Telegram-herald., 1888-12-25
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The Coaneil ~ss opened last night with
the usa4l fozmzlilies. With the Mayer IA
TIE chair
Ioais Sander & Co. ssksd permission
10 place a sixn a. the edge Of the Sidewalk.
a Ionl Of tbeir place Of business. 10
C4nsl-st Placed on NE.
Charles Ii. southwick asked TO have the
ZINE extended for buiiding the sidewalk IN
front Of his lots on East.st-. as DC wished TO
build The asphalt walk, and could not do
80 ia freezing weather Referred 10 the
Aldermsn Of the Third ward.
NJ ". Aman. City Hall Engineer,
asked an increase Of salary. and 4 compe-
tent psrson O. assist him As fireman dunng
during cold weather. Referred 10 the Cofa-
mittLse on Buildings
Toe Comptroller reported bills amount
iDg 20 $ 5O95l. Also. special claims
amounting 10 8. 337 80. Adopted.
remonsUance from the residents Of
West Leonsrd-sI-. against allowing the
Valley Clsy Street ani Gable Company 10
build their line IN that street, as II leaves
The eastern end OF the street without car
facilities.
They furthermore asked 20 have the peti-
ton of the Street Railway Com pany, Of
Grand Rapids granted. as they will build
their line the whole length of the street.
20 that people eau be delivered anyw here
along the whole length OF The street, and a
portion OF Bridgs-st.. and on Monroe and
Canal-sts.; also. gives them line TO Reed )
Lake, line SIX miles in length. Referred
TO the special Committee having the mat
ter in charge.
The City Treasurer asked 10 have a war
rant drawn on the city depository for
S50S3.2O TO pay the interest on the City
Hall bonds and the Waterworks Loan.
The prayer was granted.
He also reported that only the collectors
of the First and Third wards had paid 81, oOO
and S. 200 taxes collected respectively.
Placed on hle.
This report opened lively discussion on
the prospects of forcing the collectors to pay
over the taxes az fast as collected. Alder
man DeGraaf moved that the City Attorney
be requested TO notify the different ward
collectors to deposit their collections with
the City Treasurer according 20 law, and il
Dot done to bring suit against said collectors
that do not so deposit.
Alderman Launiere moved TO amend that
the City Attorney be instructed TO notify
the 5ondsmeu of the collectors that the
collector must make his deposits with the
would be commenced al once against the
bondsmen Lost, and Alderman DeGrzaf :
motion prevailed.
The druggists bonds were received
Frank H Escott. Anton C. Bauer, Frank
w. Curtiss Geo. W. Nichols, VIM. II. Var
Leuven, Richard Van Bochove. Ii. Var
Gersen & Co., Daniel Winters & Son. N. B
| kimn.s.
The City Attorney reported that he hat
taken the case of Sophia Vanderiip agains
TIE city, for damages, TO the Supreme
Court, and that the case OF SamU-l Circuit
| ct al would be decided according 10 th,
| result of a similar case now pending in tn,
| courts. The decision of the Supreme Cour
| viii decide what course Is 10 be pursued il
| the improvement Of College-ave. The ap
| proximats cost of the improvement o
| Laurel-st. is 81, los; of Chesthut-st., 81 ,323
| of Fourth-ave.. $l,65i.60.
| Report of the condition of the street
| lamps was referred TO Committee on Lights
| The druggist bonds of John S. Page wer,
accepted. Also the retail liquor bonds o.
George l.. Jones'
| The City Attorney reported that the tax
alton of certain pieces of land in the town
| ships of Wyoming and Walker owned o,
the city OF Grand Rapids is illegal an,
| void
The retail liquor bonds of George Steketee
| A. q. Steketee. and ID. Baker were &C
| cepted.
| Resolutions on the death of Smith w
| Osterncut were present by the special com
mittee TO whom the matter was referred
and adopted by the Council.
A resolution from Alderman Sproul. ask
ing the Superintendent of Police to keel
the streets clear OF crowds of people con
| gregating in front of stores and impeding
the progress Of people passing along was
adopted. The Council then adjourned.