Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-09
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.
THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
The Council 10 Meet on Friday as Com
mittee of the Whole TO Consider
Them-Other Routine Business.

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Mayor Belknap presiding. Aids. Patterson
and Albright were excused before adjourn
ment. The petition of residents on Wash
ington street 10 have flag man on the cross
ing of the Chicago and West Michigan Rail
road on that street was read, and the city
marshall directed to attend 10 the matter
Permission was given John Mcintyre 10 pile
building material on the sidewalk on Ionia 81
| The question of having an electric light at
the corner of Fourth and Stocking streets
was referred TO the Committee on Lamps.
The petition of A. ID. Rathbun and Others
| for an extension of water main was re-
ferred to the Board of Public Works. The
petition of property owners on South Lafay-
ette street, asking that the old street car
rails on Fifth avenue and elsewhere be taken
up and the street improved was referred 10
| the City Attorney for a legal opinion on the
| rights of the city and the corporation owning
| the track. The petition of citizen 10 erect
hay scales on Plainfeld avenue was referred
to the Aldermen of the Fifth ward, with
power to act. The Committee on Ways and
Means will consider the petition of the Board
of Health in the matter of settling the dam
ages in the Van Dam case. The petition of
| w. A. Withey, for license 10 sell pictures,
was referred to the same committee.
The Controllers report was read and
orders directed to be drawn for the several
amounts. City Marshal Green asked for
thirty days longer to collect sewer roll taxes.
The City Surveyors report advising the con-
struction of flag crosswalks at certain points
| ON Canal and other streets was referred to
the aldermen of the Second and Fourth
Wards with power to act. The Poundmaster
reported having Sc belonging to the city
| funds; on file. The Clerk of the Superior
Court reported having $50 in fees; committee
on claims and accounts. Police Court Clerk
Tozer reported the number of cases In that
court during the month of November as
seventy-fve, of which fifty-nine were city
and sixteen state cases. The fines paid made
total of $166.06 of which S12l were on city
cases and $500 on state cases. on file. The
estimate for the Board of Police and Fire
Commissioners for the present month was
$3,S02; on file. Aid. Killean, from the Com
mittee on Claims and Accounts, reported
the City Clerks accounts as correct; also
recommended that DR.. Maxim's bill for ex-
animation of contagious cases be paid:
adopted; also that the sum of $500 be de-
Quoted from the Sheriff's bill for boarding
city prisoners. The sum of $46l.81 was
transferred from several street funds TO the
general fund. On the recommendation of
Aid. DeGraaf the Director of the City Poor
will be allowed the sum of $50 per month TO
meet the expense of conveyance in his Off
cial duties. Aid. Pierce recommended the
locating of severa, lamps in the Fifth Ward;
adopted. He reported adversely on the
petition for an electric light at the corner of
Ottawa and Pearl streets; also on one for
Oak street; on file.
Aid. Albright, Special Committee on IL
cense fees for street cars, recommended that
the sum of $500 be paid by the Street Car
Company upon the basis of an average of
twenty cars in use as claimed by the COM
pany: adopted.
Aid. De Graaf reported that the land nee
essary to straighten the north line of Pres
colt street could be purchased for the reason
able sum of 1855, n recommended that the
purchase be made and paid from the gen.
eral fund: referred TO the aldermen of the
First Ward. Certain repairs were ordered on
Hall street and Aid Gilbert reported adj
versely on the petition of John Gizon to put
showcase in front of his business place on
Monroe street. Aid. Palmerlee reported
that the contract made August Is, 1881. by
by the city with Contractor Hoag, for the
improvement of Lincoln Park war unfulfill-
ed and recommended that his surety be COM
PEELED 10 complete the work; adopted. Aid.
Brenner then brought mp the question of
street signs and moved the adoption of a
resolution to advertise a contract for 1000
to 5000 signs, as per sample TO be shown on
Thursday at the City Clerks Office. Aid.
Yates moved to amend by adopting tin
| sign to be placed. where possible, on gas
lamps at the corner of streets. Aid Brenner
hoped all the kicking to be done would oc-
cur at that time, for he had been trying for
a year to have the matter disposed of, but
had not yet succeeded.
The sign question was temporarily dis
posee of by referring il to Aid. Yates, PAT
terson and Brenner as a special committee.
| The assessment roll for improving Grove
street was taken from the table, ratified and
confirmed. The assessment roll for the
same on jefferson avenue, was laid on the
AA1Fl~@s
The aldermen from the Fourth ward were
given power TO act ia the matter Of repair
| ing a vashout on College avenue near toe
| crossing of The ID. A. NJ. railroad track A
resolution TO place sln electric light at the
corner of Ottawa and Pearl streets, was laid
on the table A number Of resolutions 70
place naptbs lamps st certain points were
referred 20 the Committee ON Lamps A
nile of rubbish at the corner Of Canal and
Lyon streets was ordered removed after
| three days notice.
Aid. Gilbert from the Special Com
miftee on Charter Amendments, re-
ported that he wss ready TO read the
changes proposed IN the c1ty char
ter by the committee The msffer vas or
dered printed and resolution adopted that
the Council meet ss COMMITTEES Of tfss
Whole on FRIDAY evering next. at 80. for
| the purpose Of considering the amendments.
and that the pnblic be invited through the
city press 60 attend the said meeting. Mr..
Gilbert said that the number Of changes