Telegram-herald., 1888-06-12
COMMON COUNCIL
TIE BUSINESS DONE LAST NIGHT


communication FROM Judge Burlingane, In
the matter Of the number Of Deputy shef-
ifts in attendance upon the Super ior Court
Alderman LAanisre wanted the eomnu-
niestion referred back TO the Judge.
Alderman Hayward moved a. al amend
nent that hereafter no shsrifis' bills be
paid for attendance upon the Superior
Court unless the bills be 20 KID" by Judge
Barlinsams- In support Of his motion.
Alderman Hayward said that We were
living under Democratic administration.
| and that the Council Was supporting . lot
1 OF supsrti0us Deputy SherItis. and he did
not propose 10 stand IL
| Alderman Baldwin was opposed TO the
Superior Court gong into bookkeeping.
| Alderman Crsqus moved as q substitute
that the Communication from Judge Bur-
lingame be accepted and placed on hle-
Lost.
The amendment. a. offered by Alderman
Hayward. Was then adopted by the follow
Yeas Aldermen DeGraaf, Hayward,
LAuniere. Mckee. % Donnell, Rogers. Ssun-
ders, Stewart. Stein. Sproul.
Nays-Aldermen Baldwin, Creque. Els
| enbsrdf, Stokes
The communication of Judge Burlingame
| will be printed SO that. as Alderman Laun-
iere says, I'VE can see what kind Of Judge
| We have"
The following letter was received from
the Buschke Furniture Company of Chicago
| in regard TO . furniture contract, which was
| ordered returned 10 the writers. Ii read a.
follows:
CHICAGO, June 7, 1888.
John J. Bslk7aP, Esq.,, CITY Clerk, Grand
Rapids. Mich:
DEaE SIR Your favor of the 9th enclos-
ing report Of the committee and action of
the Council with reference TO the compensa-
tion previously voted US by the Council, is
read. Ii We are not regarded as ''unparla-
mentary" We desire TO submit q few re-
| marks, which the Council need not
have printed unless they chose to do
%. The closing sentence OF the report
reads Your committee cannot harmonic
the present request of this company with
their previous emphatic refusal to accept
the 500 granted them by the Council, etc..
ETC." We desire 10 say that We never re-
fused emphatically or otherwise to accept
the offer OF 500. We never had an official
| notice that any such sum was voted by the
Council and only heard of il incidentally.
The COMMITTEES may have regarded our de-
| mand for the contract q full compensation
as declining to accept the 500. At the
time we intended 10 sue the city for dam
ages, thinking We could expose what
Doodle Of any) had been used TO cause
the Council to make a present OF over
81 100 of the city's money to contractor.
ia the face Of the report Of their committee
| that we were capable and competent 10 do
the work" But we finally concluded that
II Was not our place 10 spend money to ex-
pose dark transactions (if any existed) in
another city. Such transactions had been
exposed by our own citizens. and we con-
cluded IL the citizens of Grand Rapids did
not care 10 investigate matters that were
dark, and If THE Honorable Common
Council of the city of Grand Rapids" i,
satisfied. and the citizens OF Grand Rapid:
, happy and satisfied with 'the way the
money goes" We are content.
Yours truly,
BRUscHKE FURsIrURE COMPANY.
By J. ID. Allen, Treasurer.
|. Several would-De ianitors sent in theil
requests 70 run the new City building.
The street Railway Company of Grand
Rapids sent in a communication asking
that the concur with an ordinance already
adopted by the township of Grand Rapids
and give them the right TO put their steam
track on East-st. r. w. Withey presented
the company's side of the case. Alderman
.. Baldwin opposed 1t, he did not think the
Street Railway Company had treated tn,
people of that part of the city fairly. He wa,
opposed TO giving the company any more
. advantages and wanted the matter referred
for one week.
Aldermen HAYWARD and Rogers were
| very much in favor of the company.
On motion of Alderman Saunders the
Committee on Ordinances were instructed
| TO report an ordinance concurring in ths
ordinance already granted the company by
the township of Grand Rapids.
Bills TO the amount of S6,T36.55 were or
: dsred paid.
Judge Holmes appeared before the Conn
> Gil and requested the members to visit th'
! Police court room end size up the repair
needed in that popular resort.
The Board of Public Works reported ar
| old chestnut; that the City Hall would b
ready for occupancy in sixty days, beside
their annual report.
Jensrson-st. was ordered regarded an,
; | paved north OF Chstham-st North JefIsr
J son-st was or5eted graded from Wes
I Bridge to Third-st.
The Committee on Ordinances reporte,
and ordinance coneurring With the TOWNSHIP
Of Grand Rapids. letting dummy" rui
| In Esst-st. The ordinance was passed TO II
| third reading when . motion was made I,
! lay on the table one week. Thi
vas amended By Alderman Hayward. tha
the officers Of the Street Raiiwa'
: | company a cnence 70 address the CouDci
/ | on the question Of time. Alderman u
? | Grasf sppesled from the decision OF tn
, Chair in allowing the amendment and tn
T | Council sustained the sppesl. The motor
| % lsv the ordiusnes on the tab le for on
week was finally passed with a vote 9
1905
| Colonel Penney made an appeal from %
, | Sherman-st. sewer roll in language tha
would purify the worst sever in the eity
snd borrowed extensively from Donueily'
| Bsconized cipher. The matter was hDait
| referred - = special com mittee.
Mayor Weston ca I'd 10 the attention o
ths Council 70 The fsct that committee G
, citizens 0ngat 20 be appointed % eo-opeTst
: With the Council ia desfiesting he Cat
, | Hall.
Aiferraen Crsqus wanted ex-NsyoF Al
| rell pat On The cnuaHitfes. ss he va -
/ irst Mayor when the city b8iiding va
} / starfef
Alderman De Grzsf Sid not want er
| A lsfsrrasn Premier leff in fhe ceid
: Tie c8mrittee en- finishing ard deeog
efioe fhe Cstg Hal are to Building Com
. | r,Sftep and hsycr Weston. toVsfkzr ut
! ths ex-Navors q Grs0d Rspifs and e
, | Alderman BrssBsr- MAYOR Wssson ~
srf - Chairrnsn.
Ths hufi4ine ordiuencr rasds sorne tfrr
| sen ~as hrought Nd ard pss--d when n
| Csuacsi sdiourne8.