Telegram-herald., 1886-06-29
MUNICIPAL LeolsLATioN
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Mseging 81 1ae common C.au-
ga I4sl sight

Ai ile meeting ai tae Common Coanc
lass nizhi al fae ll-l4ters were present ea
ospi Aldermen Maas and Iaam The ie.
uaoa sfl 81 Watkins and others. asklns
lhai ,he sfrip ID lan8 between Funi-st and
tae river between flrst and siaih-sls. he
purchased oy tle cg fof para purposes
- geIvffel ta lae Committee au larss
A petition asking lar tle extension of the
" atrr lails on Jetitr-ul- -aft iTun ~fra
meIe--t 3D. AcDassli-si aas referred lo
lhe Board of fahile. ~ oras. A Aremonslrsnoe
against paving tat g1liers ~ Shocking So.
vas read aud placed GA nie
Members III Tie faularchai lrole were
-ranlel permission 20 sueicl banners
acros- the streets dunug tie sessions ol TIE
coming annual cineiaFe. A remouslranc-
against The improvement az The alley be-
tween Broadway aud Straight sts vas
placed on lle Tie Michigan Holiness
Association aske1 permission 90 hold reils
lols meetings ln Lincoln Park Placed Ola
lle.
The report Of the Controller recommend
ing the pas meni 90 claims aud accounts
sgsfegating sli.s1u was read by toe CLERK
Among The claims Was one from The
Secretary oi Tie Board of Police and Fine
Commissioners ior $40 paid for hay f0T DE-
partments Aldermen De6raai objected o.
The allowance of such bills without further
Investigation. lie thought the Board bad
100 right % pay such bilis without sending
chem 10 the Comptroller ia the regular Way
IL Was owing % this practice that the de-
pariment funds hal become SO mixed thai
neither the Commissioners the Ciiy Treas
urer nor the Council were able 60 Tell how
they Stood. The department funds had been
muddied fog some iime, and although The
H..I j.. D.. a.
the matter they had failed 10 DO 80. The
claim was referred 10 the Committee un
Claims and accounts, and tie balance of
the report was adopted.
COllege-aye viii be improved from East
brldge-st 10 Hasflngs-st The Committee
on Claims and Accounts reported relative
20 the claim of r. J. Daily for meals
furnished patrolmen during the labor
troubles IN May, 10 the effect that the meals
were ordered by Superintendent Perry that
while there Is 10 law authorizing the super
intendent TO furnish the patroimen with
meals, the committee regarded IL as case
of necessity and recommended that the
claim be allowed. Alderman Launiere
moved 70 strike Out the words a case
of necessity" He did not want 10 cast a
stigma upon the Workmen Of the city. The
labOring men Of the city had shown by
their actions that Il was not necessary 20
keep the patrOlmen on extra duty. Alder
man Pantlind could not see that the report
cast any reflection upon workingmen. Aid
DeGraaf said the report did not attempt %
say what made it "a case OF necessity 10
might have been the actions Of the work
ingmen, and il might have been the actions
of the employers The amendment was
finally ruled out on point OF order and the
report was adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported adversely on the proposition 10 pro-
vide a salary for the Assistant Clerk of P0-
lice Court. Adopted A sewer viii be con-
structed on North loDia-st from Mon
rOe-st. 10 Founfain-st The Marshal
will collect the amonni. due on the Adams
ST. improvement roll within thirty DAYS
The assessment roll for the improvement Of
East Bridge ST. from Canal % Clancy Sis
was ratified and confirmed. The Board Of
Public Works will establish the grade lines
and furnish an estimate Of the cost of the
grading. graveling and paving the cutters
OF Caledoua-st. O. II. Bignell. who
operates a stone quarry on Davis-st must
put the street in As good order as il was he
fore he began 10 operate the quarry. or the
City Attorney viii prosecute him FOR de-
stroying a public street.
Alderman Launiere offered a resolution
requesting the Board Of police and Fire
Commissioners 20 appoint one special
policeman To look after and report 10 this
Council all persons selling without license
liquor of any kind IN the Eighth ward
Adopted, and the Council adjourned.