Telegram-herald., 1886-06-08
COMMON COUNCIL.
A Lengthy Session Mostly De-
voted 10 Routine Business.
EIGHTH HlaD SALOON LICENSES
The Stseet Tsll~ag Company Rsquir-
"a TO Ea,id a Crooked Lice ia
the ghth Ward The
City Printing

All members present except Atart man
Doan. The petition Of +. J. Lucas aud
others asking that q sewer be constructed
iu West Division st.. from California 81. 10
sihiey-sL Was referred % the Committee on
sewers A remonstrance against the grant
iug Of a saloon license 10 Joseph Miskciwicz
AT 9J7 sraight-s, went 10 the Committee on
Ways aui aieans A complaint against the
quarry operated by Charles H. Bigneli on
Davis-st a. a nuisance was read by the
Clerk Il is claimed that the excavation ia
the quarry IS so deep that il drains the wells
in the vicinity and ihat the newly graded
street is being undermined also that Bignel
sells the dirt. Some of y hich was put in the
street " when IL was graded. The City Att0r-
ney thought il would be difficult To stop Mr.
Bigneil from operating the quarry as he
owns the lots. Alderman Hay ward said
that SIR. Bigneli was violating tue ordinance
relative 10 explosives, by using them IN
blasting the rocks. The City Attorney said
Mr. Bgnell could be prosecuted for violating
the ordinance and the matter WAS referred
20 the Mayor and City Attorney. Fire
Marshal LemOin asked that an ordinance be
passed 10 regulate the construction and use
I
tr0ller recommending the payment of
claims and accounts aggregating S23639.27
including 5000 70 the Massilion Bridge
Company and the Police and Fire Depart
ment pay rolls for May, was adopted, ex-
cept the bill of Sheriff Kinney for boarding
prisoners, which was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Claims aud Accounts. The
! Comptroller reported the bill Of -. Z. Clay
amounting 10 So for rent of two extra
Poi x-ffh
recommendation. On motion Of Alderman
/ DeGraaf the claim was referred back 10 the
| Board Of Police and Fire Commissioners
| with d request for a more definite descrip-
/ ton Of the rooms and = more explicit state
ment as 10 the purpose for which they are
used etc, etc, etc The petition for the
opening of an alley between West Fulton
aud HOvey sts. from Straight 10 lndiana-sJ
was referred to the aldermen of the Eighth
ward The marshal was ordered to remove
| obstructions from The alleys on blocks g. =
! 10 and IL of Mason's addition to the city.
! On recommendation of the committee on
| Streets the prayer of the petition for the
| Improvement of PettibOne ST. was granted.
| On motion of Alderman DeGraaf an
| order was drawn in favor of ex-Alderman
/ Gilbert To resnburse him for mon
/ ey paid an expert bOokkeeper for
examining the books of the City Treasurer
! Mr. Gilbert had not asked for the order, but
| Alderman De Graaf had learned through
/ ex Alderman kilean that ex-Alderman
| Gilbert paid S2f from his private funds,
while he was a member of the Committee
| On WAYS and Means, and be thought il
proper for thd city to pay it. The applica-
tions of John Scharfenburg and Peter
Bridenstein for saloon licenses were
| denied for the second time. The Com
| mittee on WAYS and Means reported in
! fax~ Of IN Il grf
lander Bros, ll2 and ia Canal ST., Joseph
! Miskciwicz, 207 Straight ST., and Bernard
| Met artv 81 South DiYislOn-st.
On motion OF Aid Creque, Hon. F. B.
| Wallin was heard in opposition 10 the
| granting of a license to Joseph MiskciwicZ
at 207 Straight ST. Alderman Pantlind
| moved that the name of MiskciwicZ be
stricken from the list and referred back TO
| the Committee. Alderman Launiere spoke
in favor of the applicant. saying he was a
| responsible man suitable to run a saloon.
and he the Alderman felt sure that he
! would not create trouble in the neighbor
hood as Bridenstein and Scharfenburg had
| done. If be did not run a reputable place
the Alderman would be the first one to
move to revoke the license. Alderman
Hayward spoke in favor of the
applicant. He thought it better
| 10 grant man license TO run
~
| eral selling without license, as he had been
| informed was the case at present. He did
not take much stock in the opposition TO a
saloon i'm that vicinity. Ii ,the opposition)
was hypocritical. If il was not hyp0critical
the saloons running without license would
be closed up. Alderman Pantlind motion
was carried by the following vote: Yeas
| Aid. Creque. DeGraff, Huntley. Marris
! Pantlind Stanley, Stewart Ihum - s,
nays-Ald Brenner. Doyle, Hayward
Lauuiere. Richmond. Saunders, Stein
The rest of the report was then adOp,ad.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
| ported that as near as could be estimated
| the Ddiig Democrat was the lowest bidder
for the city printing and recommended that
the contract be awarded to +. W. Ball The
! report was adopted and the second print
ing was awarded 10 the Eren0g Leadcr
! The Committee on Sewers reported adj
versey on the petition for a sewer in Clin-
tOn-st. Adopted The plans and specifica-
tiOns for the BlOdgett block 10 be erected on
South I0nia st were approved. Sec0nd-ave.
will be opened from Grandville-ave. to
Oaklsnd-ave to afford an approach TO the
Grandville Avenue school building. Recess
I've minutes.
The assessment roll for the improvement
Of East Bridge 81 from Canal to Clancy sts
was taken from the table and appeals from
Geo. W Thayer and the trustees Of the
| German Lutheran church were read Owing
10 mistake having been made in printing
the advertisement tor appeals the roll was
laid on the table for another week and the
I Clerk instructed 10 re advertise. The ap-
peals read were referred tO a committee Of
Aldermen Thum, DeGrasf and Brenner.
Alderman L8uniere offered a resolution
requiring the street railway company 10
construct q street railway from Campau
place across Pearl ST bridge 10 Front ST..
thence south 20 Shawmut-ave thence west
to Jefferson st. thence south to IS Fulton 81.
thence west 10 Gold-st.. thence ssnth to
Watson-st. thence west 20 Straight ST.
thence south TO Butterworth ave and hence
west io shepard So the line to be- clm-
pieied by sept l. aud IN case fae street raii-
way fails to signify ITS intention % comply
with the requirements II the resolution
9ithin thirsv days ne Council viii grant a
franchise for such liHe 60 other parties 4
motion r. lay on the table f0r week was
lost and the resolution was adopted by tie
following vote.
Ieas-Ald. Greque. D0vie. laaniere Mar
/ ris Richmond. saunders. stewart Stems.
Nsgs-Aid. BrenneT ne Graf Havward.
( IIuntier paafind. Stanley. Ihum-7
Districts g. Re assessed for several puoiic
improvements we're designated sidewalks
ordered repaired in different parfs of tie
city. and the Council adjourned