Telegram-herald., 1888-04-24
COUNCIL CULLINGS



The regular ne<tinx Of the coanca last
nix1s sss sllnssy ssfsaded. slsors lived. ant
xltosetAss devoid q lnseFsst. All the Alder
men we're in their sszfs sxoslk Psasliad. g
tie Second. and Aekss. OF the EigAfh. eglt
they sse evidently sally there - sss q sheiF
work On sidewalks. sewers and other eesessa
Improvements. which they fsel II dniy
bcaad 70 run ia daring the life es thr prs
ent Coancsl.
Several petitions were fled ard referred.
bat most Of lssn were sor thsl improvement
Of siTe<ts One was 30 incseass tbs numbsr
OF streets set aside for tks drasmen and sx-
pressmen 20 and on, as il eas els;ued
Marshal Wilson had nof pr8vifss for she
wants Of all the city Ia bis assignment. The
matter Was refefrsd TO the COMMITTEES Cd
Streets.
petition was presented 70 have the
grade OF Fasrbanks-st raised. as al present
il would Deceaslsate an e1 pensive culseft on
toldbrook Creek. ana subsequently, Alder
man brsunen gave notice for meeting OF
tie Aldermen Of the Fourth and fifth
wards tonigbI at the Council ro0A 20 con-
slider the matter. a. which they desired 10
have ali interested appear
The rest of the petitions wers tor leave 10
remove buildings aud deposit buildins ma
f<riais. preparatory 10 the erection sf new
balicings, which were very numerous, and
OF course ell granted.
@. G.. A Folgf & Co. asked permission 10
erect an irop-ciso frame building within
the FIRE iimlls- II wxs referred 20 the Fire
Department and the Building Committee
but Chairman Stewart thought his COM
mittce mad nothing 20 do with IL. SO the
Fire Department COMMITTEES takes it Ia
hand alone.
Richard Orphan in q communication ex-
pressed his desire te purchase the old gravel
PIT lots on Brainars ST.. bat be woold not
make any definite offer. saying hs preferred
TO treat with the COMMITTEES, 10 whom the
matter was referred.
Robert K. Cunningham added his name
to tie lengthy list OF applicsnts already on
the roll for the lanltorship OF the new City
Hall.
The Comptroller's report was COM
psratively brief. containing bills 10 the
amount only of 5.4S5.32. All went through
except bill for hay for TIM Fire Depart
ment. amounting TO sl30 s6. for which there
We're seven vouchers. This Alderman
DeGrAaf opposed and moved a
reference 10 the Committee on Claims
and Accounts. which was made.
Tbe CITY Treasurer asked for E COMMITTEES
| to settle with him on the Wealthy a. e. inn
| provement. and Aldermen DeGraai. stein
and Creque were appointed.
Under the head Of reports. the Board OF
Public Works sent in estimates OF the cost
OF the improvements suggested on Sc veral
streets. which were filed; and also severa.
contracts for sewers. etc, which the Mayor
| was instructed 10 execute. The Committee
On Streets reported fkv0rabIy on the pro-
posed improvements on aycsmore-st.
| The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported adversely on the petition of the mar
ket men for the rebate of tax paid for
| license over and above the orsgiua. 81 50 per
| year and said that IL The peddlers had not
paid their 800 year it was the fault of the
| market men themselves. as they were just
| the ones looked TO for its enforcement
| Ordinances we're then called for, and that
regulating the laying of wires by electric
light ana other conlpsnies al under ground
was read third time and passed. The
new building ordinance was also taken up.
but laid over again for one week. as some
| ahsentees bad expressed their intention oi
Offering amendments.
The established formula of presenting q
box of cigars from aome one of the alder
Soen-elect was gone through with, and this
| time they came from Aldsrman-eleci
William ii. Stokes. OF the Sixth. The rules
were. suspended, and shortly little more
| could he seen, but through the clouds could
be heard several resolutions in the regular
form for The inhabitan;s of such and srch
| street 10 build or repair their sidewalks
| 10 from Eve 10 twelve days and if not done
ia the specified time ordering the Marshal
10 do the work and report according 10
Law.
a ripple of mirth vas caused By some oi
these coming from the Marshal being &C
credited TO the wrong Aldermen. and their
indignant protests add shortly the Council
adjourned TO meet Ia annual session thi'
evening. il heing the last Tuesday in Nay
As Il lxed by the charter