Telegram-herald., 1889-05-21
THE LABORERS GAIN
The Street Hands May Quit on
Saturdays AT 5 O'clock.
THREE SALOON LICENSES REFUSED.
The Hsniitsn street ousTry sqa.sels
ssttied at LAstr->lHth street - BE
Opened from ausksson 10 BROAD
nay, and sfans alnOr Matters

IN l. Common Council met last nigh
/ WITH Mayor Kiilean IN the char anc
al df the members present except NJ
I Mlllkr.
A Communication was received from
the b. q. b. B., Jewish benevolent as
sOcik ktiOn, asking the Common Counci
10 direct the cemetery commissioners I,
sell them one acre OF ground IN Green
WOO ID cemetery for purposes OF sepal
chr4. The matter was referred 10 III,
Con pmittee on Ways and Means anC
the City Attorney.
4 communication WAS read iron
Wm. Harrison, owner OF the Old Gar
l0cs gravel pit near Walker avenue
stating that he is about 10 close II, anc
off rs the gravel for sale 10 the city il
IL wants IT, Referred To a special com
mittee consisting OF Anderson, Rogers
and Stokes.
The street railway company petltloned
for the privilege Of running their cars
at the rate of 10 miles an hour on East
street so as 10 make the trip between
Reeds Lake and Sweets hotel in 70
minutes. Referred TO the Committee
on Ordinances. Petitions highly signed
were presented asking that saloon
licenses be granted Cornelius Van Dam
and Michael Mlhalaka. The petition
was referred To the Committee on
Ways and Means.
A petition from City Treasurer Perry
To be allowed To employ Miss Grace
Wendover as a clerk IN his office, was
referred TO the Committee on Ways and
Means
The Treasurer reported that he had
deposited So, ,l75.S9 IN the Fourth
National bank, the amount arising
from the sale of the fifth series OF
water works bonds. The issue was
$50 200; premium l4,9S7; accrued in
tercst slSS.S9.
The Comptroller reported bills
audited 10 the amount of Sl2 $50 .6s.
The bill of Aldney Shields d Co. of Sl2
was stricken from the roll and reported
To the Committee on Poor and the bal
ance ordered paid.
The petition of the Comptroller to be
allowed to employ an assistant in his
office was referred to the same commit
tee.
The Board of Public Works petitioned
the Council TO have the charter amend
ed so as to allow them to sell water to
manufacturers outside the city limits.
This raised a howl and was promptly
set down on, rs the manufacturers
after getting the benefit of the water
would fight the extension of the city
limits two years hence.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported adversely 10 granting saloon
licenses to Cornelius Van Dam, on JEFF
fersOn-ave., Vim. Caramen, on Plain
field-ave., and Schuler and Mihalaka,
on Seventh and Davis-sts. The report,
after considerable frensic sparring and
dOdging, was carried amid the clap
ping of hands and happy smiles of Il
large delegation of ladies and gentle
men from the interested districts.
The report of the Committee on Poor,
favoring the request of the Director of
the Poor for an assistant at s5per week,
was carried.
The same committee recommended
the appointment of Michael II. Hughes,
the keeper of the supply store, which
was also adopted.
An ordinance was adopted changing
the name of Saunders-ave. to Corn
wall-ave.
Messrs. Turner, Stokes and Launier
were appointed special committee to
examine into the condition of the ditch
along the river, on the West Side, with
Il view to having it cleared out.
The hOary-headcd squabble over the
resolution to revoke the permit of
James Sherlock to blast in hls quarry
on Hamilton st., between Myrtle and
Webster Sts., was renewed again, when
IL was taken from the table and put To
Its passage by Alderman Stokes. A
large amount of blasting was done and
Mr.. Sherlock came out on top with Mr..
Stokes and his colleague, Anderson,
way down at the bottom, the motion to
adopt being lost by 8 to q.
The resolution of Mr.. Stokes to
widen and extend Ninth-st., from
the east line of Muskegon-st. to the
west line Of Broadway, was taken from
the table, and after bitter fight in
which President Perkins, of the Grand
Rapids school Furniture company and
Mr.. Hess, ms superintendent, took part
m opposing, It went through.
Permission was granted to erect a
staging for the chorus Of
300 school children who Will assist in
the ceremonies at the Park on Memo
rial Day.
Mr. Turner presented a resolution
that all city Ab0rers on the streets be
permitted 70 cease work at O'Clock on
saturday. Mr.. Baldwin objected 10 It
stOutly. Mr.. CTeqUe amended by iH-
serting a clause that the men
should work ten minutes extra
.-me at each noon dinner hour,
and Mr.. Rogers proposed 10 sub
'utute a motion to allow all persons
working for the city 30 quit 20
that hour. THIS. however. was man-
testify uuwisc and hasty, As Il would
necessarily create confusion In tie
Police aud Fire departments. and was
,0nseQuantly voted dovn. Nr. Cregue
amendment farcd q similar fate, and
.he original motion went through like
/ fash, with mIt one vote against c,
hat of Nr Baldwin.
or motion OF Mr. oDoDncll the Nsr-
hal was ordered go provide carrare.
% convey tie Cor0uimen 90 the PARK.
- witness the memorial services ou the 7
10Th.
Tho C0u0cl vii meet ~ 1879 this I
n0rninE. at the CITY Han. g. take car