Telegram-herald., 1888-07-10


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tns attention of tas city fsihsss being
turned ths oths< wsy en- this occasion
toward the Valley City Company. - viii
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more important matter Of tbs improve
msnt of Our water vorkA
After some unim portaDt corrections 10
the minutes Of the previous nesting. the
foli0s.ng communication Vas read by the
clerk:
To The aosorsbls n syor snd con n0n So1neli:
GssrLKxks-To cur petitioners have noted
with xfeat satisfaction throaSh the daily
press thsf the Beard Of Publit Works has
decided 10 sabnit for yeer action . scheme
70 Dc submitted TO the people for the
material extension ef the systsn Of wafer
uorka
Il seems 70 us that a considerable extern
sion Of the water mains Is an important
necessity.
They conclude by saying. that. judging
other tar payers BY themselves, they urge
that q reasonable scheme OF extension
veald undoubtedly be approved and the
sum required would Do most cheerfully
voted We will heartily cooperate with
any scheme for these nscsssary improve
meats.
[sixnedl wrDDIcoss FuEsrruRK Co.
This Was followed by q communication
from the Hydraulic Com pany ~ follows.
Tue President and Directors OF the Grand
Rapids Hydraulic Company, believing that
an ample supply OF pure and wholesome
water is q necessity both for the health and
growth OF the city. and being nov able TO
furnish the same under ample pressure both
for domestic consumption aud fire protsc-
tion. and - In extending the system 10 all
parts OF the city the city water pipes must
be psrslleled: therefore. in order TO facilitate
the work of supplying pure water TO ali the
citizens and relieving the city OF the pre-
sent unprodtabls water system. and the tax
payers Of It's cost aud maintenance, the
| President and Directors Of the Grand Rap
ids Hydraulic Company pereby offer TO
purchase the citys water pipes and system
At sucn price aad upon such basis - may
be reasonably equitable.
| Being advised that q similar system and
| ons equally as good as that Of the city, with
superior machinery can bs constructed tor
| $3.50. 600, and tls offers heretofore made TO
| purchase the ci6's work ct q price named
net having been accepted by you. this COM
| pany, In order TO adjust the matter fairly,
| hereby offers TO submit the entire latter OF
| price and hydrsnt rental 70 arbitration
| Whenever the city decides to sell. The city
and company each TO choose either one or
two persons 20 act ~ arbitrators. aud the
patrons so chosen TO choose ope other per-
son to act with them in hearing and decid-
ing the nnatteg.
Signed by NJ. r. Grow and John r.
More, OF the Grand Rapids Hydraulic
| Company.
The Comptroller's accounts aggregated
t6.3l7.06 Many building permits, Improve
msnts for sidewalks. grades, etc. were
passed. A recess of i've minutes was taken
| on account of the ire alarm. which proved
10 be nasco, but President Shanahan had
to instruct the Marshal TO bring in the sb-
sensees long after the leave Of absence had
| transpired.
After all got into sheir seats again several
other petitions for improvements were pre-
sented and properly referred.
Then The Board Of Public Works pre-
sented report setting forth that the water
supply 10 very Inadequate. but opposing q
ssie OF tAe cify's system- They give q
| column Of fgnres, showing that extensions
can be made cheaper now than ever before
on account OF the low price OF iron pipe
and that the receipts from water service
would more than compensate for any
| reasonable outlay. and by judicious work
would certainly receive q good return fol
the outlay for the benefit Of the tax
payers.
They laid ont long list of extensions ol
eight and oDe-fourth miles, making toia
length Of hfty-six miles, at n cost o.
$o4. 600.
| Alderman Mckee moved that the com
munication be accepted aud printed in all
the papers. Mr.. Hayward moved that the
Widdicomb Furniture Company's commu
| nication also DO printed with il In every
paper. Alderman Mckee courteousiy nc
| cspted the amendment. so that every citi
zen and taxpayer Of every nationality and
every Language will have al opportunity tc
read both sides Of the controversy.
The committeeman we're ell anxious Il
meet thsir several committeesbut on account
Of the races occurring in the sfserncon theJ
changed The regular time from THURSDAY
stsrnoon 20 Friday forenoon. Alderman
De3rsai rsshly called his Com mittee or
Claims and Accounts to meet on Thursday
evening. President Shanahsn fscetiousl,
rem srsed that an elephant and sewers
| monkeys would be In town that evening
and the time Of meeting OF nearly all ths
Committee was changed to the iorenoon
| Of eiihsr Thursday or Friday.
Alderman Hay ward. Of the Commits
on Ordinances presented an ordinance
! which vss placed on its frst reading by
| ifs title and its title iss An ordinance grant
ing to the Valley City Street and Gable Rail
var Company. permission to operate an
mstntsin street railway on East Ful
too ct. and Grsno-sve.
Msurice Sasashsa. acting Mayor, sp
poinied John Grady ss Pooruzster. A
! motion 70 deter the election vas lost
Aldermen Davidson and ODonneil wsr
appointed a. tellsrs and the election va
procssdsd with. The following being the re
suits Teas. 10. nsTs. 3 blank $3.50
Mr. Brady was formally declared elected
snd President shsnshsn took toe oooortu.
nitv Of thanking the Couucsi for thei
resdv ratification and expisined thss b.
was satisfied that this inporisnt position
should Be filed permanently add promptl y
snd IN the absence of the MAYOR. and II
view Of ths fact that bis selection ~ NJ
Hsrmsnn bad twice been rejected he con
sidered i hisfutg . make some selecfiol
AZ once, and szsin thanked she Aldermen
for thsr pronpt ratification.
The anesrion of cty lighting vas hrouzh
up by Alderman DeGrssf snd caite q 4 :
eossson followed. Alderman Haywsr,
sugxssted that tbe sktire Counca 20 c,
Detroit. Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo an,
| ChicaZp. % exsmine tssir systems q lixh,
ire II wss ee7ersliv theuzht that fhf
expense would Be greater thsa fse diTt~
snee het~sen he lowest snd ki9hesf BID
and 80 the scheme ras voted down and fhr
natter lest n she hsads 81 tie Con mi sts.
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