Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-26
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.
PEARL STREET BRIDGE UNSAFE.
Numerous Remonstrances Against
Granting Certain Saloon Licenses
The City Printing.

Al the regular meeting Of tie Common
Council last night Mayor Curtiss presided
and all the Aldermen were present except
Gilbert and Peiroe. large number of
spectators were present, including fifteen OF
twenty ladies. who are Interested IN the ao-
ton Of the Council IN regard 10 the granting
Of saloon licenses.
J. 4. Failing and seventy i've Others re-
mOnstrated against the granting of a saloon
license 10 ID. II. Mccarthy OF any other per
son at the corner of South Division street
anu Third avenue. Five remonstrances were
presented against the granting of license
10 William Echternaeh or any other person
10 keep a saloon at the corner of
Straight and West Fulton streets,
the signatures aggregating ~. The Street
Railway Company asked permission 10 move
the Canal street turn table loo feet further
north. The Council accepted an invitation
10 take part in the Decoration Day services,
aud the Marshal was instructed 10 procure
carriages for the use of the city officers
Several druggists and saloon keepers bonds
were presented and referred 10 the Commit
tee on Ways and Means. The applications OF
Dlogenes BOklen for saloon license
al SO Turner street, ID. III. Nc
Carthy, Az South Division street.
and j. Scharfenburg, AT the corner of Jef-
fersOn street and Butterworth avenue, were
referred 10 Committee on Ways and Means.
Claims and accounts aggregating about
5000 were ordered paid, as recommended
by the Controller. Several contracts for
public Improvements were ordered executed,
as recommended by the Board Of Public
Works. +. W. Ball was granted iernission
10 place post IN front of - ai' 30 Pearl
street, for the purpose Of supnol tlng large
standard thermometer On recommenda
ton of the Committee on aims and Ac-
counts, $500 was ordered paid Mrs. Duffy,
for injuries received by stepping through a
hole IN the sidewalk. OF North Ionia street
she TO sign a rec pt in full for all
claims against the city. The same
committee reported adversely upon simi-
lar claim from Mr-. Lansing for injuries re-
ceIved on South Division street, and the re-
port was adopted. The claim of ex-City-
Physician Maxim of S222 for services in
taking care of the Bradford smallpox case
was ordered paid. and an ordinance will be
drawn fixing the compensation of the City
Physician. The city printing for the ensu-
ing year was awarded TO 4. w. Ball. Of the
Democrat. On recommendation of the
Ways and Means Committee saloon licenses
were sgranted 10 Pat O'Neil, 81 Summit
street; John NJ. Zinzer, y West Bridge
street: and +. Joseph Nurz. Isl Stocking
street. The Committee on Bridges reported
III favor of letting the contract for cleaning
the bridges TO the lowest re ponsible bid
der and the Clerk was instructed TO
advertise for bids. The same committee
reported Pearl street bridge in a very danger
Gus condition and stated that il was useless
TO spend money IN repairing ii. The report
recommended that IL be closed 10 all travel
except foot passengers and that as soon as
the fulton street bridge Is completed. steps
be taken 10 build new bridge on Pearl
street Aid. DeGraaf said that only short
time since committee reported the bridge
safe. Aid. Hayward said that he would state
for Aid. DeGraaf 5 benefit that a new COM
mittee had been appOlnted-one that was
not figuring TO get new bridge at Bridge
street. The report was adopted and the
bridge was ordered closed until examined
by the Board of Public Works.
An ordinance relative TO street
sprinklers was read twice by title and or
dered printed. The Aldermen of the Eighth
Ward reported adversely upon the claim of
A. Small-Sl1-for cleaning the alley be
tween Jefferson and Gold streets. President
Dykema, of the Board of Health addressed
the Council IN defense of Mr.. Small and the
action of the Board, but the Council adopt
ed the report refusing TO allow the claim
Mr.. Creque moved that the ladies in atten-
dance be excused a. the time for action OF
the matters IN which they were interested
had passed. The Mayor said the ladies
would be excused unless there was objec-
ton. The ladies were not anxious 10 be ex-
cused, however, and kept their seats. The
application of William Danforth for
saloon license at the corner
of Canal and Bronson streets signed by
several business men on Canal street. was
referred TO the committee on Ways and
means The Mayor nominated Simon Sui
livan as member of the Board of Health but
was not contrmed-yeas :, nays >.
The Commissioner of Highways of the
First District was ordered 10 flush the sew
ers; several miles of sidewalks were ordered
repaired where necessary, and the Council
adjourned.