Telegram-herald., 1888-04-04
NEARING ITS END
TIE CITY COUNCIL or 1873
Last Eseaiag's Very Short and ntuaIsoFs-
2nF Session tvidsnoes its ApPr0@ekaiH.s
Disssl0tiso-tt A. Gstlias Tired
snd VIA sooa GIVE Way
80 its Successors

The listlessnsss with which the Alder
men took their seals the ciouded brow oi
his Honor, ths Mayor the inp3tlenee Of
the Clerk and his assistant, TIE sieepiness
Of the reporters. the psucity Of attends Dcs
IN the lobby, and the general ar OF apathy
surrounding tue Council meeting OF lsst
evening tod pislner than words 10 al utter
stranger that Ihis august body Is fast sP-
preaching It's dissolution. % be resnrfeclsa.
however. on the first Monday in May,
wcsn the newly elected Aldermen VIII bOo
up sereneiy and the wlde-swske Weston
will preside inspiring new hfe lEto city
officials anu inaagurating an era OF ad-
yanoenenl ana ACTIVITY for the Naiiey CITY.
Al roll call all the Aldermen responded 70
their Aame5 except Davidson, stewart and
Doyle The minutes were approved with
out reading and petitions were at once
called. bat met with lev responses The
few that were presented were for sewers
aud grades on certain streets. mat
for sewer aud grade on lonia- 81
was signed By ". .. Hughes and
thirteen Others. and that for grading and
grayelling the same tnOroagniAIe "As nu-
merOusly signed.
Cashier Midiicomb, of the Grand Rapids
NdtioIai DAnAs icbSAtCN $@o~r|~~-N' - '--~
city's funds in bis vaults.
| Alderman De6raGf moved that the CITY
Marshal Oe instructed 10 re.nOve powder
| houses and regulate them sccOrding 10 the
| ordinance.
The matter of the Filth-st sidewalk al
| ready ordered was then discussed. upon the
representation of Mr. Smith. OF the q. K d
/. Il. r. Company. that tbs grading was
| not ia conformity with the street. and II
| would only oe a waste of time and material
| TO build i now. Ii WAS referred back 10
| the Marshal, with authority to extend the
| time if necessary.
| The Board of Public Works .subnitteo
estimates OF the cost OF improvement OF sew
| eral streets, and also the contract for new
| pumps at the water workS-4, 100. They
| were all received and filed without discus
| sion, and apparently without examination.
| The Board of Police ana Fire COmmls-
| sioners reported $l3l.50 received for an old
| horse old harness and postage stamps-st
| east that IS what the clerk finally de-
| ciphered from the manuscript of the report
| after much effort.
| The reports ofcom mittees were called for.
| and the response came from one after the
| other all around the circle, mo report,
| until il reached the COMMITTEE on Health,
| who, while they had no report 10 make. re-
| requested that the Board of Health defer
| is action on the Tnrner-st. sewer, and
| meet the committee on the corner OF Bridge
| and Scribner-sts., on Saturday afternoon
| acxt, 10 look the matter over
| Under the head of unfinished business.
| II was announced that the time hEd arrived
| 0 listen 10 appeals from the action OF the
| ouncil ordering the paving OF cutters and
| trading of Wealthy-ave. There being
| zone, the assessment district, as reported
Eas approved. The assessment district for
| he improvement Of Ierface-ave., was laid
| yer Tor one week.
Alderman DeGraaf called up the ordi-
| aance amending the ordinance in relation
| 10 The construction and repair of buildings
within the firelimits, which contains fall
eqnisili0ns of every detail, and iC requires
| ume little cons, ,deration. IL was read a
| tAird time, but not passed, being laid over
| ~ enc week.
Under the head of resolutions Alderman
Stein moved for tue improvement Of Sew
nth and Eighth-aves.
A resolution by Alderman Shanahan. in
| .truc.ing the Committee on Parks 10 pro-
| cure trees aud plants to the amount OF 500.
| was adopted.
BY Alderman Mckee. instructing th.
Marshal to notify the q. X. Il /. X. X. Com
| pany 10 build and pave the cutters on Court
81. Adopted.
| Also asking the L. S. & NJ. s. Railroad
Company TO keep ga,es IN operation al the
| Fust0n-st. crossing, as il was considered al
oneTous demand for them to keep a watch
man employed there every hour in the year.
| A resolution was passed transferring
moneys from the general fund 10 the
Straignt-st. and DivisiOn-st. funds. an3 the
Council then. in accordance with a resoiu-
ton by Alderman De Graaf sdjouTned
until Thursday afternoon st 2 O'Clock, when
they will meet under the provisions Of the
charter TO canvass the votes cast at the re-
cent election.