Telegram-herald., 1886-09-07
COMMON COUNCIL.
Action Of the Mayor IL the
SMALLPOX Case Endorsed.
AgTEf0R HOSPITAL 8ILL Be FOUND
The Council Tnanks the People cf
Sag.as~ for Their Recent Coorfe-
sies-T Tne Street Parade y d'n-
ancs lad Over Tor Week


Tie resu.ar meeting ~ lae Common
Council Eas Aet iasi uislt Mayor DiAe-
H.an pf1a.dlas Absent Alderman lnlm
The ru.e- arrr suspended on motion 's
Alderman 7t4llefs a-i tle ioloAins
res'-Aeon vas PASSED
NH}a4As lne u d. y Defoil i-An-
SING Northern. 7atilAA fa-rt a ~
Louis roads ii on ine - nsi. issue inFi-
tallus fu tle citizens and Furnish trans
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NHEz.ts The citizens ol thls city did
rse4uri. v.-ltand were most cordially re-
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ciii1rA7 OBJ E-asL saginaw therefore
haarof That lhe thanks of this
I C.nrr,I .-a hereby rendered to the authori-
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courtesy ana generous ap7pilaily py tuem
T extended ro the citizens 0l Grand Rapids on
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-mallFoI patient vas on motion ~ Alder
man saunders endorsed A communication
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to the dummy une extension Was laid on
I the table for 0le week and an accompany
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defeu pfln.e1' 4 pe''1V" s'6"0' ~ IT. a.
s Hatfield and others asking that the pest
I house b. removed from It's present location
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\ mittee 0u Health together with the Board
\ of Health requesting them to report 90 the
\ Council d suitable place for hospital for
[ contagious diseases. and be 10 further re-
solved thar the city clerk be- instructed 10
advertise the present Tot on Madison-ave.
/ sor sale. and receive bids up % Monday,
| September 20. Alderman Lauuiere said ne
/ bad been 90 look for some sites. There was
AN excellent sitr on the bluffs. no houses
we're near Tie would like 10 see the Madi
son-ave and some other city lots sold
| Alderman p0an did not want % see the
| Madison ave lot sold for "A song Alder
/ man Saunders said that the property owners
I on Madison-ave purchased lots knowing
that the pest house had been located there
Aid. IAuniere moved 20 strike out all words
1 after the word diseases. A motion 10 lay
the whole subject matter ON the table was
lost Mayor Dikeman said that the emer-
1
get the patient Out OF the way. II he had
lived next 20 the Madison ave. lot, the
paiieut would have gone there Just the
same Alderman Stanley favored the resO
luton Alderman Creque said that the
Council was not bound % sell 10 under the
resolution. Alderman Saunders did not want
the patient % teel tina, he was liable 10 be
thrown out AT any moment. Aid. Laun-
| lere's motion was lost Aid De Graaf mo
I
ward aud Saunders voting no. f. J Nc
Donald offered tO wire the new city hall for
/ electric iivhfs as follows. Three hundred
lights tor 8 per light. 500 and upward s. 20
/ Der lsht. The civ Comptrollers accounts
as reported were allowed. City Clerk Bel
KNAPP reported receipts of is office for
[ month of August So5S u. Committee ON
Claims and Accounts City Physician Holden
reported that during the month he had
treated dily four patients, of which thirty
seven were discharged, three died, fourteen
remaining, requiring two hundred and
/ ninetv-f0ur visits. Ihirty-fOur cases OF
contagious diseases were reported, requiring
| forty visits Stventv-eight burial permits
we're issued The Board of Health asked
that a tire proof hospital be built as soon Is
possible. not to exceed in cost 5000 Re
ferred tO Committee on Health. The City
Surveyor reported an enCr1achment exist
ing al the corner Of East Bridge and North
lOnia-sts namely. projection from the
church now in course Of construction. On
motion of Alderman Brenner the obstruc-
ton must be- removed in thirty days
A communication from the Po-
lice and Fire Department relative
20 the use OF engine houses for election
purposes was placed on file. Pne-st. will
be- graded aud graveled from West Bridge
+ ST. 20 -ibley-st. The Committee on Ways
and Means reported that most of the funds
were iu = healthy condition and careful
management will meet all the demands
until the new taxes come in except, per
haps the Poor and Lamp funds The re
port was accepted and adopted. The as
sessmeul roll for regarding Barclay st wa.
laid on the table for one week for pur
pose OF hearing appeals A committee
consisting Of Aldermen De Graaf. Stein
{ and Saunders was appointed 90 inquire
into certain appeals relative % assess
ment rou for grading Of Fifh-ave
The ordinance relative 90 Preservation ol
{ Public Health. on motion of Aidderman
stanley. was taken from the table Alder
man Saunders did not think the ordinance
1n tue ianie Tor another wees 'afried