Telegram-herald., 1889-12-18


Qr reject a contract f9r toe purchase ef salt
lands. whereas your petitioners 4le Informed
aa1 Believe. alt arc s0 advised - counsel.
that nae proposition GA their part made some
tlDe since and rae consequent action of the
council adopting a recsnmr rHdati0n OF a com
millre advising tae purchase of said lands.
constituted ana amounted % complete con-
tract Tn tae purchase of said lands BY the
CITY
Your petitioners also refer 90 the opinion al
the city attorney heretofore given in said
matter 10 the Common Couacl % the point
taaf such wes ne eject " the proposition and
action of The council and your petitioners
therefore pray that lhe matter of paying for
said land may Pc rye9nsidered by your honor
asie body and that tney may grant an order
or warrant ior the payment OF said money 60
your petitioners. aud your petitioners Will
ever pray.
CHRisIorsKR NAN SLYCE.
HsNRY :. DE FoEzsr.
LEeIs X. GAasU.
Per l. Ry.
J. NJ j. smiley. counselor Law. hereby Ger
tiiy that have examined the question sug
sested Ice the foregoing petition and that
entirely concur wiki the city attorney I'm the
opinion that the action heretofore taken by
the Common Council constitutes valid and
binding contract upon the c.ly % purchase the
forty acres OF land above mentioned.
Dated December Is. A. b. ls,y.
NJ. j. SMmEY
Aid Yerex moved 10 refer the communit,
tious 10 the Committee on Claims and Az
counts and the city attorney. with request
II report before close or session
AID. CTeque amended 10 accept and file
same
The yeas and nays being called the amend
mcnt was lost as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Creque. O'DOnneu. Sproul-3.
Aays-Ald. Anderson Enmer. Launiere, Mil
Ter. Rodgers, saunders. stein. stokes. stryker,
Turner. Yerex-1l.
The original motion was then carried as fol
lows:
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Baldwin. Emmer
Launiere. Miller. Rodgers, Saunders, Stein,
stokes. stebblus. Siryker. Turner. HereX-l5.
Nays-Ald. Crc lue. ODounel-2.
or Lamper / Wheeler. asking council 10
grant them license Tor one pool table until
May l. lss0 upon pro rata basis.
On motion of Aid Launiere. referred 10 the
mayor with power 10 act.
or the Times Rifles" inviting the mayor
and Common Council TO attend their Fair"
now holding at their armory. Nos. 81 and 62
Pear street.
Accepted.
OF Mrs. Ellen Reen. by her attorney. T. J.
O'Brien. representing that on November p,
lSs2. she sold one acre OF land from the NV =
OF sec !, t6. T. ". largely valuable for the
gravel thereon; that she continued the owner
Of lands adjoining the above mentioned acre
until about May 9. ISIS; that between the date
OF her deed 10 the city and her subsequent
conveyance of the adjoining land. tie city
through its agents entered upon the lands 50
adjoining and without authority from her
took and carried away a large quantity Of
valuable gravel; asking council 10 cause the
matter 10 be investigated and that proper
compensation be given her for the gravel so
taken.
on motion of Aid. Stein. referred 10 Com
mittee on Claims and Accounts.
OF the Holland Liberal Church Society. in
viting the mayor and Common Council to at
tend their "Kermis." to be held in Luce's Hall
on the evenings of the 10Th. 10Th and 2lst of
the present month.
on motion Of Aid. Rodgers. the invitation
was accepted.
OF the Valley City Street & Cable Railway
Company and the North Park Street Railway
Company. representing that they have entered
into arrangements relative 20 the transporta-
ton OF passengers between their lines. and
asking that immediate and favorable action
be taken on the franchise asked for by the
Valley city Street i Cable Railway Company
in Taylor street.
ON motion Of AID. Saunders. both communi
cations were laid on the table.
0f 3. W. Barnard. calling attention Of the
council to the premises on northwest corner OF
VT Vernon and Valley streets; that the water
accumulating and settling on the low ground
has no outlet; asking council 10 cause 10 be
built a conduit across Mt. Vernon street on
north side of Valley street 70 connect with
the catch basin on the northeast corner OF said
streets.
=On motion Of AID. Creque referred to the
aldermen Of the Eighth ward.
of Geo. II. Brown. asking council 70 grant
him q license for one pool table until May /.
lvo. upon a pro rata basis.
0u motion of Aid. % ODonuell. referred 20 the
mayor with power 20 act.
~ Wm. Cummings. asking council 20 grant
him a license - peddle meat until May !. lsa0
on a pro rata basis.
on motion ~ AID Rodgers. referred 70 the
mayor with power to act.
N TUuis Jonker. representing that he has
purchased the express wagon 81 Nehemia
J0uker. asking that the license for same be
transferred % him.
On motion ~ AId. 0'ponneI. referred 20 The
mayor with power % act.
~ John Williams ana Daniel Grutsch. ask
ing council ro grant them license 70 soil butter
and ezzs until Nav !. f'fo. on a pro rata bas. g.
Dr motion "a AId Rodgers referred 20 the
mayor with power Co act.
nf C ~. UsrtueH. astID e perm issiou - build
twa frr porsrv storm houses over fhe steps and