Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-05
THE FIRST OF THE NEW
rHs MAYORS APPOINTMENTS
Not all Those Named are Confirmed
Applicants for Saloon Licenses
Parliamentary Practice.

The council met IN regular session Last
evening Mayor Cprtiss presiding. The
following standing committees; On streess
Stewart, Pieroe. Grady, Richmond aud
Doane; On Claims and Accounts, kliisan,
Richmond and Stanley. Oh hays aud Means.
Gilbert killean aud Hayward; On Fire De
paTtment, Creque, 1hum aud Patterson, oD
Poor Hayward. DeGraaf and l.aanier to-
lice. DeCFaaf. Stewart and 1hum Lamps,
Pierce, Saunders and Albright: Health, Al
bright. Tbnm and Gilbert; Sewers. Saunders.
De(iraaf and I.aunieT: Buildings, GRADY
Patterson aud 1hum; Bridges, Doane. Gil
bert and Hayward; Ordinances, Stanley,
Richmond. Creque, killean and Grady. On
motion Of Aid Grady, the nominations ~eee
accepted and placed on file
By virtue OF his Office the Mayor made the
following nominations: Geo. W. Ihayer
and David 4. Emery, 10 be their own success
sors a. members of the Board of Public
Works. Wm. III. Powers. a. member of the
Board OF Police and Fire Commissioners:
Henry Fralick, Cemetery Commissioner
Homer A. Collar, City Surveyor Jas. ".
Ransom, City Attorney; Horatio =. Holden,
City Physician: Simon Sullivan, member of
the Board of Health; Thos. Martin, High
way Commissioner first district; Vim. Blox-
ton. HighwaS Commissioner second district;
Peter b. Porter. Poundmaster VIM. q.
Saunders, assistant Judge of the Police Court.
On motion Aid. killean the nominations
were accepted and laid on the table.
Several interested citizens petitioned for
the construction of "a sewer in the alley be
tween Court and Mt. Vernon streets from
Shawmut avenue to Fulton street Re
ferred To Committee on Sewers.
Timothy Hartnett petitioned asking that
he be appointed Cleaner of the City Bridges.
Offering TO do the work for $40 per week.
Several citizens of the Sixth Ward petit
ioned asking that saloon license be refused
Walter Butler TO keep saloon anywhere in
that ward Referred TO the Committee on
Ways and Means.
About thirty residents of Waterloo and
Summit streets pstitioned that the nuisance
of dumping ofal, garbage, etc, along the
river in the First Ward be abated. Referred
To- the Committee on Health, together with
Board of Health. with power TO act.
VIM. IL. Powers petitioned asking that an
annual license for his theatrical business be
granted, and at lower sum than last year.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
N. = -
Gerald and about one hundred others peti-
toned that DIR. Charles III. Maxim be ap-
pointed Health Officer for the ensuing year.
The Fire Marshal reported the walls of the
old stone and brick building at the corner Of
Monroe and Waterloo streets IN dangerous
condition, and asked the Council TO condemn
the same. Referred TO the Committee on
Buildings. The Mayor appointed Aids.
Pierce, Grady and Creque a commit
tee to settle with ex-Marshal Greene
on all of the special improvement roles III
his hands. The clerk presented the names
of about one hundred applicants for saloon
licenses. On motion of Aid. Grady the
bonds and applications were accepted and
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. together with the City Attorney.
The Controllers report. including accounts
aggregating 5000 was accepted and the
Clerk ordered to draw orders for the several
! amounts.
| Aid Gilbert. on behalf of Committee on
Ways and Means, reported that. a. there had
been large amount of adverse criticism
/ upon the action of the committee on IT.
position in reference to the City Hall bonds.
| the committee had addressed a circular let
ter to leading bankers and brokers asking
| their opinion of the Councils action in re
! jecting Venner and Blake's bids. All OF
| these replies had sanctioned the action of the
council The report was accepted and placed
! on file and ordered printed. On motion OF
| Aid. Launier the Council proceeded TO elect
| a President; Aids. DeGraaf and LaunieT act
ing as tellors. Aid. Killean was chosen on
| first ballot.
On motion of Aid. Detiraaf the Mayor :
nominations we're taken from the table and
confirmed, excepting the nominations OF
/ Simon Sullivan. TO be member Of the Board
OF Health: Thomas Martin, to be Highway
ADiuul-~iOhtE~s itf~t ift-Att't- y ftt1i ID v tl
ter. To be Poundmasier
! The Mayor then nominated Richard Waist
to be Highway Commissioner of the Firs'
District. which was not confirmed.
After short session spent IN polishing uI
I the new members knowledge of pariameu
tary law. the Council adjourned.
Shots at Random.
Cushing vas somewhat ignored under th'
I head OF miscellaneous business" Fver
( AID kiIesn's little red book. was NOR,
/ than usUally shghted.
Ii was bard work for ThOua- Neater :,
I keep his aeat IN silence. but be reflected upoI
Z the great chasm fted between the Nar=hai
chair and ST. alderman-and upon the hDan
/ Cisl difference A. veil and held ms chair
AID. Hayward. the new member from th
I seventh Ward. starts out ~ fresh and fip
pant As though he had been like the grea
. Grecisu orator -che9jng ses -side pebble
and holding a mighty aiscGssioH uifh fis
+ mouarchs of the forest
Needs Reforming
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