Telegram-herald., 1886-07-27
ALOERMAAIG ACTS
Regular Meeting Of the Com
mOn Council Last Night.
BOARD Or PUBLIC BlalMl8lT@


-ae -at4tlll al ais property t1r ile grating
ai Massesoa--t Committees on Poor All
sIec,rie lslr c1uer Haslnzs-st. and Colt-
af- eas asa-i l3r aal .as pealon referr9i
ID tae Committee oa LAMPS. W B smith
ana .tler property oFuels ou la.al-.-- 1--
lsesn Fl.-on and Lysn-sts. protested
against ihe grazing of that lhar9agllarr
Committee on streets. The Street Rals4y
Company a,ket for permission % iay
double track an soata Division 81 letsesn
oaz St aal Hap'e=t granted under iirec-
nal of Che Marshal ln4-9gr, ot lle
Gciad Rapids Electric Light and P1Hcr
Company protested against ile pasans oi
bills aud backing of slgns 1n poles and asked
tor tls passage uf tle ordinance -Jilel-ei
.asr eeek referred to Committee oa
Ordinances. The Waldlcomo Furniture
Company Vas granted permission 90 de-
posI- building mAtefia. .n fiifh-sr- Claims
ca The amount 1i $50 u,3 ID we're allowed
Alderman De 0raaf questioned the bui 0i
rle Telephone Company $50. but tle
same vas il.,iut correct and ordered paid
Plans f9r the Houseman block on Lyon-st..
and Gibson block on Louis st were re-
ferred % Committee on Buildings. Hoo
George ". Ihayer i0r the Board Of Public
WORKS. made a Veroai report on the subject
of lighting the llty Hal. and said that in
order L0 provide Tor the electric lights if
deemed necessary. the Board bad given the
matter considerable attention and Ending
fhat the cost of lasing the wires for the
same would amount % some $3.50. they
deemed ir advisable not to involve the
seeming unnecessary expense. bat leave the
subject .n the hands "a she C0unci. for their
decision. referred u a special committee
consisting 0f Aldermen Creque Saunders
and DeGrad Alderman Creque asked 10
be- relieved as be would be- absent from the
city AZ the lime OF the neXt meeting but
the council preferred % have him retained.
The Board OF Public Works made a re-
port on the water question As follows
Arrangements have been made Will
Buuerworih & Lowe and A. Leitelt % pat
in condition for service their pumps and
connections with the water mains that were
used for supplying the reservoir before the
present settling basin was completed The
daily capacity Of these pumps Is represented
rO be- from 100 10 500 thousand gallons
They will De held In readiness for use until
October These means viii provide for
any shortage in the water supply likely 20
occur this season The question of making
connections with the river az the pumping
house. or a. some other point with "A view
DA MAH4NE AtA tAAAlr' AfaAaAIAt
means of adding 10 the present water
supply, has been and is now under consid-
Grafton aud Will not be dropped until
brought to a satisfactory conclusion but the
board have not yet reached point in their
investigation 90 Oe able 10 determine In
lust W bat IN mner such supply can best be
attained Suggestions that on their face
appear 90 be simple and easily carried into
effect often develop serious difficulties when
subjected % a practical application ne con-
nectian with environments that cannot be
disreganled Information from abroad that
90 is important 90 have, nas been sought
that Is NOT yet at band. but in short time
the board expect 90 be able io perfect plan
and submit to your honorable body an esti-
mate of the expense of the same.
AID peGraH. -l DO not see bat what the
present plan IS as foolish as the engine
scheme. John O.. shaw was called on and
said 7 have been over the ground and
end the old valves 40 the pumping works
yet By running 20 feet of pipe from the
pumping house directly INTO The river and
building reservoir 4. feet square and -
feet deep. an abundance Of water can be
secured a. cost of about s. d.
Alderman Hayward moved the accept
ance OF che report of the Board and the ap-
pointment of a special committee t0 confer
With them on the subject and report TO the
Council
Alderman DE Gmaf asked if a contract
bad been entered into. President Thaver
stated that Az agreement had been entered
into and 10 was perhaps in the nature Of 4
contract The cost Wa 20 b. $500 Alder
man De Grsaf stated that the board had exc
ceeeded its authority By entering into a con-
tract without irst submitting the question
% the Council. and moved to iay the report
NI.f..-rrsars a q.
is positive DAMAGE O. the city To-
use river water and it is totally
unfit for use Alderman HAYWARD.
How much better is our present
supply Alderman BTenner. II can prove
that she water in The river IS hfty per cent
purer than thai in fhe COW paths which we
now drink Alderman Launiere adro-
Gated giving the board furtbertime f0 report
some feasible. plan Alderman Crrque
moved t0 iay on the table for one week
lost Alderman Hay wari ~ DO not de
sire Cab uit.use the board bat people are
iudnr fault at their action Alderman
psGaH moved ss q substitute that a COM
mifiee oI five be appointed to investigate
the natter lasf. Alderman lauuieFe asked
what charges had been made against fhe
board Alderman Havwarts motion was
carried and The Mayor appointed as
sneh special committee Aldermen Hav
ward. HlniIeY Sfswarr. Thum and Doan
Alderman Iauniere. far Committee on
Ways and Means recommended the grant
ing ri a saloon license 20 james Hamilton
at f49 South Division st. Alderman stan
ley protested The coveted license for the
saloon sas granted Plans f1r The Gibson
and Holsemsu blocks were approved The
CITY Clerk was Instructed to advertise for
bids for coal The Committees on Ordinances
reported Ir faeoT nf ur1niaitinE Che posting