Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-08-13

they Try % snlFk Responsibility
II Regard 70 Dives.
TIE CasM-ST. IMPROVEMENT CO.'S
several Matters u iaterest Discusses
Ths Liaeola FarA Ia pro- sssaelst 4 ,sa1es
Lk-A special hs~tIng called a.r
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called % orteT .zsE evening lle c.tg !
clerk rad tie announcement th4t g /
@as Alderman "a Ilders thlrLeth 1.r.a- |
cay an1 that the council Vas cordially |
invited % accept = Do1 Of cigars ID
honor OF the OCCASION. Upon motion
tae council took recess Or fifteen
minutes ~ congratulate the alderman
And enloy hl- sars.
MAen they Beroagaln called u order
a petition from the Nc,or & Bfadh IA
Furniture Company WAS presented
asking permission u lay water p-pe
from Waterloo-st. % the.r new factory.
The citizens of POwe.l-st. petiloued
10 have tne street graded and graseled
from Jerfersou-aye. ~ south Lafayette
81 The petition Was referred 70 Com
mlttee GA Streets.
The citizens la the yicln'tyOf Fourth
ave. peLLCned o. have gates placed at
the crossing OF the railroads on that
street, ana upon motion OF Alderman
>tFyker 10 WAS referred 10 the commit
Zee on streets.
A petition Tor Al electric light to be
placed A. the corner OF COllege-aye. and
hastings-st. was referred 10 the Com
inlt,ec GA Lamps.
A petition Cor the Improvement of
Lincoln Pax 10 accordance with the
pians FURNISHED by the landscape gar
4ener, Dubois, Was presented signed by
Leonard IOvell and $50 others. Upon
motion, II was lad on the table
Slrtsrtlf D.,
| Ing material were referred % the Conn
mttce on Streets.
The petition OF the citizens OF the
| First ward, asking the removal OF the
dlsTcputaole house OF Estellc NJ. Smith,
was next presented. The petition was
| published ia full IN the Sunday morn
| ing IELEGRAM-HERALD.
Alderman Rodgers arose and SAID he
was surprised that any one who knew
the law as we'll As the drawer of that
petition should petition the council
instead OF appealing 10 the courts Is
they should nave done. He moved 10
refer the matter 10 the council as
committee OF the whole, and that the
Board OF Police and Fire COmmsslncts
and chief OF police be requested 10 be
present.
Alderman Launiere moved as an
amendment 90 refer the petition 10 the
| Board OF Police and Fire Commits
slOners. Alderman Stein moved
10 amend by referring 10 the
| city attorney. Alderman CreQue
moved rs a substitute 10 refer il To the
Board OF Health. Alderman Rodgers
thought that something ought TO be
done and believed that the best way to
SIT the matter was 10 get the petition
ers, the Board of Police and Fire Com
misslOners and the chief OF police and
council together. face 70 face, and then
have the commissioners explain the
reason OF their action or lack OF action
IN the matter.
! Alderman stein said that the proper
course would have been Tor the people
% consult the city attorney and fad
out the law IN the matter and then
prosecute the offender under the law
| Alderman Rodgers SAID thatthe proper
course would have been 10 20 to the
prosecuting attorney, make complaint
and have the parties arrested and ar
ralgned I'm the police court, and then, I
the facts charged were proven, the Of
tenders could be bound over for trial
III the superior court. The State INV
OF lsS7 makes the keeping of house
OF prostitution a felony aud is punisha-
bic by ten years Imprisonment n the
state prison. The alderman did not
ike the manner of the petition. Why
did they complain OF this woman in
particular, when there are great
many others just as bad? Ii looked rs
4 the people wanted to saddle the re-
| spOuslbihty of the matter on some one.
There was considerable squrm.ng
| q
| OF disDOslug Of this troublesome petit
ton. The mayor ruled the motion of
| Alderman Crequc out of order, and
his ruling was sustained against the
appeal of the alderman. The motion
was then put upon Alderman's STEMS
amendment, and was lost 10y a vote Of
10 20 ..
Ycas-Aldermen Baldwin, Creque,
Miller, stem. StTyker.
Nays-Aldcrmen Anderson, Emmor.
Lauuere. O'DOnueu, Rodgers. Saun-
der,, stokes, oproul. Stebbins, Nerex
he motion was then put upon the
amendment of Alderman Launere and
was carried by vote of : to =.
1eas-Aldermen Creque, Laun'ere,
Miller, O'D0nnel, Saunders, stein,
>proul, Stryker.
Nays Aldermen Anderson. Bald
win, Emmer, Rodgers, stokes, Stebbins,
Yerex.
The report of the city comptroller
was then read. reported bills amount
ing 20 sl3.t0l.SQ.
Alderman Iauu Gro then moved the
adoption of She proposed improvement
If Lincoln Park Alderman Crclue
thought the matter ought tou e referred
20 the COMMITTEE oD Parks. 4 IdeTul u