Telegram-herald., 1889-11-06

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ga a4slsi FL sts. 81 . regular sessi0n of
year 5eag. slll committee made srtttea re-
seff Pages 4s-I of yqag srfared pFecesailss'.
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IlEIlr la4slazs. fnar committee ssi4l4
therefore reeommend rla- ths arsl progosi
uoa submitted ~ tas eaaers ol s4id iertg
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p4fslasea slat Dlal f1r t4e improvements ~
tae elzltg acres tlea coast. zufi az me p4fs
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establishment al ma.l. .eaaace af pfopsr
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al pied 1F -ls 4nsliluaas Fets 9t al th1
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la4re flal rE1-th.rds sl til1 lela1rrs ei5cl ~
tAe Common L9l4rl-
The propos u8a. afsrng the said forty
acres r0 tas city, contained. among other
tniass. rl- fIloai.s Grand Rapids. Mlch-.
A4.zast .s. lst A-ssrs I4raer Rodgers aad
E-rex. -prc.a. Committee oi Comm0a Council
of 6raat Rapids Nieh. Geats-#s El1 sell
IEe forty acr-s ~ -ns l4nt l0cat1d - tle
nortn 90 tn- 'Bal. Forty % ths Citg n draua
Rapids Tor rIs s4m 0l attc-n tn0 lsaad dollars
..I af -1aaau-e iC for the Lincoln Park
property all dFs Thousand dollars 8 80.
We make this l5e price % Soa
far Immediate consideration. shd reserve
the night CD Nrhdra~ cur o1er a.
sas Hme. Eitae-t notice
Outhe same evening page - of your printed
prac-eaia-sI. 0n motion OF AID Turner, vas
unanimously adopted the following resoia
uou
Resolved. That the city attorney be and he
Is hereby instructed % examine the tit.e %
tne forty acres reported ou - the specis. com
miftvo at This meeting. together with the
deeds to the same % be made b. the owners
thereof % the city. Ia pursuance II their o1cr.
snd the acceptance oi the same mate by she
city and % report % this council his opinion
thereon
Adopted on ron call. Yeas. l2; nays. none.
Atameetlng OF your body held August IS
lss9 page Z75 of your printed proceedings. the
city attorney reported that he had carefully
examined t1e abstract of said property. and
that he iouui the utie thereto 20 be in Christie
phrr Van ,lyek Henry r Drtorcst and Louis
X. Garnsry. aad taat warranty deed, Ia
proper form. from said s-antors and their re-
sp~ctlve Nlyrs to the cily % Grand Rapids. Of
th- premises described in said resolution and
report. had been duy executed by said
Ialtors and their respective wives. and
conveyed a perfect urie g. the city OF
Grand Rapids Of the premises Ia question.
said deed accompanied the report.
on motion OK AID Turner. said report was
accepted and tied.
ffr. f~-r ~
printed procesdugsi Ald. Yerex Introduced
the following resolutions
Resolved. That the aldermen Il the re-
sDectivc war'ls 0f this city report 70 this coun-
ell ar It's next regular session some name
which O. them would De suitable name for
our general PARK. including what IS known as
the BAN Forty. and the forty acres imme-
diateiy north ~ said BAH Forty recently
purchased o. this council. o. any other land
thu may hereafter be purchased by the city
Of Grand Rapids Tor park purposes contiguous
90 said land above described. the same to con
stltute part Of said seaeral park; the name
OF said park 20 be chosen and decided upon by
amaiOrity Ofthis council from those presented
az the time above specihed.'
Adopted on roll call. Yeas. y; nays.0 0.
on the same evening page ~ Of your
printed proceedings Aid. Turner moved that
the clerk be- instructed 20 draw and sign and the
city comptroller couatersign a warrant for
fifteen thousand dollars on the con
tingcnt fund u the city OF Grand
Rapids. for tae payment OF theipurchase price
OF the forty acres In question. A motion 20
postpone further consideration OF the resolu
ton was lost on the roll call-yeas 4. nays g.
The original resolution was then
lost on roll cali-yeas :. nays
(not hsvlng received the requisite nine votes
Thereupon. Ala. Turner moved % reconsider
the vote 0y which the resolution relative 90
the payment OF the fifteen thousand dollars.
for land f1r said park purposes. was lost. This
motion prevailed on roll ca',-yeas L nays O.
Theregpon. further consideration OF the reso
lutIau was postp for one week printed
proceedings. page ss5. so action was taken
upon said matter nc the next regular meeting
Of Gle council
ON september l6, 1ss9. az a regular session oi
your body page 3-9 u your printed proceed
tngt Aid. Turner moved 90 take up from the
table his resolution relative CD the payment o..
the purchase prIceof said forty acres of land
which motion was lost. on roll call-yeas :,
uayss
has since then taken any action In regard %
said matter.
The foregoing is as brief a statement As can
well make ol fhe questions % facts involved.
Il regartto rhe legal status ~ the transaction
the following po.nas present themselves foI
consideration subdivision - Of section ID. Ol
fr'e 3. ot th. charter reads IS follows
seventy 1fh-The Common Council shall
have power by q concurrent vote o. twO-thirl.
Of au rhe members eecr. Oh purchase ana sell
rell estate f1r rar use of said corporation for
corporate purposes. tlrv shall also have
power t1 purchase AMI control land for Gene
fe-y Purposes fh'n or without the corporate
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