Telegram-herald., 1889-11-26
THE MAYOR OBJECTS
TO the Purchase OF Those 400
Naphtha Lamps.
FL. GILL Oh TIE BOARD OF REVIEW
The RAilr04a Orain4aess Left Ga ths
Iabie-Tse Veto Also Laid % Jhs Table
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Every one who attended the council
meeting lass evening wss expecting s
lively tit upon the lamp question, and
Also over tee street railway ordinances,
but everything passed OF as smoothly
as 4 Quaker meeting. The railway Or
d.nances, tne principal bone OF oonten-
ton, WeEe allowed % remain Oh the
table untouched.
The minutes OF the last meeting hay-
ing having been confirmed, the mayor
otclally announced the death of james
b. GullifOrd anu that vacancy existed
n the Board OF Review and Equal.za-
/ ton. lie recommended that COM
mlttee be appointed by the council b
draft suitable resolutions OF respect.
pom motion OF Alderman Launiere,
tie mayor W4s authorized 10 name
such committee. lie nominated Alder
men Yerex, Baldwin and Turner.
The citizens of the Ninth ward and
u other parts OK the city, pcULOned Tor
better napltua lamps and requested
that the globe uspAtna lamps be placed
r.
ferred o. Committee on Lamps.
The Gable company presented a com
mun-catlOn SAVING That when they
asked Tor franchise 90 build line of
street IA a.lway in Fltth-ave. they did
NOT mean 10 Interfere with any other
railway line. but Il was necessity for
them 10 have line IN this place, and
II the Street Railway company should
refuse 10 build their proposed line IN
West Leonard-st., Broadway and other
streets, they would proceed To build
such line If the city would grant
/ them franchise. The communication
was land on the table.
! Custer Post, G.. A. r., asked permis-
| son 90 p acc bulletin board IN Monu-
ment Park 10 advertise the diOrama
OF the Battle OF Gettysburg that is 10 be
| gwen AT Hartman's Hall for the bene-
/ III OF the various posts and relief corps.
/ Granted under direction of the city
marshal.
The Detroit Sanitary Works pre-
/ seuted 4 communication, stating that
| they had discovered that this city had
/ no ordinance IN regard 70 collecting
/ garbage or TO prevent its being fed 10
| COWS, hogs, etc, and under the circum-
stances the company does not think il
| advisable 10 make any contract fOI
destroying the same.
The mayor presented a communica-
ton giving the details of the cost OF
Lighting the city by the various kinds OF
lamps employed, and IN consideration
of the great expense the tax payers are
now under for this purpose he vetoed
| the action OF the council adopting 4
resolution TO procure four hundred OF
more globe naphtha lamps at cost OF
| $40 per year each.
| Alderman Launiere moved to accept
and place on file, but Alderman Saun.
ders moved as an amendment to lay Oh
| the table. The amendment carried.
The city comptroller reported the
bills of the city for the past month Il;
| amounting to SSSl4.63. The roll wa:
ratified and confirmed.
| The city treasurer reported an error
of $50 in the last cOmptrOiler's report
whereby Contractor Livingston wa:
| paid s. 40 where he should have been
paid Sl04. The matter was referred tC
| the city attorney.
The mayor, by the authority invested
N him by the city charter. placed ir
nomination for the vacancy in the
Board of Review and Equalization,
caused by the death OF James B. Gull
ford, the name of Frank II. Gill. Al
derman Turner moved To confirm tn,
nomination made by the mayor. Alder
man Launiere moved as an amend
ment that the council proceed to Z
ballot. The amendment carried, and
| the ballot was taken, and it resulted in
nine yes, and six no. Mr.. iGill wa
declared elected.
The city attorney, in compliance
with the request OF the aldermen of the
Fourth and Fifth wards, proposed AZ
amendment 10 the city ordinances, en-
larging the present fire limits in theil
respective wards.
The amendment extends the limit
eastward as far as Ionia-st anC
northward % Walbr,dgc-st. Il was re-
| fcrred To the Committee or Ordinances
| The committee reported the ordinanc,
back for the action OF the council
which was placed npOn Is first ard soc
ond reading. and was tncn ordered
! printed IN the proceedings of the cOun
ell.
Upon motion Of Alderman Rodgers
the report ot the committee for TN,
purchase Of nm additional cemetery lO
| was taken from the taole, and TN.
| alderman then moved the adoption oil
+ the report. Alderman LauDier' arose
I and critic sod the alderman Of th,
Seventh frr leav the city IN the dark
I aui set beng -o a1dy Co spend money
/ to bury tile citizens.
The motion TO adopt was carried by
vote Of l3 to ..