Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-24
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.
CITY HALL BONDS ~ DEMAND.
Ne~ Street Railway Ordinance Pro
posed The Lyon Street Sewer Roll
Ratified an0 Confrmen

At the regular meeting of Uit Common
COuncil lasl nighl Mayor BeiAuap presided
and all In-lnbef- we're present eAcei. Al4cr
men Grady and Aestef.
The Street hallway Company asked for
zen days further tme - open tie Is est
Bridge street line. Aid. De6iraaf moved iaat
the request be granted, aad AID Albright
supported the motion, saying that 60 olen
the llne nov would make a trench nearly g
foot deep Ia the middle OF tue street and
make il dangerous Aid. 1.aUnier opposed
the motion, saying that the ComlaIg ha4
had plenty OF time 10 open The hne The
Cable Street Railway Company asked thar the
permanent grade line OF Union street, from
Fulton street o. Bridge street. be established.
The matter was referred 10 the aldermen OF
the Fourth Ward. who later reported favor
ably, and the line was ordered established.
William b. Smith was granted permission to
deposit building material az the corner oi
Waterloo and Louis streets. Aid Al
bright, of the Committee Oh Health,
reported that the committee had been IN
able 10 find place, within the ciiy linii-
where refuse could be deposited without
creating nuisance. AID. Brenner repIe
senting a majority ot the Committee ou
Ordinances reported an ordinance, for tlt
regulation Of the Street Ka'l~ay Company
Of Grand Rapids. The ordinance was read
twice by title and Aid. De Graaf moved That
the company be requested TO furnish each
alderman a copy OF the ordinance. and that
il Be laid on the table until the request be
granted. By permission. cx-Aid- HOgeboom
addressed the Council in behalf of the com
pany. After three or four amendments ano
substitutes had been voted down lhe ordi-
nance was ordered printed and laid oD the
table one week.
The assessment roll for the sewer in North
Park street was ratified and confirmed. Tie
grading roll for same street was referred 10
Aids. Gilbert, Creque and More, as aspecial
committee 10 hear appeals The roll for the
extension of the Washington street sewer
took the same course. The special commit
tee, 10 whom wa- referred the lyon street
sewer roll. reported against allowing the ap-
peals and the roll was ratified and confirmed
The Clerk announced that he held several
bids for the purchase of the City Hall bonds
Aid. Gilbert moved that the bids be rejected
and returned TO the bidders unopened. Aid
Gilbert said that it had been demonstrated
that the bonds could be sold. bat that owing
To the failure of the Board of Pubic Works
to let the contract for construction the funds
were not needed AT present. Ii was not now
certain that tle contract would be let, and
as the city was now sure that II could get the
money, when wanted, II was not necessary
to open the bids. The motion prevailed.
Two gentlemen. representing bidders from
outside the city, were present
Claims and accounts 10 the amount OF
$s75 were ordered paid a. recommended by
the Controller. City Physician Maxim asked
that Thomas Conway. a city charge. be sent
10 Ann Arbor. to have his eyes treated. which
would probably result in cure and enable
him To support himself. Referred 10 the
Mayor with power TO act. Aid. DeGraaf
asked for information regarding the licenses
of the skating Kinks The Mayor said that
the Division street rink and the West Side
rink had been granted licenses until May L.
and that no others had applied for license
Inspectors of election. and members OF the
Board of Registration. were appointed for
the Third and Fourth wards. On motion Of
Aid. Yates the notices OF the meeting Of the
Board of Registration and places for hold
ing the election IN the several wards were
orf.raf an, he'd Ia tur II