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Al the saeoaas ol she Bs4r5 ~ Pohoe
&ad flTs CeslllslssloEeEs yesterday fresi-
deaf kAtngrsas pEes-aol alad Commissioner
P0~eEs and DsseEl ~eFe pTesGt. fars AaE-
sta L<Uoine rep<rssa thzg us ne~ Eoak
AL lAd1sr l4ck sg kLElss hoass -.
~o1ld bs nlAane1 ~ iolloss Foreman.
David Wake FIJI pay Assistant tOre-
DaAn, 7 b. kuklzAi. part psy Driver,
GvoEgs Lobdel full p@g L~ddermea. John
BTaonch, full psy. and sidney AedoerFy
and JOSEPH Do~us. part pay. The Marshal
also recommended that tie Old track - Ne
4 se manned by Gsonse ko~ley, foreman,
full pay Z. J.. Snyder. assistant, part Ias
Floyd hubbard, driver, PARK pay. Ladder
uen Edwin WiIhey fuu time and Jam a.
shackelford Daniel LAInOre, Henry Beck
man and Andrew Ham, pArt pa , men. The
reports were referred - the COmmi ttse On
Men and Discipline.
Claims and accounts 81 follows were or
dered certified ID the Comptroller T.. l..
Bsrnam, iron bsdsteads, S34 % ii, kade-
maker. repairs, q 81. Gfand Rapids Gas
Company, gas, 1910. Is. Council,
horse sholng $40, Andrew Doyle,
horse shoeiug aud repairs, -.
John Cummings. horse shOelng, SOLO.
same. repairs, - 50. Grant Rapids Electric
ight and Power Company lights IN engine
house No. :. - Z5; Eaton & Lyon. ;! > r.
". Catlin, washing, S44 40. ii N Rey nolds,
repairing ROOT, S3.S5. The request Of the
Board of Education that rruant Otflcer Fee
be allowed 10 wear citizens clothes when
deemed advisable was granted until other
wise ordered by the Board. Driver Oliver
frOme Mas transferred nom chemical en-
gine No. / 10 steamer No s. and driver
Eugene DeCelle, OF steamer No. was trans
ierred 90 chemical engine No. /. The appiica-
tions Of Charles HI. Chailee and Ebert +.
French for positions on the police force were
received and placed ON file. The request of
the Police Relief and Benefit Association
that every member of the department be
compelled To join the Association was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Rules. Three
sealed bids for the position of veterinary
surgeon were laid on the table, and the sec
retary was authorized 10 advertise for sealed
proposals.
Ii was the last session of the municipal
year and President RathbOne, whose term
of office expires, delivered his valedictOr,
on motion of Commissioner Powers he was
requested 10 reduce il 10 writing and il was
spread upon the records. Mr.. RathbOne
spoke in substance as follows. This being
the last meeting of the Board over which ]
shall preside, wish 10 express my thanks
for the uniform kindness and courtesy
which You have shown me. The personal
pride and interest taken IN the two depart
ments has made our meetings harmonious
and our duties light and pleasant. During
my connection with the Board there have
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force has been increased; the patrol box sys-
tenn has been inaugurated, and proved salts
factory beyond the expectations of the most
sanguine; one hose wagon has been pur-
chased which has proved satisfactory, both
in regard To expense and work
Notwithstanding the extra cost of put
ting in operation the patrol box system
to use the language of my predecessor, We
have not exceeded our estimates IN apprO.
priatiOns, but, on the contrary, We hav,
turned back into the city treasury about
thirteen thousand dollars, matter of which
we should feel Justly proud? During the
year the police department has lost by death
its chief detective, James l.. Moran, and in
his death the city has lost "A valuable and
efficient officer and one whom il will bc
hard TO replace, as he was peculiarly fitted
for the place he filled. / wish 10 tender
my thanks TO Secretary McReynolds
for kindness and assistance, u
Superintendent Perry and Fire Marsha
LEMON and through them to the men in tbs
two departments and 10 compliment them
for their efficiency, fine appearance and the
good results which they have accomplished
Again thanking yOl gentlemen ] wish that
your meetings may be as harmonious and
pleasant in the fut;.re as in the past. Aftel
the Commissioners departed Mayor elect
Dikeman came in and with theSecretary anC
reporters held an informal discussion in
which municipal affairs, strikes, horses anC
the newspaper business were considered