Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-22

ssssasass Of shs Eighth ward oolset
10 the Locaiioa.

Residents 81 ne Elgnth "ard OoIscf
10 fhs Locafion.
.solns ~ tie sl.sek4elsiars ~ tas Ph1elix
F1raltsrs Company aad ssz.ssats u ths -
sinity af ths fastosE are grsaEig agstsfeo n
regard b tie pssposltissn t0 All0~ Tie stand
ard lal Con pa1g ~ erect large storage tsnzs
nsar ths tracz ~ nc LAKE onore RAJ. lasl
4esg II The fsetsry IA sAs kig1ta sard- Last
MoI.aag sssalny tbs "a Company -sked ths
C0anell for aalasriis " erect ths laEks, and
Ala Laanlsre moved thai PERMISSION be
granted H. IS Merrill of the Phosalz
CaNlD1ny. @as alis&e1 - Dc 1ear1 and
-lroAzly opposed Tie bulldIBg " tns tanks
l the pfl ,o=ed localty on the ground lhat
l1e storage ~ iarge Qualities Of oL there
solld eGiiauxef ne property af hl- oonFany
zld llcrease TIE lussFaEce rate- or al Pf~i'-
erty ia Lae aeiznDornood. de cialined trlat
la case % tie taoAs beiAg stTuck - hight
usux Or catching Ere Ia any ether
sag they 4oald exElOpe, and oelng
iocaLed Oh higher ground than
the fact0ry, the bgildlug, and many
residences ia the vicinity 4O1ld certainly be
destroyed Ar Jones, Who las cnarge u
the Oh Company ~orks replied - saying
tnat the l41ks sJud be built Or boiler if0n
.ua thf re- Eo1ld be 10 more danger IA stOf-
Ia the tauks on the cars Neither 10 nor
Aid laaniere believed that the building or
TIE tanks would increase the insurance
rstes. snd a. SIR. Converse, Who i stock
nsldaf la the Furniture Company had isas-
ed the land for the location Of the tanks,
they tho1ghI there would be no improfrietJ
Ia authorizing their erection Both the al
isru4eu of the n ghth @ard Intimated that
II shs Insurance. Fstes were 20 be raised VA
f eonsetluanee Of locaflug the tanks IL the
vicinity they would not favor the prOpOsl-
tion and lhey criticised Mr.. Merrill Tor lot
ascertaIniug the facts "a regard % the mat
ter before presenting nis views 10 the Coon-
F ell 10 petition ~as nnAlly laid on the
table for week and vii come up again
nsxt Monday night.
Yesterday Mr. Merrill, received the follow
+ inz letter trom the manager of the Insurance
compact iu this city, and Il ~ understood
/ that his decision Ia tho matter = nnAl, a. he
I hxes ths rates Ia the city and vicinity, the
i matter being entirely out OF the control Of
7 the agents OF the different companies-
I GaAxD RAPIDs, August 20, lo-5.-R- ".
y Merrill. Esq. Secretary and Treasure
I PhosaLc Furniture c0DspdHy-DEAR SIR:
+ Please take notice that II the Standard Oil
+ Company tank De placed on the railroad
where nox contemplated Il will increase the
Insurance. rates On all property Ia the vcin-
ty from 1 a. = Per cent.
YOurs, Respectfully,
&. q. GsIsWOLD, Manager.
This Il would seem ought To settle the
I matter as far A. the Council i concerned,
/ but &c &. understood that the On Company
managers intend % baild the tanks and Use
I them whether the owners OF property ia the
vicinity are willing or not. Work ON the
I tanks continues and can not be stopped by
I Injunction until they are used for the stor-
I age OF oil. beuzine, etc. A remOnstrancs
E will De presented 10 the Council MOnda,
night and IN case the permission asked foi
I i denied the matter will probably be taken
[ 10 the courts.