Telegram-herald., 1889-07-03

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virtually e0serkGk tue SAINT Ne aise NEArf
sssaa EnAf e2r elglkcns seeatenzsless ess<lig
memorial lesatasnS ~ alncreaf peiai2.
loas COMMITTEES. aAaef these circumstances.
are ef the splnion that Il ~oaid ns snassliasiss
inproper ts sagpl@nt eaf cstl1eas a. slselr
iauasble efforts
Respectfully snasaiftea.
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Cammifles
Adopted
AoAs-Aaa. Anderson. creqas tIaIaeE, L@aa-
niere. Alller oDsRnell keascas Saunders.
stein. Stnlos sqFeal slebbias. siIsAes. i1fnei.
loreA-lA
Azys-Aene.
IL tie Honorable the Mayer aRd Commen
seaneil II ths city Of 0rand Rapids
0tAttttstfL- 11t Acts+AHAttt ~ @t@-1%@ 49,
Accounts. L. shom Nas referred ths petition
of Joha /. farr ssFssing ier the rooAii # eAeea-
ton issued against lin respectfully report thnt
they have oSrei ulls eAaIaiace tie facts alleges
Ia said petition ana reeomsnona THAI shs
prayer 0f said petition he aeaied-
Isaac Nj 1Ussks
A. L. lskaA.
Committee
DATED Juiy :. lsss-
Adopted
1oas-Aid Anaefson. Baldwin. Creqas. tm-
mer LAuairre Miller. oDennsll. Rodgers.
saunders. Sgcin. ssoaes sproul. stvbblAs.
StrSeer. 1UTRe7 leTe1-le-
Aass-None
To the Honorable. the Common Council Of Tie
city OF DrAnd Rapids:
Gentlemen our Committee on Claims snd
Accounts TO whom referred the petition
Of Lilza scfabner. respectfully report thai tAes
have carefully examined the same aud recon
mend that the prayer OF the petitioner be Gs-
nied-
Isaac NJ. TuENEk
A.E. lfE.1.
Adopted.
leas-Ald. Anderson, Baldwin. CTeque. Em-
mer. l.auAier-. Miller oHonneu. Rodgers.
saunders. Stein. Stokes. epTouL htehbins.
StrykeT. Turner. lereA-lo
Nays-Aore-
To the Honorable. the Mayor and Common
Council of the Ciiy oi Grand Rapids.
Gentlemen eur Committee on Claims and
Accounts. 10 whom. together with the city at
tornes. We're referred the petition of Corlel8s
r. Nanburei. ty her attorney. A. h. naNley.
said toIneila J.. lanburen residing at No. IS
Lagfase-sf.l. representing that she had sus-
ialned damage 10 her dwelling and contents.
Ia consequence of defective and inadequate
sewerage. and asking the city 90 compensate
her Tor the same, and the ban Of Maria C0sde.
Jor damage 10 property located at the south
east corner Of Island and loniasIs,. in said
city, for damages sustained by reason Of de-
ieetise aud clossed sewers, and also the pet-
ton OF George b0osman. Tor damages caused
by the heavy rain storm on Friday night. llse
lith Of June. said storm hlling zip the sewers
under the premises. No. ~ South Iona 81. OPP
posite the union depot. respectfully report that
that they have carefully examined into the SAID
claims. aud hnd. First. Thai in regard 10 The
claim OF toTnelia 1. lsnbufen. that the sewer
referred 10 Ia her petition was built a 10 s.isa
has heretofore been OF sufficient size and ca
pacity TO perform its functions That in re-
gard 10 the bin Of Maria Coade. for damages
claimed 10 have been caused 10y a catch basin
OF insufficient capacity. the committee aScef-
tained that the catch-basin has been located
al tHf ealu punt oiHtf lou. anu was OF Nlul-
cient capacity 10 carry of the water during
each year since 1870 In regard 10 the petition
OF George Go0sman. the committee aSceT-
tained that the sewer in question con
structed in the years lS67 and 1865. that h has
heretofore been found amply sufflcieni for the
proper demands upon II. That In said last
| mentioned case the committee are informed
| that in the construction of a cellar the super
| incumbent earth was removed from over said
| sewer 20 quite considerable extent 10y the
| owner or occupant of the premises, 30 as 10
| greatly impair the strength OF said sewer.
| Your committee also report that in all three Of
| these cases the damage grew out OF aud were
| in consequence of the extraordinary rain
| storm the night of the I4th OF June. on
| which evening and night an unprecedented
| quantity of water fell in brief period. 50 that
| any sewer. catch basin or sand trap construct
| ed 10 meet ordinary yicissitudes Of the weather
| could not carry IL on
| Your committee are advised. as a matter ~
| law. that under these circumstances the city -
| not liable 10 the parties who have suffered
damages by what was in fact CLOUD burst
| Your committee therefore recommend that
| said petitions be placed on bie.
| All Of which is respectfully submitted
| July ]. 4. u. lss9.
! Isaac NJ. TCHSER.
A. h. lfEFK.
Committee on Claims and Accounts.