Telegram-herald., 1889-12-11
COMMON COUNCIL
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% HJu - A-4. Rodgers. referred ~ Com
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70 rtni af.ns were received from the
ale5 -ltg street s-d "a. Railway Com
/ Pa1G and the North PARK street Raj way COM
/ laly representing tnat theS uers uasnie G.
/ agree A. to Fsas spgffa-i0n rates on their iles.
The vi Cty eirecI sba Cscle RAILWAY
company rePresent Ihat they arc wiling %
cary pAssrfs'fs Hom Lyon stree- 10 any
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1 l.ai say company Tor i've ee4t Iare. 10 oe
| "ifi+ clAAiis- 4hV Noith ParA street hAil-
/ AaY NonpHAs az ihat aeiloh be deferred "a
/ 'he iitnce oI the valley ClS street aud
/ N'... -'l'.s company 10 extend us Anc
ihio -- 4~sior street. unth satisfactory al
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A'+. saunders moved that o'th eommuaieA-
uoA' oe lad on the table.
| Naiti-o'
/ VI roster stevens Co. and weston Low
/ fioPrf.s owners GA ii8hiand street Derive n
/ o~ulu NNiese aFcAu' aAd South Union etrcrt
3sAiAs that thc grade line OF sat affnAe be
- a 70 conform - nc point ol ia
| tefar ction 0i SAID avenne with Union street,
and that ". II. kInsey Do permitted 10 re
move a portion OF the earth from above the
siaae me 10 mat portion Of sad street lying
oei'" the grade Ane. 10 be done under the
olfec'loH 81 'le Board Of Public NorAS.
| Vh motion OF Ala. lere1, referred TO Com
Miliee OF streets.
Io-the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
ell OF the City of Grand Rapids;
Referring 10 the report OF the committee ap-
! pointed 10 consider the propositions on the
! water question. would say that did not un-
| derstaud that The committee was authorized
| 20 receive any figure for purchase OF the hy-
| draulic Company. but If that such purchase
| was contemplated. the figure offered by the city
| would be considered - the company. and then
| II the price can n0tbc agreed upon. II would
| be referred 10 arbitration.
| Regarding The offer made 70 purchase the
| city's works, the committee oil not 90 into
that subject with me. but the offer Of arbitra-
| tion means that the Hydraulic Company would
| pay not less than $1,000 the amount OF the
| clts's bonds. or il not.agreed upon. such other
| figure above that as might be determined by
| arbitration. and take hydrant rental OF APP
/ pr0ximasely $40 annually per hydrant on the
! existing hydraEt, il the price of the works
was S5l200O, and tree water for all city build
| ings
Yours etc,
NJ. A. Crow.
On motion OF Aid. Emmer accepted and
Eled.
OF Harolw T. Brown. electrlcal engineer -
sail street. New York. setting forth the com
| paratiye merits. and the dangers ana safety oi
the various electrical currents Win eApiaha-
tory tests. rendering his services as an expert
IN such matters
On motion Of AID. Creque' accepted ana
filed
OF The New Orleans Board OF Trade, asking
for the Endorsement ana announcement ol
the council by appropriate resolutions. ana
the exertion of its influence on the senators
and Representatives OF Michigan towards the
| establishment OF navy yard ana shlpplng
docks AT New Orleans.
On motion OF Aid. Rodgers referred 10 a,Spe
cal committee OF three TO consider the matter
and report.
TIE mayor appointed Aid. Rodgers, 1erex
and Turner as such committee.
orc II. De9raaf and 81 others. res dents and
taxIayers of the city. asking council to cause
electric lights 10 be placed in streets In The
FIRST ward that are crossed Dy railway tracks
on motion Of AID stein. referred to'the Com
mittee on Lamps.
! OH. Il. Galbreath and z others. residents o.
the south part Of the First ward. representing
that the district IS very poorly lighted asklnl
for better street lights. and that immediate
action be taken In the matter.
On motion OF Aid. stryker. referred t'
| Committee on Lamps.
| or Mary 4. and Wm. d. Sergeant, admins
traitors OF the estate of Thomas J. Sergeant
deceased. representing that they hold an ordei
on the city treasurer for $50. awarded to said
Thomas J. Sargeanta as compensation for dam
ages By the superior court by the improvement
OF Ellsworth avenue; that they have reason e
believe that there is now sa6.so In the Els
worth avenue damage roll fund; asking tha
said order be cancelled. and two new orders b.
issued for $40 and $3.50. respectively