Telegram-herald., 1889-06-26
THE DIVES MUST co
First Ward Property Owners WIN
Drive Them Out.
PETITION 10 The SCPT. OF POLICE
a Sras.as Assasst th. Dives sa water
10" street Commenced fa~s Niu
n-As Test 4 tsss OF Isa Aaasr.en's
nssss-N hsa IA. Eastm4a sara

iaey are IA dessd earnest, and some of
taem have been quietly at work for
some time laying plans o. r.d their
nelghbofhood 1T TINS terrific pest which
has been f0seed upon them by TIE
polce regulations 0f tie clty
Last week a number II the most re-
spectacle property osners residing near
finney and Watefloo-sts. met IN
Coroner Locher's private Office and
formed an ASSOCIATION - test the
legality OF the insult - which they
have been 30 long subjected John
steketee vas elected president ami he.
with John Colleton and Ira Y Burn
ham, We're made committee To pre-
sent a petition % superintcndent East
man, asking him 10 remove the evil.
Last sprng petition OF 200 names
~as presented 10 the polsce asking Tor
the removal OF all the CNves on Water
loo-st., and 40 attention was paid 10 il
because lt was too general Ia Us nature.
The committee did not propose 10 be-
defeated IN the stme way and they drew
up petit.On against but one house.
When asked about the matter ycster-
day By IELEsRAd-IiERALD reporter.
Mr.. Stekctee at hrst hos.tated about
g.vng the facts o. the pagers. but when
told that a small item had already app
peared IA the papers and the whole
truth would now cOme Out any way, nc
SAIL that they uad wanted u be secret
and Keep Il out OF the papers only for
one reason. and tnat vas that they did
not want those Who would oppose them
10 know what their plans are. But.
sad he. 'nOw that YOU have got 4
pointer on the matter perhaps II viii be
a we'll 20 publish the whole of II.
Here = tine petition that We presented
o. Mr. Eastman last Monday morning"
anal he hand q tn reporter the follow
Ing and told him 81 copy IL.
10 Hon. VIM. HrEastman, chief Of
police OF the city OF Grand Rapids.
Mich. We, the undersigned, owners OF
property N the city OF Grand
Rapids IN the vicinity OF Waterloo and
Funey- would respectfully repre-
sent that there Is now existing at the
intersections OF Finney and
Waterloo-sts. on block Is of
EllswOrths add ton, i house OF
prostitution kept b. Lou Anderson, and
that the same 5 N violation OF the law,
and they would represent that Il Is IN
jurous tO the morals Of the community
ami . serious loss ami injury % sic
property OEnrTs residing ia that section
a. thc city. That many OF the people
refuse % live in that locality with such
surroundings, hence SAID property is
becoming vacated. and IN view OF the
premises would ask that You take the
necessary and proper steps to have the
same suppressed, and your petitioners
viii ever pray"
The above petition, signed by twenty
OF the best residents OF the vicinity, was
presented 70 Mr.. Eastman Monday
mornmg. The superintendent was very
fniuch surprised, and at first seemed 10
r~~nt tns idea of any one asking TO
: have such thing done. why" sand
f De-. eve have put these houses where
they VIII 90 the least harm, and are
making them comply strictly with our
regulations"
IL that IS 50, why are they not put
IN fae residence portion Of the hlH
TIE people who 1--we there are no better
than those of the First ward
Tie was suggested that tine houses of
ill-tamc should be moved down on the
same block with the glue factory, a.
they are certainly as great % nuisance
rs tutt institution was when located I'm
tnc cfv-
Mr. Eastman asked the committee
why they had named hut one house.
H. was gwen 20 understand that they
do NOT propose % have their petition
de an untuueiy death by bong Cla,,ed
as an indefinite and general complaint
I'VE have specified that one house be-
cause We intend to make a test ease of
tins m the courts IT necessary, and see
u We must bear forever with the insult
ot putting slch places right IN our very
door yards.
Mr. Eastman replied that he had
found matters m the same c0nd ton
when he assumed his office. and he
thought 10 best to leave them Just
wl,rc they are. Here he was again
informed of his mistake a., the very
house Of which the FIRST warlers com
PLAIN has been opened wthn tine last
month
Mr. Stsketce stated that the members
OF the organ latop have uo anlmos. tv
against amy one. They do uot wish So
blame cine police. hut tney thmk that
tn.r hsve pat Ip with the unpleasant
condition II affairs as long as they can
and now propose to rsise money and
t.st tbe matter fo the bitfer end. They
drove the same class pf houses from
smmlt-st. some years ago. and tne s.
wI do the same with Nat-rl0o-st.
superintendent Eastman vas seen bv
t1a reporter aud when asked what he