Telegram-herald., 1886-09-21

The Saiystionisgs Petition Tahled a1d the
-Damns" Ordinances lSst~rrea.

Dummy" Ordinances Hs.f~rrea.
President Hayward presided Msvor Dixie
man being absent attending 10 iair matters
The aldermen sers AL present except Pant
lind Resolutions adopted ~ The oouncii
of East saginaw relative "a tie resent ex-
cnrsion 10 ghis cts were read and placed on
iie. a seil wFigten and very interesting
protest against the proposition t0 change the
names ST vel knogn streets al the ely.
particularly John-st-. was noaa aud referred
- the Committee on Ordinances Ia is Un
oersfoad 10 have been written by John =
Lawrence, and after ffdiclllng tie reasons
given hy MF. n lmmen for changing
the name of lahu sifeel and csiiicising Nr
lmmeu idea that pretty names should be
selected for the streets. the remonsirauce
proceeds - defend The ancient. honoraDie
and beloved name 0i John ia Ia ,st eiO-
qnenf manner. II Nas signed % thirty 1--we
Vel kn0Nu residents If the city sarnamed
John. aud john the CLERK stated that many
more Johns expressed desire a. sign Il
he petition Of members OF The Salvation
Army asking that they be allowed
10 parade the streets Riih banutrs
music etc as heretofore. was read
and a motion wss made 10 refer 10 TIE
MayOr. Alderman Doan said the matter of
enforcing the ordnance relative - parAdes
should not be iefl entirely 10 the AayoT.
If the Council wanted the ordinance rigidiy
enforced li should pass a resolution direct
ing the MavOr - enfDroe H. A dermau
Iauniere thought the Mayor needed no 10
structiOns IL was moved that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted under cirec-
ton OF the Mayor but before a vote was
reached on either motion the petition was
tabled for q week on motion Of Alderman
Brenner
Several petitions asked that the Street
Rail way Company be allowed 70 ex'end the
dummy line TO the Union Depot were
presented aud referred 70 the COMMITTEES on
Ordinances, ana protests sgainsi the project
took the same course. The petitions were
more numerously signed than the protests
The matter Of building a flight of siairs AZ
the hill on Fairbanksst was referred 10 the
Aldermen of the Fourth and Fiflh wards
with power 10 act. Harvey Holiisfer
and others asked that the Mayor be in
structed 10 call Charleston Reiiet meet
ing and their request was granted. The Com
mite on Ways and Means reported ia favor
of approving the estimate OF school expenses
as made By the Board Of Edncafisn, after
dednctlng $500 from the amount appr0pri-
sted for the Secretary's salary. Adopted.
The estimate of the expense Of the Police
and Fire Department. a. made by the Com
missiOners, was referred 10 the Committee
on Ways and Means. The Dummy" line
extension ordinance was taken from the
table Aid. Creque made the point OF order
that consideration of the ordinance was out
of order because il had not been properly
presented 10 the Council. The President
ruled that the point was not well taken
Aid. Doan appeaied from the decis on OF the
chair. The decision of the chair wa. sus-
tanned. The ordinances was then referred
TO the Committee on Ordinances. and Aid.
Stanley gave notice that the committee will
meet az hecommittee rooms next Thursday
evening 10 consider the ordinance, when ali
parties interested are invited 10 be present
Adjourned.