Telegram-herald., 1888-02-28
PANTL|ND IS SCORED
a LIVELY SESSION OF ras COUNCIL.
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TIE regular weekly sassszs xa1hsrinx Of
e.. citF IA. n4axsEs iast a. hE . - sEts4ds1
by zoodiy namssr of spsstasors. aaa
wien MAJOR Dlksmao called ths nasetiag
- ortsf thafs ssrs Fsessat AldsrGsa De-
Grs&f Cfs94s. stain. Eissshzrdt BrsEnsr.
saunders. 5tsssFf. Mars. Hay w4rd. Doyle,
L4aalsrs sad Aekss. Ihs aadlsaes grss
lAsxsF a. ths soFs PfogFsssed
A petiEiOn -ss received sroGn tns German
AsEnooizss ssxiRs Ees pristlsgs o. moving
Ihslr church aGd pafsonsss on ta1 cOfnsf of
" ess Bridge kad Turner sts. - as - eas9is
iheA W saii1 a sriek cn1fcn tbsfeoa. Es-
fevFsd - the Aldsfmsa of the s4Id sl1a
y ssz - act.
saifbanksss..is 10 De graded. a. per ordss
% tEe CouneiL A Fsn0BssEznee vas re-
esiged iToa A. kuppsoaeinssr ana ota<Fs
against aliosing tne msn located AZ the res-
t4aFsns On Peari-st. 70 cry oaE ~oaly ID
cents f0F dlBaef. nOw ready
Petitions sere received ssxing for . lamp
On tie corner Of Fllth aud Vest Division
sta ant an electric tight corner VI oeysnta-
81 aud Alplns-avs. hsisfrud 10 the CSaa-
mlltee Ga Lamps.
TIE Marsha reported the sale Of certain
lands. tor taxes. al OF whieh sas received
and adopted.
The C0mptroilsrs report was read. sho--
ins accounts amounting ~ to.sol4V, ali
OF which sers allowed and orders ordered
drasn the several amOanJs-
Aldermen Shanahan aud Davidson az
rived and took thssr seats
I Il. l.. Polk pctiIioned the Council 70 pur-
/ chase ten copies OF the coming new otrec-
tory 81 g. each. Tue matter vas referred
% The Corlmittse on Ways and Means
/ This book is 10 be . city and county direc-
tory combined.
Clement Hix petitlonsd to be appointed
elevator operator 4t the new City Hall. :
Geo. w. Thaysr. IL behalf OF The Board
| OF Public Works. reported that the con.
tractor bad completed the new City
| Hospital buiiding and that they had ac-
eepted the same. Mayor DikeInzn WAS in
structed To get the same insured.
The Board OF Police and Fire Com
misaoners asked 10 have $500 transferred
| from the Building fund TO the Fire Depart
ment fund, this being the amount left
| In the fund, after building the new engine
house. SO transferred.
The Chairman Of the COMMITTEES on
Buildings was allowed the privilege of buy
ing a number Of wheslbArrows for the Jail,
aud the repair Of certain chairs At Police
| Headquarters.
Tue Committee on Ordinances will meet
on Wednesday evening 10 discuss pending
| ordinances.
The Special Committee 10 whom was re-
| ferred The matter OF the petition of the
| Grand Rapids Street Railway Company TO
| build line in the Third Ward as previous
| ly slated In these columns. made a report
| adverse TO the request, a. IL meets the
4 arf. fts nf art 0f no
citizens. Alderman Shanahan, Chairman,
moved that the report be accepted. printed
| In full and laid on the table one week. Ho
said his reasons were in difference to Alder
man Pantlind, who wished To be heard.
This brought several Alderman TO their feet
In opposition and in favor of the motion.
Alderman Pantlind was scored oy several
Aldermen for being absent, not only on this
but other meetings. His absence was ably
defended by Alderman Stewart. Alderman
De Graaf scored Alderman Psnthuds alb
sence. and said be bad had plenty OF time
TO discuss the question heretofore, and ne
, thought the Council should not further
| postpone such pet scheme. Alderman
| Hayward favored the Motion as q matter OF
courtesy, and TO Alderman Huntley, who
was SICK. as well as Alderman Pantlind.
Alderman Brenner said perhaps Alderman
Pantlind had personal interest IN this
4 ~
Alderman Etssnhardt said Alderman Pant
lind had never attended . meeting Of the
committee. and he thought the Council
should at once adopt the motion. Alder
man Creque voiced the same sentiments.
The motion to adopt the amendment oi
Alderman Crsque 10 adopt the report st
once was carried a. follows
| Ysas-Aldermen Brenner, Creque, De
Grsaf, Davidson, Eisenhardt. Launiere
| Saunders. Stein.
Nsys-Doyle, Hayward. Maris, Mckee
Stewart, Shanahan.
The same committee reported in favor o
granting the Grand Rapids Gable Company
the right TO build line as petitioned 10 "
weeks ago. which line runs through tn,
| Third Fourth and Fifth wards as previously
stated in these columns. The Chairman
moved TO accept the report and lay IL on tn,
table one week. The vote stood a tie and
the Mayor decided the motion lost. A mo
ton to adopt the report was then carried
Several amendments relative 10 tavern
keso soers, shows, sidewalks, use of stations
coasting. use Of the public streets for publI'
| purposes relative to putting up telegraph
ana telephone poles and wires and 10 pro
hibit pssting bills thereon. relative 20 th
placing os house plants, pots or boxes o
flowers upon the widow ssiis, etc, were pre-
sented.
Nelson. Matter & Co. asked for permission
70 deposit building material on Huron-s;
Granted under direction Of the Marshal
Alderman Davidson moved that q com
mittes be appointed TO locate a district 70
the improvement OF Asthsr. Sherman an'
, Lafayette The chairman appointe,
Aldermen Huntley and DsGrsaf
The Board OF Pubic Works were in
structed to establish The grade line O
Wealthy aud Eight-sves.
J The improvement OF Wealthy-sve. from
Esst-st. ~ Msdison-s ave. Was estimated q
g. 500 aud if wss ordered that ali lots be
tween the west line Of al lots along sal
street q distance Of 100 feet oe assessed 70
such expense
Alderman Mckee moved that the G.
W.M. and l. :. " NJ. ). Railway Company
% instructed 20 buiid gate a. the erOssin
+. Of West Fulton-st. a. once. and keep
nan there from .. III 20 III ?. "a.
The Council then adjourned after on
! hour business.