The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-27
Proceedings Of ths Common Council.

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-. o. ,tSs- Courc.-s-Wsys Al Means
E. Al. Vaak.lren
\ VI. Gr.s-. .'r ssI oi-P.ass- u spea.A. or.er
By AZ Esm0nds
Cain Q; / Baker for Sc 5o-=.reeS
By AZ Hart
Cain %, : sh.as t5r 81 .l5o-st-.-ts
By All Whitney
Claim OF H.islsnan. ;or as 5.-C.sy AEA-s
REPozS o. c3xslr-E
By COMMITTEES on Cily ArA.rs
% ca rs Of D4rs-CAins pl1ssa D. spsela
order
By Committee OF Poics
Against IL resolution srAnsns coaa-l room - ths
colorst citizens. Qassti1n beng lpoa tas atspiios
81 resolution, 70 vas nsg s.optsd
By the COMMITTEES OF Stfsets
FAvorasly 81 clam u shlae-CAla p.zcsi On
special order
By specal Comn.,tss
Your Spee.ll Committee. - when was r-ssrreo
.aAt part ~ the prons OF Gear ssrssg n frocs OF
t1s rssi1s1cs u Ma. Elder havs hAc tas sane IN
de- consdsrzGisn, ana recommend that elevation
205 % - Amended. BE- AMENDED o. 200 - Which shA
be summit, ARD tie grade made 70 descend Il 10
chss per Ice feet each way, north AID south.
On notiOa Of Aid Hart, report was adopted
By Special Committee
Your Special Committee, ID whom Vas referred ths
consideration u nsw survey And profile Of the north
end u Cedar street, AMI also resolution recon
melcrg tbs grAtIag Of Wal street and instructirr
tbs EnEnssr - MAKE survey an probe preparatory
thereto beg .eavs ID rsDori that they have had the
same rEdsr consiserAion, snd respectfully rscen
msne: Taas nsv survey and pro1s Of 20 much CT
Cedar street 4. lies bstvesn the south line o. Frank
In street All tbs Intersection 81 Adams street be
srdsre- by ne council, u tas intent that heavy
grade IS contemplated By tbs present profile - ret
rnafs That the Engin b instructed g. pre-
pare ais prcdls. that summit bs made n front =
the csntsr q Un.OE School-hoUss lot AMI onlv -
much Ill tee rzviae south y said schoo. house lot
aad north q the intersection Of Adams sTrsss -
may De 5ssary Reasonably % conform 10 tie shove
reLilllsl summit. AMI he ssmmit At present -
tA5Asee1- nn.st atsy south o, The Intersection o;
A ANS s--e-t
AMI yo-r COMMITTEES Also recommend tais Council
q instr &c. - El n-e. asr-eahF with tie res8lg
ti0n re,eT-e1 % Tn. conun-i.teo o. make a s.rvsT
ant probe f9- ne sssis ~ Wal street c0u,0rmahle
rs lpp=oa h-s % Gear stsse.. a. shall be- sst4h
lshed tn - nF0n g sld survey q telar street.
r-oomnis- lei by - committee. sll that the En-
ga-er boz directed - tAas 800 otssr steps - are
n3csssAry = the gazing %, VA street asrsezbiy 70
All 4 which IS rsspeclsilly submitted an your
r0miailtas ask - Ia discharged from Ia further
consideration ~ the slbJert-Acop.el
b Committee on finance
Th4 Committee 50 Filarcss - whom Wa referred
.,e petition OF Knott s. Bs.n-- ,nl others having
Lat tls sane ~ ,sr consl leras ,i! respectfully
report Tia sl0.ld tie com -ii-t-e taEe TITO coll
sid=rStsn tie esAhty Of a. act in o5struclins the
streets al1 hl.ins from IA. vlsg % customers
places ~ ~ l@s- there can De- D.. Cpir-1f IL.
object " a MUNICIPAL govern slt - % giant csrtal
privileges % tle citze u rl-ll. patty that So
Mt b. obtLl Lei bv the s.1tlts or common isw an
- fli.s meas Al I'd
ii indlviutl slsl suffer IN us t-Af- from any cslss
except that of = iegisimate competition. IL -
qlsailOr . sl.ns c1Cb: whethsr tbs Common Co1a-
ell has IT, tLfI-ty even 10 allow buIiclL- re-
rnAr 10 ths rssts Tor any .sHsth o. tials 10 be s1
a. place ~ bLs.aess svel though i dCss inter
fere directly with to- trade Of other parties yet by
COMMON consent OR ssrssts are Often nlockscst an
serious ODttrlctons AJNel - reina ~ tie streets
hat Improvements may be prosecrtsl u0s ,1lv tn
viEar but With economy 20 interested parties. The
ground o., complain r Us petitioners IS that their
Qiacs - business i lot only incOmm)dsc but that
I'd. store Of Ness-s Grove Whitney, Il o5structing
ths view from u e. gAn avenue Aud diminish a.
Their trsos Tie Pe-iioLsrs however, have eX-
pressed willingness { besr al tins iGc0nvsu ences
rssiltS fran ths location - sAt store YET ts loss
IN trade which thsy a-s compelled % sustain they
rrrs : too much ~ ttsm u bear. fAs COMMITTEES
would therefore offer tn following resolution
Rssolr>a That til prarsr o.: ~ petitioners 5e
gr1n,.i
Ga motion o. Al. H4r-. r=,srrst t. City Attorney
Report o lest sp.c.or Il LEI Dst-s. for 81 &C
Rs15r- 6y Cv Attorney oi drafts - ,rsinause..
plrs-al: r. --'-J-.i --uc-s rsferra o. Ian re-
Comm ttae
NlIoSs. RESOLUTIONS AN Voices
a. UA meg afsrsl tas following
RssolrsI That Ness-s. John a. Kerr & c. rs a
owed o. construct an addition t. tie Printing Office,
q wood AMI hrcS, ID be place. OF IT, cas-: side u
slli ot1cs-Flrs department
Aid Jones offsre; the following
Rssolped That the Marsha - All b ) hereby d.
rested 70 the nractor tie grade OF Capital
avenue discontinue al once al ~orS OF tbs grade
81 ssi street until the contract Tor said work sha
~ sisued BY the contractor, good and approved
bonds gwen for the completion q SAID work AID
such contract be Al-1 IL the City C-rk-Acoptet
All Edmon. offered Tie following
R>50lr-i. That the COnstables Of the severs wards
are hereby appointed wasctrsn, under tue sgperYs-
i3n %, tie MarshA-POiics.
All Jones gave notice a fellows
hereby c.vs notice. that 81 some future tine.
IN ask save . introduce. An Ordnance 70 amend
az or.Inancs emitted An Ordnance Of qsst ali
good order
As Van Ke1ren offered the following
Resolrsd That the Comm ttse o. CITY Affairs Be
snd they ars hsrebv appointed sconmittss to settle
With Ex City Auditor Jenison Tor al funds ha may
havs in his possess belonging 10 tie CITY, Ant that
be b requestsd - pay tue same over o. too CITY
rraa. lrsr-ACoptsd-
All Whitney offered tbs follownE
lsSS0Lref, ALAL TIE Use OF tLl1 llLel4 Room.
AM tns sam. . hereby granted 70 Jgstcs Carpenter
Tor during the trial u al csses before bin
Qlirirga Jury. until further 0rderes-L0ss
AL whitney offered ths following
h.s0irai f-S II shall be TIE duty q the City Eng
ser certify @ the CITY Marshal thsa1aou1t VI I'm
os- required FOR culverts lac cr0s--waiEs 90 al
streets 5 hl slrrsye3 such Certl1 ate showing -.
4rno ~ O, each an ersry kind o, lumber required
f0r such crOss-valS AID clivert5 10 each highway
district through which sich street may psss
S,roni l. sha be its iliy of tle C.ty Marsha O.
provi-e tie 1unt 20 lumber 81 csrths O. be- uss-
"a by the Engineer at deliver g. the several street
inspectors the amounts certified & - require, ID
esch district
Third Il shall ba the drty OF the Cry Marshal 10
keep accurate account ~ al. ans lnts r lumber
plrchasci and delivered % each lnsp-stor rsz or
tie accounts for to in o, parties fern 81
nS - npaniei bv the recepit % Street Iuspec
tors for tile amount received by each.
Fourth. 10 shall be the duty OF each Street Inspec
tor 70 measure all lumber delivered 90 him ty the
CIy HArshAl and render monthly under oath, 10 tie
Common toIncii, a. account showing the amount "
lluassr receivei tie amount ussd, and vhsrs ussI
ant the amount - balance CT hant-A10pteL
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Tie flL'Eiag CLAIMS ~srs alo~st
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