Telegram-herald., 1889-07-17
C0NNON COUNCIL.
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F11aEoSs 49, APPLICATIONS
90 {. RF@Axs. asAlas IAs es4aeli - e.ass .
srttsealeat sta Ain fsE tbs gF<2ii>@ u esatA
zss. uRea tAe terins agreed a2sa Detsssa aiLn
sad tae Bears II Fa1lle seTks
UB as0tisA u Ai4- stelG. Tstsxrsd ~ SsA4
alitfee oa Claims a11 Accounts.
o. L. NulisEss. stating that he h2a por-
enass@ tb< L4s scales Ia froBt II ses. - ana y
p.4laasid 4se-. oF4fEea Eslassea ~ ths soaiia'
eI sskiag ths pfsllese - Fes4iF ssIas Atd
eoafiaae 9ssug IheFa On s4me premises
ga isofl0a ol Ala. czasdsrs. referTea - TIE
elts marshal. s.la E0AeF 10 Act
Cf 3eAa Aieaeaa4 ana thiFteen others. res
dxats and property osneFs Ia the vicinity u
q. Rail r. crossing Al West Leonard 81.
asking esaaesl - cause al electric sisht 10 ee
established al that pelnt.
Ga moIloa Of Ala. Anderson. referred 10
Co4.1.s ttse GA LAMPS.
"a Joha JeiSss 4nd his wife. representing
th&t they oUa tot a. Pstu5oAs's addiiiSa. aAd
thag said lot Was assessed $3.50 ior the opeA-
ia ol tlrstst.
fh4i they are oia and very poor. and u
obliged 10 pas said tax. the property must Se
sid tts they ATs quite unable 70 pay sAinel.
and they would become city charges
That said lot Is Ill the property owned -
petitioners and does not exceed s5pJ In Nalve,
and Askiug that they DC released from the pay
meat of said tax.
ca motion OF Aid. Rodgers. referred 10 Com
mittee oa " ays and Means and city attorney.
OF AnisD0rth i Cox and fourteen others re
sidinz Ia the vicinity OF the intersection oi
Ellsworth with Island ST.. asking the
eouaeil 10 cause AN electric light 70 be placed
over the center point of such intersection ~
llght said streets aud parks adjoining
On motion of Aid. Stein referred 10 Commit
tee Oh Lamps.
OF the Geo 4. Blake Manufacturing Com
pany of New York city. calling attention "a
the Improved Blake steam pump and soliciting
i proposition If anything ia that line may be
required.
Accepted and placed on file.
of Frank ii. Thomas. owner OF the frame
building on northeast corner OF Fourth and
Stocking sts.. asking permission 70 cut on
portion OF and otherwise repair said building
That in SO doing il will be necessary To turn
said building. thus occupying i portion OF the
sidewalk adjoining.
On motioI of Aid Emmer referred to Conn
mittee on Fire Department.
OF Rev. II. Frencken. asking the council te
cause 10 bs abolished a nuisance exist;pg IN
the vicinity of Rumsey st. between Hiiton-st,
and GrandyiIle-aye.. consisting of stagnan'
pools of water contiguous TO said streets, and
representing that 1t endangers the health ol
the people living in that vicinity.
on motion of Aid. Stein referred TO Commit
tee on Health.
A. ~ O.. faa nd co. {
IN connection with the karreman fnandamus
case was presented by Emil A. Dapper. and re
ferred TO the Committee on Claims and Ac
counts aud city attorney.
GRAND BAPIDs. Mich. July Il. 1889.
To the Mayor and Common Council:
Gentlemen-I was regularly appointed clerk
OF The justices courts in and for the city OF
Grand Rapids. In accordance with the jus
tees law. recently decided unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court. Your honorable body
confirmed my appointment and the terms OF
the act expressly stated. that 'the clerk ol
said justices courts WAS 10 have a salary oi
one thousand dollars per year. TO be paid out
of the city treasury. put in nine days 0rom
the 9TH 10 the 18th of July inelusivel rs clerk o
said courts. which amounts 10 So twenty FIVE
dollars). which sum l request your honorable
body to order paid. and Jour petitioner VIII
ever pray. Respectfully.
FRANK II. GILL.
On motion of Aid. Launiere referred Il
Committee on Claims and Accounts.
OFsIcE OF THE CRY CLERK.(
GLADSTONE. Mich. July il, 1883.
City Clerk. Grand Rapids. Mich:
Dear Sir-I shall esteem il as n special favor
II you will send me a copy of your city ordi-
nances.
Yours
A. P SMIrH.
City Clerk.
on motion of Aid. Launiere. the petition
was granted. and the clerk instructed 10 for
ward a copy Of the ordinances as requested.
Carried
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Baldwin. Emmer Lau
Mere. Miller. O'Dounel. Saunders. Stein
stokes. stryker. Turner. IereN-I2
Nays-None.
To the honorable Mayor and Common Council
GentiCmen-As an owner OF property oI
CanaIst. between Bridge-st. ard Campar
place. l desire to make known to you my dis
ap,roval OF the proposed plan to widen tn
roadway of said Canal-st. by cutting OF tw'
feet OF the walks ON either side.
Canal-sL between the points named is 10
feet widet the widest business street of tina
length in the city; walks on each side eishieer
feet width Of roadway sixty four feet rh
ouiy reason for widening the roadway Is tha
that there are four railroad tracks In it. conse
quenfly not room enough left between TIA
tracks and curb FOR teams. This is probably
the only instance on earth whore four track
for local car trafiic can be found on a sixty
four foot roadway. But they are there. and Il
is better ta bear the Ills we have than To fly &
those We know not Of" By taking up tn
s'sntlnE fagstoneS now AZ the sides. which ar
a nuisance. and putting In an upright curb. b,
reducing the crown In the street from track
90 curb. by removing an the telegraph and eel
eph0ue poles from the roadway 20 the alley. b.
taking away at the aprons over the cutters
none whatever being needed. and by repavinl
the stfesf. hEst-class driveway sixteen fee
In width between track and curb may BE- hae
on each side Of the street Monroe 1t. now ha
sixteen and three fourths feet. The presen
eighteen foot walks have IN many places f0u
or more feet taken out for stairwaSs. railing
and raised platforms Cut Of two feet and VI
will hape a txeivc-feot walk. This could b.
made to serve the public necessities. but Is /
eYpedient2 l. IL necessary Can it be legall-
done without the consent Of every propeft
oWner2 Thousands Of dollars have been lax
lailg speu. In t{ge construction Of area walls
To change them as proposed woaid cost thoU
sands more The eighteen foot walk and IA
SKIS four ioot roadway have been recogaize
and used feT neaTiy a bar century. 10 IL
chang be made - proposed tAere Will be rooF
for ararh , railway track on either side II ~
strset. q "a no man Is wise enogrh 10 De'able Z
sag Elss certainty taat they viu nos be pu
there. Ihen, Ia same reason IS now. ~
other siiee may he demanded from OF a.
va IS shfca coaia be Gaae as vel as now b
removal az the sairssys ratings ard piatforn
nezf to the buiidinss and stfIl leave fHeig
fsof wax. Receuty on loser Briagssf.
txeive e. { wak ras chaaged 10 eighteen.
twelve fsot e-.is Is ample ehg vas it @ on.
T. IS reported That Majority 81 q
owners % property 6a Eanafsf have seke