COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. 137

C/>X^NCIT. CIIAIMBEU, ] Ann Arbor, February 7Lh, 1898. /

Regular Session. Called to order by Pres. Luick. Roll called. Quorum present. Absent Aid. Hweet, Spathtlf. Dan-

forth. P E T I T I O N S A N D COMMUNICATIONS.

A petition signed by 8arah E. Shee-han asking for the return of taxes al­leged to have been wrongfully assessed was read and referred to the Finance Committee.

A petition signed by Mrs. P. L. Bod-mer asking for the correction of de­scription of deed was read and refer­red to the City Attorney.

The report of the necessary sewer connections in the paving district was read and leferred to the 8ewer Com­mittee.

Aid. Coon moved ihat the subject of the League of American Municipali­ties be laid on the table until the next session.

Adopted. Aid. Brown moved that the subject

of the Board of Yellows Commission­ers be referred to the City Attorney.

Adopted. K E P O U t S OF STANDING COMMITTEES,

FINANCE.

To the Common Council: Your Conjmittee on Finance would

report that they have had the follow­ing bills under consideration and wou d recommend their allowance aiid that warrants be ordered drawn for the same.

Respectfully submitted, Artliur Blown, Harrison 8')ule, Michael Grossman,

Committee on Finance. CONT'NGENT FUND.

Glen V Mills, s a l a r y $ HA 34 Patr ick O 'Hearn " 83 U Edward L Seyler " 8 34 Thos D Kearney " 50 OU Ann Arbor Elec t r ic Co., l igh t ing 550 45 M MEiRele, suppl ies 98 W H Blake, suppl ies 1 nO Glen V. Mills, po tag-e and e x p r e s s . . , 3 75 Harr is Ball, s e r v i n s f^ubpcenas 2 60 Michael Staebler , coal 69 92 W H Butl- r, i n su rance 45 ' 0 Ann Arbor Argus , p r i n t i n g 23 72 Jacob F Schuh, fees 10 00 Washtenaw Evenini? Times, p r i n t i n g . 37 16 Fied J Huhn , services 1 89 Wm H Bowen. services 1 25 John Moran, witness 50 W H Butler , i n su rance 26 00 Michigan Te lephone Co., t e l e p h o n e . . . 1 94 Pe te r Rogers, wi tness 50 Win J Kandall, wi tness 50

VVm Wheeler , witness 50 J o h n K i t t e l , w i t n e s s 50 C H Ki t t redge , suppl ies 7 00 Ann Arbor Savings Bank, accts . a s ­

signed 17 26 Charles F Meyers, p r in t ing 10 00 Eberbach Hardware Co., suppl ies 8 40 Dr D VI Cowie, s a l a ry 25 00 Ann Arbor Argus , p r i n t i ng 4 25 Marcin Hal ler , repa i rs 25 Frank Healy, wi tness 48 Alex Schiappacasse, wi tness 48 F r a n k Caramel la , witness 48 A r t h u r Judson , wi tness . 48 J o h n Hessian, witness 48 W W Wetmore , supplies 2 15 E B Pond, jur ' t ice 1 LCS 8 45 Glen V Mills, d i rec tor ies 30 00 Charles A Ward, services 25 00 Geo W Bullis, wi tness , 4 10 Pa r i s S Banfield, wi tness 4 10 Geo F Key. sdlary 100 00 F a r m e r s & Meciianics Bank, accts .

assigned 60.58 John Krtpp, salary 37 50 H e n r y B Dodsley, s a l a ry 25 00 Eli W Moore, sa la ry 12 50

T o t a l . . $1,386 62

SEWER FUND—CENERAL.

E W Groves, s a l a ry $ 100 00 ' Schneider Bros., suppl ies 23 80

Tota l » 133 80

STRERT FUND. Farmers & Mechanics Bank, acc ts .

assigned $ 103 54 Danie J Ross, s a l a ry 66 H6 F L Su ther land , labor . . . , 10 95 G P O H Fischer, labor 10 05 Muehlio: & Schmid, suppl ies 4 71 Eberbach Hardware Co., suppl ies 13 79 E L Schneider, labor 8 25 Hutze l &• Co., suppl ies - 31 33 Ann Arb^K- Agr icul tura l Co., suppl ies 10 45 Wurs te r & Kirn , repa i rs 9 05 A G Schmidt, r epa i r s 4 10 J a m e s Tolber t , l umber 97 63

Total $ ^79 51

POLICE FUND.

Zenas Sweet, sa lnry $ 75 00 David Collins s a l a r y . . 50 00 Keube" \ r i nb rus i e r , salary 50 00 J o h n 0 'Mara,SHlary -W 00 George Isbell , sa lary 50 00 Eberbach Hardware Co., supplies 9 7;)

Total - -- - - - $ 284 75 FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND.

F r e d Sipley, s a l a r y . . .--$ 60 00 C. A. Edwar . s, sa la ry 55 00 Max VVittlingur. sa la ry 50 00 Alber t West .walary . . . 50 00 E u g e n e Will iams, s a l a r y . . . 50 00 H e r m a n Kirn , --- 5!! "?> Samuel MoLaren, salnry 50 00 Edward Hoelzle, sa la ry -. 40 00 Charles Carroll, s a l a r y . . . . 20 00 \V L Schnier le , sa lary 8 00 Geo Hoelzle, s a l a ry . 8 00 A W Sorg. sa la ry - ---- 8 (JO Ed Hill, sa la ry « up Kalph Edwards , sa lary 4 90 H Schwab, c a r r o t s . . - 1 20 Clark & Basset t . coal 19 60 M Staebler , coal 14 '^ H Kleinsmith, to David Rinsey 26 .8 Eberbach H a r d w a r e Co., s u p p l i e s — 26 21 Mrs Ream, wash ing 6 00

188 •

Ooodule & Co., supp l ies . H J Brown, suppl ies

FEBRUARY 7, 1898.

2 03 3 50

To ta l $ 560 9a P O O R F U N D .

Fred Sipley, s a l a ry $ 10 00 A n n Aibor Railroad, f reight - Iti 97 E C Bradford & Bro., wood 34 38 Nowlin L u m b e r Co., wood 34 92 Ebe rbach H a r d w a r e Co., r e p a i r i n g

saws --- 'iO A n t i - T r a m p Society, labor - 12 ao Wm Allaby & Son, shoes -- 3 50 H J Brown, medic ine 1 0** F r a n k Burg , grocer ies 4 80 V Big-alke, g-roceries 5 00 Ed DulFy, g r o c e r i e s . . . 9 35 Bav i s & Seabolt , jiToeeries 6 94 Boty & Feloer , shoes S (i5 Eberbach Drug Co., med ic ine . 3 55 John Goetz & Son, groceries 4 Tii J o h n Goetz, J r , grocer ies 3 79 Mrs Hi l lmau , boa rd 5 00 G Hoefer , g-roceries 4 74 A H a g a n . grocer ies 3 00 A Kearney , g-roceries 1100 W F Lodholz, groceries 8 2*i C AMaynard , g-roceries 3 00 F CMiller, groceries 3 00 J H Maynard, groceries 0 10 Wm H Mcln ty re , groceries . 16 '61 0 ' H a r a & Boyle, wroceries . - . 3 OU Kiusey & Seabolt. grocer ies 13 05 C Rinsey , grocer ies 9 90 W F Stimson, grocer ies 7 11 M Staebler , coal 26 98 GeoSpathelf , m e a t „. . . 1 00 M PVogel , mea t 1 31

Tota l C E M E T E R Y F U N D .

Nelson Gar l iughouse , l abor

.$ 230 66

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

Cont ingen t Fun*^! Sewer Fund , general S t ree t Fund Police F u n d F i r e m e n ' s Fund Poor F u n d Cemete ry F u n d

.81. 386 r23 379 284 5611 380

Total $3,9ii7 03 Adopted as follows: Yeas—Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Gross­

man, Koch, Dell, Brown, Yanda-warker, Rhodes, Soule, Coon, Cady, Pres. Luick—12.

Nays—None. To the Common Conncil:

Your Comniittee on Finance to whom, was referred the petition of Sarah E. Sbeehan asking tor the re­turn of taxes wrongfully assessed would recommend that a warrant be drawn payable to the said Sarah E. Sheehan for seventy-nine dollars and forty-one cents as prayed for in her petition.

Respectfully submitted, Arthur Brown, Harrison Soule, M. Grossman,

Committee on Finance.

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

man, Koch, Dell, Brown, Vandawnik-er. Rhodes, Soule, Coon, Cady, Ties. Luick—12.

Nays—None. To the Common Council: / Y o u r Commiltee on Finance to 'whom was referred the communication of Emma H. and 'John S. Orr asking for the return ot taxes said to have been assessed upon an alley dedicated to the City of Ann Arbor would report that the alley was not so dedicated but is a private alley laid out for the bene-fft ot private property owned by the said Emma H. and John S. Orr, as the following dedication will show:

D E D I C A T I O N .

Know all men by these presents, that Emma H. Orr's and John S. Orr's subdivision of a part of lots 7 and 8, block 2 south, ransje 10 east, Ann Ar­bor, Mich., the alley and court being for the use of the lots a, b, c, d, e, f.

Witness our hands and seals this 31st day of December, 1896.

Emma H. Orr, John S. Orr.

Your Committee- wouhi therefore recommend that the prayer of the pe­titioners be denied.

Respectfully submitted, Arthur Brown, Harrison Soule, M. Grossmann,

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

man, Koch, Dell, Brown, Vandawark-er, Rhodes, Soule, Coon, Cady, Pres. Luick—12.

Nays—None. O R D I N A N C E .

Chairman Cady presented an ordin­ance entitled ' 'An Ordinance to Repeiil an Ordinance entitled 'An Ordinance Relative to Governing and Controling of the Cemetery of the Fifth Ward^ passed June 7th.187-5," which was given its first reading by sections.

Aid. Coon moved that the ordinance be passed to its second reading.

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

man, Koch, Dell, Brown, Yandawnrk-er, Rhodes, Soule, Coon, Cady, Pies. Luick—12.

Nays—None. Whereupon the ordinance was given

its second reading by sections. Aid. Sweet entered.

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C O U N C I L P R O C E E D I N G S . 139 SEWERS.

To the Common Council: Your Committee on Sewers are of

the opinion tha t the engineering; force of the City is costing the City too much money and would recommend tha t the Board of Publ ic Works be asked to make a report to the Common Council at its next meeting of the number of employees necessary in tha t depart­ment.

Respectfully submit ted , John Koch, F r ank Vaudawarker , Harrison Soule, George L . Moore, Geo. VV, Sweet,

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

man, Koch, Dell, Sweet, Brown, Van-dawarker, Rho es, Soule, Coon, Cady, Pres. Luick—13.

Na>s—None. STREETS.

To the Common Council. Your Coaimittee on Streets to whom

was referred the petition asking for the changing of the name of Oxford street would recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be denied.

Respectfully submitted, Geo. L Moore. M- Grossman. G. C. Rhodes, J A. Del), C. H. Cady, Ar thur Brown, Committee on Streets.

Aid. Coon moved to lay the report on the table until the next session.

Yt-as —Aid. Gfossma", Brown, Van-da war ker-, Soule, Coon. Cady, Pres. Luick.—7

Nays —Aid. Moore, Hamilton, Koch, Deli.'Sweet, Rhodes.—6

REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.

A K N ARBOR. MICH. . Feb. 2. 1898. This is to ceriify that E. L. Seyler,

Treasurer of the City of Ann Arbor, has on deposit February 1. 1898, in the Farmers and Mechanics Bank the sum of twenty seven thousanrl and eig"hty-two dollars and tifty-i'our cents. ($27,-082.54.)

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

For month emiinjj: January 31, '98. To the Common Cowiril of the City of

Ati'n Arbor: C I T Y T R E A S H R R R ' S K R P O U T .

H.ibince on hand . liisr- r e ­por t . $ 407(.i4 s;

MONEY RECEIVED. Continsrent F u n d

F rom Co. T r e a s u r e r b a l . of Liq. Money $ 3::i0 00 I n t , t r ' m J u l y 1 '97 to -Tan. 2 '98, on Dai ly B a l a n c e s F . & M. B a n k 283 21

Del inquen t T a x F u n d F rom Co. T r e a s . q u a r t e r end ing Seut. 30, '97 101 O F r o m Co. T r e a s . q u a r t e r end ing J a n . 1, '98 23.5 05

Pol ice F u n d F r o m Marsha l l Sweet fees for .Tan.'98 710

City, c o u n t y a n d school t a x col lec ted in J a n . ' 9 8 9870 30

Dos T a x (58 00 10894 50

To ta l 510.59 43 MONEY DISBURSED.

C o n t i n g e n t fund W a r r a n t s paid 1867 47

S t r ee t fund W a r r a n t s paid 307 00

Poor fund, w a r r a n t s pa id 046 05 Bridge, C u l v e r t a n d Cross­

wa lk fund, w a r r a n t s pd 97 80 Police fund, w a r r a n t s pd 377 00 F i r e m e n ' s fund

W a r r a n t s paid 749 OG W a t e r F u n d , w a r r a n t s pd 309T 00 School Dist , No, 1

Pa id J . E. Beal , t r e a s . . . 35000 00 Wash. Co. T r e a s u r e r

Pa id to Co. T r e a s u r e r , Co. S t a t e , Poor a n d Re­j ec t ed T a x col lec ted to •Jan. 10, '98 i n c l u s i v e . . . . 14855 33 409^7 17

B a l a n c e on h a n d 4703 20

BALANCE ON HAND.

Cont ingen t fund 3105 70 S t ree t fund 6084 94 Poor fund 1473 30 Bridge, Cu lve r t , a n d Cross­

wa lk fund 3434 00 Police fund 1017 03 F i r e m e n ' s fund 3815 39 City Ceme te ry fund 51 35 Wa te r fund 1570 40 Dog T a x fund 240 00 S t a t e Dog Fund 304 75 De l inquen t T a x F u n d 691 17 Uncol lected City T a x 10508 03 School Dist , No. 1 35000 00 Univ. Hospi ta l Aid Bond

F u n d 3420 00 County T r e a s u r e r 14853 13 Exce.-sof City T a x Rolis 153 l(i County , City. S t a t e , Scliool,

Poor, Dog. Sidewalk t a x col lec ted to J a n u a r y 31, '^» 56033 16

0:033 49 63330 33 0333O 23

Ba lance on h a n d $4702 36

For month ending January 31, '98. 2'o the Common Council of the Ctt// of

Ann Arbor: B a l a n c e on hand , l a s t r e ­

po r t 230511 23 RECEIPTS.

J a n u a r y 31, 1898. T:ix Acct . lat. sewer No. 1 23 68

" 3 147 20 " 3 97^ 24

Delin(i imet T a x Co. T r e a s

140 F E B R U A R Y 7, 1898.

eadinfjSept. 30,'9T. . . . . . 18 25 Delinquent Tax Co. Treas

ending Dec. 31, '97 162 73 Tax Acct. lat. sewer No 4 127 89

' 5 3U0 25 " " " " " 0 201 48 *' " *' " •' 7 10 38

$256«0 33 DISBURSEMENTS.

January 31,1898. Main sewer, warrants paid 74 08

*' Tax Fund, int. on Bonds 100 00

Labor acct. lat sewer No. 3 3679 49 " 4 521 18

" " " '' '* 5 111 35 " 6 710 27 519G 37

Balance on hand $20483 96 January 4, '98.

Sofd entire issue of Sewer Bonds Dis. No 7 to A. A. Pavings Bk B'ace of Bonds $1887 48.. 1887 48 Accrued Int to Jan. 4 '98 from Oct. 4, '97 2.S 59 Premium on above bonds 37 50

Total balance on hand 23432 53

1948 57

BATiANCE ON HAND.

Jan. 31. '98. Main sewer fund $8464 10 Labor acc't lat sewer No. 1

1 291 04 3 37 38 3 1137 34 3 3 6667 20 4 4 1446 19 5 5 6415 98 6 295U 24 6 1395 21 7 7 1106 39

39 90

5S05 83

836 31

980 34

1740 33

14 51

Total on hand 29900 97 9417 01 9417 01

Total ou hand 30483 96 Jan. 4, ,98. Labor Acct lat «ewer No. 7

Sale of bonds to A. A. Savings Bank 1948 57

Total on hand

Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax Labor Tax DelinquentSewer Tax.

23433 53

Respec t fu l ly 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 .

RESOLUTIONS. By Aid . B r o w n . Reso lved t h a t t h e names of all per­

sons receiving- he lp from the City be pub l i shed in t h e proceediog-s of the Counc i l . Also t h a t t h e City Physician's r e p o r t be so pub l i shed .

Aid . Del l moved as an amendment t h a t t h e Ci ty C l e r k furnish each mem­b e r of t h e Counc i l a l ist of persons re-ceivingr aid from t h e City.

Lost as follows: Y e a s — A i d . Moore, Hami l ton , Dell,

Sweet- V a n d a w a r b e r , Rhodes—6. Nays—Aid . Gros sman , Koch, Brown,

Soule , Coon, Cady, P r e s . Luick—7. W h e r e u p o n t h e o r ig ina l resolution

was adop ted as fol lows: Yeab—Aid . Gros sman . Koch , Brown,

V a n d a w a r k e r , Soule , Coon, Cady, Pres. L u i c k — 8 .

N a y s — A i d . Moore , Hami l ton , Dell, Swee t , Rhodes—5.

By Aid . B r o w n . Reso lved t h a t t h e a t t en t ion of the

Board of H e a l t h be cal led to the recent cases of d i p h t h e r i a in t h e 4th ward and t h a t said boa rd i nves t i ga t e the (;ause and see if s ame did no t ar i se from sev­e r a l old vau l t s in t n e vicini ty of the homes of t h e pe r sons so afflicted.

A d o p t e d as follows: Y e a s — A i d . Moore , H a m i l t o n , Gross­

m a n , K o c h , De l l , Swee t , Brown , Van-d a w a r k e r , R h o d e s , Soule , Coon, Cady, P r e s L u i c k — 1 3 .

N a y s — N o n e . By Aid . Del l . Reso lved t h a t Andrew Hemmedinger

on W e s t Huron s t r ee t , be granted the r i g h t to c u t a dead t r e e in front of his p r o p e r t y .

A d o p t e d a s fo l lows: Yeas—Aid . Moore, Hami l ton , Gross­

m a n , Koch , Del l , Sweet , Brown, Van-d a w a r k e r , R h o d e s , Soule , Coon, Cady, P r e s . Lu ick .—13.

N a y s — N o n e . On mot ion t h e Council adjourned.

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