Telegram-herald., 1888-08-21
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sTEoloUs SESSION OF THe COUNCIL
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A .asEaa4a CEs4Gs.
As.ds from shs Dali Foutins worx Of TIE
coaacil the tine sAs taksn up IL long eis-
cussions upon tschnicaiitiss CT the proper
con mitts<s - taEs ehafgs VI certain nst-
tsss th4t would have been very uaistsFssG-
sax saE for Tie relief giysa by Alderman
Davidson sou. sho seat up = eox Vi
clgsrs and the rules o=ing Suspended every
one suoks 81 add talked sEd talked s0d
smoked as thoaxa those we're ths main
%; scts 81 The city governs meat
TIE nfst discussion sas upon = blA OF
Ed atsoa Tor material tuFBlshed for tie
ClEy Hal building aud for money advanced
20 ~Orxmsn. Ia validity sAs Questioned
aud tue responsibility ends4yored 10 Dc
saddisd 90 the Board Of Public Works, but
n nsliy the Council took IL % the hOrns sad
DuL Is into tbs hsnds OF their COMMITTEES on
Claims snd Accounts.
spssking oi the City Hall although the
uess. the Mayor annozaesd that the Dedl-
cation C0mmiLtes would meet next Thurs
day The contractors we're sooul 10 90
settled with. ths furniture and carpets were
a. fsady % Dc pat Ia place. and the pros
pect - that the building Will De ready for
occupancy next week and The Gate OF
dedication Viii De dsnnlleiy nxed next
Monday night.
Another discussion over . very light mat
the store 10 De occupied br ID. q. NIdner a.
81 AOnrOsst.. one foot over the sdswAlk
IL nn4lly vent 10 the Com mmlttss on Streets.
Marshal Weston reported that the order
given the q. + L. a ID. railroad company
TO place Calder, Williams Oaxes. Island
and other streets on the same grade aud
conditioa as they found them had not
been o0eyed. and this created another dis
cussiOn. Aldermen DeGraaf and some
others ~sxsd hot aud wanted suit com
msnced against them right away. Others
ADVISED = thorough Investigation before the
city was involved in a lawsuit. The Mayor
made . suggestion 10 this effect, and Alder
man Delirsaf took exceptions 10 his inter
tcrencs with The proceedings of the conn-
CIl. At the proper time Mayor Weston
took occasion TO mildly remind the Alder
man that by the terms OF the cnartcr Il
WA not only the privilege but the duty
OF the mayor 10 make suggestions TO the
council such a. were for the good of the
city. Nr. DeGrssf was badly sat down on,
but took II in good part and modified his
motion so that the City Attorney should De
directed 10 notify the company that the OBJ
structlOns made by them on Corbett-st.
must De removed within fifteen days or
suit would be commenced, and this was
adopted.
The several committees reported mo re-
port" as usual. wsth the exception OF the
COMMITTEES on Lamps and Lighting, who
asked for gas lamps on all streets where
there we're no electric lights; and the Com
mittse on BUILDINGS, who asked that the
Clerk advertise for bits for $50 tons Of coal
fer the several city Offices.
Meetings o! the several committees were
called. mostly for Thursday afternoon.
The COMMITTEES on ordinances, by Alder
man Hayward submitted an amendment
to the ordnance to guard against
ire BY including one block south Of Oakes-
st. in tbs tire limits. 1t Was read = first and
second time by title and went over one
week under the rules. and is to be printed
Tae Mayor called = meeting of the Com
miltee on Charter Amendments for this
afternoon st Alderman Rogers Office.
Then came up the tilt of the Sherman-st
sewer aud other assessment rolls.
The special committee, with Alderman
Davidson at the head, wanted to De granted
authority TO hire an assistant for clerical
work In making out their reports and
changing the roll. After much discussion
one was allowed them, with the expense
limited to $50; but they did not hear
the last of it during the rest
Of the evening. every committee re-
porting asking II they couldn't have a clerk
IL was bard work getting up the resolu-
tioa, aud IL was passed by q close vote The
committee vas call.d TO meet a. o o clock
this morning.
Aldermen Stewart. Stokes and Hayward
we're appointed a committee on the Quarry
ST. extenuon roll.
The longest discussion. however was
upoa the granting OF petition from the
Bissell Carpet sweeper Company the right
OF ob.trucing Mill-st- with q stone wall 10
protect their Aums. The Questi on came up
whether Aill-st. Is . public street or not
and Vas discussed all around the semi
circle. IL finally went TO the Com mittee on
Streets. together with the City Attorney.
The bonds Of the Grand Rapids Street
Railway Company in 81. 900 for their exten-
sions and improvements were approved and
sccrptsd. and then the usual list Of resOlu-
tons for Improvements were offered and
passed. and after a four hours session the
Cospcil adjourned.
II all the com nlittees attend 20 the calls
Of their chsirmen promptly. there will be
more work done during the recess than
du1ng the session.