Telegram-herald., 1886-10-08

construction II the Eue EeE0QEstrz1ees
have been circslale1 s11 D nap srs@1 -
shla tee fEoEl2zs Represented - each
These : o. are peiiLloGs1g ioE s1e re@1 -te
ca tie lIs. 1oL.e ola t4--al,s -s-.. s)iaS "a
s. sallay ave. AID si-e . 1sfe. IDsre Is a9l
. rssi-eDt "a l1e stree. s1Q s4.Zl1 41s9-
la,e l1e pr9iecg oeca1se lie construction
40l.1 cs 5 deirinlxli % rls Fesl3e4s 81 4l9ls
TIE Eg4-e u Lae rsa1 Is D--l l9f tie
peoflz 4-olg tLe lle. say D4t 1--t ~
A4.4ros e.. So lo t-alse lI cars 49, 1e
3 Necessary CD sel ~ cs-lLses streets Al- ~.
81 IL s. 81 depot ailLalt pas lHg tlree
fares. lie 1.eelisle CQ t-e fo41 are Lia-
~ does slos lesll g. .ls business pag- 90 LAe
clly. tlal Us construction l- t9 osuelt rsli-
f9-1is. 1ote. properly snd t1e t-eee i~Ae
pleasure resorts. AE Holmes asaea ~ TIE
people le represen Ted that tae ordinance De
rot granted Or tAsg tie line h. coma
pellet - lad i9lks 19Sl t9su us4E tlelr
business y ". Aortlr4p "a 4 t8at le was
Ia f4s1r ~ fo-L1 4ul Santcd u EllIt O..
puDle D-neDt- He advocated Tie lazraFe-
81 lne. Which W4s objected 10 just tie
same, AID IL uo" . p4Ulic aSuelt. lie
viewed The proposed rOa1 if lle same ligat
Tie speaker sad that a. ne s4s Tie ma
cllne operated. le would &c glad q have
one ran in front 0i hI> le;ise 0u C1errg-st.
K a. Luce owns ~ feet ou tlith ave.
sad SAID that be EAs opposed a. Tie line.
because IL would ue disastrous ~ the preil-
ertv The franchise Is but one for tie rali-
road people 10 run road 10 tie lake. and
they want % ran IL around there because
they can operate by steam cheaper than by
horse resh v II Lo0mis salI that he
bad lived ia Minneapolis, where
ne resided within one block OF
| the dummy hue, which When ia ITS
inception Vas objected 10, bat proved a
| great benefit 10 the public IL did nOt scare
| horses any more than ears drawn by horse
power. The line Was build up NTH magni-
| ncent residences and business Was extended
many blocks The speaker owns properly
within a block OF the proposed line and
would De glad ii II should pass his lots.
! Col Penney stated that the Council OF
| Minneapolis had ordered that the dummy
| line could not be operated any longer on
account OF its hindrance 10 traillc ia the
streets Supt BrVler read letter ifom the
/ Navor OF " heeling commenting the use
| of the lue based upon experience IN his
own city. where a line IS IN operation. ;.
/ ; Chamberlain. who has just returned
1 from Minneapolis spent hall day looking
over the dummy line there and pronounced
IL A marvellous success II every way, re-
| sulting in the building up OF Immense
| tracts of land with some OF the hand
| soonest and most substantial residences OF
the city. Talks with men along The road
were favorable 10 the road. Some times
| horses were frightened, but on heavily
| travelled streets the animals became so
used 10 them that no fear was experienced.
| The dummies there are of old make, not
| so good as the new one here. The reason
| why the council there ordered the dummy
of the heavily travelled streets IS because oi
| the traffic on cross streets being neavy.
AT least 2O.OOO people are living on pro-
perty developed by the dummy line. N.
| Vinegar said that he was a crOaker IN favor
ofthe dummy line and considered the build
ing of the line an immense public beneht,
and that he expected 10 see the day when
one mile beyond East-st. would De incor-
porated with the city. The DivisiOn-st
road has built up that part OF the city III
spit. of croaking, and tie new line Will dc
the same Mr.. Vinegar said
there was not a better served city
in regard TO street cars than thl:
and urged the passage OF the ordinance
properly draughted. A letter from ". B
Remington favored the line. The gentle
man owns property on South lOnia Il.
Alderman Panilind offered the follOwinl
resolution:
Resolrsd. That the City Attorney b'
and is hereby instructor TO commence legs
proceedings on behalf Of the city, against
the Grand Rapids Hydraulic Company anC
persons engaged in excavation in the streets
and allevs of the city, and laying pipe
therein without the consent of the prope
municipal authority, looking TO the proven
ton of the further prosecution OF sucf
work: and that the Mayor be requested L
sign and verify the petition or DILL brough
for that purpose on behalf Of the city
| Carried by unanimous vote. Adjourned