Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-02
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
NAT ~sLc4 Ass0 rs MARs 5 -sssT
Aaaing 70 its Estimate tor Water S4p-
ply Three 6iacs Crows ns A.
dsrnen 20 uear 6aeges-

Al tls rs-rai..E lesliax ~ .ae Cosllcll asst
"a ga. Magof Cufglss presided aud AZ the
neubers xese prs-ea. ezeegt AlasuAen
asadg Gilbert aai Doan. De G. IA Ma
Ia 4ild others ss4-d TIE Co4ncIl ~ order
t.xprssslneE J. 81. As-.ak ~ hspo-s ~ bis
norssi snd Asep alm "a tie -tfeets- iaeg
clall1. tnai tie horse il suffering froia
loati4soule dl.ease and DsiBg driven 0u tne
sIFeeis Is liable ~ commsnlests tha disease
~ otilsr horses. Aid kLisaa moved ~ re-
Ter ne matter - lne Board u Health Al.
Creqls mosod that the horse be ofdered
kllleeL out Ut 0r,ler Ald Dessrz1 moved
~ zulend - authOrizlnZ tie Board ~ pgr-
cnase horse a. eKpense of not more than
50 ID exchange Toe tEe diseased horse - as
- ca Able the Board "a dispose Of Tie diseased
a1rssl Amendment ~as accepted and ulo-
ton earFiSd. olulou Sullivan a-AEd the
COuLlcIi ~ appoint counties ~ lDFe.il
gale tne matter u the attempted Drloing "
Ali Patterson. Aid 1AalleFe Hayward
aud Albright we're appointed sucn com
mltsse. GeO q. Fitch and forty Others re-
inoustFatod against granting a saloon ncense
- ~ la. 4. ~ ash Jn Soutn Division street
Aaruu l.. SSeet and III other. asked the
lOuucli 10 L4ke measures to build a ne~
bridge across the river at Pearl street. hs
fsrrsa % Committee Ou Bridge. Win request
for report tonight. Mat " elch chzFge- The
board Of Health With having received money
froin scaFengers for contracts and offered 10
remove garbage Tor 20 per load. lAid on
the table.
Peter Werlich asked the cOGncll 10 rvsclnd
tho action OF last week ia regard 70 giving r.
l. Brown & Co., permission To erect al
a~aIng. claiming that the awning would en-
DANCE the property. Referred 10 Com
Ll ttee on buildings.
Cty treasurer Bciknsp reported the re
ceipt. OF nls Oftlco for tho month OF May,
l,is5 as 81. 80. 7t. which report Waa referred
70 the committee on Claims and Accounts
Ife Controllers account asgregatlng about
81 90 W8s accepted and adopted, with the
exception Of The claim OF Deputy sheriff
B'3yland, which was referred 10 the Commit
tee on Claims and Accounts, and the clerk
VA instructed 10 draw orders Tor the several
amounts. Clerk Of the Police Court 1ozer
nominated Fred Temple a. assistant clerk OF
tlie Police Court, winch nomination was con
nrmed by the Council.
lhe City Treasurer made report, show
I Iag A balance of SOL. 1898 on hand al the
T close OF business May -, 1856. he Board
4 Of Public Works reported saying their re-
port Of May ., last. did not cover the water
mains, and that ten miles OF additiOul II plpe
would be required FOR the new system. ihls
would cost ABOUT $1,000, which, with the IL
creased pumping capacity made necessary
WOuld make the total estimated cost $50
+ 90 The matter was referred 10 the Com
nittee OnN ays and Means. The Board also re
I ported favOring the temporary strengthening
I " the Pearl ST. bridge by the placing OF two
tru-ses under each span OF the bridge By the
i petition of property owners anu the recon-
/ menoatlOn OF the Committee on Streets
I Cherry street was ordered graded from
I Lagrave 10 Division street. The license
+ Of Science Hall was placed al 500 per year.
+ William DanfOrtn, DlOgeues BOkoin and
/ John Scharfenburg were refused saloon
/ licenses
+ Mr. Haywood said the Committee on
Bridges would probably report adversely 10
the reugthening Of Pearl street bridge and
asked further time, which was granted u
I large number OF proposals Toe cleaning the
I bridges OF the city were received and read
Referred 10 the Committee on Bridges with
power To let the contract 70 the person
Z they believe best qualified to perform the
I labor. Mat " elch came before the Council
\ and accused the Board of Health of cOrrup-
+ ton The proposition of the Grand Rapids
I Electric Light and Power Co. was taken
I from the files and referred 20 the Commit
tee on Lights.
The Clerk was instructed To receive bids
/ for the printing of the Ireasurer's notices
! and assessment rolls IN one German and
one Holland paper OF the city. The Com
mittee on Bridges offered n resolution de-
/ claring the construction OF an iron
bridge across the river at the place where
the Pearl street bridge now stands a neces-
sary public Improvement The resolution
vas adopted. The Board of Public Works
/ vas requested to furnish an estimate of the
/ cost OF a low truss iron bridge across Grand
/ River at Pearl street. The Marshal was IN
I structed 10 procure suitable badges for the
Aldermen. Secretary Cargill. of the Board
7 Of Health, answered the charges OF Mat
I Welsh declaring them entirely false and
. without foundation. The Council adjourned.