Telegram-herald., 1888-07-24
A LIGHT SESSION
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Msror Weston csllsd tAe Co0nc1 10
order promptly al 7s0 l4si evening. a.
thOaga four Aldsrmsn wers..ssssas-BAld-
~in, Crsqas. De6Essf snd Aekss, snd =
very lshg lobby.
Tie sessRcs Of ths cad men, DsGraaf
and AeKss, made the performances rather
Eams und undressing. The work Vas all
OF routine order. and the nnsaeiai b0si-
ness coming up nrst showed the Comp
trolsr's expense for the week 10 DC
s. 9os.63.
The board of Public Works made com
pEshensye report upon the extension OF
water mains snd city lighting. which will
Dc printed and discussed aud considered
nsxt Monday. They recommend about
ave miles OF new pipe on the West oide and
made an earnest appeal 10 the city 10 take
the water works into their own hands The
report was referred 20 the CommItt on
Ways and Means. and will be published IN
| full.
Several petitions for the removal OF build.
| ings and the dsposiIing OF building material
were read indicating . vast growth IN The
| building interests OF the city. and one
signed by Thomas Welsh and several 9th
efs citizens Was tor hagtnsn on the Fourth
efcs AAbcoAhS- AAtcc WeAe 49, -
| The street committee.
A petitioo Was also sent in to remove the
hack stand from Monroe To Ottawa-st
The committees we're all unprepAred 10
report and all asked 10 meet their colleag ues
| on Thursday evening al 7:50, 50 at that day
and date ii all respond there will be anoth-
er Council meeting in reality.
Alderman shanahan, OF the COMMITTEES
on Claims and Accounts. reconlnended an
- ~. ftsa ! F.aa -
ters for the reason that the one now there
is used for public need, while one should
be provided for strictly private use.
The subject OF main interest came up IN
. report OF Alderman Saun iers, chairman
| OF the COMMITTEES on Lamps aud Lighting.
He gave sone figures that were interesting,
II not startling. Ii costs sl.40 lamp for
oil the outlying gasoline lamps every year,
| while $3.50 will furnish as many incandes-
cent lights. A bid was put in TO furnish
i72 lamp posts at $l4 post for
the wear. and in summing up the commit
tee brought out the difference between elec.
trio Lighting and gasoline or nsphths TO SIC
| year in favor of The electric light. The
cost Of last years lighting was S29475, and
under the comm ittees suggestions. with the
improved lighting, it will cost $50, 1880.
The motion of Alderman Davidson 10
table WAS lost. and The report was accepted
and adopted. so now gas and electricity will
supplant entirely gasoline and nsphtha.
The resolutions were all for street and
sewer improvements. except that one was
passed fixing the places OF registration al
the same places as those designated for vot
ing at the special election of August Z.
Provisions were made for the paving o
Kent alley; for the building of an iron
bridge over Coldbrook at its crossing on
Coldbrook-st.; and for several other i'm
provements.
Mayor Weston was instructed to invite
all the ex-aldermen of the city to take par
In the dedication of the City Hall, which
will probably take place aboul the lst o
September.