Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SALOON LICENSES CONSIDERED.
Salaries OF CITY Offacials Fixed i ne
Circus License Reduced After
The City Printing.


Council chamber last might al 7.s0. and all
members were IA their seats Residents Ia
the respective localities petiaoned that "a
loon Licenses be refused any person for CON
ducllng saloon upon the corner of h hest
Fulton aud Straight streets; any person for
"a saloon al or near the corner Of Jefferson
street and butterwOrth avenue; 10 ID. Il
Mccarthy, for a saloon al 4s7 South Division
street. 10 Peter Briedensteln or any person
al 1913 Straight street or ia the vicinity
thereof, al Of which petitions vert referred
10 the COMMITTEES on Mays and Means.
Some si1ty members Of the nIkth Ward asked
that saloon license be refused Dlons sius
Bokeln. OF any of ns family, tor "a saloon in
said ward. Referred 10 Committee Oh Mays
and Means. The COmplroiler's report. az
/ gregating the sum of about $500, was ac-
eepted, excepting the account of AIR.
Small for cleaning alleys ia the Eighth
Ward, an the clerk was instructed 10 draw
orders for the several amounts.
| The Clerk presented the liquor bonds and
applications OF 4. III. 0'Aeil. H. X. Sumner
a Co, Patrick Finn, John NJ. Finger. Felix
j. Noerts AMI Vim. Echternocfl. which were
accepted and referred 10 the Committee on
| Ways and Means with the City sttorney.
| City Attorney Ransom, 10 whom was re-
| ferred the validity of the contract between
! the city aud Day 4 Co, of Boston, reported
/ that IN his opinion a contract relation exists
! between the city and Day 4 Co., which they
have right 10 rest on and enforce, and
which should be recognized and respected Toy
| the city. The report was filed aud ordered
printed. The Committee on Claims and
| Accounts reported recommending that no
/ further action be taken IN the matter of
Cha-. III. Dalrymple, who claimed damages
/ from slipping up on "A sidewalk belonging 10
/ the city. The report was adopted. The
| Committee on Ways and Means reported
adversely the granting of saloon Licenses 10
| VIM. DanfOrth, 20 and - Canal street: John
! Scharfcnberg. corner OF Jefferson street and
Butterworth avenue; Peter Briedenstein, 1J3
| Straight street. and Waterman Butler. JlG
! Front street. Licenses were granted some
twenty or thirty saloon keepers.
Aid. Gilbert moved 10 reconsider the mo
| tion granting saloon license TO ID. }. Nc
Carthy, AZ South Division street, which was
tabled, afterward taken from the table. ana
| carried.
The Board OF Public Works transmitted to
the Council Its report upon the work of A.
/ G. Sekell, &. T., IN seeking an abundant
supply of pure water for the city, and rec
onmended that this city take the necessary
steps 10 ODt'iln its supply OF water bl means
| OF the galley system ON the territory, and
substantially III the manner recommended
| III the report submitted. IL also recon-
mended that early action be had by the
| Council, with a view OF providing the neces-
| sary means To- enable the Board 10 enter
| upon the work, aud added that water bonds
| To the amount of $4,000. To be issued
wanted, should be authorized by popular
vote, at special election, of which notice
| should be gwen for at least thirty days, that
citizens may have an opportunity of becom-
ing fully Informed on the subject. The re-
port was accepted and placed on file.
The issuing of the $1,000 five per cent
| school bonds was not approved. The Com
mIttee on Ways and Means reported recon-
mending the payment of the following sal
aries per annuIn To the city officials: Mayor
| 500, Aldermen 500, Clerk 81 .ocD. Assistant
| Clerk $3.50, Comptroller $500. Clerk of the
| Police Court 100, Director of the Poor. (to
furnish his own hOrsel, $1,000 Keeper Of
! supply store $50, City Attorney $500.
| Treasurer 500, BOard Of Health, two mem
| bere, each 5000 Secretary Board of Health
| $50. POundmaster $500, City Surveyor
| Sl,JJO, City Draughtsman, II 800, Cemetery
Commissioners, each 500, Marshal. per
| day -, Highway Commissioners, per day,
$50. teams on street work, -. laborers on
street work Sl.5o. The report was accepted
/ and adopted.
| Joseph Petz was granted license TO run a
saloon at the corner of Wealthy and Jeffor-
son avenues. The West Leonard street and
| Alpine avenue sewer roll was ratified and con
| frmed. The Mayor nominated Simeon Sui
! livan TO be member of the Board Of Health.
which was not confirmed. City Attorney
/ Ransom nominated Lawrence l.. Carroll for
Assistant City Attorney. Aid. DE 6raaf
1 moved the nomination be confirmed and the
/ salary increased 10 SEQ per month. which
carried. Ihe Mayor renominaisd Richard
/ W.I.b f,.H -. Hs.rbsrus ftnysrntaafnrtgr of Ie
/ First District. which was not confirmed.
/ The motion fixing the license for circuse-
/ at $50 was reconsidered and the license was
| fixed II 500 pr day The bids for city
| printing for the ensuing year we're opened
/ aud read by the Clerk as follows.
E0qie-CoUncl proceedings ~ cts. per
/ square. - cts. per inch for city advertising,
/ Marshall sales II cts. per description, 100
copies of Council proceedings IN pamphlet
4 form for ~ per week.
Ledder-Seven cents per square for each
insertion on second printing"
Democrdt-City advertising II cis. PER
| square first insertion. 9 cts per square each
subsequent insertion. Council proceeding
! 10 cts. per square. Marshal's ssles - cts. per
/ description for three descriptions or less.
I more than three and lese than nine - cfa.
nine and over 20 cent?; 100 copies proceed-
ings bound 81 per week. second printing
! Is cts. per inch
+ square. city advertising I3 eta. yer square
+ frat insertion. cts. per square for each
subsequent Insertion. Narshsl's sales per
+ description - cfz; 100 copies proceeding in
/ pamphlet form > -.
/ TlF MoKSI-g EErseKtH -GOuncll pro
credings h cents Ter square. 10 copies pro
ceedings. bound, 81 per week; city orders ~
4 cent? frat insertion. cent? each subsequent
+ Insertion Marshais saies - ceufs per De
. scrirtiun I reasBrer's notices ls ceuts frsf
T Insertion. ~ cents each subsequent insertion.
( THE IEIEsRAa. ia It's bid. guaranteed dsly
+ circulation q 400 copies. and asked that
f circulation might be taken into acco0nt IN
awarding the contract The hids were re-
ferred 20 tie Comuitfee on Mays ard Means
( After the presentation Of several resolutions
! in regard to sidewalks sewers, eic-. the C0uH-
( cii sd5ourued.
Pad Their License