Telegram-herald., 1888-10-30
4 SILLY SESSION
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kesiesnts on SiEsa-xss. 3sksd lh4g ths
ins pFoss0srt On TIA. street. Be ne .shed q
tasy seoia snfofoe tAssr nEkts Il Tie
Goa = he request vas received ana laid
oa ,hs table for TIE sFssenL
A pstiaon sskiag tor Laaap~ oa Esst-st
S-s rs.sFrso % ths ComHiiIss o. L8mps
A ge,inon irsm residents Of Livingston 81.
sskias that TIE 4cll0a Of tss Council order
iax sidewalks 70 De built GA that street bs
sscoassdsgsd. Referred 70 Coamillss on
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Iss Cable Company asked TO have ths
Coaneil mssi tae company by COMMITTEES a.
aay sme. aud discuss TIE sabjsct OF repay
in. Cs0Al-st. from Lyso - brdse-sL. With
cat cost 20 tas property o~Defs. Ths CON
paaY - nos baloisg ia line, sna can
better 10 the sorE now than they can al
ans faJarr time.
he Western Construction Com pAuy
azed Tor liberty 70 deposit building mater
a. "a keat snd Olga~s-sts. snd Cresceat-
ave. and 70 bulc a fencr around the Court
h-uss ste krisgrsd 70 the &srshsi.
Ina Controller reported blll OF the
Grand kapids Cosif Company for $500
- hica Lad not been y X by The proper
c0mmtsee. Tbs Controller was author
10 auli1 TIE Gill aac preseal il al the next
Inseuag.
Tas Controllers account vas read, q
s. SO s2 Tor general lmPfovsmrnL ana
- 6Jl - for spscisi improvements. Al
opted.
The Board OF Public Works presented
The pisns aad specl ncstiOns of the Kent
Comfy Coart House. Referred 70 the Com.
mlttee on Bau4ings. The Board also re-
pcried that they would recommend the
acceptance Of the proposition OF the d.. l..
8 y. X. K Company Ia regard 10 the Sixth
ave. grade; that n written sgree ment De en-
tered into between said company and the
city ia sccOrdsucs with the proposition SAB
mIt,ed. and that = formal order De made
oY the Council directing the Board OF PuD-
lie Works TO proceed with the work. The
Board reported tast the re-gra ing Of Ran
sOm-st.. IRON Crescent-ave. 10 East Bridge
St, was not a necessary improvement.
Placed or ME.
John Tierny was granted the right to get
a saloon license.
The Committee on Buildings reported ia
favor of allowing d. a. Blodgett To build
three towers on his new block. Adopted.
The special committee TO whom the mat
ter was referred reported a district to be
assessed for The grading and travelling Of
North Jetierson-st Also Tor the extension
ot Auskegon-st. Also for the repairing OF
Lyon-st. from Canal to North Divislon-st
The special committee 10 whom was re-
ferred the matter of appeals from the assess
ment roll for a sewer in South Lafayette
and UniOn-sts., reported that they thought
the roll was just, aud 0mnendsd that
the appeals be disailowed and the roll be
ratified aud confirmed. The report was
signed by only three of the com mittee of
tive. Colonel Penny was given permission
TO speak in regard to the report. He said
the roll had not been carefully figured. as il
should be. he explained what he consid-
cred the INJUSTICE of the assessments.
Alderman Davidson replied in behalf of
the Com mmittee and the c airman asked if
the minority of the Committee wished TO
maze a minority report.
They did not seem disposed to make such
report, but declared the roll unjust
Alderman Stein said he signed the report
because he did not see why the matter
should be referred back to the Board of
Equalization when they refused to make q
new roll. Colonel Penny said that the
Committee had never seen the map of the
sewer and had never made any effort 70
ind out the JIstice or injustice of the roll
The vote being taken Oh the adoption of
tie report It was carried. The Council then
went into cOnvulsions over some Dsria-
mentery point. More than an hour of
wrsngiing followed, during which the cor
rectness OF the clerks report was Questioned.
Alderman DeGraaf did not understand
the question and went on record as voting
exactly on the side of the question which
he did not wish TO vote on. de therefore
moved that the vote be reconsideTed in
order that be might vote as he wished TO.
This motion again called forth opinions
from most of the Aldermen on parlsmen-
tary practices. This was stopped by the
putting of Alderman DeGraafs motion to
reconsider. which was carried. The vote
" as then taken on the acceptance of the
report of the committee; carried The
m Otion TO ratify and confirm the roll was
carried.
The Aldermen then asked the City Attor-
neY several questions in regard TO the e.ec.
ton laws as TO misplaced ballots, the GUS
tody Of ballot boxes. and the keeping OF
poll lists, the decision of the Supreme
Cosft II regard TO whers sn elector may
vote
The report of the Committee on Streets
in regard to tee trouble between the resi-
dents OF Sixth ave. and the d., l.. & "
railroad Company was not taken from the
table as was moved OF Alderman Stein.
A resolution was presented by Alderman
Crequs asking that the Committee on Ordi-
nance draft an ordinance regulating the re-
moysi Of snow from the car track on Canal
ct. The resolution was adopted.
resolution OF sympathy and condolences
to Alderman Davidson sEd his wife on
their loss in the death Of their infant child.
was read snd received and the resolution
was ordered spread on the records Of the
Council. The Council adjourned at 1918