Telegram-herald., 1889-10-02
COMMON COUNCIL
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vile sywnae from kifth assaae y Hal street.
-0a 1zotl4a of Ad- olel1. referred - s4e
bard sF Public csxs-
Cf Wm- Hathaway al - otbsTs. resl1snts
src property 0sn~Es O. Grdnl avenue between
Ises 4ae Ls0n sIrsesI. askias cgoaeil ~ ezuss
tie IA proyeIaen az of sd 6gal1 avenue ostNe-a
IAe points nsasd. u o~ laadu according te tAs
grade established - the Board u Puzzle
Works, a!s0 4skiag eouuell q instruct TIE
mayor 70 siga the petition IA hessit Of TIE
clty. rRe ely o~nil Z ~ ieet Highland para
Oh "a 4 avenue.
Tie city attorney advised that sctisn DC oe-
layed uaul approximate estin ate " cost OF
such improvement vas presented b the
board Of Public WORKS WhsIeupon o. motion
of Aid. o DoRnell. The petlIlon as laid o. TIE
table.
or Joseph LOdden and Is others. residents
and property owners on Grand asenQe. between
Ives street and EasI bridge street. remonstrat-
ing against making the section between last
Bridge and Ives streets separate grading dis.
trict.
On motion Of AID. o D0nnell. referred 10
Committee on streets.
OF Radclin Holt. VIM. Vinegar and I've
others representing that the reestabiishment
OF the grade line OF Cherry street nece:~ tates
Ill Of tom three and ne-hait 10 four feet IA
some places. that 20 compel Radclir Holt 10
build their sidewalk In accordance with the
contemplated grade would be hardship upon
them aad a damage 10 their newly erected
brick block on said Cherry street. which was
planned Ssd laid OUT prior 20 the passage Of
The sidewalk ordinance; asking council 10
allow RaGe!if i Holt to lay their Sidewalk as
IL now IS until such time as the street needs re-
grading
Aid. s,eia moved 10 grant the prayer OF the
petitioners.
Carried.
Ye4s-Ald. Anderson. Baldwin. Emmer. Lau-
Mere. Miller. Donnell. Rodgers. Saunders.
Stein. Stokes. sproul. Stebbins. Stryker. Tur-
ner. Yerex-l5.
Nays-None-
OIL. NJ Cutcheon and four others. residents
and property owners on Alabama street, ASK
ing that waite rmains be laid in said street
Aid Enimer n,oved TO refer to the Board Of
Public Works. with request TO comply with
the petition.
Carried
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Baldwin. .Emmer. Lau-
Mere. Miller. 0'Donnell. Rodgers. Saunders.
Stein. Stokes. Sproul. stebbins. Stryker. Tur-
ner. Yerex-l5.
Nays-NOne.
OF Cheney 4 Barnhart and eleven others.
property owners on Harlan street. asking that
said street be graded. graveled and cutters
paved from East Bridge street 10 north line Of
Bissell Harlan addition.
On motion OF AID. Stebbins referred 10 Com
mittee on Streets.
ofWm. G. Robinson & Co., representing that
they have purchased the meat market busi-
ness. including the peddling wagon and route
for same. of G. 5. Clark & Co., at No. l94 East
Bridge street, asking that the license for said
business be transferred to them.
On motion of AID Stebbins. the prayer of
petitioner was granted By the following vote:
Yeas Aid. Anderson. Baldwin. CreQue,
Emmer, Launiere Miller. O'DOnnell. Rodgers,
Saunders. Stein. Stokes. sproul. Stebbins.
Stryker. Turner. Yerex-le.
Nays-None.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Grand Rapids:
GentIemen-Your petitioner respectfully
represents that It has been directed oy your
honorable body TO plank the street crossing at
the intersection OF Mcconnell and Buchanan
streets. that IL is impossible to comply with
the direction Of your honorable BODY without
removing the conducting wires of the sema-
phore signal box. and that they request your
honorable body TO reconsider the vote by which
that resolution was adopted. and refer the
matter TO the Committee on Streets together
with the city attorney. TOR investigation and
report.
And your petitioner will ever pray. etc.
DETROIT. LANSING 4 NORTHERN RAILWAY CoN-
FAST. LESSEE.
BY WV. ALDEN SMITH,
Attorney.
On motion OF Aid. Stein. referred to Commit
tee on Streets.
OF Peter II. J. Fortuyn and twenty-eight
others, property owners on College avenue.
north of Bridge street. asking council to grant
TO the Valley City Street and Cable Railway
Company their request for a franchise for q
street railway in said street.
On motion of Aid. 0'Donnell, referred 10
Committees on Streets and Ordinances.
OF August Swanson and twenty-six others
residents and property owners on Muskegon
street. asking council 70 cause water mains to
b. laid in said street. between Seventh and
Leonard streets.
AID. Stokes moved 10 refer TO the Board Of
Public Works. with request to comply with
petition.
Carried.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Baldwin. Creque. En-
mer, Launiere. Miller. UDonnel. Rodgers
saunderx Stein. Stokes. Stryker. Turner.
YereX-ll
Nsys-None.
OF james W. Converse. asking council TO re
consider its action on the resolution offered
| by AID. Lsunlere relative 70 laying sidewalks
| on the east side 0f Summer street. from the G.
| r. { l. r. r. tracks 20 Fulton srset see page
35l printed proceedings ana asking that the
latter be referred % a committee for invest-
CATION.
Ald. Launiere moved that the commuDlca-
/ tion be accepted sEd fled.
AID. Turner moved 70 amend aad refer 70
Committee on Sidewalks.
The yeas and nays being called FOR. the
amendment prevailed. the mayor voting in
the Affirmative.
Tess-Ald. BALDWIN. Creque. Emm er. 0'Don-
neI. stokes. Stebbins. Turner. YeFex. TIE
msyor--e.
Nays-Ald. Anderson. Iauniere. Mlsr.
Rodgers. Saunders. stein. Sproui. sfryker-s
O. y. G. Johnson and twenty fvo others. 10
Tel aRd saloon proprietoTs representing that
they are engaged In he retail liquor bgslD ness
IN this c.fy. having q amount % capital
invested therein that tle boar - II o'clock
a. iEht fxtd for c.osing such business. q
coupsrstiveiy cary that rbeT appreciate a q
necessity n Closing 40 AZ a proper boar =
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comply vifh ere .av. snf treat ne citizens os
thls ~, ard fhe frare ns puhlic. 81 that
freedom Hsf IS accorded ftem n cther r.fIss
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srf asking ne -olr- to reaHest ne nr -
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