Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-21
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
WORK or LAST NIGHT 5 SESSION
The East bridge Street Grade The
Summit Street Nuisance Electric
Lighting Routine "Ork

snt hey. Cnas fluhrer teuoeeFeo an iuvl-
Iauon 10 tie Mayor and members of TIE
Council 10 attend divine services, ia body,
al the tnlyersahst church next Sunday
morning. Accepted unanimously The 80
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 AM
mails petltioned thai the Council designate
and sci aside a stand fOr drays. Referred -
the Committee OF Streets. The report of
The committee appointed by the Hill Tree
Planting Association ami presented "a the
Board of Public Norks, requesting that the
grade line of East Bridge street be 80 altered
that the cut al the brow OF the hill shall not
exceed eight feet, was read. Aid. kiliean
offered a resolution that the Board Of Public
Works be- instructed 10 re-establlsh the grade
OF East Bridge street, aud, If possible, IN ac-
cordance with the report Of the committee.
Carried. Owners Of property on Lyon street
protested against the building of certain
sewer. Referred TO the aldermen of the
Second and Fourth Wards.
Charles H. Dalrymple petitioned asking
that a committee be appointed TO inVesti-
gate into the matter of injuries he claims TO
have received by means of defective cross
walk at the intersection of Halstead and
Kent streets, on Feb. ~ last. Referred TO
the Committee on Claims and Accounts.
Some twenty five property owners Oh Third
avenue asked that the same be graded.
graveled and the cutters paved from
Grandyil!e avenue 10 South lonia
street. Referred to the Com
mittee on Streets. Fifty petitioners
called attention 10 the filthy condition
of Summit street, and asked that the
ten-year old nuisance-the wood and hay
market-be abated. Several residents and
property holders on West Leonard street
demonstrated against the construction of "A
sewer on that street. from Hamilton 10 Davis
streets. Referred 10 Committee on Sewers.
The Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power
Company submitted a supplementary propo-
sition, Offering 20 erect twenty five towers
at points designated 10y the Council, furnish
everything. and operate fifty all-nIght lamps
and 100. from dusk TO ] O'Clock "a. n, for
the period of five years for $4,000 per year.
The company also agrees, If the proposition
Is accepted and it is desired, they will, at the
expiration of five years, transfer the towers,
with the exception of lamps and wires, To the
city free of cost.
The City Clerk reported that ali the persons
elected at the late charter election had filed
their acceptance and oath of office
according to law. Clerk Rathbun, of the
Superior Court, asked that telephone be
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on Ways and Means. Police Court Clerk
Tozer called attention TO the necessity of re-
pairs TO the Police Court room. and the need
of ice and stationery for the court. Presi-
dent Thayer. of the Board of Public Works,
appeared before the Council in reference 10
the laying out Of an alley in the rear of
the City Hall lot and the extending of the
same through TO Ionia street. He spoke al
some length of the necessity of the alley.
and said, as the Board would have TO locate
the exact position of the building upon
the lot during the coming week, il vas
necessary immediate action should be
taken upon the question of tins alley.
After several motions were made aud voted
down Aid. Killean disposed of the matter
in substitute that the Committee on Ways
and Means have the matter in charge:that the
construction of an alley east from the pres
ent north and south alley in the block next
north of the City Hall lot, of the uniform
width of twenty feet, and so that the north
line of said alley shall be straight line.
from Ottawa TO Ionia street Is a necessary
public improvement. and that the Committee
purchase a strip of land twenty five feet wide
of 4. Bodilac. or owner, adjoining the City
Hall lot on the north, If II can be had at
reasonable price if not to abtain the same
by usual methods of law.
The Special Committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition Of N. A. Hughes. keeper
OF the city supply store, asking that the
charge made in the Democrat rejecting upon
his management of said store be inyestigat-
ed, reported they had examined three wit
nesses who sw0re the charges set forth by
the Democrat were false. After a
warm discussion Of an hour duration
the report was laid on the table. The street
railway ordinance was taken from the table
and several amendments TO sections pro
posed. These were voted down by close
votes and. on motion Of Aid Launiere. the
matter was laid over for two weeks The
Highway Commissioner was instructed 90
clean the CUTTERS in front Of the summit
street markets and ASSESS the costs for the
same evenly between the First. second and
Third Warls-one- fourth being assessed TO
the city.
On motion of AID Gilbert the annual en-
animation Of the City Treasurer accounts
were referred 70 tho Committee on Ways
and Means. and on motion n same the
City Treasurer wac required % give bonds IN
the surn Of S,pop0. for the proper care Of the
public money during tie ensuing year The
City Marsh Al vas instructed 80 give notice
to property osners - Jay sidewalk 9n both
sides r West Park Place or cause the same
70 be Constructed. Similar Instructions were
gwen for TIE east side n Iefer strest.
between Cherry and Maple. vest side oi
Straight from West Bridge - Jsckson
street both sides ~ Court street. from B0r-
cry 20 valley Psra0Ds ha~1ng otstructiors
in an alley tetveHu Court and Mt. Vernon
streets. from the q. r q track ~ y esf