Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-28
THE COMMON COUNCIL
Lgn0T-r SESSION LAsT siGHT
6orrossng hooss 70 61to 6ridgs
Piers More Electric Lights
Crosns Street Rofl Heuodslsd

Aldermen 8raag 4ld AlbrigaE ssrs aosezt
= Lea lns Co14eil sas aa-led ~ order .asi
aIza1 Jaha ciezstse ana olhers asked tie
lll1ell ~ eaase slreet uail~ag ~ os con-
stf.iclsd from Asnree -treet ihroogh IS stsr-
llo slreel summit aF-Iae and 6r4EdsIllr
assnae ~ ths elig Aalls- Referred ~ TIE
gouallt1ae % SCfeets Alderman Albright
entered a1a too- the vacant Seveath -ard
seaL eliza Seribler and others remoa
-gr4led sgliast the Improvement u Alabama
street. Referred % ConllitGes OF streets.
a petition for Laa Improvement of fl4th
avenue 3as placed "a ME. The
gantrollefs report, accommodating the
payment " elaims aud accounts
~ the anloalt ~ . zs5.u3. 49, read Al
lerllaa GRADY arrived Alderman DeSTraaf
rl0sed Lo reler the blll 0f A. g. oekeil, FOR
a. ~. .as Consulting Engineer ~ the Bossd
~ fl1llc ora, i1 making cnarts and ex-
stfIlleLl. ll lry l1g a. secure q Lev water
supply. ~ TIE COMMITTEES ol Claim. and
Acc0auls. Fre-ident Ihaser of Public
Aofas addressed tle COuucn lu explanation
of the bal, and favored IT. pap LaenL he
considered % a ll,l sll ca 1ltiole claim. 1 lie
0il sas Tor balanee due for services from
Asg H. l,of, to date, : LOO having been
paid GA the original anluanL u SZ.1O. The
motion ass iy-t, an1 Alderman Grady
said tlat he soall Eot understand
shy Tie Council Eould vote ~ thrO& p, 40
away n such q way. Alderman Dttrraaf
said that be- aId not tniEz It worth $50 10
dlg a few holes ap ia tEs north IaFI OF the
city Mf. Sekeil duung tne pact Jear had
done other work be=l1es lhlss more than
EhaG Sir. Sekell all not 10 ali Of the WORK.
Ar. DFeiner tho cIty eng neer had done
sonae ot IL Nr. inAyer said that Mr.. Sekeu
bad nos doue aly other work for the city.
during the uue stated ia the bail except the
a. nuish a sewer contract AZ the foot or Lyon
street lie thought Air. Sekeu had we'll
earned the money and he anew tlat the
board could not have hired an outside party
10 DO the work for double the amount paid
% Mr. SekelL Inc report was adopted. .-
Alderman Grady. DeGraaf, Richmond and
saunders voting No
The Controller reported the bills OF several
supervisors lor making returns of labor sta
tl-tlcs, without recommendation. IL was
claimed that a. the work Vas done under
state ltW the city should not pay. The City
Attorney said that the Supervisors should
have done the work at the time Of making
the assessment On motion OF Alderman
LauuleFr the bills were referred 10 the Com
mlttee on Claims aud Accounts. 1 be report
OF tho Board of Public Works showed
! than the grade line OF East
Bridge, had not been established.
bat ls -tli under consideration
and the matter II likely 10 be settled soon.
The matter OF approving the contract for
the Pearl street bridge piers came up and II
wa stated by Alderman Gilbert that there
VA no money IA the treasury that could be
Used 10 pay for the work. and a. the legisla-
Jure had wisely forbidden the transfer of
money from one fund 10 another he knew of
NO way that the work could be paid TOR ex-
cept by borrowing the money. The bridge,
he said Wa- IA bad shape and must be re-
paired or rebuilt, because n Pearl street
bridge should 20 down 10 would IA all prob
ability take the railroad bridges and the Ful-
ton street bridge with 10. Alderman kfllean
moved 70 instruct the Mayor and committee
on Ways and Means 10 negotiate ican on
the most favorable terms possible for the
amount specified IN the cOntract-Sll ,415. 10.
The motion was carried unanimously and
the mayor was ordered 10 execute the con
tract for the piers, Ou behalf of the city.
The Committee on Streets, together with
the CIty Attorney, 10 whom was referred the
claim OF James :. Z. Hathaway. reported
that the matter could not be satisfactorily
settled except by a resort 20 the courts. The
report was adopted. The same committee
recommended that the prayer OF the peti-
TONERS for The improvement OF Alabama
street be granted, notwithstanding the re-
monstrAnce- which had been presented.
Aldermen PeIrce. Albright, Hayward, Laun-
iere and Stewart spoke IN favor Of ordering
I the improvement. mainly for sanitary
reasons. he report was adopted by a
unanimous vote. The same committee re-
ported adversely on the proposition TO
improve Center street from Fifth avenue 10
Hall street. and the report was adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported
in favor OF granting "A saloon license 20 W M.
Hess AZ - North iOnia street. and ag-liust
u Elg.bs f-f
stocking street Adopted. Alderman
Ps,rce. Of the Committee On Lamps. pre-
-ented a contract with the Grand
Rapids Electric Light and Power
Company for the electric lighting
i for one year With tbe provision that the con
+ tract can be snnulied by either party, by Civ
F iuE three months notice. The contract
T vbich is SIMPLY a renewal Of the old con
tract was approved and ordered executed.
4 The committee on parks was given one week
+ further time 90 resiOrt on the matter of re
. seating tgiton street park. The matter OF
f lesi <natinx district 90 De- Assessed for the
f widening IT Canal street at Coldbrook
f street came ap and Alderman Gilbert moved
. that all action relative TO c0ndemning land
for the widening of Canal street al that
f point he resclnded. and that the Street Raj
. was Company D. instructed 20 place the
. track at that point in the center Of the street
4 The matter was laid on the table on motion
. Hf Alderman hlleItfAs nlN- Tor UAltNt
lighting we're opened and read ss follow=
William Miller F Son. &c per month fol
lights shat burn until midnight. and &c per
mouth for lights that burn All night f.. A
C0uueley &c aud &c. Nspor Gas Light
Company of Grand Haven. with gasoline
-o and SC. The hids were referred to On.
Committee ou LAMPS. B,ds for lots offere,
f1r safe hy the clfF were read and referred O.
the Comuitte ou ~ sgs and Means.
The roil for the extension of sexer ii
Madison avenue. and one for a sewer ir
Union street. were iaId ou the table for onl
wees. Tor the purpose ~ hearing appeals
The roN for a sewer in First avenue was or
+ iared changed in accordance vii
the rerornueudsunus of the committee
aud was then ratified and confirmed. ia.
cold FOR fhe construction ~ q sewer m th,
f alley between jefferson street and tfolt
street ~os rlnfed and confirmed. The rol
for the construction ~ "a sewer in the sIia
between West Fulton West Broadway
Strai1hf and Watson streets wss sef szid
and ai sctnn taken relative thereto -esCind
ea. owing 70 a mistake made in locating th'
. 3i-frrct. The IrosbY street assessment ro|
vac takeu from fre table Tor the purpose O.
hearing appeals The spectral committee AZ
pointed t0 hear appeals. ma,ie lengthy re
port recnnueudinE changes I'M the roI q
.nrn au Vteut aa t0 virtually make ne7
-rH ihe reuoff vas adopted and the ro|
isrd 1n rna table for another week
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