Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-07-31
FIRE PROTECTION
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Ihs nsskiax Of ths City Coa1cll iszt even
az sss characterized by good fsslin< snd
los. Of fua. sas very litss rssl baslnsss.
Mayor Weston being sssens froa the cisY
President Snsa.han tOok rs seat and
called 10 order about half al boCf ate.
Assbs hs vas waiting TOO al sadisCcs, bus
the sadls1es thai sas waited for never came
Tor there wsrs not 70 exceed dozen people
0oEsids the raj dariBE ne sysaing.
The Counciimen we're al IN their seats
ex.pt Aidermaa Mckee Sho nsz been IA
All juss returned from At. Cls4sns. and
although probably fully restored - health
dla not think Il sdsisSDls TO brave tns
dangers 0f . stormy session u ne Council
sDcn as he has encountered during the
Semmsr Had he been there. the gentls
ripple Of the PLACID water swOuid have
rested rather than nled hiD.
fss proceedlngs were al OF . routine
character until the order Of reports Of CON-
mittses MA reached. and lhsa the fun COM
msneed-
As usual. all the regular committees re-
ported no report, bat asked Tor meetings
Of treir respective comnittees al stated
periods. Stewart called Ihs Com mittee on
Streets for this afternoon. the Committee on
lamps and Lighting are requested 70 meet
Thursday afternoon, the Com mittee on
Fire Department Wednesday evening, and
all the other committees were notified by
1 their ehairuen when % get together. and II
| they wish 70 snbserye the Interests OF the
! city they shoald attend promptly 10 the
/ calls
Waen the special committees we're called
Aid Eissnhardt, Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Protection OF Public Buildings. to-
| sether With Stein aud O'Donneli, read q
/ comprehensive report of q list of building.
/ visited and the requisites for the proper pro
lection Of life against casualties. he re-
| ported the several theatres and Hartman 8
Hall IS thoroughly protected, but the com
mittse suggested hre-escapes, ropes IN every
room and red lights al the head of the stairs
for all the large hotels and boarding houses
the Livingston. the Warwick. the Bruins
wick, Park Place. e c. Aid. Davidson de-
INJURED, on behalf OF the Livingst on especi
ally. saying that II ropes and appliances
were furnished IN every room there was nc
necessity of disnguring the buildings with
outside ladders.
| IL was suggested that the Council ha
| nothing TO do with the matter. and thu
| Board of Review and Fire Comm issioners
was the only body responsible. The mat
| ter WAS however thoroughly discussed
and LAID on the liable for one week for con
sideration. The Com mittee on Fire Depart
| ment Of the Council should certainly have
something TO saw Of the several items em
bodied in the report. and probably will.
\ Another discussion was had on the sub
ject OF building permits. and the question
arises whether II is the building contractor
| or the owner OF the property who is answer
| able for violations of ordinances or instruc
| tons from the Council. This subject viii
also come up for discussion next week
These reports will be printed and the pub
lie, as we'll rs the com mittees and thei
brother Councilmen, can draw their own
conclusions.
The G. K. l.. 4 ID. Railroad Compsn,
want the west ends OF Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth-aves. az their crossing Will
Buchsnan-st. vacated, and promise TO grad
these streets mp TO the line of Bucbansn-st.
II the Council will give them sufficien
switching grounds an the West Side. Th
matter was cursorily discussed, but was laif
over for one week, and will probably come
up for much more talk Monday.
There was also q discussion between tn,
Seventh ward aldermen about the grading
| of Fourth-s.. in regard TO extending tn
district TO be assessed to the river, or limit
ing il to Stocking-sr. Both the majorft,
and minority reports were tabled for furthe
consideration.
The resolutions provided for some pev
inspectors Of election and members of tn
board of registration for the special election
on water pipe extension on August Z
Sewers, lamps and sidewalks were ordere'
at all points.
Aldermen Stewart, Stokes and Hsywar
were appointed a committee on the sewe
district on Alpine-ave. from Seventh tC
Leonard-sts.
Alderman Launiere made a suggestion
for liberal printing for the special election
the preparation of plans for the propose
new water lines and the presentation 10 tn
public on big posters. The matter Wa
left TO the committee on Ways and Mean
with instructions to do all the necesssr,
advertising and the consultation meeting
as such 10 only was-then adjourned.