Telegram-herald., 1889-09-24
THE CITY COUNCIL
The Usual Weekly Grtsr Ground
Out Last Evening
STREET RAILBlYS AyD UyIOy DEPOT
Au tho Members FFsssnt-ksth<x small
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1ssasSraaes Against CISsiax Oszss
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moo Council last evening, every mem
Der beng present The council beng
called e. order. the minutes Of the last
meeting we're approved and the regular
orter II business vas commenced.
James Cox. ageut for Jacob Nagie,
asked for the privilege az repairing me
MICA gan House barn. the same 10 o.
covered With sheet IRON. Il was re-
fsFred D. the Committee 0n Fire Depart
ment ard tle Gre marshal.
The Valley city street and Cable
Railway Company peuuoned for the
privilege of doing the work on their
lnes south of LyOn-st.. al any place or
places they may choose, IN order %
plsc, several gangs OF meu 81 work aad
push the completion OF the lines As
rapidly as possible. They presented a
resolution 70 that effect, aud upon
motion ol Alderman stokes the resOlu-
tloa was adopted.
Ihe Valley CitY Street and Gable
Railway Company asked for franchise
20 bui a street railway through she
following streets. Commencing az the
corner 81 East Br.dge--t. and College
ave-. thence north through C0legc-ave.
o. East Leonard st.. west On East Leon
ard-.t. to Plnnteii-ave., thence south
west % Legrall -. and through Le-
grand-sr o. North lonia-.t., connecting
with the cable terminus. and also 90
extend through CoNege-aye. north 20
tle city limits Referred 20 the Com
mittee On streets and Oh Ordinances.
IAc street railway company asked
that the limit of their ordinance gov
trumg the running of 4 dummy on
k4-t-st. oe extended o. December / .
ls90. The company expects 70 DO
away with steam-pOwer long before
that time.
Upon motion of Alderman Rodgers
the prayer OF the petitioner was
gaauIed.
Tie Board Of Supervisors asked the
privilege ot using the city engineer S
ro0m TOR their meetings Their peti-
ton was referred 90 the Committee ON
Buildings.
r. Mattheson and about forty other
residents or t'randvillc ani Ellsworth
aves.. protested against the closing of
oaSes-st. by the Grand Rapids X In
diana Railway Company.
Judge Reuben Hatch was present TO
speak in the interest OF the petition
ers. lie urged that the property on
oakes-st. was very valuable, and that
the part % oe gwen % the c. X. 4 /.
would be worth S25.0 900 or $50 900, and
That the closing Of the street would de-
p ..H sf
on the lower part of Oakes-st.. and IL
would aiso he n great Inconvenience TO
close the street, a- 70 was prominent
thorougnfare. He recommended that
the petition oc left in the hands OF the
committee, and that they ascertain the
amount OF damage that would be done
g. property owners by consulting with
tugm. and report the same 20 the COun-
cil II the company is given this priv
legc be- thought they should be made
o. pay for %.
Hon. T. J. O'Brien then spoke for the
company. H. said If Judge Hatch had
reflected 1e wOnid not have made the
statement he bad just made n regard
% giving fae railroad company 50. 900
or $50 900 .n property. The judge must
SnoW that the person owning property
on tue street owns t0 the center ot the
street subject to tile right of highway.
The ne0 union depot would increase
tno value of Che property IN rs nelg8-
Dorhood. l1aoi-st. on ONE side and
taerrv 0n tho other are only 800 feet
distant 1u.l each affords an easy and
convenient z H1y. The property all
Around won't. appreciate and not de-
r-er1fe q vaIlr. Iue company viii
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