Telegram-herald., 1889-05-28
VOL. VINO. li0.
THE ABLE ALDERMEN
street Railroad Legislation IN
Abundance.
SUGAR, SPICE lyD ALL THINGS slCE
T-s Omess Tor ths ladies' A Thousand
EsF GFsss 0ods "A Acre of GF@aad
tor the Childrsa % Israel. = >al0oa
License foF Coraslias Naa Dam

ODonneA. with the mayor n the
chair. A communication vas received
from over hys hundred persons r.
qusstinz that no saloon license b.
granted 10 any one ia the East Bridge
street district, and referred 70 the Com
nittse on Ways aud Means.
A communication from the owner Of
II North DivisiOn-st., IN IRE district
asking - be allowed % erect a frame
porch, was referred % the hre marshal
A protest signed by twenty-five per
sons against granting the street railway
company the privilege % run theI
steam cars on East street faster than
the present rate of SIX miles an hour
was presented and referred 70 the Com
mlttee on Ordinances.
The Kent County Street Railway
company presented communication
asking for a franchise 10 run car.
operated bv cable. electric, steam,
animal OF other motive power on East
Fulton street thence % Cemetery street
thence to Fountain street thence u
South Union thence % Lyon, prOmis-
ing "a yacate Union street as soon a.,
the Cable Railway company desires 70
build IL line on that street between
Fountain and Lyon, or on East Fulton
% Grand avenue thence 10 Lyon If the
same IL opened in time, If not, on Julia
10 south Union 70 Lyon streets. The
request was referred TO the Committee
on Streets.
The Grand Rapids Fuel Gas and In
candesent Lighting company was
granted until July l 10 commence
work.
A petition signed by one hundred
persons 70 reconsider the vote bv which
q saloon license was refused 10 Schuler
and MIhlake was laid on the table.
The county treasurer presented q
communication, saying that there were
si ,O43.44 primary tax and $3.50. So
ibrary tax in the treasury, subject to
he city's order, and asking to have 1t
trawn. The treasurer was instructed
o. draw an order for the amount. The
comptroller reported bills audited on
the general fund amounting 70 s4773 30,
and for general improvements 10 the
of SIC, ,254.45; total of SIS, ,027 Go. Mr..
Creque moved TO adopt the report, and
Mr.. Stokes amended by asking 10 have
10 all referred 10 the Committee on
Claims and Accounts, ,.Eexcept the sal
aries OF city officers, for investigation
This stirred up a big breeze and much
idle elOquence, and resulted IN the de-
feat of the heamendmentandt the adoption
OF the entire report.
Judge Holmes, OF the police court,
presented a request 10 have n suitable
Office provided for him, and the clerk
of ms court wanted the courtroom
cleaned. Both requests were referred
% the Committee on Buildings.
The request of CITY Physician +. W
Wright TO have n telephone placed in
his Office was referred to the same COM
mittee with power To act.
The CITY attorney reported that the
bond of the Grand Rapids Street Rail-
way Company for its Blakelv street
extension was IN correct form and duly
executed. He also read an opinion in
which he declared u the duty Of the
city 10 have all streets where improve
ments We're being made. closed and pro-
tected 70 avoid responsibility for injury
and which was ordered 20 be printed.
The report Of Committee on Streets
% have Hall street graded between the
two cemeteries. AZ an expense not TO
evcfed $500. tO come ont of the general
fund, was adopted. as was also rs
recommendation 20 grade and pave
Terrace avenue between Fifth and
Highland avenues.
The Committee on Wavs and Means
recommended the granting of the re-
Quest of the city treasurer and city
comptroller for an assistant in their
1fices. and recommended that Mss
Clara Armstrong and Mss Grace Wen
dover b. employed respectively i'm tho
offices named. no n salary ~ 5000 per
week each. commencing with Nav l.
The recommendation We're adopted.
The recommendation Of the same
con mittce That the Council request
the Cemetery commissioners to comply
with the request Of the = Birth
society 20 sell II one acre OF ground n
Greenwood Cemetery for burial Dur
poses was adopted.
The same comm ttee. in reference to
tho communication Of the treasurer
stating that something oughtt0 be done
% stOD the 8 per cent. interest
running on $40 1852 Improvement or
ders. reported tnat they were powerless
t0 prevent the evll either now or in the
future. but called on tho aldermen 70
pav more attention IN reporting their
improvements. - that that the Board
Of F1ualmtion and Roview could
make the assessments on the property.
snd thus facilitate the earlier colleC-
ton OF the taxes.
The amended ordinance granting the
street railway the right 20 run their
steam cars at a MAXIMUM speed Of ten
miles an hour on Fast street between
R1ckeva and sherman streets was
finally uasSed after creating a livelv
var az words-hetweeu NJ. Rdogers and
Nr BALDWIN IN which the later charged
the former. who favored the ordinance.
With having no more regard for the
rf-hts Of the people than n man ~ the
moon and with riding rough sbot over
the r rhfs of the people, and that he
vva= aiwa-s ready Is stand I'D for the
railroad company. and that Il vas not
50 much the convenience Of t1e people
be rretrrdef % want "a the Convel-
iercp 0f Andy Brewer.
The request of Cornelius Van Dam.
=, grant hir1 a license 20 run q saloon
on jefferson avenue. Notwithstanding
the council refused him one ~ rs lsst
meeting. vas granted.
The BIDS IF the TET EesAN-fEFA1D.
the D-r-,se~sf and Frgis Publishing Conn
panies fer the city printing for The en-
Sung year we're referred to the com
mtteo on Wsvs ard Means.
The resolution Of Mr. Stebbins -
appropriate sleo0 % supply water e.
Greenwood Cemetery. VI Ch vas lald
an the table ST the last meeting, was
taken I'D sr3 passed.