Pres . Walz.—15. j • - i x- f «: • i *u ^ , , and in violation of our official oaths. Absent—None. ^ . . i. , ,

Minutes of previous meetmg approv ^ do not wish to be understood as ^ being opposed to public improvements COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR. ^^^ progress in municipal affairs. I To the Honoraible tih,? Common Conn- heartily believe in progress and im-

eil: provements in city concerns, yet , at Gentlemen:—I respectfully siiibmit the same time, 1 think the same busi-

the appointment of Moses Seabolt as ness principles should be observed in Fire Comimilssioneir for your consI- these public affairs as obtain in private deTiition and -confirmation. business concerns, and progress should

J A M E S HENDERSON. not be made too rapidly and by means Mayor. contrary to charter provisions. There

Moved by AM. Abbott that appoint- j ^ ^^ necessity, I apprehend, of any ment be-confirmed. Moved \yy Aid. retrograde movement in the improve-Mnrkey as an a m e n d m e n t that it he ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^.^^ j ^ ^ ^ ^^^ exercise hiid <m the table ^^ careful economv and the making of

Adopted as fcxHows: u ui- • ' * i . Y e a s - A i d . Schneider. Sweet. Maul- '""^^ .^''^^'' improvements only a t

betsch, Markev. Sherk. Manwnnng . ^^'^ ^^"^^ ^^ ^'^" ^^ "^^^^ ^'^thm the .-.ooflvear, Fiseher.—S. ""'^y'^ ^*^g"* '- income, which budget

N a y p _ A j ^ , Snaubie. Stark. Hoch- ^«« ^^^^ ^^^^ "P ^'y y*>" and spread rein. St. James, P.laieh. Abbott. Pres. upon the tax rolls and is now in proress \Val7..^7 ^^ collection. The present tax rate is

Oi^ered on file. amply large enough to furnish the To the Honorahlp thp Commou Coun- funds necessary to carry on an efficient

^jl city government, to improve, modern-Gentlemen: In my first message ' '' ^^^ beautify our city, provided the

TO your honorable body 1 suggesTed provisions of the charter are strictly that I should communicate with you ^^bserved and the council in no one from time to time as circumstances y^^^ encroaches upon the revenues .seemed to me to make such action * f ^ ^ succeeding year, necessary, A careful s tudy of the ^ »« y^^^r misfortune this year, gentle-city's financial problem, as shown by f"*""' ^^ ^^^ confronted with a depleted City Clerk Granger, convinces me that treasury with only money enough the situation is one that demands the ^o pay up back bills and pay for the strictest economy in all departments absolutely necessary expenses of the of public expenditure. ] , therefore, government. urge upon you the absolute necessity At a recent meeting of the Park Com-of the most caref\d scrutiny of all mission, it was decided to defer all proposed appropriations. In this way other improvements until such time ' only, it seems to me, can the city get as the funds in this department would through the present year without a permit them to resume. A great work

n^>4 0 O r N < m . P R O C E E D I N G S — A U G U S T 5, 1907

lUiS !>fon dorc in this diieelion :uid YoiU'S. etc., MHich ciedit is due the membtns <if K. W. GROVES. llu' LoMd. 'llipii- -slogt^n" for the < it> EnginecM'. b.'ilance of the year is • E C O N O M Y " Moved by Mr. Niehals: find I cominend their example to oti i t r That the boaxd reeomimend to the lioards and to the City Council, whicli ':mineil payment of est imate No. 1 a* really controls most of the expend!- Pr'f^Pared by the city engineer. Hires in the city Adoptefl by the boa-i-d and folloAVin^r

Kcspectfullv vo.Ms. ''**^'^" **' ' " "• ' t hevoune i l . . r am.sV: ;Hendc . son , ^ ^ 7 ^ ! ^ ^^' ^^^'^' '^^^^^^^ ^^'^^ • ^ '" -

. , mendation be eononrred in and the Mayor. . , , . .

city clerk mstrivcted to draw the pro-August :i. 1007. per w i r r a n t s .

To the Honorable Mayor and Common A^dopted as foiilows: ^^^"'^^'*- Yeas—Aid. Snanible. Stark. Slc^hnei-

Gen t l emen : - l ^he ei^v spends ev.ry ^ ^ . Hor-hrein. Sweet. Maulbetsch year about .$250.00 cut tmg bunld:-k y^^.^^,^^^ St. James . Sherk, Manwar-and other weeds in the streets hut the . ^^ ^^^ . ^^ Goodvenir. Fischer. Ab-owners of vacant lots uisnaly fall to ^^^^^ p^.^^^ Walz—15 comply with the s a t e law requlrin^^ ^/^,^ N o n e ' I hem to cut such weeds ^ ' , , ,

We wouM recommend thnt tl>- ^^' ^ ^- f' " '**'"'""-council enforce tlie s t a t e Inw in f l i s Rf^solved that the oity attorney ho regard. We also desire to again call '^:''^'^^'^ *" '^'^"'f ^^'^ P^P*--- "^S^"' n- " vonr attention to the feed wire of " - " " / ' ^ ' ^ Raii-hvay eompany requir-the street rai lway on West Huron '"^. ^"•^ «>mr|any to properly ins-ailate street. The present wire is kill ins the ^^'"-^ ^"""^ 7"''*1 ' '^^' t^"^ ^"* " ^ "! . ^^ W. Huron street withnn ten davs. and trees,

D F ALLMENDINGEU. '^ ^"^^ "^^^^^^ ^^*^ demand is not ,, n ^ i ; T » i / - . - f . ^ . •complied with, that he will at once I'res. Board of P a r k Comniissli>ners . . . . Ordered on file mst i tu te the proper legal proceedin'gs

against said company, to prevent fur-Ann Arbor. ISIich., Jnly :^\, VM)~. ther injury to shade trees on sjiid

no:ird of Pnblic Works. ' t'J'< » ''>y said wires. Wirt Cornwell. Pre^ Adopted.

Gntlemen:—T heiVwith sul unit np- Ann Arbor, Mieh.. August 5, lfHt7. proximate e^^timate No. 1 of lab.ir nnd To the Honorable the Common T'onn-innterial furnished by J, A. Pdack in ril of the City of Ann Arboi*. imiJding s^nver on Geddes avenue in Gentlemen : ~ i l r s . Olivia /B. Hall Sewer District No. 24. herewitth presents a deed made to the SOS feet of S in. pipe a t . . . i n .$10-. 04 City of Ann Arbor in which sihe 12 4x8 Y branches . . . .5.5 0 60 deeds to the City of Ann Arbor a cer-•2 feet excavation fl-S feet tain t rac t of land therein desenbed to

deep at 44> 12 SO be used as an alley. The deeding of 'HS fe:»t e>;'cavallm S-10 this tra.:^: is in lieu of the vacation

feet deep at o- i 101 40 and deeding back to her of a certain 4"'i2 feet excavation 10-12 other t ract whioth has ali^eady been

feet deep at 7.'» 024 00 laid out as an alley on a former plot made by tlie said Mrs. Hall . The

Totnd earned $*.»30 84 alley in question has never been used r^ess TO per cent oa 08 and Mrs. Hall is the on Iy abut t ing

• pi-operty owner on said alley. Due ^ $845 80 An acceptance of the deed accord-

OOTJNCI-L PROGE'EDreGS^-ATTGUST 5, 3iXn 865

ing to i ts termisi will be duly appre- by August 15th, and would also s ta te ciated. tha t our Detroit w o r t is progrespiing

RespeetfuHy silhimitte^ so tha t plant liere Will be released GEORGE W. SAMPIvE, In t ime to compl-^e the William stre^^t

Attor;ney for Mrs. Hall, oontract on or a'bout October 1st. Referred to Ciity Attorney au'd s t ieet Very Truly

ooinraittee CENTRAL B I T U L I T H I C Ann Arbor, >ljioh., July 2rx l!¥>7 PAVING COMPANY.

To the Honorable Mayor and Common By Geo. H. Wylekoff, Treasurer . Council of Ann Arbor City: Ordered' on tile.

Gejitlemen:—^T am receh?ing cmrt- Ann Ai^bor, M5ch., July 3, 1^07. plaints ev*ja*y few days about the gar- To the Honorable the Common Coun-bage from the -city that is being dump cil ed in the Townsihip. I t has became a Gentlemen:—I should ilik^? to have public nuisance as well a s a danger your 'loaorable body pass yoiir opiu-bo the public health aud something ion as to an orfdlnance 'oompelllng rag must be done about it. If i t is a dam;- peddlers and umibrella menders, to or to the city 'it muist 'be doubly so pay a M-cense There is also outside TO the towns'hip where large amouni:s parties here with a wagon doing house arc piled together and handled in an denning. T ihlich I would like to brinig unsani tary manuer. I t is dra^\ai aVf>ng before you. the hig'hways and tli'e drippings leave Respectfully youirs, a stench wherever they go and tjhose THiEO. C. APFETi. who use it as a feed are a nuisance Chief of Police. and a positive danger to their •n»3iglv Referred to ordinance committee, bors. I therefore ask you to stop Ann Arbor. Mich,. Ju ly 31. lOQT-the hauling of garbage into Ann Ar- To Board of Public Works, bor Township as isoon as possible. Ann Arbor, Mich.

Respeetifuly. Gentlemen:—An itemized est imate W A L T E R S. B I I J B I E . for thirld payment on leontract for Olty

~'~~-~~ Heal th Officer A. A. Town. Hall Building, viz: Refemxl to Cit:y Attorney. 45 M common brick . .$13 00 .$585 00

Detroit, Mich.. July 30!:h. 1007. fl M. pavers .30 00 180 00 Mr. Ross Granger, Out stone 1500 00

City Clerk. Amn Arbor. Mic'h First aud second stor>' w\n-Dear Sir:—^Referring to your twA do^- frames 189 00

favors of July ITtli and July 2J>th iu 11578 ft. second floor jo i s t . . 410 00 which you apk fior information as to Carpenter labor on same . . . . 115 78 wihen we wi'll be able to s tar t and Bridging and labor 52 OO complete the WiH'iam street paving 5000 ft. 1x8 in rlrvugh floor m Ann ATbor. we beg to offer an apol- and labor 100 0<> ogy for oui' seeming negligence in nn^ having replied s'obn*f . The wri ter $320o 78 was in Arnn Arbor the day following l. es's ir, per cent to be reljiin-the receipt of your finst commxmTca- ed as per contract . . . . . . 480 11 tion. and exper^ted to see you then. but being unable to locate you. I talk- $2720 0;" ed m t h the Engtineer and infwmed C. A. RATJiaR & CO., h!m of our plans for the oonstnuction Obntractors. of William street pav ing whic^ I- WIRT CORNWELL. supposed Avwdd be suflScient. Pres. B. P W.

Confihtaiing my. ctonvei^^tion w ^ h O.K—K. W. GROVES, the Engineer, would s tate that we City Engmeer. will s ta r t the Williams stfreet paviufir Mov^d by Aid. Abbott tba t --bn'k

r\i\i\ COUNCIL PROCEEDIXOS-ATTGITST .\ VMM

draw wa]'rant in favor of Mr. Sauer for amount due as shown in est imate.

Adopted as foillows: Y*^as—Aid. Snauible, Stark, SlJhnei-

der, Hoclire'in, Sweetj. Mauroetsch Markey, St. J ames . Sherk, ^ lanwar-inff, Blaicih, Goodyean Fischer. Ab­bott, Pres . Walz.—15.

Nays—None. The City Engineer reported his es­

t imate of the bids on the Wall s t reet and Btroadway sewer as Eamber t D'resf^iailhonse S4.430.4r»: Johnson &

.Black $4,057 fiO. Movel by Mr. Nichols. That , inas-

jnuch as ^Mr. Laanbert Dresselhouse is the lowest bidder for the consmic-tion of the Wall s t reet and Broadway sewer, the boa*rd recommend to the coiinciil tha t he be given the contract.

Adopted by board. Moved by Aid. Jlanwai'^iuj? tlnat re­

commendation be concurred in. Adopted as follows: Yea s—Aid. Snauible. Stark. Sio'hnei •

der. Hochrefin, Swee t Maulbetsch Markey, St". J ames . Sherk. Manwar-in.c:. Blaich. Goodyeair. Fiscilier. Ab­bott. Pres . Walz.—15.

Nays—None. P E T I T I O N S AND COMMTTNI-

CATIONS. Of Julia Bradley for ^ewer on Cnth-erine siToet firom . In^cal 1 s *o Cla rk street received and referred to sewer committee.

Ann Arl:or. Mich.. Ju ly 31. 1007. To the Honorable the Common Coun-

cill. Gentlemen:—The members of tlv*

Fire depar tment l iaving petitioned for a 20 per cent increase of salary. \y^^ respectfully refer the petition to your Honorable body and recommend the allowance of th'e saime.

Itespeotfully. SID W. MILEARD. GEO. E. A P F E E

Petition of members of Fi re de­par tment askinjr for 20 per cent in­crease in salary ror^eiv'?d, and Alrr. Abbott moved it be referred to tl»** fire -committee. ^Movei hy Aid. Markey as a saibstitute tlmt petition

be err anted. Eost as follows:— Yefis:—Aid. Sweet. Maulbetsch and

Markey.—3. Nays:—Aid. Snaiible. S\irlv. Schnei­

der, Hocl!J^ein. St. James , Sherk. Man-warinj; . Blaich, Goody?ar. Fischer. Abbott. Pres . Walz.—12.

Petition of n CMIIMT- OT police do-pa r tmout for increa..;*' in salar.v re-reived.

Moved bj .Vld. Sherk. rhiit pMit or. be referred to Police committee.

Eost as follows: Yejis—AM. Stark. Swee^, Maul-

bettseh. St. Jnme§, Sherk, Blair-h.—0. N.'i.vs:—Aid. SnauWe, Scnneider.

Hochr?in. Markey. Manwarincr. Bbicl . G*oadyear. PMscher. AibUott. Pres. >Valz.—->.

Moved b> Aid. Finoher. Petiition be laid on the table.

.Vdopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Snauible, Stark, S/c^hnei-

der. Hochivein. Sweet, St. James,, Man waiiin'?. Blaioh, Goodyear. F;sc:ier. Abbott. Pres . Walz—12.

Nays—Aid. Maulbetsch, :Markey ami Sherk.—3.

Petition of C. F . Pardon et. al. relative naminj? lo'is nenr Fe'ich park. - I ' a rkv iew Ter race / ' referred To Pa ik fo:nmis>;ion.

Petition of Albert E. Enrz. rela­tive to a gas liffht on West Liberty street re'feired to Eipjht commrtee .

Petition of I. A. Row for si<:e wnP: on West side of Sliuth Main street re ceived and referred to Side Walk ^•ommitK^e.

F INANCE REPORT. Ann Arbor. JMich.. Aujj 5. UlOT

To the Honoj-able the Common Conn-ell:

Gentlenii^n—Your cmnm'itle" on fin­ance have had the follow'nj; l i l u ud er cons,! d era t ion a nd I'eco m n :f-^n d their aiUowance and wan*ants drawn for the followjnj; amounts

WM. GOODYEAR. HOKATIO J . ABBOTT. V. E. SNAITBEE.

Finance Commilte^'.

roT^NOIL PROOEBIMNG.^

ONTIXOEXT KTTXl).

HoRS Gran sier. salary a nd olerk liiro '^ 1*> '''•

Hoss Granger, 11 days clerK h h e for June 15.27

D. A. HammoncI,. salary and clerk bire for J ime i08 P/:!

S, W. Beak'?s salary V>n on E. W. Giroves, salary 125 00 John Wiiisner. salary 1«X) 00 Jolui W. Dwyer. &ailaiy 50 00 James F. Broakey, salary . . 50 00 James Bniry, salary .**.0 < Xapolian Bi'onfyh. salary . . . . 40 00 Harvey Corn^vell labor 18 00 M. E. Easterly. S'alary 20 <i'-E. K. Herdman. salary . . . . o7 ro M a n i n Davenport, salary. .. <*. 2"» H, B. Dodsley, salary 2 5 ( 0 H. J. Brown, palairy 12 5(» Jnllus LoeIirlc^\ l;rbor 40 .50

•T.. C. Hamond. labor lf> 00 Geo. W .Lnke,. sewer eiiten-

sion 12 00 A. H. \llmendiiiG:er, labor . . 1 S') News Publishinff Co,, print­

ing ; 5 22 Ann Arbor Times Co. priu?

inff a3 48 Ann Arbor Pr:^ss. pointing . . . i5 25 Sid W. MJllard. printing .T 50 Oh'ps. F . Afeyevs. printing. . 4 25 Richmond t^ Backus Co..

pr-inti.'ig 20 04 ^TcOinber tt ?riner. insurance 25 84 \V. K. Ohilds. insuranr-e . . ?A '0 Haarer & ?on. iii«nrance 1 4 P.*) A,n 11 Arb Dr Sa 1i n gs B a nk.

inte»rest 12 24 James E. Harkins'. fees Rich­

ards casi^ 20 00 T-eague of Micili. Mnnicipnl.

annual dnes 15 00 Geo. Haller, gold dol' a rs

monateil . .. ao 0<t Ann Arbor Gas Co., light . . . . 50 Washtemaw TJght & PoAver

Co,, city clock and supplier 0 ^f^ Geo. Wahr. supplies 12 25 Gaylord Bros., supplies . . . . 2 20 Robeirt A. Rayer. supplies . . 5 05 Goodyear Drug Co.. supplies.

(Vi. of H.> , . . 9 50

-—AX<ITTST 5 1(W)T 307

G. F. Wiilley, mfilk analyses, etc.. (B. of H.- 17 15

of-eph Wiekloffe. disinfectingt etc., (/B. of H.) 0 00

Jno. C. Fischer, snpptlies. (B. of H.) 25 25

L. C. Gill;-^te. porting tax no­tices 3 00

Geo. AY. Weeks, Sr.., coal 7 CO Geo. W. Sweet, hay 1 30 E. E. Bird, oats 38 20 D. W. Barry, hay 10 05 Ross Granger, express cJiairg-

es paid 25 Washtenaw Home Telephone Michigan State Telephone

Co., city p^hones, etic . . . . . . 74 05 Mrs. r . A. Green, r^nt .H7 50

.$1 5:12 a?, FTRE FUND.

Chas. Andrews, sahiry $ 37 50 Ohas. Edwards, salary 33 00 Eugene Williams, salary 33 00 Hermii i Ivirn. salary 30 00 Fred Xordman. salarj ' 30 00 Ralph Edwards , salnrj ' 30 00 Wm. Rettich, salary 30 00 Dean Seabolt. salary. 80 00 Fred Stein, salary. 30 00 Geo. H(tclzle. salary. . . . . . . . . 27 50 Fred Jolly, salary 27 50 Rex Burnett, salary 27 50 Carl Kuhn. salary 27 50 Jack Fiynn. salar>'- • • • 27 50 Jacob Gwinner, s a l a ry . . 27 50 Wm. Bernick. salary 27 50 Henry McLar^p-n, salarj ' 30 00 Chas. Carroll, salnry 20 00 Frnnk Kapp, salary 20 00 !Mrs. Ben Ream, washiing . . 22 00 Frnnk I. Comnwell. coal . . . . 40 50 Stretch & Rash, coal 27 00 Mr. Stierln. hay 15 00 C. T. Burlingame. hay 14 40 Chas. Hormann. hay and oats 71 20 Geo. W. Sweet feed 0 70 Henne & Stang?r. supplies. . 7 00 Wm. Goodyear tfe Co.. supplier 0 00 Frank W. Wilkinson, supplies 0 00 Geo, Bla!?!;)!!. supplies 4 35 Jno. O. Fischer, siupplies . . . . 2 1> Seyhold & Esslinger. borse-

ip'hoeing. etc 14 45

308 COUNCIL P R O C E E D I N G S — A U G U S T 5, 1007

H. Otto & Son, horseshoeing. E. M. NN'mr.ter n'epairs etc. Ann Arbor Gas Co., l i gh t . . Wash tenaw I.ipiht & Power

Co., liftht Chas. Andrews, expenises paid

H a a s & Ileib^in. supplies C'aspar Rinsoy, suppUes . .

S 40 FiRc*her & Finnll, suppHes Huqh Johnson, meals, etc.

2 4S Eniinet t McMa'hon, di-aying 1 30 M. J. Martin, sa lary

4 7 5 1

..

14 02 01 50 50

. . 10 00

POLICE F U N D . Theo. C. Apfel, salary $ 41 00 Geo. W. Weeks, Jr. , s a l a r y . . 30 00 David ColliU'S, salary 30 00 Jobn O'Mara, salan-j^ 30 00 Wm. Walsh, salary 30 00 Zenus Sweet, salary 30 00 Tom O Rrien. salary 30 00 Mat Max, salary 30 00 Wm. E. Blackburn, s a l a r y . . . 30 00 Har r i s Ball, spey^ial 4 00 Wm. Eldert , special 0 00 ]i''red Huhn, special . . . . . . . . 4 00 Fred Gagley, isiper-ia'! 4 00 Wm. Launim, special 4 00 Tack Flynn. special 4 00 Jo'hn Ryan, special 4 00 Geo. J loran. ispecial 2 00 Wash tenaw Home Telepdione

Co.. services 2 2'» F . Josi-ph Mulltoupt. supplies S 00 :>rue!hlig & Schmid, f^iipplies.. 122 8.' Henne &- StaTi'jjer, repairs . . 3 HO Theo. C. Apfel, expenses paid 1.' r>r>

?405 87

DOG FUND.

Har r i s al, fees 18 00 John A. Robinvs^on, buryiufr

doj? 1 00 Enur.et t MciTahon, bunvins

cats 2 OO Lee Bush, bnryinig: cat . . . . ."0 Paul Gabler, Imrj'ing cat . . 50

$ 22 00 POOR F U N D .

M. M. SeaUoU, SnppHies Mrs. W. H. Wait , expm^es pd Rinisey & Kyer. suiiplies . . . i l i l ler & Pray, supplies . . . .

N. F . Allen, supplier D. 0 . Proeknow,. supplies . . Jos. Hoheisol. supplies . . . . Herri'ck «S: Rohnet. supplies . . Sha'dt'ord ^ Zeiffler. isupplles

8 14 12 0 • 1

7 2 2 o

37 ."0 27 20 75 73 00 20 88

$ 93 02 P A R K F U N D .

51. E. Easterly, 'laboi- $ 7 00 Wm. Everest , lalwr 1 1 0 0 Fred Garviii. labor 34 20 Chas. Huddy. laboir 20 50 W. Kempfert , labor 25 20 J . W. O'Brien, labor 40 50 W. J . Randall , laibor 30 20 Jacob Scblemmer. labor 42 80 Wm. Tuomey, labor C 40 R. Miller, team i 00 Geo, Sly, t eam 4 00 David Wallin^rmaier', team . . 00 00 N. Woodmar.isiee. tieam 54 00 A. B. Walker, livery, 4 50 Cousin & H a l l p lants 31 27 Ar thur J . Muanimery, payment

and interest on land con­t rac t 385 00

$ 770 47 CEMETERY FUND.

L. D. Grose, salary . ^ 20 10 S T R E E T L I G H T I N G FUND.

Wash tenaw Llffht & r 'ower Co.. liffht $ 870 Or>

Wolsbach Street Li.2:htin.2: Co., for June . ., 105 00

^1041 05 CITY H A L L F i rND.

Russell Wheel &; Foundiy Co.. 1 beam ^ 7 00

S T R E E T FUND. Oeor?:e Buxter. laboir .$ 10 00 KiTiff Bruce, Inbor 10 80 Will Bury, labor 20 44 Harvey Cornwell, kibor . . . . 4 80 Clhas. Fox. labor 10 80 Matthew Dalton, labor 10 20 Adolph Finkbinder. la/bm- . . . 28 30 Philip Fodiey. labor -24 20 Will Grafs, labor 22 00 Michael Hndlono:. labor . . . . 14 00 Ml^'hael Herey. labor 20 50

C O l ' N O i l i IMiOOEEUINi^S—ATTCiUST 5. 11*07 ^A>U

Aujiii-*t rJpriniau. lnhov . . . . Geo. Hese lps lnve r t . l abor . , Michae l ITession, l abor . . . . J o h n H o l k a . l abo r Geo. J a c o b u s , l a h o r J i m J o n e s . Inboir , J o h n LeypnoUl. l abor Afartin TJjrmiian. Ial:or . . . . J a m e s Mason , Mbor P a t MeDonalf l . lal)or Afartin Michelfelder ' , laibor . . J o h n i [ m ? r , S r H e r n a r d Sa'!i'S'br.u7\ Xixhor . . . . A-uii-ust St*hmidt, l a b o r . . . . A. Sanndoii- ' . l abor Riuhiai l i t S<:ihiniuit, la boa* . . . . P e t e r Sher ley , l a b o r J o h n Staeblcir. l abor r o l m e i ' Stand'^sr'i. labior . . . . F r e d TJUrkli, l abo r Ti. W . W a l k e r , l abo r J o h n W e i n m a n , la'bor' 0(ei>. Co'lh'ns, t e a m Geo. Lanpiheair. t e a m J o h n MicHn$?h, t e n m C h a s . Nei thamimer . t e a m . . . . J o h n Rob inson , t e a m Geo . W e e k s , Sr. . t e a m J o e WilliPT, teaon J o h n Zeeb . t e a m S a r a h W l s n w . l abor C P a r k e r , gtravel I G. F . AllrnemUngrer. g i ^ v e l . . J n o . C. Fisdl ier . supp l i e s . . . . rhriisitfan Soh lenke r . supp l i e s E . M. Wurs+er . t repairs , e t c . Seybolid & Esslnjsrer. r e p i i r s .

. e t c A. O. HetKler, n>pah's. e t c . . G. L. Koch,, r e p a i r s , e t c . . . .

27 27 .^5

20 Jo'lm Schne ider , t e a m 00 Geo . M. Sley, t e a m 40 Geo . W e e k s . Sr., t e a m

22 00 O. Thompsoin, exttLnisions . . . . B a r n e y Mas t , e x t ' n r e p a i r e d W . L. McCul1ous(h Co., p l a t e s J o h n W i s n e r . e x p r e s s p ^ i d . .

1 21 27

00 80 00

28 80 2 25 4 80

21 70 80

t4 90 15 20 2a 50 2R .-0

1 80 22 CO 11 00 25 11 2C. .50 22 00 54 00 48 00 fiO 00 .50 0^

0 7^ 10 2M 58 1 0 52 00 10 CO 57 0(t or. 4'>

7 10 8 10

25 IV t

11 85 n 50

70

20 10 27 28 2

52 1

00 00 12 •) 0

CO 50 20

$ 227 78

R R I D G E , C r i . V E R T A N O C R O S S ­W A L K F U N D .

H a r v e y Corn well , la'bor $ Wil l Cirafs, l abo r J 'dhn H o l k a , laihor J a m e s Mason , l a b o r P a t M c D o n a l d , l abo r \Bernai 'd Sal i ' sbury A u g u s t S c h m i d t , l a b o r . . . . F r e d OMri-ch, l a b o r Geo. L a n p h e a r , t e a m J o h n MvcHuisrh,. t e a m . . . . . . . H o c h r e i n & R r a u n , s u p p l i e s . H u t z e l & Co.. seA\'er a n d rt*-

pa irs

$ 0 0 40 0<»

0 00 22 12 14 5

50 00 40 40

10 00 4 4 1

5

00 00 74

5".

$1,181 OC,

* ^ S I D E W A L K FTIXD. C h a s . Cox, l abor .$ 10 80 J i m J o n e s , liabor ^ 00 J o h n Tieyppold, l abor ^ 00 P a t McDona ld , lahrn- 12 00 .Lamei^ Mnison. laboi* 15 00 M a r t i n Mich elf e lder , il^abor . , 1 80 Aujrnst S'Chml'd. l abor 5 40 .Tohn W^^niman, l abor 12 00 Geo . Lanphi?ar . t e a m 12 00 -Tohn ^IcHuffh. t e«m 4 00

•¥104 rU'fLTvTXG ^ I T > E \ V A L K FTIND.

C. T h o m p s o n , bi^ilding w a l k ^ ^ flS^ R C A P I T U L A T I O X .

CouMuirent ^^ .502 F i r e . SO" Polii'-e - 405 Doj; 22 Poor 03 P a r k 770 C e m e t e r y 20 S t r e e t Liffhtingr 1.041 Ci ty H a l l 7 S t r e e t 1.181 S'ide\A'alk 227 Rrids:e. C u l v e r t a n d Cross ­

w a l k 104 Rui ldins: S i d e w a l k ^81

50

10

03 10 87 00 02 17 ir, 05 00 00 78

50 10

$fi.725 02 By Aid. G o o d y e a r . Resoh-ed, t h a t tihe s u m of $73.18

be ti"!ansferred f rom th'f S t ree t F u n d to t h e P.ni'k F u n d .

W:M;. G O O D Y E A R . A. L . S N A F B L E , H O R A T I O J . A B B O T T .

A d o p t e d as fo! l o w s :

. > l ( COUNCIL r R O C E E I > I X G S ~ , \ r G t T S T .\, 100"

Yeas—Aid. Suauble, Stark, S:,^liiiei-der, Hocljreiii, Hweet -Uaulbets^h. ilarki^y, S.. James , Sberk, Mauwar-iiig, Biaicli, Goodyeaa*, Fischer, Ab­bott, Fre.s. Walz.—ir>.

^.'ays—.None. Bdlll of IlarriiSi liall a,S! M'i'lk luisper*-

toir for $ir).()'0 pi'ieseuteid aiud on iiiotioa of Aid. Mainviariug allowed by Vol-lowing vote.

Adopted as foUowiw: YeaS'—Aid. Suauible^ S tiJirk, StOiuei-

der, Hochi'e!u, Swieet, iXaadbjet^tc-li, Marker , St. J ames . Slierk. Manwur-boi::t. Pres . WaIz.—15.

Nays—XouL'.. , AUii Arbor. Mich.. Aug. r>. V.})7

To the Honorable the Common .;oun-cil:

(jOnLi-'men:—Yoiu* F'!nance com­mittee, to whom was r t^ewed the es-tfimate for second pavmeni; to Clias. A. Saner iSr Oo., on con rae t i'or city bu'hling. have Lad th;' ma t t e r under (lousideration and re-;pec'Lfully rcc.ini-meiid payment of . ; l .e saime. Amoiu.t due .^anirt.Do,

WM. GOODYEAI't, Y. L. SXAITBLE, H. J . AHIJUTT..

Fli'nance Com

Yeas—Aid. Snauible, Stark, Su^mei-dei- Ho:-hre:n. SAveet Maulbetscli Markv^y, S:. J ames , Sherk. Manwar-iuig. Blaich. Goodyoaiv. Fischer, Ab­bott. Pres . AYalz.—15.

Nays—None. Moved by Aid. Ooodyeai^ That th.>

<'leriv draw a w a r r a n t for ^187.1)4 in favor < ! liamibert D r e i elhoiise for coustrnctiion of E, WaslhingLon street s/t'(yi"m sewer.

Adopted a s foil low s; Yeas—Aid. Snauible, Starlv, Siclmel-

der, Horljiein. Sweet Maulbetsdi i^Farkey, St. J ames . Sherk, Mauwar-ing, Blaich, Goodyeair. Fischer. Ab-Imtt, r r e s . Walz.—15.

Nays—None. - , . :\Ioved by Aid. Ooo^lyear. Tha t t h -

reeommenidation of tihe Board of I^ub-lic ^Yorks relative to culvevt on S>^i-b

yourfch avenue on and along the prr>-per[|y of Sauer & Co., bi> concuired in and the cjity engineeir be ai^d is in­structed to go on and construe!: the same.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Snauible, Stark, Hooh-

rein. Sweet, Mauibetsch. Markey, St. anni-s. Sherk, Manwailiiig. Blaich, Goodyeair. FJsehei", Abbott. Pres. ^Valz.—M.

Nays—Aid. E. L. Schneider. Moved by Aid. :Manwarling that the

mat ter of garbage contjvnct lie referr­ed to the city at torney. Wan-ant in p a y m e n t - f o r - J u l y to issu/.? on liis or­der.

A/lopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Snauble. Stark, S/:-ihnei-

der. Hoehreiai, S w e e t JIaulbe:sch. Markey, St. J ames , Sherk, Manwar-ing, Blaich, Goodyeair, Fisclher, Ab­bott. Pres. Walz.—15.'

Nays—None. Aid. Fischer presented the follow­

ing ordinance for tits I j i rd rending. AN ORDINANCE to amend sections

one. sixte-en and '^«veutj?en of an or­dinance entitled, "An Ordinace • Re­lative to Street Fnvenients ," pa«sed July ?l?y en teen t(h 1897: appi-'jved July rweliftli. 18I»T: ais jtunended Deooml'ier nineteenth, 1808. approved December twenty-tllTird. J S 0 8 . aisi amended D^> eember fourth, ISOO. approved. Do-combeir T). 1800. as amendied August seventeenth. 1008. approved- Aug­ust twentieth, 1903.

Sei-ti'on 1. Tha t s-ivtlionis one. r-lix-teen and seventeen of an ord^:nanc(» entitled "An Oirdiuance Re'afive to Street Pavement , pairsed .Tuly sev­enth. 1807. approved July twelfth, 1807. as amended Decemiber nine­teenth. 1808. appiiioved December tw'enty-third, 1808. as amended De-em J)er fon;rtni, 180! ., a s (appnolved De-cemli-er fifth., 1899; as amended Aug­ust serenteen'ih. 1003. as approved Augrjst twentieth. 1903. lii: and the same are hereby amended so as to read ais folIoAVs:

Section 1. Whenever the Common

C O r X C I L r R O C E E D I N G S — A r a U S T 5, 11)07 : 7i

connc'il shall 'l e applied to in writing. signed by the par t ies owning a ma­jority of the foot frontagi.e of tlie real estate on the line of su.Oh street or alley or par t thereof pmposed to be liaved.. and wliic'li maj ' ibe isaibjec/t •to a.ssets'smeut. foi* suich pavement, to gitvde and pave any stfiei' t or alley or pa r t tflierof, saiid Common Council may by resolution i^vder tha t raid street oir alley, or par t of a street or alley," within specified limits, and included in isaiid applica­tion, shall be graded aaiid pav'?d. and shall thereupon refer the mat ter to the Board of Public Works.

Section 10. Whenever the Common council isl:<all determinj? that a s-'fl-eet or alley ishall be paveid in the rity of Ann Arbor, it iplhall be the duty of *be B'oard of Pulblic Works to serve 01' cause to be served a wpittein. or part ly wri t ten and part ly printed no­tice upon each and evei*y one of the owners, occupants ; or agents of 1ih9 propep;:y along the line of such street or al'ley wb3re such pavements are propoisied to be laid, trequir'ng him. her or them, within thirty days from the date of such notice, to make con-ne'^tions wilth the main wa te r amd g.-is pipes and sowers t ha t may be la'id in said streets cir alleys, except \^'here snob conne^^tions have already been made.

Section 17. If along the line of ?aid i«treet or alley theive lis a-ny vacant or imoccupied lot. lots or premises, and the owner, owners, agent or agen'« tbere^of cannot be conveniently found, the said Board of Puiblic Works sihall poist sucih notice as aiforesaiid in i iome conspicious place upon saj'd loi% lots or premises.

This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and aftt^r ten day? from legal publication.

Tlie chair put the question; "Sliall this ordinance pasis?^'

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Snamble. Stark. Sl'^lmei-

der. Hochrein, Sweet, MauTbets;h, Markey, St. James , Sherk, ^Maliwar-

!ng, Blaich, Goodyear, Fischer, Ab­bott, Pres. Walz.—15.

Nays—None.

S E W E J R COMMITTEE B E P O R T ON S E W E R NO. 28.

To the Honorable Common Council To the Honorable the Common Coun­

cil: Gentlemen:—Your 'committee on

sewers, to whoiin was avferred J:he est imate and report of the C i > En­gineer relat ive Co the construction of lateral sewei* in se\Mer distr ict No. 28 (Kelser. ^'olland and Obtsarvatory s^treets), beg leave to neport t h a t they have had sudh est imate and report as ^\'ell as the resolution of the Coun­cil under considi^ration, and have made due inquiries (relating thereto, and have heard alil peirsons de^ftrting to be aeard in the pi^emises, and your (*omniit^ee is of the opinion tliat t h e r e ' !s necessity for the construetion of smch ^ateral sewer, and tha t a spec­ial tiaxing or assessment distr ict ongiht to be fixed by the Cmmoii coun­cil upon and against which the <^(n-sti'uctio:i of such sewer may be obajrged. street crossingj^ exceiJt'l^, pursuant to the ordinance In siich case made and pi*ovlded.

Your committee further recommend tha t resolutions' fixing "the boundaries of said district be prepared by the City Engineer. and the Board of Public Works ordered to advert ise for bids for 'jhe construciribn of abov t named sewer.

T. Jj. S H E R K , F. : M A T J T ^ B E T S C H .

E.-L,. SCHNEIDER, J . W. MARKEY,

Committee.

By Aid. Maulbctstch: Resolve<l. That this Council still

deen^Jing it a neceissary public improve ment and expedient to cause to be constr\icted a lateral sewer in lateral sewer di?itrict No. 28, (Belser. Volland and Observatory .streets), the con­struction of the same is hei'eby order­ed.

Resolved, furtlher. tliat tflie city en-

:)72 O o r N C I T . rUVHEKiDlNMiS—Al'OTU^T a 10(17

Q;ine?r furnish propei* boundaiios \y the next regular meeting of tl e r'ouii-(• i 1. and this oirler ani:l detptrui 1 n;i -tion be certified to the City AsfV'ss ir and the Boa.rd of Public VVork^ , and the Board of Public Works adver t ise for bids on tllie comstmio i:mi of «*ri;d sewer.

A^lopted as lol lows: Yeas—Aid. Snamble. Stark. Sc! noi­

sier, Hochrein, Siweet Maulbetsch Markey, S'. .Tamos. Sherk. ^ranwar-injr. Blaioh. Goodyeaiv. Flsr-lier. Ab-Uott Prep. WalK.—15.

Nays—Nont<?. Tn he Honorable the Common Conn

eil: Oentleinen—Your street e3i>:i!ino^

to whom was referred Uie pi* i ton ft L. D. Caw, et. al. relaMv-:* to OMIMI-

img So i th '!';••• •'!• pt/eet t'> • ti-Dewey iV' i .o !o iiamilTon la ' -*. '*• spect^iljy M- •'> im-'i'd tha t .«ai.l -;^re't be opened as requeiirted.

We fur her renoin'mend tha t Afos-i^ley street be paraded n nd gra A-eled betweea Afain str'oet and Second istreet.

Also that '"•ement box be I u' i t on the' Ea.^t side of Main sire^t und<^r the crosswalk a t intersect^!on of Felch street .

Also tha t a crosswalk be built and constructed a croiss De roit street a t Klij* soutlh line of Summit str^eet ex­tended.

Al-^o that Cliu'bb s t reet be d i t - h e l and p-aded from Sprinji: s> reet to W'ildt street .

Al so tba t W i Idt street be opf mod Ihrouffh to Summit s'ireet, provi l;nri" 'ihat Mr. Chais. Hiscock will deed t.> the city a s t r ip of land for ^ail street, amd also provided tha t the A n i Arlxir Ratilroad Company will lease to the city, for a period of ninety-nine years, a strip of land for isaid propos­ed street.

.T. W. MARKEY. W. H. STARK, C. J . S W E E T GEO. H. F ISCHER.

Committee.

Moved by Aid. Maulbe scli tli t s treet cotmni'it'ee report be ad^p^'d excepting: fii'st pairafrrapli.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Snauble. Stark, S hi ie-

der. Hochrein. Sweeti MauH;etsch Markey. S^ .Tamos. Sherk, Manwar-ing:, Blaicli. Goodyear. Fischer, .' b l>ott. Pres. Walz.—1.-.

X a y s ^ N o n o . By Aid. Fischier: Resolved that E a s t University ave­

nge from Mill .gti-*. et to PackainJ strei^t-be narrowed down to 2f> feet and that a cement curb and gut ter l e r rde re l built on and along ,said por'iiom or said stre?t. Referred to stree- cnm mittee.

SIDEWALIv COMMITl^EE. To th^ Honorable the Common Co' m-

eii: (Tentlemen—Your (ommit tee on side

walks respectfully recommend the con-truction and rppaii* of the rorf,>w-inp: siidewiiilks; all of whio-i is d^e^-ed and declared to be a necessary pub lie improvement.

TAR W A L K S TO BE COX-S T R r C T E D .

Eas t side of Go ' t street fr.>m FFs-cock street to lot 2 Go t f s 2nd ad­dition.

T ouiil S'chiappicass?e. EraU'k Ttat;i and Thomas A^rcher.

X'nrth side ITi'scock street be;ween Gott sti*eet and Brook street; Truman R. Albro.

Eas t side of Ferdon road in front of piiv'>perty of F . E. Eegg and between m i d piroper y a nd tha t ol* .fob n C. T'^erdon. north of said Legg's property to Waaishtenaw avenue.

South side of Geddes Avenue fi'om Oxford road to Oswego street in front oif propert.v of .Joseph Ti. Afark ley. P^'ederick C. Xewcombe, George Milieu and Nathan Woodmansee.

TOast Slide of Oxford road from TTIil t)''iv>et to Gedrles avenue in front of piY>p^rty of JosepHi li. i l a rkey . Geo. P . Burns, Hdwa rd l\ .Tones. .Tohn Allen Es ta te and E. T . .T. r>rennan.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS—AUGUST 5. 1007. 373

CEMilINT WALKS TO BE CON- steps lie constructed in fmnt of 1034 STRUCTED. Eas t Hnron s t r ee t

South side oif Enst Huron street hi HORATIO J. ABBOTT front of property of G. Frederick E. L. SCHNEIDER, Stein. \V'ivi. GOODYEAR,

WALKS TO BE R E P A I R E D . I. L,. SHERK. 400 'NoiKh First street, east side, B. ST. JAMES,

Ferdinatnd Hintz. C. J. SWEET.. East side North Fi rs t street in front Sidewalk Committee

of pmpertj- of Patriick MoNaliy es- Adopted as follows: tate. Yea.s—vld. Snauible, Stark, s-l 'nci-

004 North Main street, east side, der, Hochrein, Sweet, Maulbet^ch, Jolin J. Foster. Markey, St. James, Shea'k, Manwar-

608 North Main istmet, east side. iiig» Blaich, Goodyear, Fisoher, Ab-David J. Malloy. ^>» t. Pres. Walz.—15. • 618 North Main street, east side. Nays—None, driveway, Archie Miller. P I R E COMMITTEE REPORT.

611 North Main istiieet, west sid-^ To the H-onoraible the Common COun-Mrs. Eliza'beth Danz. cil:

114 Mliller avenue, north siiide, Mrs. Gentlemen—Ymiv Fi re Committee EVizabetih Dietas. to whom was referred the recommen-

118 Miller av^anue north sMe, Wit- dations' from the Fire Ck>mmissioners liam D. Schmidt. havfo had the same under considera-

S14 Eas t WaJSJhingtoii street, south tion and respectfully recommend the side. Stephen D. Alflen, following:

219 South Thayer street, east side. That their (request for a new Aerial ^lary L. Hamilton. truck be granted; tJliat the Oouneil

22'' South T^hayer, east side, Jolm appropriate $250.00 for a new horse; R. Allen. that the iSfhool boai-d be requested to

227 South Thayer, eafiit side. Mary cause a s tairway or opening from R. Adams 3ird floor to i-oof of (high schoia-l build-233 South ThajTei% east side. Zachariaih ing to be accessible for firemen; tha t M. and Ida M. York. Chas. Andrews be appointed Chief of

224 South Thayei', west s ide, Har- Fin^ Department flor yeair beginning n e t M. Carbaugh. ^ May 1 s t :I907.

228 South Thayer, west iside, Charl- GEO. (BDAICH, es S. Millen. J . w . MARKEY.

In front of property of F . G. Scjlv * F. MAULBETSCH. leiohar on Sioutli Fourth avenue, op- Comnvittee. posite Bethlehem ehiiix-h. Moved by Aid. Fisicher that report

South side South University avenue y^^^ i^-^,^ ^j^ table, nnd wesit ^ide of South Thayer j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ follows-street in front of property of Ida B. Yeas—A-ld. Schneider. Sli,erk, Man-'^<^^' ^A-nring, FJsdlier.—4.

North side of Packard street in ^^ays—Aid. Snauble, Stark. Ho<ih. front of propei-ty of George Haillier. jH in, Sweet, Maulbetsch, Mairkey, St

Eaist iside of Siouth State street, in j ames . Blaich, Goodyear, Abbf^tit-front of property of Chauncey TliOmp pi-e-^, Walz 11 ^^^' Moved by Aid. Goodyear tha t re-

South side of Packard street in port he accepted and adopted except fnont of pix)pefitj of Chauncey Thorap- as to Aerial truck. ^^"•' Adopted as follorvs:

We also recommend tliiat the cement Yeas—Aid. Snauble. Stark, Schnoi-

;n4 O O r N O I I . P R O C E E D I N G S

der. Hocbre'ii. Sweet, Manr.ietsrii, A:arkey. St. Jame.^, Mauwarin '- . Blaieh. Goodyear. P';>plier. Abbott Pil 's . Walz.—14.

Xays—Aid Sbei'k.—1. Moved by Aid. Fisclier that Oi' y

at torney draft i^esolution 'relative t o snbnut t ing mat te r of tbe purchase of Aerial trnck ^o people. Adopted.

Aid. Manwar lng r resented tbe niat-tei^ of water main on jcbnrdli Ptre^t. Aid. Fischer mioved tlrat it U?Teferred to Wate r ('Vnnmlti'^pe \VItli power t"* a^ct.

Tvost as follows: Nayi?j—Aid. Stark. Schneider Sweet.

Manlbetsch, IVIarkey. St. .fiim-s Man waring, G'oodyeair, Presi. Walz.—0.

Yeas—Aid. Smauble. Hoc'] t'ein. Fisc'ber. Sherk Blalch, Abbott.—'^.

Bond c o m m i f e e recoimmonded the acceptance.of plumber 's i}:ond of John and Chr;:stian Koch, wltli C. W. r;ill and I.e'ViH Kr.ii'z as siiretie^.

A dopted as folloM^s: Yeas—Aid. Snanble, Stark. Scb-ie -

der. Hochre 'n. Sweet. :ManlbetPcb. Markey. St. J ames . Sherk. Manwar-in.i?. Blafich, Goodyeair. Fischer. Ab-bm t. Pres . Walz.—15.

Nays—None.

O F F I C E R S R E P O R T . Report of cll:ivfk and city marshal l

received and oa'der'ed on file. To the Honoroble Common Counci!.

City of Ann Arbor: Gentlemen: .\s to the niaiy^r cf the city*s li'Zv it

to open up Biro-oks street. Avhi:-li que--tlon was I'^ferred to me some t'mie aco. T am of the opinlicn that tbe (^ity now has a'^q-iired nil ib^ land necpsFary for sncb i-i'reet K'-erefore. I rpcoii'.mend tha t the city op'^n up : 'a'd street n> soon as posible.

Respectfully submiTtf^ J. W. DWYER,

City Atty. . Moved by Aid. Fischer tha," report be received and placed on fii'\

Moved as an amendment , by Aid. MaiilbetsCih tl iat repoa-t be accepted and adopted.

—ATTGUST 5, iiM 7

TiOi t ais follows: n ? « s ~ A l d . Stark. Sweet. MauiU

be^sch. i l a rkey . Pres . Walz.—5. Nays—Aid. Snanb'le. Schneider, Ho-

chMelti, St. .Jaml9ig(. Sherk, Mam^iar-ing, BlaJch. Goodyear, Fischer. Ab-l>^t^--^o.

Moved by Aid. Manwaning that C:ty Engineer furnlish esl'imnte of rt>st for opening Br'ooks street .

Adopted: Ann Arbor, Mich., July Hi). TO"-?

Houorable Common Connci 1: City.

Gentlemen:—^^I.n htcr^oi'dance Avifh yom* iastrnelrions I ine: CAVI h isu' m't approxiurate es t imate of the cost of CDuistrreting s ' n i ' a r y server on Spring s treet from Tliscock street to the Sh>r property north of Summli- 'Street. . GO t,?et of 8 in. p^ipe a t .14 .$ 112 CO 30 4x8 Y branches a t . . .55 10 50 160 feet of exicavntlon 0-0

feet deep at 80 48 00 .'00 feet of excavation 0-8

feet deep at 40 200 0^ 200 feet of excavation. S-'iO

deep a t 00 120 00 ;: manholes $28 00 84 00 1 flush tank 55 00 55 00

Totad co4 .t $nn.' .'0 CITY TO PAY

100 feet excava ion a t . . .40 $^0 (0 10(» fe^t pipe at 14 14 TO

.$ 54 00

.^-81 : Property to jyuy Yours.

E. W, GROA^ES City Ens:'r.

Moved by Aid. A.bbr>tt tha t fihe re-nort- to i-iewei' committee, chairman to call meeti'ii^r to bear 'Iho-sip in^^rest-ed. Adopted.

Moved by Aid. Markey thar mat­t e r a ppioi! n t ment of Mjo «e •« S en l>o 11 as fire commHssionPr b^ tnken f T»m rable.

A dopted a s folio wis: Yeas—Aild. Snauble, Stark, TT'o lv

rein. Sweet. Maulbetscf:^ Markey. St, James . Bla ich, A'bb'ott. Pres. Wa I3.

COUNCIL rROCEKl>ING8—AFGUST 5. 1907.

—10. IVaya—Aid. Schneid}?r, Shei*k, Man-

waring. Goodyear and Fischer.—5, afoved by Aid. Abbott tha t tlie ap-

piomtincnt of Moises geabolt a s fire comniiissioner be confiinmed.

A dopted a s follows: Yeas—AUl. Snauiblh. Stark. Hoch-

rein. Sweet, Manil-betsch, Mai^key, St. .Tames, BltocCi, Abbott. Pres . Walz.— 10

Nays—Aid. Schneider. Sherk. M'an-waring, Goodyear and Fip^dher.—5.

]Vro\<ed by Aid. Schneider that mat­t e r of paving a Uey betweeoi M:H'ai s t reet and Fouirth avenue riinnin.sr from Wa^^hinartioin' to Liberty streets be taken from table. Aldopted.

Moved by Aid. Schne*lder that the enjrineer furnis/h es'timates of cost for paving all'?5' back of Wm. Gnetz f?tore. Adopted.

By Aid. Aibbott: Resolved tha t a drosswalk be con-

sf^ruicted along the somth-w^^terly side of Wasihtenaw avenue at the ci'io-tsinsr of Ferdon road, i eflf nlr'd to stTcet committee.

By Aid. ^ t anwar ing : Resolved, That a ta r sidewalk be

construct^?d from the north end of tilie pret?ent walk on the wepiterly side of Broadway to a poiint oppofsit? of the north line of Cedar Bend al^'enue. Ueferred to isildewalk committee.

By. Aid. (ioody^ear: Resolved, Tha t a brick crosswalk

be built acr*oiss Twelftii street on south side of S. Universily avenue. Re ferred to street committee.

By Aid. Sweet: Re-olved, That n crossiwailk be con-

sftrupted aci-oss Gott sti'^?t on the north side of Hisoaiek street. Uefeirr-ed to street commii'tee.

By. Aid. L L. Sherlv: K%\«olved. T^iat the citiy attorney be

and is liei-eby instructed by the coun-f'W to Tioify the Ann Arbor R. R. Co. to fill lOie approach to their t racks on Mill street and iremove a bank on the east tslde of their t rack a t Mill s treet which 'iis an obstrhicMon lo the

view of persons orosisling the rail­road a t this point:

Adopted. By Aid, Gooidyf3ar: Resiolved,, t ha t i t be the *;ence of

This council -that the Health officer ap-p-oint Hatn^ls Ball a's milk inspector foi* tthe ensuing y e a r at .$1.5 per month.

No aietioin taW^n. By \ l d . St. Jatmies: Res^olved. Tha t tlie city telerk be

and Is hereby aufl:horized to draw war­ran ts in payment of all bonds and interest due a t this datte.

Adopted a s foUowts: Yeas—Aid. Snaulble, Stark, Se'bnei-.

der, Hochrein, Sweet, Maulbetsch. Markey, St. James . Sherk. Man^iar-ing, Blaich, Goodyeair, Fisoher, Ab­bott. Pres. Walz.—15.

Nays—None. J\y Aid. Maulbe'isich: Resolved, Tliat the city clerk make

the usual laiTangeraents for tU^ PH-mary election to be held August l?>tli, 1007.

Adopted as follows: Yeais—-Aid. Snautole, Stark, Schnei­

der, Hochrein, Sweet, Miaulbetriich, ifarlcey, St. James , Sherk, Manwar-ing. Blaich. Goodyear. Fisoher, Ab­bott. Pres . Walz.—15.

Nays—Non^.

By \ljd. Fischer: Resoilved. t,he s ta te ilaw i^^lative to

cutting obnoxious Aveeds on vacan t lots be in forced. Adopted.

The council pa(><sed a vote of thankit to F . W. Gloves and Ros's Granger for entertiainment ait the lake and Aid. Fischer offered the following rewhi-tion which was adopted.

By Aid. Fisehei*: Resolved. Tha t in the opinion of the

Sugar Beets of t he common council and other citj^ offiiicials they 'have abil ity to clear up on the bunch of Pumpkin seeds who pilayed batll a t tJie oiT'^ing a t A^lhitmore Lake last Aveek.

Therefore, be it reaiolved, that the Sugar Beets hereby rihallenge the

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Puniipkin Seeds to a game of biall to The council adjourned ar 11:4.' •be played at ttoie 'fiair grounds on o'clock p. m. •riiinrsday, the 15th day of August at ROSS GRANGER, 3 p. m. City Clerk