Telegram-herald., 1889-05-14
THE CITY FATHERS
A Full Meeting OF Council, In
cluding the Mayor.
AHlRD RAP Al The SlLOOy KEEPERS
Lawrence ID. Carroll Chosen Assfst. at
CiGy Attorney Reports snd PstSti0as
on May Important and later
estfng subjects


present and Mayor KilleAn occupied
the char The proceedings commenced
by the reading OF petition OF property
owners in the vicinity, asking that the
frame house recently erected opposite
the depot on I0nia-st. be allowed to
stand. Later IA the evening the Com
mttee on Ere Department filed ma
jority report with the same recon-
mendatOn. Fire Marshal LEMON had
IN a minority report protesting. The
majority report Was adopted.
Gen. " 2. Innes, representing the
Masons, invited the Council and the
city officials 10 attend the laying OF the
corner stone OF the new Masonic Home
on the 2lst. saying that the Governor
and other prominent citizens through
out the state would be IN attendance
The invitation was accepted and the
Marshal instructed 10 procure Carriages
Tor the occasion.
A protest largely signed was read
against the ISSUANCE of saloon license
10 Michael Mihalaka. at Seventh and
liquor to children, and the saloon is IN
the immediate vicinity of school
house. y protest was also filed against
granting a license 10 Cornelius Van
Dam At 305 JefIerson-aye. Tor the same
reason. Both were referred 10 the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Superintendent OF the Poor Wage
maker petltioned for an assistant IN the
..rl ai.at. IF =
fcrred TO the Committee ON Poor.
Oycrseer of Prisoners Walsh wanted
his wages raised from 1915 10 s. a day.
Referred 20 Committee on Ways and
Means.
The Committee on Arrangements for
the celebration of Memorial Day invited
the Council 10 attend the ceremonies IN
q body.
The Grand Rap;ds Ice and Coal Com
pany communicated the fact that they
would furnish ice for the city buildings
at 20 cents per hundred pounds. Re-
lerrcd to Committee on Buildings.
MrsLydia Gray protested against her
husband, John Gray, being taken on sa-
.oon-keepers' bonds as he had not con-
ir.butcd anything TO the support of his
family for more than five years.
ing Company presented communica-
ton accepting the terms of the late or
dinancc. and asked for the use of the
streets to lay Ks pipes, and filed its
bond OF $1,000, which the City Attor-
ney declared sufficient and III form.
Their communication Was accepted and
prayer granted.
The Comptroller reported bills ~ e.
tied amounting to
Special is6 20
General y.>cl ~
a,,area,re sl4.257 20
Tie Board af Health reported the
appointment of 4. A. Stevens as special
Inspector at s. per day, which was con-
CURED in.
City Attorney Taylor was allowed to
retain his late predecessor, Mr. Ran
som, in the cases now pending and
which he is familiar with.
The CITY Attorney was instructed TO
defend the suit of James A. Miller, OF
Chicago, against the members of the
Board of Public Works, in the u. :.
Court, for IS 900, for material furnished
10 Contractor W. ID. Richardson, and
used in the construction OF the City
Hall.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported the license fees and salaries
Tor the year the same rs tncy were,
with the eXceptiono OF the ncwsboys and
bOOtblacks license, which Was raised
from 10 to 30 cents, the Deputy CITY
Clerks salary from $500 20 $500, and
Assistant City Clerk from $40 to si2 per
week, the Assistant Marshal from 800
per day in Winter and $3.50 in sum
mcr, 30 - 2.50 per day all the year, and
the Keeper of the supply store from
$3.50 to 5000, in consideration OF MS fur
nishlng ms own horse ana wagon.
The increased license Of the boys cre-
ated quite "A storm of indignation for
while, but the committee explained
that they had raised It at tine request
of number OF parents, who wanted
70 keep their boys of the streets. The
excuse wouldn't 20 down. however, and
the champions ot the future Presidents
trlWnpheu, and had the prce put back
to 10 cents. Tho report was adopted.
Tie same committee then reported a
LIST OF about loo applications tor saloon
licenses with bonds. The report was
lard on the table temporarily, and when
taken up on motion Ct Mr. Saunders,
Mr.. Rogers dropped n bomb shell INTO
the camp 10y quietly offering an
amendment that the clerk DC required
TO insert IN each license on what floor
the saloon was TO be sun. For
moment Mr. Saunders who ruDs
bar room looked as though he had
gotten hold of the h0t end of the
poker. \ long time was occupied in
ventlating the subject. during winch
a certain Mr.. Grady. who runs accord