Telegram-herald., 1889-11-06

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roa ~ fhe ~as "a tr.as a tae t9a 1s.lla
h sssla bs as1er aaa se3irst 81 rhe toea-
ssle 44taars.es saler tas zeeeral Avs
IN ne state rsx4auag hghsass sad
sale 5eiaaxns 60 ne rits flers aId 81 the
e8nael ~ is oeIax esntre ea - n eits
aader rha eits sh4rter reg4.stlaz iae matter
q iuprosins ana caring ier tae - streets.
The sane ffle4lly trlsts "a regard Ga ef ass
baIr - ole taa4shig eafiFeiy ia anetnef
t8enship. 4 pfefls.en in the charter OF iae
eIfy sf ga Leus ,s9-ri almost precisely
sillilar % che EEofs fn ia e4r charter ~as
heia - fbs supreme Clu-t 20 81 lu 1ot o.
-EeIads gas poWer Qf he ary to 1~n real
estate 9Qfsi 0f the c0rporats limits Tor aAs
D4BHe a.. aaere the iaae eolia more suitably
le located outside ef the city dnnts thAa
ElfnlR tbe city limits even La4ush the tAArtef
z4Ih.Tizln- lt O. purchase aaa %" real estate
provided ia express iaaguase. thaf thr ely
c1u.1 hold real estate Tor the 4se % sad cor
Dsrarioa. FOR corporate purposes. and provided
thal il ais0 had tae poecr 60 purchase feal
estate for certain spec-ne purposes. namlng
them. outside % ghe eify limits. " which the
parpose in question: Sss ugt one.
Judge Dil0a. in hIs sork 0u municipal cor
p0rstiols. uses the following language The
author IS inclined to tlllS that there are pur-
poses Tor hich such corporation may. with
olI special graat purchase and hold lands
extra Eerritoria. ss for pest house. cemetery
and the ike objects q amunicipa character
thiuk have covered AL the points in
foil lad
sion. That 10 the clty has the right % hold
any lands whatever outside of It's corporate
limits tor public park purposes As for instance
fhe Ball Forty. o. which BE- holds titie in part
by devise and part - purchase, a. the 0rdi
nary seuse Of Ghe word to-wIt. the purchase or
the dover interest of Mrs-.BalN then the trans
action in regard o. rhe forty acres spoken o.
in said communication OF e.. Van Siyck and
others. constitutes complete purchase by the
city Of the land in question; aud ia my opinion
payment for the same could be enforced Ia the
proper courts by suitable remedies IL, on the
other hand the city has no power 10 own or
hold land for park purposes outside Of us cor
porate limits. then'the defense Of ultra wires -
would be slricient answer 70 any claim for
the payment for said forty acres;
Respectfully Cubmitted.
VIZ. WIsNER TAYLOR.
City Attorney.
AID. Creque moved 70 accept and nle the re
port.
AID. Rodgers amended that the same be
printed.
Aid. Stokes moved. as substitute 10 lay the
report on the table.
The yeas and nays being called for. the sub
stitute prevailed BY the following vote;
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Emmer. Miller. Saun-
ders. Stein. Stokes Spr0ul Stryker-S.
Nays-Aid Baldwin. Creque. Launiere,
Rodgers. Stebblns. Turner. NereX-7.
The motion a. substituted was then carried.
Reports from Board of Public Works.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Nov. 4. 1889.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common
Council OF the City OF Grand RAPIDS:
Gentlemen-Referring - the resolution of
your honorable body OF October 2l last asking
for itemized statement of water mains laid
since August ]. 1>Ss; where laid. size Of pipe
and cost Of same. would respectfully report,
that az the present time there a number OF
contracts not completed. that the work of lay
ing mains under said contracts is being prose
cuted 70 early completion. and that such work
will all be finished within the next thirty days
AT this time. II desired. tabulated statement
can be furnished your honorable body. giving
| In detail amount and size Of pipe laid since
i u Il
/ cost Of work. price paid for pipe etc.
The board are not able 70 state the amount
/ of money now In the water works fund. nor in
/ tie water works income fund. not having
charge or control or either.
By order of the Board.
GEo. G. BHGGs.
President.
! On motion OF Aid. Rodgers. accepted and
! fled.
/ The contract for the construction Of a sewer
/ in block Q. Converse and Tolford's addition.
between the city OF Grand Rapids and Leonard
/ Schneider. was presented and reported correct
In form by the city attorney.
AID. Launiere moved that the contract be
/ approved and the mayor instructed to execute
same.
I Carried.
/ Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Baldwin. Creque. En-
mer. Launiere. Miller. O'Donnell. Saunders
Stein. Stokes. Sproul. Stebbins. Stryker. Tur-
/ ner. Yerex-l5.
7 Nays-None.
The following estimates OF cost were pre-
\ sented by the Board of Public WORKS:
l Amended estimate OF cost Of improv-
\ ing Crescent Place. from Crescent
\ avenue TO East Bridge street.~.......s 40 o.
\ Amended estimate Of cost of improv-
/ Ing Harlan street. from East Bridge
! street % north line Rissell and Har-
laus addition 4Si0 o
/ Accepted and placed on file.
Ga,No RArrns. Mich. Nov. I. lSs9.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun
/ Gil Of the city Of Grand Rapids:
Gentlemen-I have the honor % report the
/ completion Of the contracts for the construc
/ ton of sewers in North Ionia street. from
Newberry street % Walbri3gr street. and in
south Prospect street. between East Fulton
and Washington streets. and that said streets
are in fairly smooth condition.
Also the condition 0f contract for LAYING
water mains iu Fifth avenue. from buchanan
20 Cass street: sixth. seventh. Eighth. Z cv
I enth and Twelfth avenues. from south Diyi
+ sion 70 south I0nia street; cas- street Morri
Z son % Fifth avenue, McDowh street. South
/ Division street to Jefferson avenue Sycamore
street. South Division street 20 Jefferson
avenue: Morrison street. from Jefferson
4 avenue 70 South Lafayette street. aud Center
street. from B.akcley avenue 60 Monson
street and thaf the streets hav been restored
toayery fair condition.
Respectfully submitted.
n. A. COLLAR.
city Engineer.
November 4. lss9.
+ To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
% the tg % Grand Rapids
Gentemea-I was given authority by th
F chalrman of CHE Committee ou Bridges fo SCI.
the oid plank taken from Pear street bridge "a
S40C per ". have the honor 90 report as fo.
f laes.
sold 10 wm. T Powers l)s25 feet q p
WIN. T Powers BY 10 ieetofhemloek