Telegram-herald., 1889-06-25
THE CITY FATHERS
A short Session Last Night and
Little Business.
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bIddias tor the street LiEhIinx SoA-
tx4et-Hs " ore s0rs4gs BoSasS
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sIreSt proseLassts

President Of Council Saunders made
n valedlctoTy last nlght A. presiding
officer and welded the gaVel - dex-
terOusly that the business " the body
MAS gotten through WITH al much
earlier hour than al any meeting since
the present council has been - power.
Alderman Rodgers, VINO MAS absent
from the last meeting, Was present vita
a large cOTsage boGuet of red roses
which vas singularly becoming 10 his
peculiar style Of beauty. Mr. Baldwin
was the only member, besides the
mayor, who was absent.
The Kent County Street Railway
Company presented petition asking
for franchise 10 operate an electric OF
cable road over the route on East Full
ton, west 10 College-aye., thence 10
Fountain and thence 10 Ottawa, prom
lsing 10 lay the girders, rails, stringers
and yokes 20 be sunk below the street.
The desire was 10 make Il an electric
road, but they desired the privilege 10
run i cable al certain places on the hui.
The road l. 10 run from Ottawa-st. 10
Reeds Lake, without change. On
motion of Mr.. O Donnell Il was referred
10 the Committee on Ordinances III
conjunction with the city attorney.
The claims of JAS. Rees for $40, Matt
Slattery for s2j, Mrs. NJ BedStead FOR
S25, ThOs. Martin 50, and Alcott Cald-
well S25, for damages resulting from
overtlowlng sewers, were referred 10 the
Committee on Claims and Accounts.
The comptroller's report, showing
bills 10 the general fund OF s544l.l4
and S32l2.7j 10 the special fund, was
! adopted.
The petition Of Pound Master Patrick
Mcnamara, asking for an extra man 10
assist hum IN caring for the dogs during
the summer, was referred To the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
The Board OF Public Works reported
the estimates of the engineer for the
improvement of the following streets:
| North-aye., from East'LeOnard t Sweet
sts., ss359.00; West Bridges, from
Stocking-st. 10 the west city limits, SlO,-
$4,000; Sibley-st., from West Dlvlslon-st.
10 west city limits, sl2 $500; Canal
ST, from Campau Place TO East Leon
ard-st.. $40 .s46.40 with stone curb from
Campau Place to Bridge-st.: North
ave. and Cedar-st. To Sweetest, $l3,-
224.00; Third-st., from Lincoln to
! Stocking-Sts., 100000; NOrth-ave-,
from East Leonard TO Quimby-stS.,
| $63S5.00. The report was reviewed and
| filed.
Mr.. Stebbin's motion TO direct the
marshal 10 notify the property owners
on RansOm-st., between Crescent-ave.
L. . Drdn
walks in twenty DAYS, was aGOp.ed. -
The ordinance TO authorize the fire
marshal TO trim trees that reach above
| i5 feet, so as TO interfere with the IRE
! alarm wires, was passed.
The sealed proposals to furnish street
| lights were opened and read.
c. w. Reed bad for lamps for all dark
hours to light and extinguish, "A cents
per lamp per month. The same until
midnight 81 cents.
The Globe Light and Heating Com
| pany, by f. III. Hoagland, oil lamps,
! twenty candle power on basis of 100
| lamps till midnight, sl7 per year each,
| for 800 lamps 5000, for 700 lamps SIG
per year each, on the basis Of the same
number to be burned from dark TO
! dawn, SIS each.
! Egbert and DeVries, to burn all hours,
80 cents per month, and until midnight
/ 81 cents.
+. 4. Connally made two bids, one
| of 30 cents each tor the lamps per
month, during all dark hours and the
! other 10 cents per month during the
hours till midnight and 80 cents from
/ dusk till dawn.
: A. Martin bid 90 cents per month
/ 10 light till midnight and sl.15 for all
night.
The Grand Rapids Gas Company bid
on the basis of 352 lamps SI3. 800 lamps
$3.50. 600 lamps si2, up TIL midnight
and for all night 800 lamps $3.50, 600
lamps Sl7.
For the electric lights the Grand Rap
| ids Electric Light and Power Company
bid Sl.25 per year for all hours and 81
/ for lights according to the moons
| schedule.
The Thompson Huston Arch Light
1 Company, through Daniel Mccoy, is
| president, bid $ll per month on the
/ basis OF III lights per month. All of
/ thc bids were referred 10 the Committee
On Lamps with instructions to be
urluted