Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-18
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.
STREET CAR ORDINANCE PASSED.
Adrian Defoung's Saloon License Re
soked President Dykema's
Saiap Reduced

aud Albright when the Mayer r6pisod Tor
order al 7.s5. Claims and accounts 10
the amount Of S3i ,6lz.75 were ordered paid
a. recommended by the Controller. The
bill of Thompson a Robertson OF SslS for
repairing pipes In Morey block Was referred
10 the COMMITTEES Oh Claims and Accounts.
The estimate of the oost OF regarding and
paving East Bridge street 1as received from
the Board of Public Works aud placed GU
ME. petition for the regarding and paving
of East Bridge street was referred 10 the
COMMITTEES on Streets. ID. q Dodge and
other residents Of the Eighth Ward TeEnon
strated against saloon lioenss being granted
10 Martin Federlein or other person 10 keep
a saloon at the corner OF Delagey aud W eel
Fulton streets. The Committee on Ways
and Means reported adversely on tie petl-
ton of Malone a Dayit for a saloon
license at Az South DIVISION street.
Adopted. The Committee on l,treets reported
III favor of regarding East Bridge street
from Canal street To Clancy, and the report
was adopted without opposition. The matter
of opening Charles street was referred Ia the
Aldermen OF the Third Ward The Commit
tee Oh Lamps recommended the placing OF
electric lights al the corner of Canal aud
Coldbrook streets, corner of Pearl and
Ottawa streets, on South Division at Oakes
street and at Island street, si the corner of
Canal and Mason, al the corner of Canal and
Fairbanks, aud al the corner of South DlyIs-
ION and Cherry streets. All these lights and
the ones now located at the corner of Hast
ings and Canal, and the ont at LAgraye and
East Fulton streets. are 10 be suspended on
wires over the center of the streets. The
ordinance changing tle name of
Bronson street 10 Crescent avenue was read
three times, passed and ordered recorded.
An amendment TO the ordlI ance relative 10
hawking and peddling was read twice and
ordered printed. The ordinance designa-
ting the alley between South Division and
South lonia streets, from Second avenue
north, to be known a. BlIven Court. was
passed. Aid. DeCiraaf, from the Committee
on Ordinances, reported that the amend
ment To the charter conferi1ng authority on
the Board of Health 10 regulate the duties of
the City Physician, etc, was evidently
smuggled through the Legislature by Repre-
sentative Ulrich, at the instance of the Board
of Health, and that copy of SAID amend
ment came INTO the possession OF the Board
Of Health on July ~ Aid. Gilbert moved 10
amend the report by striking out the part
that alludes to smuggling through the legis-
lature. The motion was lost. Aid. hillean
offered resolution resembling the action of
the Council III passing the ordinance defn-
ing the duties and fixing the salary of the
City Physician and Health officer. Aid.
Hayward did not want to repeal the part of
the ordinance which fixes the salary of the
City Physician and, ,moved 10 let that part of
the ordinance stand. Aid. hIllean moved
that the report of the Com. on Ordinances,
together with the resolution offered bg him,
be adopted. The City Attorney asked If an
ordinance could be repealed by the passage
of resolution. The Mayor said the City
Attorney should b able 10 answer the ques-
ton. The City Attorney SAID the Charter
was silent upon the matter. Aid. Gilbert
was inclined TO think that IN order ID repeal
the ordinance II would be necessary 10 intro
duce new ordinance repeating the old
one and allow IL to take the regular course
Upon being urged by Aid. killean TO give
his opinion on the matter the City Attorney
virtually sustained the position taken by
Aid. Gilbert. Aid. Hayward thought that a.
the ordinance was Invalid there was no ne
cessity for repeating 1t. Aid. kilean read
from Cushing's Manual 10 show that the
Council had authority To- pass the resolution.
The report and the resolution were adopted.
The special committee appointed TO
secure land for a wood and hay market,
recommended that the city buy ten
lots from &. c. Comstock on Kent street. be-
tween rrowbridge and Newberry streets, for
$1,000, the money 10 be paid Oh or before
October /. Aid. Saunders moved that the
report be accepted and adopted. The propo-
sition from Mr.. Comstock provided that the
lots were TO be used for wood and hay
market. Aid. Gilbert moved TO strike out
the words "for wood and hay market"
and the proposition be accepted providing
an unconditional title could be obtained.
The matter was laid on the table.
The roll for the construction of n sewer IN
Stocking street was laid on the table for the
purpose of hearing appeals.
The roll for a sewer IN West Bridge street
was taken from the table and the appeal of
VIM. Hauser was read and referred 20 Aids
Albright, Hayward and DOan. the roll being
returned to the table for another week. The
Crosby street roll was taken from the table.
the appeals disalloved, and the roll ratified
and confirmed.
On motion Of Aid Pierce the street rail
way ordinance was taken from the table
and read by the Clerk. Aid. Pierce moved
to amend 40 that the company shall not be
required 70 keep the streets IN repair for
space of eight inches outside OF the tracks.
Carried. Aid Gilbert offered an amend
ment providing that where double
tracks are used the company shall
be required TO keep IN repair
that part Of the street between The tracks
well a. between the rails Of the tracks. Aid
LsuDiere moved 10 lay the amendment on
the table. Lost. 10y the vote Of the Mayor
Aid. Gllbert's motion vss carried by vote
Of 10 TO 4. Aid. kiiieam moved 20 strike ont
the word exclusively. sd that the ordinance
would not give the company the exclusive
right TO operate cars on the streets named IN
the ordinance Bost Aid. Pierce offered
an amendment 70 abolish the nae of tickets
and make the fare uniformly Eve cents.
Carried. motion 70 lay the ordinance on
the table vas lost. A motion 70 adjourn
until Friday was lost. No further amend
ments being offered. AID. Pierce moved that
the ordinance ss amended do nou pass. The
ordinance Was then psssed hy the following
vote. Albright. Doan. Grady. Hay
usrd. Iauniere. Pierce. Patterson. Rich
mOnd. Stanley and SteNart-l0. Nays- De
Grasf Gilbert. kiilean and Saunders-s. Aid
Kiiiean explained by saying that - voted
mo becaOse - vas MOI in favor u giving
any corporation exclusive privlegs he
did not think the Council Rad the night g.
do H.
AID Gilbert voted "no' becsu-a no bs-
heved that the ordiDancs did not suf18entiF
guard ths interests 4 tte people.
I tuder the call - wards for motions sus
resolutions. AID Harvard moved that the
saloon hcense n Adrian DeTounr be re-
voked. The sl6sTmsn zIxfke IN favor - re
resoiution severely ertIcisinE Del ounQ and
Supervisor benBeulfn. 7 ne u10tiou gas csF-
ned 18 to0. AID. Saunders being eTeosed from
voting . motion ~ AID Hayward. ffss
sslsry - hryn Dyk.Fuss - presl5enf ~ TIE
Board - Haslth vas redwood r. go
for the remainder - fhe pear
n speaking in support 0f tire usc.fi0r