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S99. I COUNCIL CHAMBEK

A m Arbor, May 1st, 1899 Eegular session.

Called to order by Pres. Seabolt. A-bsent—Aid. Weeks. P E T I T I O N S A N D COMMUNICATIONS.

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

I desire to announce the following appointments for Marshall andCh ief of Police—William C. Gerstner.

For Patrolmen—David Collins, John Armbruster, John O'Mara, Geo. B. Isbell-

GOTTLOB L U I C K , Mayor.

Received and placed on file. To the Honorable, the Common Coun­

cil of the City of Ann Arbor. Gentlemen—I desire to announce

the following appointments and res­pectfully ask the confirmation of the same.

For City Treasurer—Oscar D. Luiek. For City Attorney —Ezra B. Norris. For a Member of the Board of Public

Works—Fred G. Schleicher. For Members of the Board of Fire

Commissioners—Sid W. Millard, Got-tlob Schneider in place of James E. Harkius resigned.

For Member of the Board of Health —Henry B. Dodsley.

G O T T L O B L U I C K , Mayor.

May 1st, 1899. Aid. Brown moved that the Council

confirm Mr. Oscar Luick as Treasurer. Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Bichards, Hamilton,

Dieterle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Yan-dawarker. Brown, Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres. Seabolt— 14.

i^ays—None. Aid. Koch moved that E. B. Norris

be confirmed as City Attorney. Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton,

Dieterle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Van-dawarker. Brown, Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres. Seabolt— 14. .

Nays—None. Aid. Koch moved that F. G. Schlei­

cher be confirmed as member of Board of Public Works.

Yeas — Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Dieterle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Van-dawarker^ Brown,Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens Bliton, Pres. Seabolt—14.

Nays—None. Aid. Brown moved that S. W. Millard

be confirmed on Board of Fire Com­missioners.

Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die­terle Koch, Exinger, Rhode, Yanda-warker, Brown, Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres. Seabolt—14.

Nays—None. Moved by Aid. Koch that Gottlieb

Schneider be confirmed in place of J. E. Harkins, resigned.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die­

terle, Koch, Exinger, Rhode, Brown, Vandawarker, Weeks, Grosse, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres. Seabolt.. —14.

Moved by Aid. Hamilton that H. B Dodsley be confirmed as member of Board of Health.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton,

Dieterle, Koch, Exinger, Rhode, Brown, Vandawarker, Weeks, Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Biliton, Pres. Seabolt—14.

Several recommendations were madw placing Dr. Loomis in the field for City Physician.

Received and placed on file. Aid. Hamilton announced the name

of Dr. Mogk and S. Spitzley was con­sidered for the ofiice.

On motion the Council prepared ballots for the test, which resulted as follows:

le t Ballot 3nd Srd 4th Bth Dr. Mogk . . . 5 5 5 4 3 Dr. Loomis 4 3 3 3 4 Dr. Spitzley 5 6 6 7 8

Mr. Hamilton moved that Dr. Spitz-ley De the unaminous choice of the Council.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton,

Dieterle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker, Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres. Seabolt— 14.

P E T I T I O N S .

A petition signed by Fred Radke and 18 other residents and property owners of the Second Ward asking for a sidewalk on the ea&t side of Second street between Jefferson and Mosley streets.

Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition signed by the Michigan

Furniture Co., and 17 citizens asking for a plank sidewalk and crosswalks

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along the south side of Williams street from Ashley to Fourth str.eet, and the north side of Williams from Ashley street to Third street.

Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition of F. G. Schleicher and

nine citizens asking for a cement cross­walk across Liberty street on the east side of Second street.

Keferred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition of Michael Grossman and

11 other citizens asking for a cement crosswalk on the south side of Liberty street across Fourth street.

Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition of Laura E. Pemberton

and 11 other residents of Thirteenth street, asking for a sidewalk on the east side of the street to connect the walk already built with the walk on Catherine street.

Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition of Evart H. Scott and 16

other tax payers asking: to have Wash­tenaw avenue graveled from South University avenue to the city limits.

Referred to street Committee. A petition of Noah W. Cheever aud

13 other taxpayers and residents of Forest avenue, asking that Forest nve-nue from Hiil street to the Fair Grounds be graded and graveled the present season.

Referred to Street Committee. A petition of John Molkenthein and

eight other residents of Hiscock street for a WHUV on the south side of Hiscock street between Spring street and the Ann Arbor Railroad track.

Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition of Hudson T. Morton and

nine other residents of Forest avenne asking for a sidewalk grade on the east side of Forest avenue from the south line of S. University avenne to the north line of Hill street, and to have the telephone and electric light poles set back in place.

Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition of Evart H. Scott and five

others asking for a sidewalk on the northeast side of Washtenaw avenue from Vinewood Boulevard to the land of C. L. Tuomey.

Referred to Sidewalk Committee. A petition of F. Schmid and 21

other taxpayers on Fifth avenue asking that said street be graded, graveled and rolled from Packard street to De­troit street.

Refered to Street Committee.

A petition of J. F . Lawrence and 24 other taxpayers on Fourth avenue ask­ing that the street be graded, graveled and rolled from Ann street to Packard street.

Referred to Street Committee. A petition of Jonathan F. Neitham-

mer and 10 other property holders on Eighth street asking for a street grade and a stone culvert spanning the Creek.

Referred to Street and Sidewalk Committees.

COMMUNICATIONS.

Ann Arbor, April 26, 1899, To the Common Council of the City of

Ann Arbor: Resolved, that the Board recommend

your honorable body to order the side­walk on the east side of South Main street between Washington and Lib­erty repaired in conformity with the plans submitted by the engineer.

Respectfully yours, Board of Public Works,

Ou motion of Aid. Koch it was re­ferred to Sidewalk Committee. To the Mayor and Common Council of

the City of Ann Arbor: Gentlemen—We respectfully ask

tha t you order the water hydrant in front of 326 West Liberty street on southwest corner of Liberty and West Second street. Respectfully yours,

Board of Fire Commissioners. J . E. Harkins,

City Clerk. Aid. Brown moved to refer to Fire

Committee.

R E P O R T S O F S T A N D I N G COMMITTEES. r iNANCE.

To thp. Common Council: Your Committee on Finance would

respectfully report that they have had the following bills under considera­tion and would recommend their al­lowance and that warrants be drawn in payment ot the same.

CONTINGENT FUND.

Glen V. Mills, s a l a r y for % of mon th .$ 27 78 J . E. H a r k i n s , s a l a ry for % of mon th - 5n .̂ b E L. Seyler . assessor . - .'̂ „ 5^ Geo. F. Key, sa l a ry 100 00 Marv in D a v e n p o r t , j a n i t o r o ̂ o M. E. E a s t e r l y , j a n i t o r 5 UO Dr. Clark , s a l a r y a n d s t a t i o n e r y . 4^ uu E d w a r d Seyler , sa lary for t r e a s u r e r . . J oi O. E. But ter f ie ld , s a l a ry oU W Mrs. C. A. Green , r e n t ^^ y O. E. Butterf ie ld, w i t n e s s in Roser case J bu O. E. But te r f ie ld . expenses Koser case ^ 4U Olfra J e d e l e . s t e n o g r a p h e r work. ^ w

MAY 1, 1899. 175 O. E. Butterf leld, t e l e p h o n e l 40 Zion's HaJI, h e a t i n g a n d lig-htiug 1 50 E s t a t e of Rice A Beal, b inu ing books . 40 00 Rice A. Beal . printing- 5 50 GcorKe Leavear , buryinif d'-ig 50 Mar t in Haller . use of tables , c h a i r s . . - 2 00 H e n r y Kichdrds, coal 36 95 Morrison & Lucas , window in rolJer-

shed. . 7 63 A. J. Mummery , r e n t on d u m p i n g -

g r o u n d 2") 00 Mar t in Shaller , s ta t ionery , e tc . . - 14 35 W. J . Randal l , 8 loads of land c e m e n t . 8 00 J a m e s bi. Hark ins , h a r d w a r e , e t c . . 3 27 Dean & Co., flag- 10 05 W. F. tStimson, suppl ies .-- 2 20 In land Press, cou r t dotke"^ -. 11 50 William Arnold, Jr . , 3 gold d o l l o r s . . . . 6 00 Wil l iam Arnold , Mayor 's c h a r m s 30 00 F. Stofflet, r u b b e r s t a m p s 8 51. C b a r l e s F , Meyers p r i n t i ng _ . 10 20 Edwin A. Gar tee , l e t t e r i n g 4 75 Neue Washtenaw Post , p r i n t i n g . 5 00, Ann Arbor Gas Co., l i gh t i ng . George AVahr, suppl ies 3B 8̂, F . G. Schleicher & Co., suppl ies 1 id Thomas Addis , lodging. . 60 S A. Moran, p r i n t i ng 25 68 Vet A r m s t r o u s , let tering- s igns 9 00 Will iam Ful ler , n ine t r e e s 4 5'i Ann Arbor Argus , p r i n t i n g 36 49 State Savings 'Bank, ace t s , a s s igned . . . 1-̂ 9 35 Zenus Sweet, Marsha l l , t e l e p h o n e . 70 In t e r e s t on w a r r a n t s a s s igned 2 60 Or. Cowie, s a l a ry 25 00 O, E. But ter t ie ld , wi tness fees in

Corey case 50 00 E. L Seyler, overpa id taxe^, . 48 54 J, II. Miner, asses-jors s a l a ry 94 45

$1,090 4) STATE DOG TAX FTND.

E m m e t McMahon, b u r y i n g 3 dogs 8 I 50 Sta te s a v i n g s Bank , acc ts . a ss igned . . .$ 50

$ 2 00 BRIDGE, CULVERT AND CROSSWALK FOND.

Mrs. Midglev. crosswalk 3 S ta te Savings B a n k , accts . a s s igned - .

2 50 14 25

S 16 75 SEWER FUND-GENERAL.

K e n n c y &Quin lan , l abor and suppl ies ! S t a t e Savings Bank, acc t s . a s s i g n e d . .

25 03 78 I'5

$ 103 08 CEMETE tV FUND.

N. t>. GarJ inghouse . l a b o r $ 8 25

POLICE FUND.

LuickBros . , suppl ies $ 12 91 Zenus Sweet, s a l a r y _-. 77 5'I Georjje Isbell , sa la ry 50 00 J o h n O'Mara, sa lary 50 00 Reuben A r inbrus ter , sa lary 50 00 David Collins, s a l a ry 50 dO

Tota l - $ 289 41 FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND.

F r e d Sipley, sa la ry $ 60 00 C. A. Edwar.iS, sa la ry 55 00 W. H. McLaren, sa la ry 50 dO Alber t West, s a l a ry - . - 50 00 Eugene Wil l iams, sa la ry 50 00 H e r m a n Kirn , sa l a ry 50 00 Samuel McLaren, sa la ry 50 00 C. S. Andrews, sa lary 40 00 Charles Carroll, s a l a r y . . . 20 00 A. W.Sorg. s a l a r y . . ' 8 00

Michael Ryan , s a l a ry 8 00 Ed. Hill , s a l a ry 8 00 Fred Nordinan, s a l a ry 8 00 Kalph Edwards , sa l a ry 8 00 Mrs. Ream, wash ing 8 On l l u t ze l & Co , suppl ies .. 1 08 A n n Arbor Gas Co.. l ight ing a n d fuel 24 00 K e n n e y & Quinlan, suppl ies 1 50 Mar t in Kal ler , s u p p l i e s . . . 4 25 Goodale & Co., suppl ies 3 80 George Sweet, oa t s 4 Oo S c h u m a c h e r & Miller, medic ine 9 75 E b e r b a c h & Son, suppl ies -. 6 60 H. R icha rds , coal 4 95

T o t a l $ 532 93

STREET FUND.

The T u r n e r Society, G r a v e l . . S 14'3 55 Buffalo P i t t s Co.. w a t e r glasses 1 50 Daniel J. Ross, s a l a ry 66 KB

eorge H. Fischer , labor 4 35 r a n k L. Su the r l and , l abor 14 40

'E. H. l iycraf t , gravel 4 50 Muehlig & Schmid, supp l i es 3 65 P a r k e r , Colburn & Schneider , suppl ies 90 Hu tze l & Co., s u p p l i e s . . 1 25 S ta t e Savings Bank, accls . ass igned . . 778 35

Tota l $1,018 11

WATER FUND. A n n Arbor W a t e r Co., use of wate r . . .$ 5 {'0 A n n Arbor W a t e r Co., mov ing h y d r a n t 23 63 A n n Arbor Wate r Co.. f lu thmg Main

s t r e e t 9 50

To ta l !£ 38 13

POOR FUND.

Fred Sipley, s a l a ry $ 10 00 Bigalke & Reule , grocer ies 5 00 J o h n Goetz, J r , g r o c e r i e s . . 11 65 Goodyear ' s D r u g Store , d rugs 1 3J D. E. Glass, shoes 1 91 John Goftz & Son, groceries 7 35 A. H a g a a . grocer ies 8 00 G. Hoefer , grocer ies 4 00 A. K e a r n e y , g rocer ies 3 00 A. G .Koch , groceries 6 9(j W. F. Lodholz, groceries 10 12 J . H. Maynard . groceries 4 21 C. W. Pa rdon , grocer ies 5 81 0. Rinsey , grocer ies 5 37 Rinsey t^ Seabolt, g roce r i e s . . 7 62 H. Richards , fue ' . . 1 35 Geo. Spathelf, J r . , m e a t 1 <iO S tae ler & Co.. grocer ies 1 85 Seabol t liros., grocer ies 8 00 W. F. S t imson . grocer ies 5 40 C. W. Vogel, m e a t 1 28 H. W a l t e r s , g rocer ies 2 48 L. C. VVeinmann, mea t - 1.^7 C. Zuern , m e a t 1 42 A n n Arbor Railroad, f re igh t on wood. 29 21 E. C. Bradford , w o o d . . . 38 63

Tota l - - S 1H4 58 RECAPITULATION.

Con t ingen t F u n ^ Sl,090 45 S ta te 1) g T a x F u n d 2 Oo Bridge, Culver t and Crosswalk F u n d , , 16 75 Sewer F u n d 103 U8 Cemete ry F u n d . . . 8 25 Pol ice F u n d 289 41 Fire D e p a r t m e n t F u n d 532 93 S t ree t F u n d 1018 U Poor F u n d - - 1S4 58 Wate r F u n d 38 13

Tota l • «3,283 69

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Respectfully submi t t ed , A r t h u r Brown, F. M. f lamil ton, E m m e t t Coon,

Commit tee on F inance . Adopted as follows: Yeas - A i d . R ichards , Hami l ton ,

Dieterle .Koch, Exiuger, Rhode,Brown, Vandawarke r , (irose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton. Pres . ISeabolt—14.

Nays^JSone . The third reading was g-iven: An ordinance to amend an ordinance

entitled "An Ordinance Rela t ive to Street Railways," passed August 13, 1888, by adding thereto a section to be known as Section Twenty-five.

This aectlOQ was amended by adding '•This ordinance sbail take elfect and be in force on and after ten days from legal publication.

Whereupon the ordinance as amend­ed was adopted as follows:

Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die-terle, Koch, Exinger, Kohde, Brown, Vandawarker , Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, BiiLon, Pres. Seaoolt—14.

Nays—None. .̂ '. ' The following ordinance was given

its second reading: an ordinance en­titled ' 'An Ordinance R'^lativ^ to the Use of Bicycles" and to amend Section 8 of "AnOrd inance R'ilatlve to tne Use of Streets and Other Publ ic P l a c t s . " To the Common Council:

Your conimltuee on sidewalks have under consideration t h e matters re­ferred to them a i d m^ke the foiiowing recommendations:

Tnat a brick crosswalk be ordered buil t across Ful ler s t reet at the loot of State street.

Tha t tne cross-walk on the east side of Main street across Hill s treet be ex­tended with flag stone.

That The cross-walks on both sides of Founta in across Hiscock s t ree t be ad­justed and extended with lar.

Tha t the following sidewalks be ord­ered repaired : In front of No 526 Bis-cock s t ree t ; in front of the McOmber and Ryan property on Miller avenue and Spring s t r ee t ; on Ch ipin stretrt along Mrs. Schlanderer 's . property; along Third street in t ron t of No=. 431, 439 and 413; in t ront of No. 415 West Madison street.

Tha t the walk on the east side of Fifth ave. along the P a r k e r property be plrtced in a safe and passable condi­tion.

Tha t the walks on the south side of

west Washington street from Blake'S' west line to Herdman's east line, be re-laid.

T h a t new walks be built In front of Nos. tiOS, 612, 614 N. Main s treet ; on the east side of Third s t reet along the property of No. 422 W. Williams; on the east side of Third street from Jef­ferson to Madison; on the south side of Hill s treet from b'ourth ave. to Ann Arbor ra i l road; on the west side of Brooks s treet fr(»m Pear l street to Miller ave.

Tha t the Board of Works be ordered to at once do the grading for side­walks on Dewey ave.

Tbat t he following brick cross-walks be ordered built: On both sides of Fiftb ave. across A n n ; on the east side of Division across Liberty.

Your committee further recommends tha t a siaewalk be buil t on the east side of Owosso street along the prop­erty of Wm. Howard ; also th'at a piauk cross-walk be built across Geddes ave. on the east side of Owosso, and that further t ime be given the committee for the consideration of the sidewalk on the west side of O^vosso street.

T t a t the petition for a sidewalk on the nor th side of KelJogg street be de­nied and t b a t the street commissioner be ordered to put a coat of gravel along said walK.

On motion of Aid. Exinijer the repo»^t v/as amended so as to include a new walk in front of No 307 N, Main street along farmers ' Sheds relaid.

Respectfully submitted; P. Vandawai'ker, H. C. Kxinger, Henry Richards, ' Simon Dieterle, C. Howell, Henry Bliton.

The following ordinunce was intro duced and given its first reading by t i t l e :

An ordinance to amend an ordinance etjtitled "An Ordinance Relative to the Uie of streets and Other Public P laces . "

Ann Arbor, April 23, 1899. To the Honor-able Common Counuil of

the City of Ann Arbor : I find that upon closing up the busi­

ness on the tax rolls for •98.there is due me the ymimnt of $4S. 54. The amount spread upon the rolls for state purposes was $13,686, but should be for $13,6SU. a credit to the city of $6 Also that there should have been S|.)rc;ad for county tax

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the amount of $535 77. T h e amount chari^ed to me on the warrant is $499.68, but I was obliged to settle with the

, county treasurer on the baois of $535 77, although it was not spread upon the rolls for me to collect. This makes a balance coming to me of $36.U9.

An amount of drain tax amounting to $18 45 was charged to me on the rolls but through some mistake was not assessed. As both these amounts were on the records of the proceedings of supervisors for '98 I paid these amounts to the county treasurer . The amount due me therefore is $48.54.

Respectfully, E D W A R D L . S E Y L E R

Treasurer. This bill is correct.

C. H. M A N L Y , Examn'r . April 23, 1899.

On motion of Aid. Brown the bill was alioweo.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die-

terle, Koch, Exingrer, R-ibde, Browu, Vandawarker, Grose, tJowell, Coon. St'^vens, Bliton, Pres . Seabolt—14.

Nays—None. On motion of Aid. Coon, O. E. But-

terfield was retained for the city in the Corey and Miller cases now pending.

Adopted as (oUows: Yr-as—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die-

terie, Koch, Exing-er, Rohde, Br*owD, Vandawarker, Grose, Howell, Goon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres , Seabolt—14.

Nays—None. On Motion, of Aid. Brown, $50.00 was

apuropriared for ttie use of O. E. But-terlield for witnesses and other ex­penses in the Corey case, he to ^ive an accounting: of the same.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton. Die-

terle, Koch, Exini^er, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker, Grose, Hcjwell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres . Seabolt—14.

Na>s—None. To Mie Common '^ouncil:

Gentlemen— 1 he street committee has had under consideration the mat­ters referred to it and would make the foUowincr r-ecommendations:

Tliat the city furnish the stone and gravel for paving the gutr.er on W. Jef lerson street on the south side from Second to Sixth s t ree t ; on bor.h sides of Division from Kinj^sley street north to the present paving; on the west side of

Fountain sireet from Pelch street to the creek, the property owners to do the paving; we would also recommend the grading of Dewey ave , the esti­mated cost being $150, for streets and sidewalks, and tliat the Board of Public Works be instructed to do the work a t once; further tha t $150 be appropriated for graveling Geddes ave. east from Oxford street and that only su'^h q -̂rad-[ns be done as is necessary to drain the gut ters ; further tha t an appropriation of $125 be made for the grading and s^rayeling of Pontiac s t ree t ; further that *225 ho. appropriated for the build­ing of the storm sewers on N. Division / street f(om Kingsley to Detroit s t reet ; ^ the city to repave the gut ters already ' paved.

And your committee ask further time for the consideration of the ques­tion of paving the alley at the back of lUi's bakery and for the consideration of changing the paving specifications. We further recommend the plowing out and grading tne gut te r on the south side of Edwin street from State street west to Division.

Ktspectfully submitted, ,, , John Koch,

, ^ • ', ,; F. Vandawarker , , .,•-> • ,: Wilhelm H. L. Rohde,

• F. M. Hamilton, A. B. Stevens, Emmert Coon, L D. Grote.

On motion of Aid. Vandawarker the report was adopted as follows:

Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Dle-tf^rle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarlier, Grose, Howt^ll, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres . Seabolt—14.

Nays—None.

STREET GRADE RESOLUTION.

By Aid. Koch. Wherens in the opinion of the Coun­

cil the grade on Dewey ave. ought to be changed and fixed a n i established, to the end that such street may be made suitable for public ti-avel and traffic. Thei'elore, resolved and it is hereby ordered that the grade on Dewey ave. from east line of S u t e to the southwest line of Packard street be, and the same is hereby chanj^ed from the present grade and fixed and established, so that the grade on and along such street shall be at follows, t ha t is to say:

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A.t the east Ine of State St.8il3.00 ft At 383 ft east " " *" '' 828.50 ft At 783 ft east " " *" *' 830.00 ft At 93:i ft east *' " ,* '* 838-50 ft At 1183 ft east " " " " 830.00 ft

At the southwest line of Packard St 834.70 the elevation given being above the official city datum and along the center line of said street, and the grade lines to consist of s t ra ight lines between the several points or stations above stated, the roadway to conform thereto .

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die-

ter le , Koch, Exinjrer, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker , Grose, Howell, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, P res . Seabolt—14.

Nays—None. Aid. Vandawarker moved to recon­

sider the vote by which the considera­tion of special assessment for the Cath­erine street opening was deferred for one month. ,

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Dieterle, Koch, Exinger ,

Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker , Coon, Pres . Seabolt—8.

Nays—Aid. Richards . Hamilton, Grose, Howell, Stevens, Blitoo—6.

Aid. Brown offered the proper reso­lution for confirming the special assess­ment roll for the Caiher iae s t ree t oDen-ing, but after the discussion Aid. Ham­ilton moved as a subst i tute to defer action on the ma t t e r till t he next regu­lar meetfng.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die­

terle, Koch, Exinger , Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker, Gruse, Howell, Cooo, Stevens, BiitoDj P re s . Seabolt—14.

Nays—None. SIDEWALK GRADE RESOLUTION.

By Aid. Vandawarker . Whereas, in the opinion of the Coun­

cil the grade of the sidewalk on the north side of Dewey ave. ought to be changed and fixed and established, to the end that such street may be suitable for public travel. Cherefore, resolved, and it is hereby ordered that the grade of the sidewalk on and along the north side of Dewey ave. from east line of State to the southwect line of Packard s t reet be, and the same is hereby changed, fixed and established, S3 that the grade of said sidewalk on and along: the s t reet aforesaid shall be as follows, tha t is to say: At N. E. cor of State and Dewey Ave 8iJ1.80 ft At 883 ft east of " * 838 50 ft At 78:; ft east of '* *' ** " 830 00 ft At 932 ft east of '* " " " 838 50 ft At 1183 f̂ east of *' " " " 830 00 ft

At S. W. cor Packard and Dewey ave. 834.70 f b the elevation given being above the official city da tum and along the center line of such walk, the grade lines to consist of s t ra ight lines between the several points or stations above stated.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die­

terle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker , Grose, Howell,- Coon, Stevens, Bliton, P res . Seabolt—14.

Nays—None. Aid. Howell re t i red.

By Aid. Vandawarker . Whereas , in t h e opinion of the Coun­

cil t h e ffrade of the sidewalk on south side of Dewey ave. ought to be changed and fixed and established, to the end tha t such s treet may be suitable for public t ravel . Therefore, resolved, and it is hereby ordered that the grad3 of the sidewalk on and along the south side of Dowey ave. from east line of Sta te street to the southwest line of Packard s treet be and the same is here­by changed, fixed and established, so tha t the grade of said sidewalk on and along the s t reet aforesaid shall be as follows, tha t is to say:

At S E cor State St & Dewey ave.833.00 ft At 383 ft east of *' *' " " 828.50 ft At 783 ft east of " '' " ** 830.00 ft At 933 ft east of " " " *' 8i8.50ft At 1183 ft eas! of " " " '̂ 830.00 ft At S E cor Packard and Dewey ave 831.70 ft the elevation given being above the official city da tum and aloug the center line of such walk, and' the grade lines to consist of s t ra ight lines between the several points or stations above stated.

Adopted as follows: \ e a s—Aid . Richards, Hamilton, Die­

terle, Koch, Exinger , Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker , Grose, Coon Stevens, Bliton, Pres . Seabolt—13.

Na.\s—None. Aid. Brown moved that a warrant be

ordered drawn for $94.45, the salary due John R. Miner as assessor.

Adopted as follows: Y e a s - A i d . Richards, Hamilton, Die­

terle, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker , Grose, ('oon, Stevens, BlitoD, Pr^s. Seabolt—13

Nays—None. Aid Brown moved that $50 be appro­

priated for grading the north sidewalk on Michigan ave.

Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Die­

terle. Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Brown, Vandawarker, Grose, Loon, Stevens,

MAY 1, 1899. 179 Bliton, Pres. Seabolt—13.

Nays—None. The grading- of the south sidewalk

on Edwin street was referred to the Sidewalk Committee.

CITY A T T O R N E Y ' S R E P O R T .

Ann Arbor, Mich., Apri l 24, '99.-To the Honorable Common Council of

the City of Ann Arbor: Gentlemen: This meet ing concludes

the t e rm of office for which I was ap­pointed and, while 1 do not know tha t it is required by the char ter , ye t I deem it prudent and for t h e public in­terest tha t I should submit at this t ime a brief report of the administration of my depar tment dur ing the year.

At the time of my appointment there was pending in the supreme court the case of Bryant Walker, adminis t ra tor of the estate of Corydon L. Ford de ceased, againt t the city, in which a decree haa been granted in tne circuit court sett ing aside the assessment for sewer taxes upon certain property situ­ate in Lateral Sewer District No. 3. I prepared a brief for the city in tna t case but the decision of the court affirmed the decree in the court below. I secured in t h e decree however a pro­vision tha t the decision should not affect any other property than tha t mentioned in the bill of complaint.

An act of the legislature has since been oassed enabling the ciry to reas­sess the property involved in tha t liti-gatioo; and it will De proper for the council to pasd an ordinance for t h a t purpose at any time,

A controversy was had, in the months of May and June last, between the city and the St ree t Railway Company, re­lative to the company to pave Main street between the rails of its tracks. The result of the controversy was the execution of the contract , some time in the lat ter par t of June, tyy which the company obligated itself to pay the cotit of paving that portion of Main St. between the rails of its tracks within one year from tha t date. The contract should not be lost s ight of and when the year is up some steps should be taken to enforce it.

I have tried several cases in justice court during the year for alleged vio­lations of city ordinaaces One case in part icular is deserving of notice as indicating the obstacles in t h e way of the letral department and the police depar tment to the enforr-ement of the ordinances of the city. I refer to the

case against Ella Doty, charged with being a common night-walker. She was arrested on the 23rd day of May and, in default of Bail, was confined in jail until the t ime of the tr ial , which, at her request, was delayed until the 8th of June. On t h a t day her counsel demanded a tr ial by jury. E ight re­spectable citizens swore that she was in the habi t of walking the streets at all t imes of night and in all kinds of weather, and they swore to other facts which clearly established he r gui l t of the charge. She, herself, was not sworn, and did not deny her gui l t and there was no person sworn in her be­half, and yet a jury of respectable citi­zens, after re t i r ing to del iberate upon the testimony, very promptly reached a verdict of "not gui l ty ."

Such a perfomance is a farce and subjects the police depar tment to ridi­cule and necessarily has an effect to de­ter them from at tempting to enforce t h e ordinances of the city. I a t tempted dur ing my term of office, in a feeble way, to offer a suggestion for the reme­dy of this manifest evil by an amend­ment to our char ter relat ive to justice courts, buD m^ effort met with no other support whatever and consequently failed.

After the completion of the paving of Main street it was found that many of the sidewalks presented dangerous conditions by reasons of their failure to conform to the ffrade of the street. On October first I advised the council tha t in my opinion it had the power to compel the owners of the property on Main street to conform the sidewalks to the changed grade of the street.

Two cases came on for trial in the circuit court against the city during my term. The first was that of Nich­olas Miller for an alleged injury re­ceived by a fall on the sidewalk on Miller ave. At the trial the plaintiff was compelled to amend his declaration and an order was entered tha t he might do so upon payment of costs to the city. These costs have not been paid nor has the declaration been amended and the case still stands upon that order.

The second was tha t of Matthew Koser for alleged false imprisonment by one of the officers of the police force of the city. In tha t case the court di­rected a verdict for the city of no cause of action.

There are pending at t he present time

180 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

against the city, aside from the case of Miller above mentioned, two cases: t h a t of R-dtie E. Corey for $25,000 dam­ages for injuries received by a fail upon the ice on William street, and that of Ida GoUoicl? for alleged iojaries re­ceived by reason of a defective side­walk on Hill street. In the Corey casii I have fully prepared the case for trial and expected that it would have been tried before this time. In the GoUnick case I have been unable to learn the facts and have made substantially no preparation for the trial.

In addition to these there is one on file with the Cleric, a claim for dam­ages in favor of Mrs. Eraser for alleged injuries received by reason of a defect­ive sidewalk on William street, but in this matter no suit has been commenced.

In the past the legal department has

been much hampered by the presenta­tion of claims for injuries which were two or three or more years old and the city attorney has found himself with­out information or the ability to get in­formation relative to the facts of the case. An amendment however has been made to the charter by the legis­lature at the present time, requiring all claims for damages for personal in­juries to be presented within six months from the time of the injure or to be thereafter forever barred. This amendment will greatly facilitate tbe defense of personal injury cases.

Respectfully submitted, O . E . B U T T E R F I E L D ,

City Attorney. Moved tha t the report be received,

filed and printed.

C I T Y M A R S H A L L ' S R E P O R T F O R Y E A R E N D I N G A P R I L 30, 1899.

DATE. 1898

M a y 2 '' 10 " 11 * 17 " 19 '̂ 31 " 31 '* 23 " 24

" M '* U ** 35 " 35 *' 35 *' 35 " 25 " 81

NAME.

E d w a r d W a r n e r Wra M a u l b e t c h H e r b e r t B e n e d i c t E m o r y Swee t R o b e r t S c o t t E d i t h L a n s i n g E d w a r d U^^netiane Oswald D i e t z J o l i n B e r g e r

E l l a D o t y ' ' • G e o r g i a J a c k s o n C h r i s t . Seyf re id M a u d H u r s t H a t t i e Wilson J o h a u i i e S h a r p A l i c e M a h a r t e r L e o n a r d S h o r t

CHARGES DISPOSITION OP CASES. CITY FEES

d r u n k a r d a n d T i p p e r t r u a n c y v a g r a n c y n o n - s u p p o r t l a r c e n y l a r c e n y d r u n k v i o l a t i n g l i q u o r l a w k e e p i n g d i s o r d l y b o u s e for

p r o s t i t u t e s , c o m m o n s t r e e t w a l k e r

k e e p i n g d i s o r d e r l y h o u s e c o m m o n s t r e e t w a l k e r

d r u n k d r u n k v i o l a t i n g b i c y c l e o r d .

1 0 d a y s in j a i l I n d u s t School t i l l 18 10 d a y s in j a i l c o s t s U-20 90 d a y s O c t . W o r k H o u s e f o u n d n o t g u i l t y pa id c o s t s $5.70 d i s c h a r g e d by Pros . A t y .

p a i d c o s t s $30 f o u n d n o t g u i l t y d i sch f i rged b v Uity A t y . Cu inp l a in t w i t h d r a w n p a i d c o s t $6.^5; fine $3 p a i d c o s t i)4.50; fine $3

•' U.50 *• " $4.50 " " B8 70

U 50

1 20 3 50

1 50

1 20

1 50 1 50 1 50 1 60 1 30

J u n e 7 D a v i d B a r c l a y " 7 F r a n k S c h n e i d e r " 10 W m . T a y l o r

d r u n k . V ' d r u n k a s s a u l t a n d b a t t e r y

T o t a l .

:; 1 S : ^ S l 5 " ^ L . r n « \ v i o l a t i n g l lc iuor l a w { " 39 K i c h a r d K e a r n s

J u l y 5 J e n n i e M a s o n

" 8 C h a s M i l l e r •' 15 K i c h a r d R a e " 18 Geo. T e l b e r " 19 F r e d B u b n s " ii8 J o s e p h D e n i s o n '• 28 W. W. Whedou

A u g . 1 C h a s . L e e " 1 Wm P u r d y '.;.. , " 1 F r a n k Kay " 1 P a u l W o r t h «' 1 J a m e s W i l s o n " 3 E m m e t t M c M a h a n

" 4 Geo. D a r r o w

*' 5 J a c k S m i t h " 0 Al f red P a r s o n s *' (i L a w r e n c e C l i n t o n " 8 C h a s . W a l k e r

$19 10 5 d a y s in j a i l p a i d c o s t s Sfi.20 1 50 c o m p l a i n t w i t h d r a w n by

p a y m e n t of c o s t s p a i d c o s t In C. 0 . $8.40 '

Keep ing h o u s e i l l f a m e

d r u n k * • - • , • •

t r u a n c y •• . • >;''\" -d r u n k b u i l d b rd . w l k o n s t o n e d i s t

T o t a l .

T o t a l $ 1 50 d i s c h a r g e d b y Pros . Aty

for l a c k of e v i d e n c e t r a n s , t o P o n t i a c a s y l u m 6 50 p a i d c o s t s 36.20 1 50 lO d a y s in j a i l I n d u s . School u n t i l 18 3 00 10 d a y s in j a i l

SU 00 g a m b l i n g

v i o l a t i n g c i t y o r d .

a s s a u l t d r u n k l o i t e r i n g on s i d e w a l k , d r u n k

p a i d c o s t s $6 30 " iG.20 *' $b.20 " $0.30

' ' •' UO 3U c o m p l a i n t w i t h d r a w n b y

Chief of P o l i c e s e u t n c ' e d i o p a y cos t $-3 fine $5; r e f u s e d t o p a y 20 d a y s in j a i l

10 d a y s in j a i l 5 d a y s in j a i l d i s c h a r g e d by Pros . A t y

50 50 50 50 00

M A Y 1, 1899. 181 14 J o h n Smith 16 Jol in Wilson 30 F r a n k rtase 30 J o h n B e n n e t t

Sept. 1 Mab ' e Monroe

1 El la Wilcox 3 Ohris l ian Ziahn (5 J a m e s I'^isli 6 Dixon Campbe l l 9 J u l i u s K. F u n k e

Itj Wm. K u g a r t h 2i J o h n Hess ions 33 v\ a l t e r W e a t h e r b e 33 Oscar Tessmer 23 H e n r y F r e y 37 I d a Morton 38 Wm. B a r h a r t

Oct. 6 J a m e s Braun -" 6 (Jhas K r e a g e r " 13 Geo. J o h a s o n " U Mrtggie John ' -on " 14 J a c o b Schr i ie t te r " 18 J o h n O'Ooanor " 20 J o h n Mogle " 22 D e l b e r t Wethe rbee *' 32 Fred Keeb le r *' 33 Wm. Midgley " 31 WilS'in W a r n e r " 29 Moi-ris V i n c e n t

Nov. 3 E r n e s t Siuoots E r n e s t Dewier

'* 4 Ohas. Bonuuer " 5 F r a n k Aiger *' 5 Alden Wil l iams '* 8 Geo. Mor ton ' 15 J u l i a Morton

'• 15 Lushis Ande r son *' 16 J e r o m e R y a n *' 17 J o h n H o w a r d '• 19 F lorence Morrey *• 19 S tan ley H o r n i n g

Dec. 1

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17 18 18 IV) 21 23 23 U

2 3 4 4

14 16 17 19 30 31 21 28

4 Ifi 16 16 18

J o h a n n a L o h r k e H u g h Welch t ' has . R y a n J a m e s "Jonway Ph i l ip E d w a r d s J a m e s H u r s J o h n H u r s t c b a s . H ines F r a n k Hill J a m e s B l i t h m a n

Max F i she r Henry Robbins Millie C h r i s t m a n H a r r y C h a p m a n Jam.'^s L a u s J o h n B u r n s Ph i l ip Foh^y Geo. Webbe-J o h n M u l h a u r Wil l iam Smi th Samuel Pigeon J o h n Kel ly

T h o m a s Ryan T h o m a s Kel ly J a m e s Solan W a l t e r Wa ld ron Geo. Dawson

d r u n k us ing i n d e c e n t l a n g u a g e d r u n k v a g r a n c y

T o t a l , keep ing house of i l l fanie

n o n - s u p p o r t d r u n k d r u n k t r u a n c y l a r ceny t r t a n c y l a r c e n y v io l a t ing b icyc le ord .

t • t . 11

t r u a n c y v io l a t i ng c i ty ord.

T o t a l , l a r c e n y us ing p rofane l a n g u a g e t r u a n c y l a r c e n y l a r c e n y d r u n k

pa id costs 16.20 10 d a y s in j a i l 10 days in ja i l 1 d a y in j a i l

l a r c e n y

d i s c h a r g e d upon leb,ving c i t y by Pros . A ty .

d i s c h a r g e d by P ros . Aty . pa id costs $6.55 1 day in j a i l 10 d a v s i n ja i l I n d u s . School t i l l 18 su spended s e n t e n c e I n d u s . School t i l l 18 suspended s e n t e n c e pAid cos ts $345

'• 43.45 I n d u s . School t i l l 31 10days in j a i l

65 d a y s D e t . H. of C. p a i d costs $3 45 I n d u s . School t i l l 18 pa id costs $6.30 6i d a y s in j a i l 5 " "

15 16 15 pa id cos t $6.30; fine $3 1 d a y in j a i l 6 5 d a y s D e t . Wk. House

1 50

10

1 50

3 00

3 00

1 50

3 60

j- l a r c e n y J d r u n k a s s a u l t a n d b a t t e r y v io la t ing b icycle ord a s s a u l t and b a t t e r y c o m m o n p r o s t i t u t e d r u n k

c o m m o n p r o s t i t u t e v io l a t ing b icycle ord

Tota l , a s s a u l t a n d b a t t e r y v a g r a n c y us ing i ndecen t l a n g u a g e d r u n k

l a r c e n y

T o t a l $14 40 p a i d costs $3.65 l 40 pa id costs %5.*^5 1 50 30 d a y s in ja i l p a i d cost $3.45 1,20 d i s c h a r g e d by Pros. Aty. 30 d a y s in ja i l 10 d a y s iu ja i l 10 d a y s in ja i l pa id cos ts $6.40 fine 63

mA5 " $5 $3.45

1 50 1 50 1 20

$8 30 1 20 p a i d costs $»-.35

d i s cha rged by Pros . A ty .

10 days in j a i l 10 10 10 65 d a y s in Det . H. of Cor. 3 60 case t h r o w n o u t c o u r t 90 dayy in Det . H. of Cor . 3 60

T o t a l $8 40

d r u n k a s s a u l t a n d b a t t e r y t h r e a t to shoot h u s b a n d t r u a n c y d r u n k

d i s t u r b i n g t h e peace

c a r r y i n g concea led weapons

pa id cos;ts $7.15 pa id cost ^5.38; fine $10 d i s c h a r g e d by Pros . Aty I n d u s . School tilL 18 10 d a y s in ja i l 5 "

s t ispenued sen tence p a i d e r s t $7 80 pa id cost #5,63; fine $2 paid costs S5.48 pa id cost $5.48 60 d a y s in j a i l

55 20

T o t a l . c a r r y i n g concea led w e a p o n s d r u n k b r e a k i n g t h e a t r e window d r u n k

3 00

1 55 1 30 1 30 1 30

$11 20 30 d a y s in j a i l 20 Q5 d a y s in Wk. House 3 60 pa id cos ts $5.38 1 30

5.53 1 30

182 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

30 21 34 24

v i o l a t i u g b i cyc le ord . t r u a n c y d i sc t i a rg ing firearms d i s t u t b i n t ; t h e p e a c e

/ -dumping g a r b a g e in H u r o n Kiver

Henjiy S c h u m a c h e r d r u n k Al ice L a u b e u g a y e r c o m m o n P r o s t i t u t e

H. H . H e r b s t Cbas . Htiha J o h n Dorn J o h n B r o w n A d a m >" u e t h Wm. Fe l sk i

pa id cos t s $5.40; tine $3 I n d u s . School t i l l 18 pa id c o i t f i i . u ; fine if2 pa id cos ts $3.45

. pa id cos t s $3.65 lo d a y s in j a i l pa id cos t 4'f{.b5

1 20 3 00 1 30 1 20

1 30

To ta l .

Mar. I F r a n k Fr i ru " 1 F r e d Walff " 10 J o h n W.Kob i soa ' 11 E d w a r d Waltf " 12 Myron Ool lum ^' 17 J a m e s Murphy "• 20 Ohr i s t W e i n m a n n *' 20 Haze l Elsey •* 2r l ina GordoQ

ia' ' ^mma MoOre

" 20 F r a n k Sly " 30 E lmer Stofflet " 20 R i c h a r d K e a r n s '* 20 Wm. B i n d e r " 25 J o h n Duffy " 25 Chas . Lewis

Apr . 6 Bessie H u l c h i n s o n '* 6 Ghas. J o h n s u n •* (3 F r a n k N e w t o n " 9 B'red BroWn *' 13 J o h n Morrison *• 21 Sandy Koss *' 22 Otto P o n t o " 29 Geo. Hea i ey

d r u n k a r d a n d t i p p l e r d r u n k

d i so rde r ly c o m m o n p r o s t i t u t e

k e e p i n g h o u s e ill f a m e

d r u n k r u n n i n g g a m b l i n g d e n

v a g r a n c y d r u n k

d r u n k

T o t a l

v i o l a t i n g b icyc le o rd . d r u n k

T o t a l

R E C A P I T U L A T I O N .

s u s p e n d e d s e n t e n c e p a i d costs. $5.35

5.88; fine $2 5 38

10 d a y s in j a i l 1 d a y in j a i l pa id cosLs 5.13

•• 6.03; fine 5.00 '• 5 88; fine 5.00

a g r e e d to l e a v e c i ty pa id cos t 5.93

10 a a \ s in j a i l a p p e a l e d to Gir. C o u r t d i s c l i a r g e d b y City Aty . pa id cos t s 3.90

.$15 .0

1 20 I 30 1 30

1 20 1 30 1 30

1 30

1 20 1)5 d a y s i a Det. Wk. House 3 00 10 d a y s in j a i l

pa id cos t s 5,3S 10 d a y s IQ j a i l 15 d a y s in j a i l pa id cos t s 3.45 in c o u r t pa id co^ts5.?8 pa id cos t s 5.38 i n c o u r t

.113 70

1 20

1 30 1 30

$5 It)

May J u u J u l y A u g Sept Oc t jSov Dec J a n F e b Mar A p r

RECEIPTS FOR YEAR. 1898 Fees for Month S19 10

1 50

1899

11 00 9 10

12 90 14 40 8 30 8 40

11 20 15 10 13 70

5 lO

DISBURSEMENTS. P a i d City T r e a s u r e r ---J24 40

1 50 t> 50

i4 70 " " *' 3 90

*' " 13 ::0 18 50 4 80

10 bO 12 9'J

20 80

T o t a l $129 80 T o t a l $129 80

CITY PHYStCIAN'S REPORT, F^>R THE QUARTER ENDfNG APRIL 3lt 1899.

No. N A T I O N A L I T Y S T A T E O C C U P A T I O N

1 2 3 4 5 0

DISEASE R E S U L T V I S I T T E X P E N S E *

A m e r i c a n

Welsh A m e r i c a n

8 Af ro -Am'can Single 9 G e r m a n Widow

Widowed R e t i r e d B r o n c h i t i s , c h r o n i c and a c u t e Single L a b o r e r N e u r a t h e n ^ a Mar r i ed Non*^ W o u n d of leg, C o n s t i p a t i o n Widow Housewife R h e u m a t i s m , M u s c u l a r

" R e t i r e d Meiancl io l ia Single s c h o o l b o y Tons i l i i i s , a c u t e M a r r i e d Wasl i inys Ab&cess of b r e a s t

L a b o r e r Tons i l i t i s , a c u t e R e t i r e d In f l uenza

10 '• Widowed None Gysi i t i s a n d c h r o n i c m e t h i t i s 11 A m e r i c a n Single Scbool gir l Seborr l ioea o lesa 12 '* Single Babe Spasm 13 " Siugle School Boy Tons i l i t i s , a c u t e 14 " Sinule F a r m e r Measles 15 ** Single Child A c u t e p h a r y n g i t i s 16 *' Single Child 17 *' Single Child 18 " Mar r i ed Housewife P i e u r e s y wi th elTusioas 19, ** Mar r i ed

I m p r o v e d U u c h a n g e d I m p r o v e d

Died Recovered

I m p r o v e d Recovered

Advisf'd Advised Advised

5 5 5 2 4 3 .4 1 4

12 7 1 1 2

1 ._^ ^ ^̂ Recovered 18 Housewife L a c e r a t i o n of Cerv ix , e n d o m e t r i t i s s e n t h ' sp ' l 4

1

1 95 1 05 2 50 80 20 20 75 20 uu 90

2'> 20 25

20 2 10 20

M A Y 1, 1899. 183 20 31 32 2;i 24

I t a l i a n Engl i sh

'• A m e r i c a n

it

Recovered Recove red I m p r o v e d Died Advised

6

8 12 1

40 20

2 tiO 1 35

25

Married Fruit Vender Measles Single Mill hand Tonsilits t Single Housewife Rheumatism, muscular ( Widowed Retired Bronchitis, acute and chronic Single Babe Acute Gastritis

_ 108 $8 70 Respectfully Submitted,

D. M. CowiE, City Physician. Received and ordered printed i^ proceedings.

AisjM A R B O R , M I C H . , May 1, 1899.

To the Hon. Vlayor and Members of the Common Cuuncil: Gent lemen: Your Board of Heal th

wishss to report for the month of April which is as follows:

There have been four regular meet­ings of the Board this month at which all the members were present.

There have been forty-two inspec­tions made by your Board and nearly all of such nuisances iaspected abated.

The number of deaths in the city for the month is 19.

Your Board would suergest tha t some means be provided, tha t we may keep the alleys clean as well as the front streets.

Your Board would also ask if the Board of Public works have notified the property owners on the line of the fin­ished sewerb, as we suggested in our report of Nov. 7th, 1898.

E L I W M O O R E , President* H. B. DODSLEY, Int^pector.

E R N E S T A. C L A R K , Health Officer. Received and placed on file.

A N N A R B O R , April 26, 1899. To the Hon. The Mayor and Common

Council of the City of Ann Arbor: Gent lemen:

In compliance with a resolution of your honorable body directing the Mayor to cause to be examined the City Treasurer 's and Clerk's books. I beg leave to report t ha t under the Major's directions I have examined the books and files of the T^^^asurer's office and fiad them correct and neatly kept, tha t all monies received by him as shown by the Assessor's warrant, books of account, and files of his office, have been properly entered in the i r re­spective funds and duly reported to the Council. In the selection of Mr. Seyier as Treasurer the Mayor made no mis­take, as a better kept set of books can­not be found in the s ta te . I have also examined the receipts and books per-vaining to the City Clerk's i-ffice and also have compared the warrants drawn by him with the finance committee report and find them correct. Also his books of account are welt kept and show the same balances as those of the Treasurer .

C. H M A N L Y , Examiner .

Received and placed on file. On motion Council adjourned.