Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-16
TIE CITY COUNCILLORS.
Snow 10 be Kept Of Sidewalks. and
CoasfIng on Them TO be Stopped
Charter Amendments.

Alderman in bis chair, Mayor Belknap pre-
siding. The petition Of A. Weiser, for money
/ due him on contract for improving North
Front street, was referred 10 the Committee
on Ways and Means. The petition of Rob-
ert b. Woodcock and seven Others, asking
that the southeast corner % Sheldon and
Cherry streets be exactly located, was granted.
The petition Of II. A. Brooks for sidewalk
sign al No. III Monroe street. was refused.
The petition of Dennis l.. Rogers and seven
others for two nsptha street lamps, was re-
ferred 20 the COMMITTEES on Lamps-
! petition from III. b. Hoyt, p. V. Fox,
and others. that the yagrants, bummers and
petty offenders who are constantly main
tanned in the Jail At the city expense, be put
at come labor which will in measure COM
| pensate the city, was referred 10 the Com
mittee ON Police, as Was also petition TO
the like effect from James Rogers, VIM. d.
Beckwith, and others. The City Marshal
Was granted thirty days additional time in
which to collect the Wealthy avenue and Cass
street rolls. The assessment roll for Leonard
and West Front street, was referred 20 Aids.
Patterson, Whitney and Saunders, as a spe-
cial committee The City Controllers re-
port was read. accepted and adopted, and
orders directed TO be drawn for the same.
City Attorney Ransom made report on
the matter OF Eliza Norton, which was filed
and asked week longer in which 70 re-
port on the matter affecting the street rail
way and tall ground. The estimate for the
Improvement of West Fulton street was
placed on file. The petition Of B. W. Bar
nard and several others was referred TO the
Committee on Streets. The report Of B. +.
McReynolds. Secretary of the Board of Police
and Fire Commissioners on street lights was
referred to the Committee on Lamps. Aid.
Killean, from the Committee on Claims and
Accounts, reported the accounts Of Clerk
Rathbun, of the Superior Court. and Clerk
Tozer, of the Police Court, as correct On
file.
AID Gilbert, of the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported adversely on the peti-
ton of w. A. Withey, to sell pictures of his
own manufacture without paying the usual
license; adopted. From the same, recon-
mendation that the city pay a judgment of
$50. which had been obtained against H. s.
Holden and Geo. A. Love, members of the
Board of Health, in the Jacob Van Dam
case, and recommending that the City Clerk
tabulate all ordinances that conflict with the
city charter. that they may be repealed, was
accepted and placed on file. The remon-
STRANGE of Sidney A. Roberts and other
against an assessment roll and asking that it
be amended was referred to the Aldermen of
the Third Ward Aid. DeGraaf, from the
Committee on Poor, reported adversely on
the petition Of Mrs. j. Doherty; adopted.
Aid. Pierce, Committee on Lamps, recon-
mended that naptha lamp be placed on
Kent and Ottawa streets; adopted.
Aid. More gave notice that the Committee
on Ordinances would meet on Wednesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Aid. De Graaf.
from the special committee on the straight
ening Of the north line of Prescott street,re-
ported confirming the former report, recon-
mending the purchase of the property at the
price named, 1856; reported. Aid. Saun-
ders, as special committee, reported on the
City Marshal's accounts for improvements
on Page street: accepted and adopted. The
assessment roll for grading and paving on
Jefferson avenue, ON the north line, was
taken from the table and returned for one
week longer TO hear further appeals. The
La Grave street assessment roll was reported
from the committee and the Clerk directed
10 give notice for appeals. J. NJ. Stanley
and Jos. Miller we're given permission to
pile building material on the sidewalks.
Aid. Creque moved to contract for an
electric light from the Houseman to the
Ledyard block, to be fifty feet above the
street; amended by Aid. DeGraaf TO also
place such hight at the corner of Bartlett and
Summit streets; by Aid. Yates, to also place
one at corner Of Shawmut avenue and West
Division streets; on motion of Aid. Nester q
substitute to refer il to the Committee on
Lamps carried.
A resolution was adopted, offered by Aid.
Gilbert, that the City Marshal be directed to
enforce the ordinances relative to keeping
the snow and ice of OF pavements and that |
the Board of Police and Fire Commission |
ers be requested to prevent coasting on side
walks. Aid. More presented resolution |
that tho City Surveyor be directed TO locate
the south east corner of Sheldon and Cherry |
streets. IA the locating of this point fixes |
the present boundaries of a large number of |
residents properties considerable discus |
sion ensued, ia which Mr.. Wilmarth, pro- |
perty owner in that locality suggested IL be |
referred TO some legal authority tybefore action, |
as it vss a question whether 1t was good pol |
icy to change long established lines. The res /
olution was first tabled and aftervard placed 4
on Ole. The question of = naphtha lamp on 4
North College avenue. at the crossing of the /
Detroit < Milwaukee railroad. was referred /
10 the Committee on Lamps. Aid. Saunders |
introduced resolution that the City Mar
shal be directed to give a list of persons and
properties upon which collections had not
been made for the grading and Qraveling Of |
PrQe street; carried. Aid. Yates asked for a
contour survey aud chart of Bali Forty /
Rark. COMMITTEES on Parks. A motion for