Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-23
THE CITY LEGISLATURE
VARIOUS SUBJECTS DISCUSSED.
The Cable hallway Ordinance. Other
Street Railway Matters
Grady Threatens the Press.

night The first important question which
came up for discussion was the removal OF
| the hay and wood market Aid. Deiraaf
claimed that the respectable residents IN the
vicinity Of said market wished it removed;
that it was a nuisance and that since the To-
cation OF the market on Summit street that
locality had become famous for houses of
prostitution and low saloons; that respect
able ladies residing in that locality could
not reach the central part of the city without
being insulted by the wood yenders
and the hoodlums who thronged
them. Alderman Nestor arose and
denominated the people who desired the
removal of the market as persons after his
own heart, that is they were cranks, while
the veteran old Brenner believed ii should
DO removed. Aid. DeGraaf played upon the
| idea that the present location of the market
was city property. Aid. Grady moved that
the matter be referred to the committee on
streets; lost. Aid. Grady then moved as an
amendment that the hay and wood market
be removed to the east side of Island. The
| original motion was then taken up that
the hay and wood market be removed with
in three days after the action of the Coun-
| Gill;" The vote was a tie, and was lost by the
| Mayor voting nay.
| William Hartman petitioned to be ap-
| pointed city auctioneer; referred to the
| Mayor. The Marshal asked thirty days
| further time TO collect the Bowery street and
James street grading rolls. Bowery street
was stricken out, and the prayer granted.
| The Marshal was given thirty days further
| to collect the North Front street grading
| roll.
| The controllers report was accepted, and
| the City Attorney reported the confiiction of
section of the city ordinance with the
| charter. Upon motion of Aid. Gilbert, the
necessary correction was ordered. The City
Attorney reported in favor of granting the
prayer of the petitioners asking for the re-
moval of the street railway tracks on South
Lafayette street and Fifth avenue. Aid.
| Gilbert moved that the same be removed in
four months. and that the stringers and rails
be removed in thirty days. Aid. Moore
moved as an amendment that the company
| be given ninety days instead of thirty. Car
ried.
The contract for building the Fulton street
bridge was reported correct by the City At
torney apd the same placed on file.
The Committee on Lamps recommended
that naptha lamps be placed on different
streets in the northern outskirts of the city.
The same committee also reported adversely
to the placing of an electric light on the cor
ner of Fourth and Stocking streets.
Aid. More of the Committee on Ordinances
presented an ordinance granting permission
| to the Valley City Cable Street Railway
to construct a street railway on certain
| streets, and asked that it be placed on its
first reading. Upon the motion of Aid. Kill
lean the said ordinance was placed on its
third reading and laid on the table one
week. Carried. The same committee
offered an ordinance In favor of
the street railway company of Grand
| Rapids building a street railway on Stocking
| street. An ordinance relative to stone side
! walks on certain streets, was accepted and
placed upon the table for one week. An
! ordinance in amendment of an ordinace
| relative to the streets of Grand Rapids was
accepted and the usual motion placed upon
, its third reading. The intention of the
ordinance was to govern the usage of salt In
I
salt be placed upon the rails only and pro-
viding penalty for the violation of said
| ordinance. Aid Whitney moved that the
| portion granting the street railway
! company permission to use salt
be stricken out. Aid. Whitney moved an
! amendment opposing the granting of the
! company permission to use salt. Aid. Bren-
ner favored the prayer of the company. Aid.
/ Grady moved as a substitute that the ordi-
nance be laid upon the table for one week.
and printed; lost. Aid. Whitney's amend
ment was then voted upon snd lost, Aid.
| Whitney alone voting aye Then followed
| numerous petty exceptions to the ordinance,
! in all tending to qualify the extent salt
/ might be used.r The original motion to
adopt the ordinance was then put by the
Mayor, and carried. The special committee
on the matter of providing for the procuring
of street signs, reported against any action
I being taken upon the matter at present Aid.
Brenner moved that the report lay on the
| table. Carried.
The assessment roll for the grading and
paving of Lagrave street from Maple street
| TO Blakely avenue was, upon motion OF Aid.
Pierce, taken from the table and ratified.
| The assessment roll for the grading and
paving of jefferson avenue from the north
line of Cherry street to- Maple street was
! taken from the table and ratified.
Aid. Grady offered a resolution to the
effect that the Street Railway Company be
eXeTnp ptet from Gaining the name Oh the Cross
! streets until further ordered by the Council.
! Aid. Gilbert offered a resolution amending
the proposed revision of the charter, max
ing the members of the Board of Review
| and Equalization appointive by the Mayor
| instead of elected by the people as hereto
fore. A vote upon the resolutson resulted in
a tie. and the Mayor voted aye.
Aid. Brenner offered resolution embrac-
ing the thanks of the Council to AID Gilbert
/ for the courteous manner IN which he enter
tanned the Council an the 18th, and that the
resolution be engrossed and presented to
Mrs. Gilbert.
Aid Creque offered resolution wishing
the compliments of the season to the Council,
the sincerity of which he established by
handing the Marshal box of cigars with a
request that they be distributed among the
aldermen and members of the press. This
/ incident had tendency TO put all the alder
men in good humor except Aids. Gilbert.
I Nestor and Grady. who took occasion to
sorr,a things ha