Telegram-herald., 1889-11-05
THE MAYORS VETO
A Message 20 tbs Council from
Mayor Killesn-
TIE LAMP co. LOSES It's CONTRACT
Ihe street Railway Company seoufe,
me Ordinances a. Asksd for-Iargs
Auooat OF Othsr fiusiaes frsas-
aetcd-Ihe Details

and orat8rE. lhe various questions
brought up, and especially ihe mayors
veto Of the action of thecounc1 relative
10 tile purchase of Globe lamps gave
them abundant opportunity, and they
made the most of il. The unfortunate
alderman who complained 10 an even
.ne paper that the mayor frequently
chokea h.m oH hy calling for the roll
could not consistently 90 So last night.
Brown and Clark and others pre-
sented petition asking that Grand
ave. be not improved from Ives 10
Fulton-st.
Referred % the Committee on Streets
The members OF the Dylsion-st. N
+. Church, tie Second Reformed
Church and the Hebrew Temple Einan-
uel protested against the granting
OF a street railway franchise past their
places of Worship.
Referred 10 the Committee on Ordiu-
anccs.
petition requesting the appoint
ment of Byron ". Soule as night
watch AT the city hall. lie was highly
recommended by his present employers
the New England Furniture Company.
Referred 10 the Committee on Build
ings.
The proposition Of Alex. /. Patrick
10 cremate all night soil n cost of is
cents per cubic foot and all garbage IN
the city limits was submitted 10 the
Committee on Ordinances.
proposition from VI. X. Crow giving
the present status of the city and
hydraulic water wOrkssystem and offer
ing 70 purchase the city water work,
on the basis OF the city water works
debt (6l2 900, or upon a basis 10 be
settled by arbitration or agreement that
would be equitable or agreeable to all
parties. lie stated that il would take
81 200, 900 10 60 to Lake Michigan for a
supply If no better service was 10 be
found. On the other hand, If the city
should buy the hydraulic system they
would have TO furnish as good water
TO its patrons as the said company was
now doing. The proposition was placed
on file.
A communication from Superintend-
ent BeyIer stated that it would not be
strictly necessary to grant the fran
chlses asked for by George X. Perry,
Samuel Mather and j. Hayes to those
gentlemen IN person, as the lines were
10 be united into one corporation. The
communication was placed on file.
The mayors veto TO the action OF the
council at last meeting To purchase 400
globe naptha lamps, at Il rental of $40 a
year, was then presented. He stated
the present sources of light and the
prices paid for each kind of lamp now
in use. He said that the lamp fund
under Mayor WestOn's administration
was $50, 600, now it is S42, ,000, and even
this Will be inadequate for the expenses
if the council goes on experimenting as
it has done. The city is already well
lighted, and, therefore, considering the
burden OF taxation already upon the
people, he suspended the action Of the
council in this tier.
Alderman Stokes moved to sustain
the action Of the council uOtWlthstand-
ing the action of the mayor.
Alderman Rodgers made one Of his
characteristic speeches against the
adoption of Alderman Stokes motion
Alderman Rodgers economical ideas
came rather late rs he had voted TO IN
crease the lamp fund 10y $4,000, and
now that this money has been apprO-
priated IL should lie used for that pur-
pose. He thought the money should
be used 70 the best advantage.
Alderman Stokes said that the alder
man from the Seventh ward was kick
ing out of spite. He was mad because
ne had made a similar resolution, only
it was to get 500 lamps instead of 400
The motion was lost and he was mad
Rodgers SAID that if Alderman Stokes
was allowed to run the council his con
| stitucnts would have TO use their SIDE.
/ walks tor fuel. The people of the Sixth
ward did not need light IN their street.
rs much as they did light in the mind
| of their Representatives. Alderman
/ Launiere then took a hand in the argu
/ ment and said that Alderman KOdger.
! had used even more wind in favor
/ ing his resOlut on referred 10 by
/ Alderman stokes than he had
used against II this evening. tn,
/ aldcrman's talk about saving the tax
PAYERS Is chestnut. He hoped the
/ motion of Aid. Stokes would prevail
/ Aid. Crequc wanted years trial givcr
/ the light, now on hand. and II they
/ prove all right he would be in favor %
getting more of them at proper price
not ri $40 a year when gas could bc 0b
tanned at SD a year.
Aids. Baldwin and Turner spoke n
some length. The latter wanted thes
lamps gwen a years trial before par
chasing any more. Hc thought SOM
of them should bee brought IN from to-
! country where they are placed and pa
down town whore people could So
thom. The motion 90 sustain the a.
ton of council was lost.
Ycas-Ald. Anderson, Emmer. L1u
More. Miller, VDonuCN, s3undcr.
stem stokes. Strvkcr, NcrcX.
Navs-Ald. Baldwin, Creque Rodgers
Sproul. Stcbhins Turner.
The city comptroller presented b
rcport containing bits 90 the amoun
of s2Ill045. The report was adopte
[ and the clerk instructed tOdraw order
for tho RESPECTIVE ve amounts.
&. ". talkns, Of the Board O
Health. petltloncd for the extension O.
/ the prcscott-st sewer - Tie river. Tn
lower mart of the sewer IS u1w au ops
/ ditch and the increasing amount q
sewage discharged into THIS renders
DANGEROUS 70 the public health. Bs
( ferrad fo the Committee on Sewers.
Tic LEGAL opinion Of the CITY sttorne
in regard % the park purchase vas Ut,
santed. Tie document was Of Crca
length. and Alderman Rods gers move
to have II prntod. Alderman BaIdw
objected en- account of The expense az
upon nloton Of Alderman Stokes, it va
laid on the table.
The cst 81 TIE opinion vas that
the cifv has the right 20 purchase prl
rortv for park purposes outside ts Gw
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