, 1875-06-11
THE COUNCIL.
Plan for tho Settlement Of tho
Fullerton Avenue Conduit
Trouble.
Discussion Of tho Ordinance for IN
Inspector Of Public Buildings.
Ills Par Fixed at aR:,000'..Tho As
Bfstants.

Ills Par Fixed at Ro,000'..Tho As
ststamts.
The Common Council hold m adjourned regu.
1ar Meeting last evening. President Dixon In tho
chair.
FULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT. |
In regard to tho Fullerton aYtnuo oopdnlt !
matter the Mayor and Comptroller roportofl TINT
tho following settlement had boen agreed upon.
aubicct to lilo ratification OF tho Council.
First-To contract ls rescnled and cancelled, amt
hoth thu city md tho sai eonfsctors an htls sure
sha receive in fail, ratirfacon Of all cslms and dr.
,af1e e, evefy IL para a
eighteen thousand Two hundred and twevo aud wen.
sytwo M aclsrs ls13 nn - ,n "a.
hundred sud sielccn aud thlry'fouE onc-hundrcaths
c,i. ,,o er .h, nro,ceuto iii.
tn.!naer Of tho work upon sid r'esion .ycnne con;
dIt or rclet he eoafsct f9s the ssine. t?.e ety VII
city ealf prosecute tia work, will rcnniFe tie con-
tracturs "a coudlt!on nf thc contsact In case nf
FD9 Of @ 70 @ss s4 IL m
ths ely. ono By e. r Notris Co.. and ath'r'! hy .ho
ease f 1ss u e s s ths
otty ont Of Tho hnouns of tho lrat oatimstes upon
RI new work, and paid by tho city to g. F. Norris
An ordinance In consonanco With tho agrco-
rnent wnr aubmttted and its passage "aa aakea
Tho mattes was laid oyor.
aELL1So CITY PROPERTY.
Tho adontion of tho following order waa
recommended by tho Committee on Wharyos
| ind Public Grounds
0rdtrtd, That tho Comptroller ho and Is hrrcby or
dared to sell 10 tho Chicago 1aan COMPANY thr 3pinnt
lot OH lie tortc"st cofner nf franklin aid Washing
! tpp stfcGtA for thb buIn Of $tU,GDl.
AID. CulIerton remarked that somo OF tho
morning papers had mentioned tho Comptroller
as being opposed to tho aato Of certain city prop
erty. For himself, ]lo favored tho Halo Of the
oneire unused real estate belonging to the city.
I Ho hoped tint tho report alluded 70 had ma-
represented tho Comptroller, otherwise ho
should Look upon that funcionary NJ nEauming
au unwarrantablo exerctso Of authority. In
opposing tho will Of Tho Council Ito would DO
acting bcsoni1 tho powers confcrred upon lin
! uDdaf tho charter.
took rather hazy y0w OF tho morning pnpor
| report. Tho lattcr said That tho Comptroller
was hunting up some ono to ontotn him from
Holling city property at tho rato already agreed
npol. 1lo moved TINT tho report be temporarily
lad oyer. which prevailed.
F! INSPECTION OF PUBLIC nu11D1Nds.
Tho report Of tho Committee on Pablo Build
ings, rhfcll recommended tho appointment Of NJ
Inspector Of Buildings, at q Ralary Of $4,000,
Aid. Fitzgerald did not aeo tho 1850 OF such an
official. It would 10 m additional burden on
tho ta1payOs, snd would not DO productive Of
| much Kood to tho city. ne tenrcd there Wha
| aomo lobbying ut WORK. In tho mattor.
AID. nyan could not agree with tho gentle.
man. Tho otlico wsA ominontfY necessary. and
hn lopcd competont man would DO appe',nte '',,,,
for tho position, but ala not care about that
II the Council did not like tho 1nnu nominated
by tho Mayor they could reject him.
Aid. Fitzgerald mado anoshor economical
speech. in wbicl. no reiterated hiH opinion tuat
tho oftlco would DO woithIeBs TO tho city.
Ald. Qnirk raid that the Firo ordinance was
not properly ouforcol, and they needed a man
to SEQ gent1omon who woro iii favor Of the
tnoasuro fow woeka ago oppoand to It On tho
present occasion. Tho explanation waa that
tboy were in tha confidence of tho Mayor, which
going to DO nominated, and honro ho believed.
tho tight. Ihoy might 10 opposed to a man, but
certainly not to tho measure. II they
wanted to fight aay man that might
appear Objectionable to tho,n, lot them do It IN
tho Council, but let thoal not Kilt useful ordI-
nanco for Ruth an Object III that.
AID. Culerson remarked that the question to
be considered WAS whsther tho ordinance would
benefit tho city. Ilo did not Hoe Nike HALEY In
1t. That porson WAS not to ho considered, but a
proper enforcement OF tho ordinance MAS.
THE Asa1sTANTs.
| AID. Uildlolh called nttent!on to tho following.
Etc. l. TLs said Inspector shall have tho power to
polnt not moro than ten competent norsols who sht4
act his assatans, snd WHO slal 10 under shs cs-
troll, direction, and management OF aho sal Inspector,
and shall 10 known IA fire-Wardcns, each uf waotn
Ahalt DO paid salasy not to etoee1 Ito sum OF $ooo
sec :, The sad Firo- o-Wardens now provided sot by
law shall constitute shch assistants 10 said 1natector'
ahd shall perform tho dltta now tnlosed W 1H upon
Fire-Wartlena.
Tho foregoing proyiaIons had beet PROVO
catiye Of much discussion, and some gentlemen
had taiaeE tlIB cry OF "another Board =; h1 wna
a. much oppossd to Boards rs anyboly but no
did mt sce anything resembling srel body
Under the ordinance. lie hoped tho litter would
| prevail. -...- -
, | which we're not remarkable for penptcuty.
| AID. Stone, Of tic Fourth, moved that the
compensation DO liked 30 as cot to ozcesd
| tho sum Of $4,000 Per .nnutn. .,.... - ~.
amendment that the salary ho liked Ut 1000
, which he considered amply autlic'ens for any
good mechanic.
r NSii Ad oulrh's .m.ndmont MAS put and pro
. Aid, Sweeney moved to rc.er the ordinance te
tho Clerk for cassosamsat- Loss. By tho follow
lux vote:
. rsa-Fotey!. Warren. coey, Stone of ths Fourth
. son. o19Gifk, Ryan Murphy swecney' 1yneh' Cor
r Ngps-lthaEison. EiszgesAlt. Clasks Of tho Fifth
Bo,n,I,es ilsctlt, Mcpanall, Wootinan. Clark Of til
Touth, Heath. Waterman, Campbell. Cleveland, Eek
lrdt, s1out ntahF. LengAelcE, SchAnnes, Dickinson
: | Mr. l,Rbfteut-i3.
After sono further debate, Ia which many fill
! busttting amendments weEe Introduced, all o
whcn waro loht, tho ordnance Was rDfcrrea t.
!; tie Clerk for crgrous'nont, md the Council I'D
Iourncd*
GRAND HAVEN,
q steam OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o
tho picrs-'Tho Cutler AEnmso.