lOOMMON COIJNCKL—rJULY 1, 1912 . .169

C o u n c i l C h a m b e r , A n n A r b o r , Mich . , J u l y 1st , 1912. Res"u la r Ses s ion . M e e t i n g c a l l e d to o r d e r b y P r e s .

Mills . P r e s e n t : A id . H o c h r e i n , K o e r n k e , F l y n n , R a m s a y , L i n d e n -s c h m i t t , S c h u l t z , M u r r a y , P r o c h n o w , P i p p , R a s h , L u t z , P r e s . Mi l l s , 12. .Absen t : A id . Sichmid, M a n w a r i n g , iSherk, 3. M i n u t e s of p r e v i o u s m e e t ­i n g s a p p r o v e d . ( E n t e r Aid . S c h m i d . )

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s . A n n A r b o r , Mich . , J u n e 29 th , 1912. To t h e H o n o r a b l e C o n i m o n C o u n ­

cil of t h e Ci ty of A n n A r b o r . G e n t l e ­m e n — U n d e r t h e d e c r e e of t h e c i r c u i t c o u r t b y w h i c h t h e c i t y p u r c h a s e d t h e old fa i r g r o u n d p r o p e r t y , i t yi^as a g r e e d t h a t a s u i t a b l e b a r n s h o u l d be m a i n t a i n e d t h e r e o n fo r uise of t h e A n n A r b o r D r i v i n g c l u b . L a s t fa l l t h i s b a r n w a s s t r u c k b y l i g h t n i n g a n d b u r n t , a n d t h e s t r u c t u r e w h i c h r e p l a c e d i t h a s j u s t b e e n c o m p l e t e d .

F o r t u n a t e l y t h e D r i v i n g c lub c a r ­r i e d $1,000.00 i n s u r a n c e on t h i s b u i l d i n g , w h i c h a m o u n t h a s b e e n t u r n e d o v e r to t h e c i t y c l e r k . W e a t ­t a c h h e r e t o bil l of K o c h B r o t h e r s a m o u n t i n g t o $1 ,690.90, a n d r e c o m ­m e n d p a y m e n t of t h e s a m e f r o m t h e p a r k fund , to w h i c h h a s b e e n c r e d i t ­ed SI ,000 .00 a b o v e r e f e r r e d t o . T h e c o n t r a c t h a g b e e n c o m p l e t e d in a n e n t i r e l y s a t i s f a c t o r y m a n n e r a n d t h e buildi ing is a n o r n a m e n t a n d c r e d i t to t h e c i ty p a r k s y s t e m . R e s p e c t f u l l y i s u b m i t t e d , M. J . F r i t z ,

C h a i r m a n of P a r k C o m m i s s i o n . M o v e d by Aid . L u t z t h a t r e c o m ­

m e n d a t i o n of p a r k co immiss ion be c o n c u r r e d in a n d w a r r a n t b e o r d e r e d d r a w n in f a v o r of K o c h B r o t h e r s f o r $1,690.90. A d o p t e d a s f o l l o w s : Y e a s , Aid . S c h m i d , H o c h r e i n , K o e r n k e , F l y n n , R a m s a y , L i n d e n s c h m i t t , Schu l t z , M u r r a y , P r o c h n o w , P i p p , R a s h , L u t z , P r e s . Mil ls , 13 . N a y s , n o n e . ( E n t e r Aid . S h e r k . )

P e t i t i o n s , P e t i t i o n of J a c o b E s c h e l b a c h e t a l ,

fo r e l e c t r i c a r c h e s on M a i n s t . a t i n -te rsec t ion is of L i b e r t y , W a s h i n g t o n , H u r o n a n d A n n s ts . , r e c e i v e d , a n d r e f e r r e d to t h e l i g h t i n g c o m m i t t e e on m o t i o n of Aid . H o c h r e i n .

C a i n n i i t t e e K e p o r t s . FINANCE R E P O R T .

Ann Arbor, Mich., Ju ly 1st, 1912. To the Finance committee of the Com­

mon Council: Gentlemen—I have examin­ed the following accounts agains t the city of Ann Arbor, and I hereby certify that they are correct to the best of my knowl­edge.

Keapectfnlly submitted, ROSS GRANGER, City Clerk

•CJonting-ent Fund . Ross Granger, salary and clerU hirp.$16G.fi6 Eugene G. Mann, salary and clerk

hire 10R.33 S. W. Beakes. salary 125.00 John W. Dwyer. salary 83..*]3 Jas . F . Breakey, salary 50.00 Harr i s Ball, salary 55.00 M. E. Easter 'y , salary 50.00 Napoleon Brou^h, sa lary 50.00 R. G. MacKenzle, salary 25.00

Total salaries for J u n e $713.32 F i re Fund .

Chas. J . Andrews, salary $41.Gd Eugene Will iams, salary 3(1.30 Fred Jolly, salary 36.30 Ralph Edwards , salary 30.30 Henry McLaren, salary 34.37 George Hoelzle. sa lary 34.37 Jacob Gwinner, salary 33.00 . \ r t hu r Clark, salary 33.00 Max Witt l inger, salary 33.00 Harley Wise, salary 33.00 Martin Noll, sa lary 33.00 George Isbel, salary 30.00 Mat. Heininger salary 30.00 John Behr. salary 30.00 James Smith, salary 30.00 F r a n k Markey, salary 30.00 Thorans Shamp, salnr.v 27 50 Clyd Carpenter, salary 27.50-Chas. Carroll salary 22.00 F rank Kapp . sa lary 22.00

Total salaries for 1-2 month of J u n e , $C33.30

Police Fund . Theo. C. Apfel, sa lary $41.06 Thos. O'Brien, salary 37.40 Wm. Blackburn, salary 33.00 Wm. J Aprill. salary 33.m Gustave Meyer salary 38.00 Rex Burnet t , sa lary 33.00 Ruben Armbruster , salary 33.00 Edw. Kuhn, salary 33.00

Total salaries for 1-2 month of June , $277.06

Poor Fund . J. H. Shadford, salary $25.00

Cemetery F u n d . Matthias Luippold, salnry $40.00

Bridge, Culvert and Crossw iHi Fund . Manley Osgood, salary $ 50.00 W. M. Fitzgerald, salary 45.00 John Wisner salary 125.00 R. M. Caughey, salary 60.(K)

Total $280.00 Contingent Fund .

Boards of ReTie^v. E. E. Schmid. services $5.00 Henry Hochrein, services 5.00 Ju l ius Koernke, services 5.00 Wm. P. Flynn, services 5.00 E. B. Manwaring, services 5.00 Jas . D. Ramsay, services 5.00 Wm. Soliultz, services 5.00 Theo. Prochnow, services 5.00 Henry G. Pipp, services 5.(N) I. L. Sherk, services 5.00 George Lutz, services 5.00 W. S. Mills, services 5.00 1

370 C O M M O N C O U N I C I L — J U L Y 1, 1912.

E. D. Iliseook, services 28.00 Christ ian Sclilenker, services 28.00 F rank Pardon, services 28.00 Herman Krapf, services 28.00 August Dorow, services 28.00 A. F . Martin, services 28.00 .Tames Finnell, services 28.00

Total boards of review Edw. Bescli, collecting garbage Michigan State Tel. Co., tolls Eastern Mich. Edison Co., city hall

and labor, etc G. F . Willey, services AVinona Saunders, services II. G. P re t tyman , P . M., p o s t a g e . . . H. J. Abbott , regis ter ing deeds McOmber & Miner, insurance Gauntlet t & Sellman, insurance The Times News Co., pr in t ing Jn o . C. Fischer Co., supplies Schumacher Hardware Co., suppl ies . F . A. Goulding, repairs liailey t.K: Edmunds , repairs Louis Lmdemann, water Uoss Granger, express paid Fa rmer s and Mechanics' bank,

interest

$256.00 $255.00

.45

50.5(5 20.00 50.00

2.00 3.00

25.84 15.00

173.70 .70

. 8.05

. a.fm 1.50

10.00 4.08

58.05

Total supplies, etc $681.83 Contingent fund (including sal­

aries) $1651.15 Fi re F u n d

Varsi ty Laundry Co., laundry $4.81 Eastern Mich. p:dison Co., l ight 3.40 Schumacher Hardware Co.. supp l ies . . 8.74 ,Tno. C. Fischer Co., supplies. 94 Chas. A. Saner & Co.. supplies 10.23 Kyer & Whi tker supplies 6.15 Wm. H. L. PiOhde, coal 8.00 .Tustis Nixon, hay 60.74 Ernes t Brown, hay 30.14 Jacol) Schie t oats 53.62 V. W. Cornell, horseshoeing 5.20 Sevbold & Esslinger, horseshoeing,

etc 8.10 Bailey «& Edmunds , repairs 40

Total supplies, etc $200.47 Fire fund (including salaries) $833.77

Police Fund . Edward Hill, special $2.00 Har ry l a u n d e r s , special 2.(X) Joltu O'Mara, special 9.00 Arthur Clark.' special 9.00 Michael Kenny, special 9.0(t Max AY'̂ *^̂ "iJi"̂ *'' sppfiJ^l 9.00 Jacob Gwinner. special 6.75 James J . Dowd, special 30.00 Andrew Boersig, special 30.00 Washtenaw Home Tel. Co.. tolls 1.40 Michigan State Tel. Co., tolls 20 Schmacher Hardware Co., suppl ies . . 1.80 J . A. Brown, supplies 2.50 H. G. Ehnis. supplies 2.30 The Ebci'ltach Pharmacy, supplies . . 2.40 Edw. Kuhn. supplies 2.50 The Detective Pub . Co.. subscript ion 1.00 The American Plouse, rooms and

board 18..50 Polhemus Transfer Line, livery 5.50 AValker's Liverv, livery 50 K. X. Hall, livery .75

Robison & Co., livery 5,00 Ann Arbor Garage, livery and sup­

plies 2.21

Total supplies, etc $153.31 Police fund (including salaries) $430.37

Pf<r Fund . John Wagner , supplies $18.70 Ilelber Bros.. supjjHes 3.50 Theurer «K: Walker, supplies 17.56 S. A. Elsifor, s torage and dray 9.00

Total supplies, etc $48.76 Poor fund (including salary) $73.76

Cemetery Fund . Christ ian Schleuker, supplies $3.55

Cemetery fund (including salary) $43.55 Dog License Fund .

Kenffel Sz Esser Co., supplies $298.50 The Athens Press, pr in t ing 20.00

Total $318.50 Street Lighting: Fund .

Eastern Mich. Edison Co.. l i gh t . . .$1,245.14 Water Fund .

The Ann Arbor Water Co., hydrant rentals , etc $4,977.50

Sprinkl ing Dist, No. 11. Wm. J . Clancy, sprinkl ing $44.00

Snrinkl ing Dist. No. 12. Wm. J . Clancy, spr inkl ing $66.00

P a r k Fund . Geo. C. Braun, labor $34.00 Lee Bush "labor 3.40 G. E. Collins, team 45.00 Jos . Cunningham, labor 2.00 Edw. Huddy , labor and horse 4.16 Frank Jewell, labor 1.(K) Bernard F . Markey, labor 25.00 J . W. Markov, *u'tt 75.00 Chas. Nichols, labor 12.40 J . W. O'Brien, labor 25.00 W. J . Itaudel, labor 25.00 Leslie Walker, labor 12.60

Total labor $264.56 Christ ian Schlenker, supplies $1.16 Schumacher Hardware Co., suppl ies . . 9.77 Schumacher & Backhaus, supp l i e s . . . 1.80 Walker ' s Livery, livery 4.00 E. A. Wisdom, repairs 1.00

Total supplies, etc $17.73 Pa rk fund total $282.29

Street F u n d Sam. Adam, labor $20.60 Orman Aprill, labor 11.60 D. P. Barret t , labor 1.80 Joe Brahm. labor 14.20 .7acob Brown, labor 4.00 Wm. Burv. labor ?7.5n Andrew Caughey, labor lO.SO N. Charlan. labor 20.33 Wm. Clark, labor 27.00 Paul Coler, labor 9.00 Wm. Collins, labor 11-60 Lionel Crocker, labor , 5.40 John Dnlgliesh. labor 10.80 Fd. Donahue, labor 16.20 Edgar Dwyer, labor 5.40 Francis Lwver, labor 5.40 Geo. D. Eddy, labor 19.80 Cecil Fields, labor 20.00

C O i M M O N C O U N C I L — J U L Y 1, 1 9 1 2 . : i 7 l

Aiiolph F i n k b e i n e r , l a b o r 22.00 L i n u s F o s t e r , l a b o r 7.20 J a c o b Graf, l a b o r 24.00 \ y m . Graf, l a b o r 12.60 A u g . H e r m a n n , l a b o r 21.60 J : M . H e r t c h e n , l a b o r 12.60 Mike H e s s i o n , l a b o r lO.SO Pel ix Hohe i se l , l a b o r 3.60 Sam. K a l m b a c h , l a b o r •. 21.60 Gi^o. K a t a p o l i s . l a b o r 24.00 J o h n K a t a p o l i s , l a b o r 24.00 Nick K a t a p o l i s , l a b o r 24.CK) Mat . Koch , l a b o r 20.00 F . K r a u s , l a b o r 22.00 W m . K u e h n , l a b o r 30.00 L o r e n z o K u e h n l e , l a b o r 10.80 J u l i u s L o e h r k e . l a b o r 10.83 Nick Manos , l a b o r 22.00 E r w i n Mas ine , l a b o r 22.67 J o h n M o r a u , l a b o r 21.60 J o h n O s b o r n , l a b o r 22.00 Mike P r i e s c o r n , l a b o r 21.20 Nick R i g a s , l a b o r 4.00 Mike R y a n , l a b o r 16.20 Geo. S c h l e m m e r , l a b o r 17.20 C la rence See ry , l a b o r 6.40 A d a m Stol l , l a b o r 24.00 J o h n H . T h o m p s o n , l a b o r 8.00 E a r l T h w a i t e s , l a b o r 11.80 L e w i s T o w n l e y , l a b o r 9.00 C h r i s . W a l z , l a b o r 21.60 Mike W e i d m a n n l a b o r 24.00 W m . W i l d , l a b o r 21.60 Geo. W i s n e r . l a b o r 12.00 H e n r y W o e s s n e r . l a b o r 7.20 C. C. B a r g d i l l . t e a m 22.50 U. S. F l l i s . t e a m 17.75 Dav id H e n n i n g , t e a m 49.25 J o h n M e H n g h , t e a m 54.00 G. L . MulUson, t e a m 36.75 C. C. N i e t h a m m e r . t e a m 29.00 A. M. Steffen. t e a m 28.00 V a r a t t a Bros . , t e a m 49.50 a. W . W e e k s , t e a m 31.50 M. M. W h e e l o c k , t e a m 31.50

T o t a l l a b o r $1,185.28 G. F . A l l m e n d i n g e r . a g e n t , g r a v e l $81.20 L. C. W e i n m a n n , g r a v e l 8.25

T o t a l t r a v e l $89.45 S t r e e t f und t o t a l $1,274.73

Sidewalk F u n d . W m . B u r y , l a b o r $2.50 >\n(irow C a u g h e y . l a b o r 1.80 F d . Donahue^ l a b o r 1.80 Geo. D. E d d y , l a b o r 1.80 Ado lph F i n k b e i n e r , l a b o r 2.00 V a u a t t a Bros . , t e a m 4.50

T o t a l l a b o r $14.40 Bridgre, C u l v e r t & C r o s s w a l k F u n d .

J . A. B u r g l a b o r $20.39 N. Char lan ' . l a b o r 2.00 J o h n D a l g l i e s h . l a b o r 10.80 W m . Graf, l a b o r 9.00 Mike H e i s t , l a b o r 22.00 Mike H e s s i o n . l a b o r 11.20 J o h n H o l k a . l a b o r 22.00 J u l i u s L o e h r k e . l a b o r 22.17 J . G. Mack, l a b o r 22.00 Nick Mauos , l a b o r 2.00

E r w i n Mas ine , l a b o r 1.3.^ Geo. Miley, l a b o r 22.00 E r n e s t R a p p . l a b o f 22.00 Nick R i g a s ( l a b o r 4.00 A. G. S c h n e e b e r g e r , l a b o r 21.60 E l m e r W i s n e r . l a b o r 3.00 Geo. W i s n e r , l a b o r 5.11 Geo. W i s n e r . l a b o r ( E n g . d e p t . ) 3.67 G. L . MuUison , t e a m 17.00 C. C. N i e t h a m m e r , t e a m 25.00 Geo. Soha ib l e , c a r t 36.67 A. M. Steffen, t e a m 26.00 J o s . W a l l a c k e r , c a r t 36.67

T o t a l l a b o r $374 21 T h e Ohio & Mich. S a n d & G r a v e l

Co., g r a v e l $36.75 R. S i m m o n s , oak p l a n k 259.20 C h r i s t i a n S c b l e n k e r . s u p p l i e s 8.30 S c h u m a c h e r H a r d w a r e Co., s u p p l i e s 9.20 J o h n C. F i s c h e r Co., s u p p l i e s 4.19 C h a s . A. Saufer & Co., s u p p l i e s 3.58 T h e E b e r b a c h F h a r m a c y , s u p p l i e s . . 2.45 G. F . A l l m e n d i n g e r , ag t . , g r ave l 1.20 M. G. R i c h m o n d , e x t e n s i o n s 80.81 C. M. T h o m p s o n & Son, e x t e n s i o n s . . 144.11 D a v i s & O h l i n g e r , p r i n t i n g 7.00 E . P . Cook , l i v e r y 3.00 S e y b o l d & E s s l i n g e r , r e p a i r s 2.90 Ba i l ey & E d m u n d s , r e p a i r s 75 A n n A r b o r R a i l r o a d Co., f r e i g h t . . . 37.43

T o t a l s u p p l i e s , e t c .$600.87 B r i d g e , eu l . a n d c r o s s w a l k ( i n c l u d i n g

s a l a r i e s ) $1,255.08 Recapi tu la t ion .

C o n t i n g e n t f u n d $1,651.15 F i r e 833.77 Po l i ce 430.37 P o o r 73.76

. C e m e t p r y 43.55 D o g ' i c e n s e 318.50 S t r e e t l i g h t i n g 1,245.14 W a t e r 4.977.50 P a r k 282.29 S t r e e t 1,274.73 S i d e w a l k 14.40 B r i d g e , cu l a n d c r o s s w a l k 1,255.08

T o t a l c i t y f u n d s $12,400.24 S p r i n k l i n g d i s t r i c t No . 11 $44.00 S p r i n k l i n g d i s t r i c t No. 12 66.00

T o t a l s p r i n k l i n g d i s t r i c t s $110.00 G r a n d t o t a l $12,510.24

A n n A r b o r . Mich. . J u l y 1. 1912. T o t h e H o n o r a b l e , t h e C o m m o n C o u n c i l :

G e n t l e m e n — Y o u r F i n a n c e c o m m i t t e e h a v e r ev iewed t h e f o r e g o i n g r e p o r t of t h e c i t y c le rk , a n d we r e c o m m e n d t h a t w a r r a n t s be o r d e r e d d r a w n for t h e f o r e g o i n g ac ­c o u n t s . Geo. L u t z . W m . H. M u r r a y . E . E . Rchmid .

F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e . A i d . L u t z m o v e d t h e a d o p t i o n of

t h e r e p o r t . A d o p t e d a s f o l l o w s : Y e a s , A i d . S c h m i d , H o c h r e i n , K o e r n -k e , F l y n n , R a m s a y , L i n d e n s c h m i t t , S c h u l t z , M u r r a y , P r o c h n o w . P i p p , S h e r k , R a s h , L u t z , P r e s . M i l l s , 14 . N a y s , n o n e .

372 C O K M O N C O U N C I L — J U L Y 1, 1912.

Sewer Coiiunlttee. Moved by Aid. Sh^rk, t h a t t he en­

gineer furnish an e s t ima te of t he cost of a s to rm wa te r sewer on Cam­br idge road and Ba ldwin av. f rom Fore s t av. to W a s h t e n a w av. Adopt ­ed.

On mot ion of Aid. Murray , t he m a t t e r of cu rb and gu t t e r on Cam­br idge road and Baldwin av. wais r e ­ferred to t he s t ree t commi t t ee for in­vest igat ion.

Sidewalk Committee. By Aid. R a s h : W h e r e a s , in t h e

opinion of the council, t he g rade of t he s idewalk on the n o r t h side of Dewey av. o u g h t to be changed and fixed and establ ished to t he end t h a t such s t ree t may be su i tab le for pub ­lic t ravel , there fore

Resolved, and it is he reby ordered t h a t t he g rade of t he s idewalk on and a long the n o r t h side of Dewey av. f rom t h e east l ine of S ta te st. to t h e sou th line of P a c k a r d st. be. and the same is he reby changed, fixed and establ ished, so t h a t the g r ade of said s idewalk on and a long the s t ree t aforesaid shal l be as follows, t h a t is to say: At the east line of State st 832.20 332feet east of t he east line of

State st 829.45 632 feet east of the east line of

S ta te ist 830.95 882 feet east of t he eas t line of

State st 829.70 1132 feet east of t he east line

of State st 830.97 1232 feet east of the east line

of State st 832.97 1313 feet east of t he east line

of State st 83 5.66 B. M. on h y d r a n t a t cor. Wells

and P a c k a r d : Elev 836.41 The elevation given being above

the official city d a t u m and a long the center line of such walk, and the g r a d e lines to consist of s t r a igh t lines between the several points or s t a t ions above s ta ted .

Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. Schmid, Hochre in , Koernke , P lynn, Kamsay , L indenschmi t t , Schultz,

.Murray, P rochnow, P ipp , Sherk, Rash , Lutz, P res . Mills, 14. Nays, none.

By Aid. R a s h : W h e r e a s in the opinion of the council the g rade of the s idewalk on the sou th side of Dewey av. ough t to be changed and fixed and establ ished to t he end t h a t such s t ree t may be sui table for public t ravel , there fore

Resolved, and it is he reby ordered t h a t t he g rade of the sidewalk on and a long the sou th side of Dewey av. from the east line of State st. to to t h e sou th line of P a c k a r d st. be» a n d the s a m e is hereby changed, fix­ed and establ ished, so t h a t the grade of said s idewalk on and along the istreet aforesaid shal l be as follows,, t h a t is to say: At t he east line of State s t . . . .832.20 3 32 feet eas t of t he east line

of S ta te st 829.45 632 feet east of t he east line

of S ta te st 830.95 908 feet east of t he east line

of S ta te st 829,60 1132 feet east of t he east line

of S ta te st 830.71 12 32 feet east of the east line

of S ta te st 832.31 1313 feet east of the eajst line ,

of S ta te st 834.50 B. M. on h y d r a n t a t cor. Wells

and P a c k a r d : Elev . .836.41 , The elevation given being above the

official city d a t u m and along the center line of such walk, and the g rade lines to consist of s t ra ight l ines between the several points or , s ta t ions above s ta ted.

Adopted as follows: Yeas. Aid. ' Schmid, Hochre in , Koernke , Flynn, Ramsay , L indenschmi t t , Schultz, Murray , P rochnow, P ipp , Sherk, Ratsh, Lutz, Pres . Mills, 14. Nays, none.

By Aid. R a s h : Whereas , in the ' opinion of t he counci l the grade of t he s idewalk on the east side of Brown st. ough t to be changed and fixed and es tabl ished to the end tha t such s t ree t may be sui table for pub­lic t ravel , the re fore

Resolved, and it is hereby ordered t h a t the g rade of the sidewalk on and a long the east side of Brown st. from no r th line of Phi l l ip st. to the south line of Hill tst. be, and the same is hereby changed , fixed a n d establish­ed, sO t h a t the g rade of said sidewalk on and a long the s t ree t aforesaid shal l be as follows, t h a t is to say: At t he n o r t h line of Phi l l ip st 841.83 At t he sou th line of Lincoln st 835.20 At the no r th line of Lincoln st 835.20 . 300 feet sou th of the south line

of Hill st 837.11 280 feet isouth of the south line

of Hill st 837.20 260 feet sou th of the south line

of Hill st 836.83 At the sou th line of Hill st 829.40 B. M. on h y d r a n t a t cor. Main

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and Hil l : E lev 839.34 The elevation given being above

the official city d a t u m and a long the center line of such walk, and the grade lines to consist of s t r a igh t lines between the several points or s tat ions above s ta ted.

Adopted as follows: Yeais, Aid. Schmid, Hochre in , Koernke , P lynn, Ramsay, I>indenschmitt , Schultz, Murray, P rochnow, P ipp , Sherk, Rash, Lutz, Pres . Mills, 14. Nays, none.

By Aid. R a s h : W h e r e a s in t he opinion of t he counci l the grade of the s idewalk on the west side of Brown st. ought to be changed, and fixed and establ ished to the end t h a t such s t ree t may be sui table for pub -liis travel, the re fore

Resolved, and it is he reby ordered tha t the grade of t he s idewalk on and a long the west side of Brown st. from nor th line of Phi l l ip st. to t he south line of Lincoln st. be, and t h e same is hereby changed , fixed and established, so t h a t t he g rade of said sidewalk on and a long the s t ree t aforesaid ishall be as follows, t h a t is to say: At the nor th line of Phi l l ip st 841.83 At the sou th line of Lincoln st 835.20 B. M. on h y d r a n t a t cor. Main

and Hil l : Elev 839.34 The elevation given being above

the official city d a t u m and adong the center line of such walk and the grade lines to consist of s t r a igh t lines between the several points or s ta­tions above s tated.

Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. Schmid, Hochre in , Koernke , F lynn, Ramsay , Lindemschmitt , Schultz, Murray, P rochnow, P ipp , Sherk, Rash, Lutz, P res . Mills. 14. Nays. none.

Officers' R e p o r t s . Ann Arbor, Mich., Ju ly Ist, 1912.

To the Council : Gent lemen—Mr. J. H. Drake requests t h a t the s idewalk Une from No. 903 Lincoln av. nor th to Hill St. be s t r a igh tened out to con­form with presen t Une south of said number .

Ross Granger , City Clerk. On mot ion of Aid. Rash , the m a t t e r

was referred to the city engineer for investigation,

Ann Arbor, Mich., J u n e 22nd, 1912. To the City Clerk of the City of

Ann Arbor : F o r the custody of the city funds for the ensuing year, we agree to pay you a t the ra te of 2 per­cent per a n n u m , in teres t computed on daily balances and credi ted quar ter ly .

Very respectfully, C. J. Walz, Cashier, S ta te Savings Bank . Moved by Aid. Schmid, t h a t custody

of city money for ensuing year be given to the State Savings bank .

Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. Schmid, Hochre in , Koernke , Flynn, Ramsay , Lindenschmi t t , Schultz, Mur­ray, P rochnow, Pipp, Sherk, Ra&h, Lutz, Pres . Mills, 14. Nays, none.

Communica t ion from city assessor, re lat ive to peti t ion for spr inkl ing dis­t r ic t a long South Universi ty av., re ­ceived and referred to city a t to rney .

Mr. Ross Granger , City Clerk: In accordance with ord inance provisions, I hand you herewi th , for t ransmiss ion to the council , abs t r ac t s of all pav­ing and sewer taxes for the year 1912, now due and unpaid, toge ther with the in teres t t he reon up to Ju ly 15th, 1912. Respectful ly submit ted , E. G. Mann.

City Treasure r . Abs t rac t s received and following

resolut ion offered: By Aid. Murray , Resolved, t h a t the

common council hereby certifies to the city assessor t h a t t he re is now due and unpa id paving taxes as follows: Distr ict No. 5 $ 982.06 Distr ict No. 6 60.46 Distr ict No. 7 761.09 Distr ict No. 8 303.78 Distr ict No. 9 98.23 Distr ict No. 10 . 875.21 Distr ict No. 11 9.66 Distr ict No. 12 185.29 Distr ict No. 13 73.61 District No. 14 427.97 Distr ict No. 15 543.77 Distr ict No. 16 805.20 Distr ic t No. 17 lofi.ol District No. 18 1271.94 District No. 19 453.41 Distr ict No. 21 660.90 District No. 22 31.50 Distr ict No. 23 63.22 Distr ict No. 24 131.84 District No, 25 140.76

Toi^l . .$8046.41 and fu r the r t h a t t he re is now due and unpa id t he following sewer taxes : Distr ict No. 27 $ 531.25 Distr ic t No. 29 78.04 Distr ict No. 30 61.10 Distr ict No. 31 92.04 Distr ict No. 32 322.22 District No. 33 11.76 Distr ic t No. 34 986.52 Distr ict No. 35 18.45 District No. 36 106.85 Distr ict No. 37 165.54 District No. 38 195.26 Distr ict No. 39 150.44 District No. 40 88.74 District No. 41 483.23

3';74. COMMON COUNCIL—JULY 1, 1912.

Distr ict No. 42 96.47 District No. 43 156.27 Distr ict No. 44 . . . 44.27 Distr ic t No. 45 38.47 Distr ict No. 46 100.10 Distr ict No. 47 106.90

Total . : $3833.92 Adopted as fol lows: Yeas, Aid.

Schmid, Hochre in , Koernke , Flynn, Ramsay , L indenschmi t t , Schultz. Mur­ray, P rochnow, P ipp , Sherk, Rash , Lutz, Pres . Mills, 14. Nays, none.

Repo r t s of city m a r s h a l for m o n t h of J u n e , and Jus t i ce Doty for q u a r t e r ending J u n e 30, 1912, received and ordered on file.

Reso lu t ions . By Aid. M u r r a y : Resolved, t h a t the

sum of $5,000.00 be and the same is hereby t r ans fe r r ed from the Bridge, Culver t and Crosswalk fund to the s t ree t fund and

• Resolved, fur ther , t h a t t he sum of $1,000.00 be and the same is he reby t rans fe r red from the Bridge, Culvert and Crosswalk fund to the Sidewalk ftind.

Adopted as fol lows: Yeas, Aid. Schmid, Hochre in , Koernke , F lynn, Ramsay , L indenschmi t t , Schultz, Mur­ray, P rochnow, P ipp , Sherk, Rash , Lutz, Pres . Mills, 14. Nays, none.

By Aid. P r o c h n o w : Resolved, t h a t commenc ing with t he m o n t h of July, 1912, the pay of the fire and police d e p a r t m e n t s be as follows: chief of fire depa r tmen t , $86.00 per m o n t h ; asst. chief, $78.00 per m o n t h ; two cap ta ins each per m o n t h $76.00; two l i eu tenants each per m o n t h $73.00; all second year and longer firemen. $70.00 each per m o n t h ; all first year fire­men $60.00 per m o n t h ; two a t t end­an t s each $46.00 per m o n t h ; m a r s h a l , $83.33 per m o n t h as fixed by the c h a r t e r ; s e rgean t of police, $80.00 per m o n t h ; pa t ro lmen each $70.00 per m o n t h ; san i ta ry pol iceman, $60.00 per mon th .

Refer red to fire commit tee , police commi t tee and fire commissioners , on mot ion of Aid. P rochnow, by follow­ing vote: Yeas, Aid, Schmid, Hoch­rein, Koernke , Flynn, Ramsay , Lin­denschmit t , Schultz, Murray , P roch­now, P ipp , Sherk , Rash, Pres . Mills, 13. Nays, Aid. Lutz, 1.

Spr ink l ing Distr ic t Xo. 13. By Aid. Schultz: Resolved, tha t the

common council of the city of Ann Arbor do declare t ha t they deem it necessary tha t Hill st., from the east line of Church st. to T a p p a n st., and Tappan st., from Hill st. to E a s t Uni­versity av., and Eas t Universi ty av..

from T a p p a n st. to Hill st., should be wet dov/n or spr inkled, to the end tha t the hea l t h and comfor t of the people may the reby be conserved, therefore.

Resolved, t h a t under the provisions of an o rd inance entit led, "An ordin­ance relat ive to s t reet spr inkl ing and providing a method of rais ing by tax­at ion the money to pay and defray the costs and expenses thereof," passed Ju ly 17th, 1899, and amended J u n e 17th, 1912, the common council here­by de te rmines t h a t upon the petition of a major i ty of the foot frontage owners of the taxable land on the-above ment ioned streets , the said s t ree t s shal l be spr inkled and wet down^ and the costs and expenses therefor shal l be assessed and taxed to t he owner of the land benefitted thereby.

Resolved, fur ther , tha t the lands a b u t t i n g on Hill st. from the east line of Church st. to Tappan st. and Tap-pan St. from Hill st. to Eas t Univer­sity av. and E a s t Universi ty av. from T a p p a n st. to Hill st. a re hereby set aside as a special assessment district, to be known as Street Sprinkling Dis­t r ic t No. 13.

Resolved, fur ther , tha t each and all of the lands, t enemen t s and prem­ises here inaf te r ment ioned a re deemed and declared to be benefitted by such s t ree t spr inkl ing, to the extent of the cost thereof, and all such lands shall cons t i tu te and all of the lands here­inaf ter ment ioned a re fixed and de­t e rmined as t he distr ict and the spcr cial assessment distr ict upon and aga ins t which shall be charged and assessed all the costs and expenses of such s t reet spr inkl ing, t ha t is to say: All t ha t pa r t of the city of Ann Arbo*' and all the land, t enements and prem­ises s i tua ted in the city of Ann Ar­bor, s ta te of Michigan, known and bounded as follows, towit:

En t i r e block 1, G. D. HiJl's addit ion. Lots, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 24

and the No. 92 ft. of lo t 23, B . 2, G. D. Hill 's add i t ion .

Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 64 Tappan P a r k .

P a r t of lot 1, Tappan Park , begin­ning a t N. E. corner of lot 2, Tappan P a r k . N. W. on Tappan st. to s. lino of Hill St., W. on Hill st. 74 ft., S. to S. E. line of lot 1, N. E. on this line to beginning.

Lots 6 and 7, B . 7 S., R. 12 E., a l ­te ra t ion of Ann Arbor Land Co's add.

Lot 7, also lot 6, except the N. 43 ft. of the W. 100 ft. B. 7 S.. R. 13 E.. a l t e ra t ion of Ann Arbor Land Co.'s add.

Lot 6 also lots 7 and 8, except t he

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N. 132 ft., B. 4, R. S. Smith's Snd add. hemus, Mrs. Jos. A. Polhemus, The S. part of lots 2 and 3, B. 3, R. Katherine Wallter, G, J. Ray, Ida

S. Smith's 2nd add., beginning on the M. Ray, Mary U. Dailey, Byron A. S. W. corner of lot 2, N. on Church Finney, Ida C. Finney, F. W. Kel-st., 74 ft., E'ly to a point on the E. sey. A. S. Whitney, A. R. Cole, Mrs, line of lot 3 G9 1-2 ft. N. of Hill s t , H. R. Lowry. S. to Hill St., W. to beginning. Received and following resolution

Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. offered: Schmid, Hochrein, Koernke, Flynn, By Aid. Pipp: Whereas, this com-Ramsay, Lindenschmitt, Schultz, Mur- mon council has been applied to in ray. Prochnow, Pipp, Sherk, Rash, writing by a majority of the foot Lutz, Pres. Mills, 14. Nays, none. frontage owners of the taxable lands

To the Common Council of the City in sprinkling district No. 13, there­of Ann Arbor: Gentlemen—We, the fore, undersigned, being the owners of a Resolved, that the board of public majority of the foot frontage upon the works do advertise for tenders and streets composed of special Sprink- let by contract to the lowest respons-ling District No. 13, being Hill st. from ible bidder the work of sprinkling the the east line of Church st. to Tappan streets in said sprinkling district as St., and Tappan st. from Hill st. to fixed by the common council July 1st, East University av., and East Univer- 1912, according to the charter and sity av. from Tappan st. to Hill st., do ordinances of the city governing the hereby petition your Honorable Body same. to cause said streets in said special Adopted as follows: Yeas, Aid. sprinkling district to be wet down Schmid, Hochrein, Koernke, Flynn, and sprinkled, to the end that the Ramsay, Lindenschmitt, Schultz, Mur-dust upon said streets may be proper- ray, Prochnow, Pipp, Sherk, Rash, ly laid, and that the cost and expense Lutz, Pres. Mills,-14. Nays, none, thereof be charged to and assessed By Aid. Sherk: Resolved, that a against the property in said district, water main be laid on Cedar st. from Arthur Brown, Cora Brown, Martin J. Pontiac st. to Wright st. Referred to

Cavanaugh, Mary C. Cavanaugh, S. Water committee. W. Clarkson, A. F. Freeman, Wal- By Aid. Pipp: Resolved, that a ter C. Mack, G. F. Allmendinger, street light be placed on North State Stella E. Sturtz, W. L. Clements by st. midway between Kingsley and Ida C. Wheat, Mrs. N. W. Hadley, Fuller sts.. Referred to Lighting Grace A. Gillis, T. C. Trueblood, committee. Carolyn H. Trueblood, Lucinda The Council adiourned. Cornwell, C. B. Kinyon, Jos. A. Pol- ROSS GRANGER, Clerk.