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Council Chambers, Ann Arbor, Mich., April 2, iQOO.

Regular session. Called to order by the Clerk. No quo­

rum present, Aid. Weeks moved an ad­journment until Tuesday evening, April 3, 1900.

Council Chambers, Ann Arbor,. Mich., April 3, 1900.

Adjourned meeting. Called to order by Aid. Stevens. Roll call. Present — Aid. Richards, Hamilton,

Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Vandawarker, Weeks, Grose, Coon, Stevens, BHton.

Absent—Aid. Dieterle, Brown, Howell, Seabolt

Minutes of previous meeting read and on motion of Aid. Hamilton the motion of Mr. Coon on deed to Louisa Jane Wil­liams be changed to lost instead of car­ried. Adopted.

P E T I T I O N S A N D R E S O L U T I O N S . The petition of John Holky for an ex­

tension of culvert on Summit st., and of the Building & Savings Association for a storm sewer on Gott and Summit sts., was received and referred to street com­mittee.

F I N A N C E .

Ann Arbor, Mich., April 3, 1900. To the Common Council:

Gentlemen—Your committee on finance have had the following bills under con­sideration and would recommend their allowance and that warrants be drawn for the same.

C O N T I N G E N T 'FUND. E. L. Seyler, salary $ E. B. Norris, salary Oscar D. Luick, salary J. E. Harkins, salary Dr. E. A. Clark, salary Dr. Wm. Spitzley, salary Eli W. Moore, salary Henry B. Dodsley, salary John Janka, taxes paid and

wrongly assesed (for years 'Q7 and '98)

Henry Richards, coal George W. Weeks, coal Martin Schaller, supplies O. M. Martin, room used for

registration Kenney & Quinlan, supplies.. . . Mary O'Hearn, clerical work

for Assessor Ann Arbor Argus, print ing. . . . F. G. Schleicher & Co., supplies Glen V. Mills, directories

Eberbach & Son, supplies . . A. Kearney, supplies Engineering News Pub. Co.,

advertising Washtenaw Evening Times,

printing Schumacher & Miller, toilet pa­

per Sid W. Millard, us of office

for registration H. C. Exinger, waste baske t . . . Mich. Tel. Co., telepho.ning. . . The Thorpe Mfg. Co., supplies.. M. E. Easterly, salary Daniel Reeves, salary Inland Press, printing Karl E. Gauss, binding blanks. The Richmond & Backus Co.,

election supplies Henry C. Wilmot, posting bills. Wm. Goodyear & Co., supplies. Hausfreund und Post, printing. New State Tel. Co., rental in

Spathelf s store George Wahr, supplies A. A. Electric Co., l i gh t ing . . . . American Express Co., express

on election books J. E. Harkins, hauling ashes

away, assigned by Geo. Becks to Harkins

Mrs. C. A. Green, one month's rent

83 50 8 83

34 00

32 34

7>7 SO 25 12

25

6 13 13 ID

5 I

9

00

50 00

11 00 00 70

00 00

00

79 30 7 45

10 00

4 75

6

43

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5 I

I 20

6

63

00

66

00

00 00 10 18 00

25 39 25

75

15 05 5 00 92

14 70

6 24 603

00 ID

70

30

3 50

29 17

Total $1,346 88

S T R E E T F U N D .

D. J. Ross, salary $ 66 67 Junius Funke, snow shoveling. 2 40 Fred Frey, repair work i 00 Kenney & Quinlan, repair work 75 Luick Bros., lumber 23 72 Lewis Rohde, labor done by A.

R. Schmidt 3 45 S. J. Beardsley, street brooms. . 7 50

A. A. Savings Bank accounts assigned as follows: Frank Hogan $ 3 90 William Wheeler . . . . . i 50 A. E. Evans 3 00 C. J. Snyder 12 00 Julius Weinburg 12 00 James Mason . 6 30 Thomas Eagle 4 50 Martin Brochlacher . . . 7 20 F. S. Gaeckle 7 20 Charles Hockbur th . . . . 3 45 Fred Hentz 2 70 Robert Kempfert 60 Frank Brown 2 70 Charles Janowski. i 95

$105 49

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George Tower 7 SO John Kittle i i 40 Herman Bucholz i 65 John McHugh 9 90 Fred Schaeberle 2 70 Frank Schultz 2 70 Bernard Morrison 4 95 August Winter 2 70 August Molkenthein.. . 2 70 Michael Hes^ion 4 50 Edward Hill 4 50 George Ziefle 2 70 Michael Herey i i 40 William Bury 7 50 Wm. J. Randall 11 40 h±. M. Wheelock 6 00 George Schaibley 3 90 Chauncy Thompson. . . 13 50 Bennett French 8 10 Gottlob Fienkbinder 2 70 Michael Williams 7 20 Louis Nowland 3 90 John Mason 7 80 George Weeks 5 40 George Tower I 50 Bennett French i 50 John McHugh i 50 Wm. J. Randall 2 00 James Mason 7 05 Charles Janowski i 95 Thomas Hannon 3 00 Thomas Hannon 9 00 Julius Weinburg 3 00 John Kittle i 50 F. S. Gaeckle 7 20 John Holkey i 20 Thomas Eagle 3 00 Martin Brochlacher 7 20 August Hermann i 20 Michael Williams 7 20 Edward Hill 2 40 William Bury 2 70 John Mason 2 40 Michael Hession 2 70 Gottlob Feinkbeiner. . . 2 70 Adolph Feinkbeiner. . . i 20 C. J. Snyder 3 DO Michael Herey i 50 Peter Rodgers 5 40 F. J. Bartlett i 50 William Wheeler 3 00 C. M. Thomson i 50 Edward Hill i 50 Michael Heary I 50 John Kittle I 50 John McHugh i 50 J. W. Randall i 50 C. J. Snyder 4 00 George Tower i 50 Michael Williams 7 20 Martin Bruchlacher. . . 7 20 James Mason 7 85 Bennett French i 50

William Wheeler i 50 Michael Smith , . , . 2 70 August Lemke 2 70 F. S. Gaeckle 7 20 M. M. Wheelock i 50 Julius Weinburg 3 00 M. M. Wheelock 3 00 F. S. Gaeckle 7 20 Thomas Eagle 3 60 Charles Janowski i 05 Michael Williams 7 2 0 Martin Brochlacher. . . 7 20 Frank Bevier i 05 Edward Barnett i 05 Michael Hession i 50 Barney Morrison 2 25 Edward Hill 3 00 James Mason 9 30

$406 85

Total $512 34 F I R E D E P A R T M E N T FUND.

Fred Sipley, salary $60 00 C. A. Edwards, salary 55 00 W. H. McLaren, salary 50 00 Max Whitlinger, salary.. , 5000 Albert West, salary 50 00 Eugene Williams, salary 50 00 Herman Kirn, salary 50 00 Samuel McLaren, salary 50 00 Charles Andrews, salary 45 00 Charles Carroll, salary 25 00 Ed. Hoelzle, salary 8 00 Geo. Hoelzle, salary 8 00 Ed. Hill, salary 8 00 Ralph Edwards, salary 8 00 Fred Nordman, salary 8 00 Mrs. Ream, washing 6 00 Henry Richards, coal 13 oo B. St. James, sheets 7 00 Rinsey & Seabolt, supplies 35 35 Eberbach & Son, supplies 7 00 Geo. W. Sweet, straw i 20 Kenney & Quinlan, repairs and

supplies 4 80 Goodale & Co., supplies 8 36 Kearns&Cornell, horse shoeing 10 55 Martin Haller, mat t resses . . , . . - 5 ^ E; B. Hall, coal 6 50

Total $63006 POLICE FUND.

Wm. Gerstner, salary $ 75 00 David Collins, salary 50 00 John Armbruster, salary 50 0° George Isbel, salary 50 00

J o h n O'Mara, salary 50 00

Total $ 275 00 POOR FUND.

Fred Sipley. salary $ xo 00 W. J. Aprill, shoes 3 75

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Asa Allen, 3 ^o Co. House i 25 James Boyle, groceries 11 42 Bigalki & Reule, groceries i 53 E. E. Beal, shoes 4 75 Gruner & Lutz, shoes 4 09 J. J. Goodyear, medicine 80 John Goetz, Jr., groceries 18 06 J. Goetz & Son, groceries 12 39 A. Hagan, groceries 8 00 G. Hoeffer,' groceries 4 00 A. G. Koch, groceries 3 1 6 A. Kearney, groceries 3 00 W. F. Lodholz, groceries 7 89 F. J. Meuhlig, casket 10 00 Phil O'Hara, milk i 00 Parsons & Co., groceries 3 47 Rinsey & Seabolt, groceries 6 00 Robison & Co., i to Co. House . i 50 C. Rinsey, groceries 4 13 L. Rohde, coal 6 50 H. Richards, coal 9 75 Seabolt Bros., groceries 9 02 W. F. Stimson, groceries 4 27 Geo. Spathelf, meat i 30 C. W. Vogel, meat 83 L. C. Weinmann, meat 55 J . Wahr, shoes 4 50 Chas. Zeurn, meat 3 3 1

Xotai , . . - ; . . . . - $160 22

S T A T E DOG T A X F U N D ,

Joseph Blackburn, burying four cats $ 2 GO

David Crawford, rent for dog pound 10 00

Total $ 12 00

G E N E R A L S E W E R F U N D .

Schneider Bros., labor $ 9 90

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

Contingent Fund . . . : $1,346 88 Street Fund 512 34 Fire Department Fund 630 06 Police Fund 275 00 Poor Fund 160 22 State Dox Tax Fund 12 00 ^General Sewer Fund 9 90

Total .$2,946 40 Respectfully submitted,

F . M. H A M I L T O N , E M M E T T COON.

O R D I N A N C E .

An ordinance entitled An ordinance relative to sidewalks was offered and passed its first and second reading.

R E S O L U T I O N S . Ann Arbor, Mich., April 3, 1900.

To the Common Council: Your committee on streets to whom

was referred the petition of H. J. Brown and others praying for the establishment of a certain sprinkling district, respect­fully report that we have duly consid­ered the said petition and recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted.

Your committee submit herewith the necessary resolution fixing the bound­aries of the proposed sprinkling district, all of which is respectfully submitted.

J O H N KOCH, F. M. H A M I L T O N , W I L H E L M H. L, R O H D E , F. V A N D A W A R K E R , L. D. GROSE, E M M E T T COON, A. B. S T E V E N S .

By Alderman Koch: Resolved, That the health and comfort

of the people of the City of Ann Arbor require that the streets and avenues in this resolution mentioned, be sprinkled an-d wet down so that and to the end that the dust therein be at all times well and sufficiently laid, that such sprinkling is deemed and hereby declared o be a pub­lic necessity.

Resolved further. That this resolution shall apply to the following named streets and avenues, that is to say:

Main st. from William st. to Cather­ine St.: Ashley st. from William st. to Catherine st.: Fourth ave., from Wil­liam St. to Catherine st.; Fifth ave. from William st. to Catherine st.; Catherine St. from Ashley st. to Fifth ave.; Ann st. from Ashley st. to Fifth ave.; Huron st. from Ashley st. to Fifth ave.; Washing­ton St. from Ashley st. to Fifth ave.; Liberty st. from Ashley st. to Fifth ave.; William st. from Ashley st. to Fifth ave.

Resolved further, That and it is hereby deemed and declared that all that part of the City of Ann Arbor and the fol­lowing district therein is and will be benefited by the sprinkling of the streets and avenues aforesaid, that is to say.

Commencing at the north west corner of Block four north, range six east, ac­cording to the plat of the Village (now City) of Ann Arbor, running thence east to "the north east corner of lot number fourteen in said Block; thence south par­allel with Fifth ave. to the south line of lot number one in Block four south, range six east; thence west parallel with William st. to the south west corner of lot two in Block four south, range three

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east; thence north to the north line of William st.; thence west to the north and south center line of Block three south, range two east; thence north along the center line of said Block to the south line of Catherine St.; thence east to the east line of Ashley st.;' thence north to the north west corner of lot two in Block two north, range three east; thence east parallel with Catherine st. to Fifth ave.; thence south to the south line of Cather­ine St.; thence east to he place of be­ginning.

Adopted as follows:

Yeas—Aid. Richards, Hamilton, Koch, Exinger, Rohde, Vandawarker, Weeks, Grose, Coon, Stevens, Bliton—ii.

Nays—None. By Alderman Koch:

Whereas, this Common Council hav­ing been applied to in writing by ten or more freeholders residing within the City of Ann Arbor praying for the laying out, establishment and opening of a certain public alley within the corporate limits of the City of Ann Arbor and between Liberty and William streets within s,aid city; therefore.

Resolved, and this Common Council does hereby determine that it is advis­able to lay out, open and establish a pub­lic alley within the corporate limits of the City of Ann Arbor and bounded as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at the north west 'corner of lot number fifteen in Block number three, south of Huron st., range four east, according to the plat of the Village (now City) of Ann Arbor; running thence east eight feet; thence south, par­allel with the line of lots to William st.; thence west sixteen feet; thence north, parallel with the line of lots, to a point twenty-two feet south of the south line of lot one in said Block; thence norther­ly to a point ten feet west of the south­east corner of said lot one; thence north to Liberty st.; thence east ten feet; thence south to the place of beginning.

Resolved further, that Monday, the i6th day of April, 1900, at 7:30 o'clock p. m., is hereby fixed and appointed as the time when, and the Council Cham­bers in the City of Ann Arbor as tlae place where the Common Council will meet to consider the proposed improve-m e n t a n d to hear all persons interested therein.

Resolved further. That the City Clerk do give notice to all persons interested therein of the pendency of the question of ordering the said public improvement

in accordance with Section No. 127 of the City Charter.

OFFICERS ' REPORTS.

Justices Duffy and Doty offered their reports for the three months ending March 31, 1900, which were received and ordered filed.

On motion of Aid. Weeks the Council adjourned until Thursday evening, April 5, at 8 o'clock.

J. E. HARKINS, City Clerk.

Council Chambers, Ann Arbor, Mich., April 5, 1900.

Adjourned meeting. Called to order by Pres. Seabolt. Roll call: Present—Aid. Richards,

Hamilton, Koch, Rohde, Brown, Vanda­warker, Weeks, Grose, Coon, Stevens, Bliton, Pres. Seabolt—12.

Absent—Aid. Dieterle, Exinger, How-e l l - 3 .

The Clerk offered the Election Com­missioners' Report, which was received and ordered filed. By Aid. Brown;

Resolved, That the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor at a regular session at the Council Chamber in said city on the 3d day of April A. D. 1900, do declare and hereby certify that at the charter election held in and for the City of Ann Arbor on the second day of April, A. D. 1900, the following named persons were duly and lawfully elected to the followinif ward offices:

Supervisor Alderman Constable-Supervisor Alderman Constable-Supervisor-Alder-man-Constable-Supervisor Alderman Constable-Supervisor Alderman-Constable—

Supervisor Alderman-Constable—

First Ward. •—John R. Miner. -Henrv Richards. -M. C ' Peterson. Second Ward.

•—Eugene Oesterlin. -Christian Schlenker. Martin Vogel. Third Ward.

•—John M. Naylor. -Richard Kearns, Jr. -Zenus Sweet. Fourth Ward.

•—Herman Krapf. -Arthur Brown. -John Cox. Fifth Ward.

—James Boyle. -George W. Weeks. -Rudolph Kern, SiJirth Ward.

•—W. D. Harriman. -Royal Jenney. -Harrison Ball.