Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-03
THE COMMON COUNCIL
The ELECTRIC TOWERS AGAIN.
Some Work TO be Done on the Cross
Walks and Cutters Canal Street
10 be Widened- Matters.

Common council met last night, Mayor
Belknap presiding. Aids. Whitley and Al
bright were absent. The minutes OF the
former council were corrected Of errors IN
matters of precedence, and resolution IN
trodueed fixing certain boundaries IN estab-
fishing district for assessments. The com
munieation of Justice John W. Holeomb,
notifying the council that ne had located his
Office at No. 81 LyoE street, was placed on
file. The petition of A. b. Iozer, clerk OF
Police Court, asking for repairs to plastering
courtroom, was referred to the committee
on buildings, with power TO act The mar
shal's report on the grading and graveling OF
Page street, was placed on file. The city clerks
report was referred TO the Committee on
Claims and Accounts. OF the city controll-
er's report, the sheriff's bill, and that OF his
deputy, Platte, were referred to the Com
mittee on Claims and Accounts, and that of
L. r Wilson's was referred to the Committee
on Poor.
The Street Railway Company asked for an
ordinance to prohibit children from catching
on street cars; referred to Committee on Or
dinances. The city treasurer's report was
read and referred TO the Committee on
Ways and NJ cans. The marshal asked for
thirty days additional time to collect the
Grandyille avenue sewer roll. Aids. klllean,
Brenner and Gilbert were made committee
on the Bronson street assessment roll. The
director of the city poor transmitted his re-
port of the quarter ending January 81. The
report of the Board of Police and Fire Com
missioners on street lamps, and the estimates
for the departments, were placed on fle.
The city attorney reported having forwarded
the proposed charter amendments TO
the Representatives at Lansing. Aid. Gil
bert, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, recommended the granting of u quit
claim deed TO Wilbur 4. Smith, and that the
petition of j. o. Edy for relief for damages
to his buggy, caused by collision with a
supply wagon, be not acceded to, and that
the City Attorney be instructed to defend the
city in any suit at law begun to recover such
damages; referred to the City Attorney
Aid. De Graaf reported the amount of money
expended in provisions for the city poor
during the past three months as S2,2l5.O5.
Aid. Pierce, from the Committee on
Lamps, submitted an amended report upon
the subject of the tower electric light system,
directing that the bonds, upon the approval
of the system by the people at the next cleo
ton, should not pay rate of interest to ex-
ceed 6 per cent, paid semi annually, and that
the towers shall be placed by direction of the
Council. The amended report was adopted,
and the original report as amended also car
ried.
Aid Grady from Committee on Bridges, re-
commended retaining the present bridge
cleaner, Fred Platte; adopted. Aid. Patter-
son, from special committee, recommend
ed the location of district for theextension
| of Crosby street; adopted. Aid. Yates in
troduced resolution for the Reconstruction
of sewer on West Bridge street, which was
adopted; also for a sewer on Stocking street.
Aid. Saunders moved that the resolution
introduced by him at the last session, rela-
tive TO extending the city limits be taken
| from the table, which was done, and per-
mission was asked for and granted to him
| TO withdraw the same. Several assessment
rolls were placed in the Marshal's hands for
collection. The question of putting up
notices on Bridge street bridge, forbidding
| fast driving, was referred to the Board of
Public Works. The Mayor stated that the
contractors held that the bridge could not be
damaged by fast driving and it
would be great convenience to
| the people to be allowed to trot their
horses when crossing these bridges. The
| sidewalks of the same bridge are to be re-
| lieved of water by the Committee on Bridges.
The City Marshal was instructed to clean the
cutters and crosswalks on Canal and Mon
roe streets, except such cutters in the Fourth
| Ward. resolution introduced by Aid.
| Saunders to widen Canal street at its con-
nection with Coldbrook street, was adopted.
naphtha lamp for Pettibone street was re-
ferred to the Committee on Lamps. The
house for another six months to the Men
MONTE Brethren, was entrusted to the care
of the Mayor. Aid. Yates inquired If the
railroad had taken action for putting flag
man on the Watson street crossing, and was
informed that no reply from the railroad
officials had yet been received. Adjourned.
The East Side Rink.