Telegram-herald., 1889-11-19
OF 10 CONSEQUENCE
TIE Business Transacted By the
City Council.
TIE SlPRIRlLlXPS ARE PURCHASED
Fhe sIea Who >sld the Forty Acres Fol
Pas FayUoses znt Ehsir MoleE
They Don't Get It-C ChSslss-
st ~ be - laeue4

Alderman Niller. of the Ffth ward
vas the only member OF the council
abseut when Mayor Kliean sounded
the gavel last evening. The lobby was
out rs force, and especially the portion
that IS devoted 70 the interests OF tie
street railway companies and street
lighting
Upon motion the minutes Of the last
meeting were confirmed.
G. Van Syek, Henry ;. DeForest and
LouisR. GArnsey, OF Schenectady, NY,
the owners of the forty acres adjoining
the Ball forty on tie north, which Was
purchased by the city for park pur-
poses some time ago, presented a COM
municaton, asking that the cOuncl.
take immediate action in regard 20
paying for the same. Alderman CreQue
moved 10 accept and place il on file.
/ Alderman Turner said he would Ike %
near from NJ. j. smiley II regard 70
the matter.
Mr. smiley said that the purchase
was supple business Transaction, and
the only thing that remained und0ue
was making the payment upon the pur-
chase.
When A motion was made at a former
meeting of the council 10 pay for the
same Il was for some unknown reason
laid on the table. Ii there Is any
reason why the city should not pay
THIS money Il should be made known.
Alderman Turner moved rs a substi-
tute TO Alderman Creque's motion l.
instruct the clerk and comptroller 10
draw an order for $500 and pay IOI
the land. Alderman Baldwin moved
to lay the substitute on the table. The
latter motion WAS carried 10y viva yOcC
vote.
A petition from Jacob Nagcl and
Warrcl & Hatch, asking permission %
replace the old Michigan House barn
ty shed not more than fourteen feet
high, was referred To the committee OF
7 buildings and the fire marshal.
The city comptroller reported the
bills of the city for the past week
amounting TO S6066.91. Upon motion
of Alderman Creque, the report was
ratified and confirmed.
The city marshal called attention tC
the'dangerous condition of East Full
tOn-st., between Union and East-sts., IL
consequence of the trench leftOpen 10y
the Valley City Streetand Gable Railway
Company. The matter was referred K
the aldermen of the Third ward.
The committee TO whom was referred
the petition of l.. Watzek and others
asking that Charles-st. be opened to Z
width of fifty feet between Sherman
and Thomas-sts., reported favOrably t
the petition and recommended that tn,
prayer of the petitioners be granted
Carried.
The Committee on Lamps reported
recommending the acceptance of tn,
proposition submitted by the Glob'
Light and Heating Company, ard Al
derman Saunders moved the adoption
OF the report. Alderman ROdger
moved to lay on the table. The motor
, OF Alderman Rodgers was lost. As sool
as the question came upon the origina
motion Alderman Rodgers delivered
his time-honored Grafton on municipa
economy which was answered by Alder
man Launicre, with tinge of satire IL
his remarks. Alderman Rodgers re-
piled at considerable length. Alderman
Stokes referred to several petitions o
citizens for better lights and repeated q
former assertion of his TO the etfec
rthat the whole trouble with Alderman
Rodgers was that the motion did no
originate with him, at which the alder
man in question boiled over like a gas
of ginger ale. AS soon as the echoes o.
the alderman's voice had died awal
the mayor ordered the clerk to call the
roll. The vote on the question to adOp
the report resulted as follows: Yeas
Alderman Anderson, Emmer, Launiere
O'DOnnell, Saunders, Stein, Stokes
Sproul, Stryker, Yerex-l0. Nays
Alderman Baldwin, Creque, Rodgers
Stebblns, Turner.
Alderman Saunders moved TO take
up the resolution made by Alderman
Rodgers at a former meeting, to the
effect that when the city builds side
walks adjacent to It's property, they b'
either built of flag stone or concrete
The motion was carried, and Alderman
Saunders moved to reconsider the vOt
of the council adopting the resolution
and that having carried, he moved Z
amend the resolution Teserving tina
part of Clancy-st. between Cedar-si
and COit-ave. The motion as amende,
was then adopted.
There were three street railway ordl
4 nances lying on the table and Aldel
] man Turner was preparing 10 brln
; | them before the council, but before h
/ could make a motion an adJOurnmer
was moved and carried.