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J U L Y 5, 1897. 55 COTJKCIL CHAMBER, [

Ann Aibor, July .=ith, 1897. f Regular session. Called to order by Glen V. Mills,

Ci-ty Clerk. Roll called. No quorum being present the Council

was declared adjourned until Wednesday, July 7th, 1897.

Glen V. Mills, City Clerk.

COUNCIL CHAMBER. ) Ann Arbor, July 7th, 1897. \

Adjourned session. Called to order by Pres. Luick. Roll caJled. Quorum present. Absent Aid. Vandawarker , Coon.

COMMUNICATION FROM T H E MAYOR.

To the Honorable the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor:

Gentlemen: I am obliged to disapprove your action in granting Mrs. Ann Evans a monthly allowance of five dollars from the city treasury. Tills sum was formerly given her but on recommendation of the Poor Com-niittee and the Supt. of the Poor the hi St Council canceled the allowance. Tliere is no cliange in the condition and lu) reason why an exception should he made in her case as her needs can be provided for in the usual way.

CHAS. E . HISCOCK, June 23, 1897. Mayor. Filed June 'ZUh, 1897, at 9:30 a. m.

Glen V. Mills. City Clerk.

The resolution failed to pass, tlie veto of the Mayor notwithstanding, as follows:

Yeas—Aid. Hamilton, Sweet, Soule, Danforth—4.

Nays—Aid. Moore, Grossman, Koch, Dell, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Cady, Pies, Luick—9. To the Honorable the Common Council

of the City of Ann Arbor: Gentlemen: l a m compelled to dis

approve your action in appropriating $205.00 for completing the curbing on S. Uiiiversitv ave. There has been expended on the north drive the sum of 1173.04 and on the south drive $997.50, Hud I feel as though enough of the city's money had been expended on this street the present year.

CHAS. E . HISCOCK, Mayor.

June 23,1897. Filed June 24th, 1897, at 9:30 a. m.

Glen V. Mills, City Clerk.

The resolution failed to pass, the veto of the Mayor notwithstanding, as follows:

Yeas—Aid. Moore, Sweet, Brown Cady—9.

Nays—Aid.

, Grossman, Dell, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule,

Hamilton, Koch, Dan-forth, Pres. Luick—4. To the Honorable the Common Council

of the City of Ann Arbor: Gentlemen: I beg to disappove your

action in accepting the bond of the New State Telephone Company without sureties.

I t has been the custom on all bonds given the city to have either corporate or individual sureties and I must insist in this case tha t the rule be complied with and will require the parties signing to qualify in the penal sum of the bond. Respertfully,

C H A S . E . HISCOCK, Mayor.

Piled June 23d, 1897, at 4:30 p, m. Glen Y. Mills,

City Clerk. The resolution failed to pass, the veto

of the Mayor notwithstanding, as follows.

Yeas—Aid. Koch, Danforth—2. Nays—Aid. Muore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Dell, Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Cady, Pres. Luick—11.

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.

To the Common Council: The Board of Public Works would

respectfully recommend tha t the Engineer be instructed to prepare Street Grades on the following streets:

Huron, betw^een State and Thirteenth; Thirteenth, between Huron and Ann; Division, between Kingsley and Detroit; Ann, between Fourth ave. and Fifth ave.; Pontiac, between Swift and Moore.

Respectfully submitted. Glen V. Mills,

Clerk of the Board of Public Works.

Aid. Cady moved that the recommendation be concurred in.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Rhodes, Spathelf, Cady, Pres. Luick—10.

Nays—Aid. Brown, Spathelf, Danforth—3. To the Common Council:

The Board of Public Works would respectfully recommend that a brick

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crosswalk be built across Spring on the south side of Hiscock.

Respectfully submitted. 'Glen V. Mills,

Clerk of the Board of Public Works. Aid. Dell moved tha t the Council

concur in the recommendation of the Board.

Yeas—Aid. Dell, Sweet, Khodes—3. Nays—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Koch, Brown, Spathelt, Soule, Dant'orth, Cady, Bres. Luick—10.

Whereupon the communication was referred to Sidewalk Committee. To the Common Council:

The Board of Health would respectfully recommend that the Board of Public Works be instructed to clean all public and private alleys of the City.

Respectfully submitted, Glen V. Mills,

Clerk of the Board of Health. Aid. Koch moved that the communi

cation be referred to tlie Board of Public Works.

Adopted. To the Honorable tlie Common Council

of the City of Ann Arbor: The undersigned Lodge has erected

a Society Hall on the northeast corner of W. William and Second, sts. iu the Second Ward of said City of Ann Arbor, and is desirous to build a connecting sewer; now, therefore, said Lodge respectfully asks your honorable body for a permit to run such sewer along the north side of W. William st. and connect with the main sewer on First St. Germania Lodge, No. 476, D. O. H.,

Eugene Oesterlin, Sec. of Building Committee.

Aid. Brown moved that the subject be referred to the Sewer Committee and Board of Public Works.

Adopted. A petition signed by W . H . C l a n c y

and thirteen others asking for brick crosswalks at the corner of Mayuard and Williams sts., was referred to the Sidewalk Committee.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

FINANCE.

To the Common Council. Your Committee on Pinance would

respectfully report that they liave had the toUowing bdls under consideration and would lecommend their allowance

and tha t warrants be ordered drain payment of the same:

Respectfully submitted, Arthur Brown, Michael Grossman, Harrison Soule,

Committee on Finance. CONTINGENT FUND.

Glen V. Mills, salary $ i, Patr ick O'Hearn *' i Edward L. Seyler, '' __.. Mnck & Schmid, rent Michael Staebler, coa l . . . j Dr. W. B. Smith, desk. . i Sid W. Millard, p r in t ing . . . a G h n V. Mills, postatre t Robin8on & Co., l ivery . . . 4 Graham Thompson, maps . 3 UO A. L. Harris , repairs 35 Michicjan Teleplione Co., rental 36 "6 Glen V. Mills, account assigned , ) Ambrose Kearney, matches . . '0 Ar thu r Mummery, supplies } Mar in Hallfr, supplies and repairs. . 0 o5 Dean & Co , suppl ies . . . 5 20 Ann Aritor Arifus, p r in t ing . . 17 76 Inland Press, Pr int ing . . . , 3L'i,r W. W. VVetmure - V Park r,(:()lburn& Schneider, supplies b Glen V. Mills, te legram. 2i ' w. W. Wetmore, supplies V •'' Mrs. C. A. Greene, rent 2' J. Rice Miner, board of review I Sid W. Millard, board of review 1^^ John J. h'isher, board of review V Herman Krapf, board of review I James Boyle, board of review li A. J Kitson, board of review.. Ifc Ernes t Eberbfich. board of review 1« Ann Arbor Electric Co., l ighting. 551 _ Char l ts Winkle, labor 7; M. J. Cavanaugh, legal services ' 25 00 Wm. E Kideri. serving subpoenas 5 2f Jacob F. Schuh, fees .-.- 10 d Eli W. Moo e. witness 1 W H. B Dod-ley, witness 3 10 Dr John Kapp, witness. . --- 1 W l>r. J . W. Morton, witness 1 10 Titus E Hutzel, witness - 1 10' Herman ll.irzel, witness -- 1 "' Sophia Hutzel, witness -- 1 10 Leonard A Blake, witness - 110 Joseph Glasier, witness 1 10 George Schwab, witness.- 1 10 David Allmendinger, witness.- 1 10 Wm. Herz, witness -- 1 10 Eugene Oest'.'rlm. witness.:- .- . 1 10 Martin Walsh, witness -- 1 J[* Wm, Herzog, witue'-s --- 1 10 Eugene Wagner, witness — 1 JO A. C Schumacher, witness { 10 M. 0. Peterson, witness -- 1 10 George Clarken. witness 1 10 M M Eisele supplies - oo Farmers ' &. Mechanics' Bank, accts.

assiirned -. — ,3* '^ Ann Arbor Gas Co., lighti g - !"•? j^^ v\ashtenaw Abstract Co., abs t rac t . . . '- o 00

Total $ U29 78 SEWER FUND.—GBNERAL.

K. W. Groves, s a l a r y . . . . - -—$ '3' OO J. F. Schuh, supplies » Oo Farmer 's & Mechan e's Bank, acct5.

as^^igned — •* Oo DISTRICT NO. 6.

Engineering Record, advertising 28 80 Engineering News, advertising 10 -^

Total - « 1 =* ^

J U L Y 5, 1897. 57 7.I- > STREET FUND.

Ml Arbor Savings Bank, accounts i^sig-ned . $ 534 03 î-mers & Mechanics Bank, accts. assigned 1,023 78

'"• miel .T. Ross, salary 66 66 discock & Son, coal 15 75

vvm. H. Mclntyi-e,aci'.t, assig-ned 2 7U Noble's Star Clothing House, acct.

assigned .-- - 6 DO ji. Seyfried, stone 3 60

.^ûs Sweet, stone 3 70 'jrge Sweet, stoae 3 20 (te Saving's Bank, stone assigned. . 3 60 f)rge Giasier, stone — 47 20 ?3ncer D. Lennon, gravel 19 50

AjS. Gardner, gravel 3 70 •jnry Richards, coal. 15 65

, oorgeF . Key, salary lUO UO 0 . W. GUI, l u m b e r . . . . 4 33 Louis Rohde, supplies 191 85 Koch Bros , mason 1 50 J 'rank Sutherland, labor ..: 34 05 hcr^y ,1. Fisher, labor 4 50

veet, paving stone 7 50 \i v«. ..;i JL CO.. labor l 30 GB' ige W. Seybold, repairs 1 35 Geo. v\''. Sweet, supplies 4 50

jGleu V. Mills, accounts assig-ned 8 00 •M. Staebler. supplies 17 91 .Herman Krapf, lumber 4 75 ^'Luick ros., supplies 14 01 Pitts -^grl. Works, supplies 3 10 ^ ; H Butterlield, foreman 34 30

U-). Rogers, labor 1 U5 i-' ii V Mills, accts. assigned 1 00 ^.Ltfrie 1 Gokenbach, labor 6 00 lihael Williams, labor 7 oU ^rist Bonnln. labor 7 50 rhn Kittel, labor 6 00

(^"i'larles Hinrz, labor 2 35 Uohn Holkey, labor 3 GO Mrs. Condon, stone 1 20

• Totah. $3,215 31 ' BRIDGE, CULVBRT AND CROSSWALK FUND.

Ann Arbor Saving's Bank, accounts assigned $ 34 15

Farmers & Mechanics Bank, accounts ass igned. . . 1 1 IG

Koch Bios., culvert 150 00

Total $ 275 51 POLICE FUND.

Zenas Sweet, salary $ 75 00 lieu ben Aimbruster , salary 50 00 John O'Mara, Siilary 50 00 David Colli s, salary. 50 00 George Isbell, s a l a ry . . . 50 00 Christian ttrenner, Uvery 3 00 Harr is Ball special 2 00

Total . 8 279 OO PfRB DEPARTMENT FDND.

Fred Sipley, sa lary . $ 60 00 C A.Edward , salary 50 00 W H. McLaren, salary 50 O-t Max vviitlinger, salary 50 00 Albert Wesi, stilary 50 0 ' Eugene Williams, salary 50 00 Herman Kirn salary 50 OQ Samuel McXjaten, salary 5 • Oti

• Charles Carroll, sa lary 30 00 Ed Koelzle, salary 8 00 W. L. Schni-rle, sa la ry . . 8 00 Louis Hoelzle, sa la ry . . . 8 00 VVm. Rettich, salary 8 00 George Hoelzle, sa lary. . 8 00 J . Je t t e r , hay 7 40 Mrs Ream, washing 5 00 M. Ryan, hay assig-ned to M. Haller 7 88

Martin Haller, carpe t . S. Wood & Co.,shavings Ann Arbor Gas Co., l ighting.

Tota l . POOR FUND.

F. Bigalke, groceries $ Goodyear & Co., medicines Mrs. L. Hall, Treas King''s Daug-hters, Ed. Dntt'y, assigned to Glen V. Mills Dcty & Feiner, '•' J. Goetz & Son, '• N. Garlinghouse, '* " *' John Goeiz, jr. , '* " " G. Hoefer, F. Bigalke, groceries Ed. Dutfy, groceries Doty & Feiner, shoes J . Goetz & Son, g'roceries .1. Goetz, jr., groceries G. Hoefer, grroceries Mrs. L. Hall, Treas. King's Daughters, E, .Taeger, meat W. F. Lodholz, groceries Wm. H. Mclntyre, groceries O'Hara, Koyle & Co., groceries C Rinsey, groceries Binsey & Seabnit, groceries George Spathelf, meat W. F. Stimson, groceries Woman's Relief Corps, nu r s ing . . . Wahr & Miller, shoes ... Fred Sipley, salary B

Total BI35 99 WATER FUND.

Ann Arbor Water Co., rental I 3,057 50 CEMETERY FUND.

M. Garlinghouse, labor 8 23 35

12 50 14 00 85 54

03 41

5 00 1 45 2 50 3 GO 3 00 5 93 1 00 0 71 7 50 6 25 3 00 1 00 5 84 3 64 8 00 6 35 15

10 22 7 53 1 00 9 79 16 47 1 00 5 01 3 75 3 00 10 00

Edward Hatch, labor. . 4 65

Total $ 37 90 RECAPITULATION.

Contingent fund $ 1339 78 Sewer Fund, general 84 10 Sewer Fund, district No. 6. . . 39 00 Street 3,315 31 Bridge, Culvert and Crosswalk 375 5i Police 279 00 Fire Department 602 41 Poor . 135 99 Water 3,057 50 Cemetery 37 90

Total $8,016 50 Adopted as follows: "Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Kofih, Dell, Sweet, Brown, Khodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—13.

Nays—None. ORDINANCE.

Chai rman Cady presented an ordinance enti t led "An Ordinance Rela t ive to the Pavem en t of S t r ee t s " which was îven its tb i rd readint? by sections and placed upon i ts passage.

Aid. Brown moved the following subst i tu te for Section H I .

T h e e;ity Eng-ineer upon the passage of the resolution establ ishing a local assessment distr ict , as provided in Section I I , shall forthwith proceed to ascer ta in the quant i t ies of the work and


material requisite to the improvement so ordered, and estimate and apportion the expense of the construction thereof per front foot, and of inspectinj< the work during its vrogress, and shall make a report of the same to the Common Council. ••


man, Dell, Sweet, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pies . Luick— U.

Nays—Aid. Koch, Brown—2. Aid. Brown moved the following^ sub

stitute for Section IV. The report of ine City Engineer

shall be referred to a committee of the Common Council which shall make due ioquiry relating thereto, and after hearings all persons interested therein, appearing- and desiring to be heard, shall make a report thereon to the Common Council; and the Common Council shall, if the construction of any such pavement shall still be deemed expedient, order and direct the Board of Public Works to cause any such pavement to be constructed and shall fix and determine the district to be assessed and charged with the costs and expense of the construction of the same per front foot, excepting street intersections and crossiogs, and excepting also one-fifth of the balance of the entire cost of the construction of any such pavement, which together with the said street crossings and intersections shall be paid by the City, and which shall be a charge on and against the general street fund, and which resold tion of the Common Council shall be certified by the City Clerk to the Board of Public \ orks and the City Assessor, respectively.

Adopted as follows; Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Dell, Sweet, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick— 11.

Nays—Aid. Koch, Brown—2. Aid. Brown moved the following

substitute for Section V. That after the certification of any

such resolution to the City Assessor, the City Assessor shall without delay proceed to make, fill out and complete a special assessment roll, whtr-rein and whereon he shall set down, alpbaOeii-cally arranged, the names of all the owners or occupants of the land contained within such special assessment d'strict, and of all the land situated therein, well and sufficiently described,

and estimate and determine the number of feet frontage of each parcel thereof. That after the completion of any such special assessment roll the said City Assessor shall attach his cer-lificate thereto and certify the said assessment roll to the Common Counii, whereupon the Common Council shall fix and appoint a time, when sitting as a Board of Review the said assessment roll shall be reviewed, and the said Common Council shall give at least seven days notice thereof by publica-

j tion in the official newspaper of the City. The Common Council on the day and at the time mentioned In such notice shall meet at the Council Chamber, sitting as a Board of Review, and shall proceed without adjournment to review any such special assessment roll. The Common Council sitting as such Board of Review shall have power and authjr-ity to change any description of land contained therein, ajad the foot frontage ihet eof and to aad thereto lands omitted therefrom, and to do and perform any other act or thing whatever in and about any such special assessment roil, to the end that every such special at^sessment roll shall be make just, trurt anM fair; that any person interested therein may,be heard in person, by his agent or attorney, and all matters of complaint shall be duly considered, and alter any such special assessment roll shall have been duly considered, the Board of Review shall approve Or rt^ject the same, and shall certify their determination to the Common Council, and the Common Council at that meeiing or the next meeting, shall confirm any such special a-^sessment roll so approved by the Board of Review, and shall order the sum or suras of money fixed and determined upon as the estimated cost of such street pavement, stre^-.tcrossing^ and intersections excepted, and one-hfth of the balance of the cost also exceptted, to be assessed and spread upon any such special assessment roll and on and upon each and every of the regular* annual assessment rolls in said City for the year m and during which any such special assessment shall or may be payable, and levy tue assessment against the owners or oi;cupaotri oi the landssetdown therein, and shall levy and assess the said turn or sums of money cm, U|jon and against the lands set down m and valued upon any such special assessment roll as per front foot as aforesaid and shall certify the said special assessment roil and of-

JULY 5, 1897. 59 der and resolution of assessment to the City Assessor.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore. Hamilton, Gross

man, Dell, Sweet, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pi es. Luick—11.

Nays—Aid. Koch, Brown—2. Aid. Brown moved to substitute the

words "to the foot frontagfe" in place ot the words "estimated value" in line 7 Se<i. 6.


man, Dell, Sweet, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—U.

Nays—Aid. Koch, Brown—2. Aid. Brown moved to substitute the

words "Board of Public Works" in place of the words ''Common Council" in lines 1, 8 and 12 of Sec. 10.


man, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—13.

Nays—None. Aid. Hamilton moved that Section 15

b *. amendf^d by substituting- the word "thir ty" in place of " ten" in line 12.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Koch,

Brown, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—8.

Nays—Aid. Grossman, Dell, Sweet, Rhodes, Spathelf—5.

Aid. Moore, moved that Sf^ction 17 be amended by substitutintr The word " th i r ty" in place of " ten" in line II.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gr-oss-

man, Koch. Brown, Spathelt. Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—10

Na>s—Aid. Dell, Sweet, Rhodes—3. Aid. Brown moved to amend Section

18 by inserting the words "twenty-sixth day of Ju ly" in place of "twenty-first day of June ."


man, Kocb, Dell, Sweet, Brown,Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—13.

Nays—None. Aid. Dell moved to amend Sections

15 by inserting "fifteen" in place of " thir ty" in line 12, and in Section 17 line 11*.

Lost as follows: Yeas—Aid. Dell, Sweet, Rhodes,

Spathelf, Pres. Luick—5. Nays—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Koch, Brown, Soule, Danforth. Cady—8.

Aid. Brown moved to amend the title so that the same will read "An Ordinance Relative to Street Pavements."

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Grossoian, Koch,

Dell. Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule.Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—12.

Nays—Aid. Hamilton—1. Whereupon the question was, Shall

this Ordinance pass? Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Dell, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—10.

Nays—Aid. Koch, Sweet, Brown—3.

SEWERS. * " ' ••

To the Common Council. Your Committee on Sewers to whom

was referred the report of the City Kn-gineer relative to the construction of a lateral sewer on and along W. Liberty street would report that they have examined the same and are of the opinion that a sewer on W. Liberty street west from the main sewer is a necessary public improvement, and the same ought to be constructed along W. Liberty street from the main sewer westerly to Seventh street as delineated on the map, of District No. 7.

Your Committee would recommend that the Board of Public Works be directed to secure proposals for the construction of such lateral sewer.

Respectfully submitted, Horace P. Danforth, John Koch, Harrison Soule, " ' Geo. Spathelf, J r .

; ' Geo. W. Sweet, . - • Geo. L. Moore.

Committee on Sewers. Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Koch, Dell,

Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf^ Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—11.

jsj-ays—Aid. Hamilton, Grossman—2.

STREETS

To the Common Council: The Committee on Streets would

most earnestly protest against the salary of the Citv Engineer being taken from the Street Fund. A great portion of the time of this official is given to sewers, culverts, bridges, crosswalks and miscellaneous work, and your committee are of the opinion that his sal-

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ary should come from the Conting^ent Fund.

Respectfully submitted, 1 Geo. L. Moore,

M. Grossman, • ' J . A DelJ,

r-. Arthur BrowD, '''-'••'" G. C. Khodes,

; ••, •, C. H . Cady , Harrison Soule,

Committee on Streets. Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Rrown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick —13.

To the Common Council; Your committee on streets would

recomraend that Wilmot Street be put to grade, turnpiked and rolled, nnd further, that the City Eng-ineer be directed to furnish an estimate for laying 500 feet of tile on Gott Street, and further, that the jj-utter In front of Miss Lillian Field's property on North Fourth Ave. be paved, and further that a ten-inch tile be laid across Hill on west side of E. University-ave and across E. University-ave on the south side of EilJ, and that gutter be opened on Hill-st east of E. University-ave.

Respectfully submitted, Geo. L. Moore,

, M. Grossman, J . A. Dell, A. Brown, G. C. Rhodes,

' C. H. Cady, Harrison Soule,

Committee on Streets.


man, Koch, Dell,Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spatlieif, Soule, Dauforth, Cady, Pres. L u i c k - 1 3 . 1,

Nays—None. Aid. Koch moved that at the expira

tion of the 30 days that the eity Ouila the walk along the east side of S. ]st-st it not built by ttie property owners before.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Grossman, Koch, Dell,

Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf. Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick- 11.

Nays—Aid. Moore, Hamilton —2. BONHS.

To the Common Council: Your Committee on Bonds would

recommend th ^ approval of the bond of the New State Telephone Co. with

Wm L. Holmes and Prank A. Vernor as sureties.

RespectfuUv submitted, C. H. Cady, M. Grossman,

Committee on Bonds. Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Koch,Dell, Sweet, Brown,Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres.

I j u i ck—13 . Nays—None

REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS.

The monthly reports of the City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Marshal, Superintendent of the Poor, < hief of the Fire Department and quarterly report of Justice Pond, were read and ordered filed.

ANNUAL REPORT O F THE CITY

TREASURER.

To the Honorable the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor:

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 30, 1897. I hereby certify that Edward L. Sey-

ler. as Treasurer of the City of Ann Arbor, Mich., has on depjsit in tne Farmers & Mechanics Bank, this first day of July. A. D. 1897, the sum of five thousand six hundred ninety-two and eiiJ^btv-four one-hundredths dollars ($5,692.84j.

. H. A. W I L L I A M S , Teller, F. & M. Bank.

LliTY TREASURER'S R E P O R T .

Balance on hand, last re-

port I imu MONEY RECEIVED.

Contingent Fund License a . V. Mills $43 50 Llq. License Co. Treas 7489 .4

Cemetery fnnd &aleof lot 5 00 Burial 1 00.. . . 6 00

Do'? fund L i c e n s e e , V. Mills 1 00

Police fund ,, ^. Fees, Marshal Sweet 6 00 7o45 84

Tota l .

MONEY DISBURSED.

$ 226 59

Contingent fund $1436 06 Street fund 2668 63 L oor fund 142 68 Bridge, Culver t and Cross

walk fund 461 34 Police fund 365 00 Firemen's fund 546 39 City Cemetery fund 3*i ta State Dog Tax 100 ^^^^ „ School Dis. rvo. 1 1423 40 6966 25

Total . $ 7193 84

JULY 5, 1897. 61 BAIiANCE ON HAND

Contingent fund ^ Street fund Poor fund 520 31 Bridge, Culvert, and Cross

walk fund Police fund Firemen's fund 970 23 City Cemetery fund ^8 00 Water fund 1T24 90 Doj r Tax fund 221 00 Delinquent Tax Fund State Dog Tax 266 15

5481 54 11663 02

3095 82 38.88

1607 85

$ 9212 73 164' 5 57 9212 73

»7192 84 Total

R e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d .

E . L . S E Y L E R , T r e a s u r e r .

SEWER REPORT.

June 1. Balance on l i ana . . .

MONEY RECEIVED.

June 2 Licenses Main Sewer G. V. Mills

June 12. Tax Acc' tSewer No. 1 •' 24 " " •' " 2 •' 30 " " '• " 3 - 30 " -•' " " 4

813517 12

Total .

15 00 6 14

39 59 101 43 60 77

322 49

13902 54

MONEY DISBURSED. ' June 30.

By Main Sewer w a r r a n t s paid $ 85 93

Balance on hand

85 93

12876 61

BALANCE ON HAND.

Main sewer $ 9471 94 June 30. 1897

Labor ac^^'t Sewer No. 1 Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax Labor Delinquent Sewer Tax

1.... 2 ... 3.... 3.... 3.... 4.... 4.... 5.... 5 6...

27 38 . 08 13

964 67

743 56

4770 10 3 95

16288 63 3412 01

39 90 47 35

2126 33

315 03

868 89

14 51

3412:01

Balance on hand $13876 61 12876 61

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E l i h u B . P o n d b e i n ^ d u l y s w o r n , d e poses a n d say-s t h a t t h e foregoing- is a c o r r e c t r e p o r t of a l l o r d i n a n c e c a s e s b r o u g h t before h i m d u r i n g t h e q u a r t e r e n d i n g J u n e 30, 1897; t h a t t h e p r i c e s i m p o s e d a n d co l l ec ted h a v e b e e n p a i d i n t o t h e c i ty t r e a s u r y , a n d t h a t


all officers' fees by him collected, have been paid to the officers entitled to the same and receipted for on his docket,

E L I H U B . P O N D .

Subscribed and sworn lo before me this first day of July, A. D. 1897.

W M . D . HARRIMA.N, Notary Public, Washtenaw Co., Mich.

RESOLUTIONS.

By Aid. Brown. Whereas, the bridge heretofore con

structed over and across the tracks of the Michigan Central Railroad Company alon}? Pontiac street in this city is in need of repairs;

And whereas, a controversy has arisen between this city and the said Michigan Central Railroad Company as to upon which resv.s the oblie'ation to keep the said bridge, other than the masonry and foundation thereof, in repair; and

Whereas, it is understood that said railroad company Is willing to make the said repairs presently needed provided it can do so without prejudice to its claim that the obligation to maintain and keep in repair said bridge, other than ttae masonry and foundations thereof, rests upon this city and not upon said company, and further provided, that if it should be hereafter Judicially determined that said obligation rests upon this city and not upon said company, the said city will repay said company the cost of making the repairs which said ompany may so make. Now, therefore,

Resolved, that if said railroad company will and does proceed to make said repairs now needed, its acts in that regard shall be without prejudice to its claims as above set forth; that is to say, if said railroad company will and does proceed to make said repairs now needed, no claim will hereafter be made by or on behalf of this city that by reason thereof said coiupany has recognized its liability in the premises or has waived or weakened its right to insist that the obligation to keep and maintain the said bridge, other than the masonry and foundations thereof, in repair, rests upon this city and not upon said company; and in case it should hereafter be jut icially determined that it is the duty of the city to maintain and keep said bridge, other than the masonry and foundations thereof, in repair, the city will repay the said Michigan CentratRai i -

road Company the cost of making the repairs which it may so make.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Bamilton, Gross

man, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—13.

Nays—None. By Aid. Dell. Resolved, that the Board of Public

Works order brick cross-walks on Main street repaired.


man, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soille,Danforth,Cady, Pres. Luick—13. .^

Nays—None. By Aid. Moore. Resolved, that the Board cf Public

Works be directed to purchase 300 feet of 1-inch rubber fire hose for the use of Street Commissioner in street work.

Referred to Pire Department committee.

Aid. Koch moved that the Engineer be directed to prepare a street grade on Jefferson between 1st and 7th.


man, Koch, Dell, Sweet. Brown, Rhodes, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. Luick—13.

Nays—None. Aid. Dell moved that the Board of

Public Works direct the sidewalk inspector to repair all sidewalks that are in a dangerous condition at the expense of the city.

Lost as follows: Yeas —Aid. Dell, Sweet, Brown

Rhodes—4. Nays—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross

man, Kof^h, Spathelf, Soule, Danforth, Cady, Pres. L u i c k - 9 .

By Aid. Moore. Resolved that the firemen be paid

twice a month. Aid. Hamilton moved that the reso

lution be laid on the table. Adopted as follows: Yeas -Aid . Hamilton, Koch. Dell,

Sweet, Soule, Danforth, Cady—7. Nays—Aid. Moore, Grossman, Brown,

Rhodes, Spathelf, Pres. Luick—^. On motion the Council adjourned.

G L E N V. M I L L S ,

City Clerk.

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