Telegram-herald., 1889-07-02
THE ELECTRIC ROAD
Graatsd a Franchise by the Com
mon Council.
tolsIMs-SI. PROTEST TsHEEDED
Al sas Seaaeil444ss FEss~at Last Night
SsasiasFakIs EasIE@ss tFsasaetsd
Aid. farusF ssso Z aesfaoas
The frOeesdsn.s.

a. " tie members present except
Bald sln, Sh0, however, -trasgted ina 4t
a ate hour apparently As hot and
lels as any OF the younger members VI
tue board. and after that the entire
\ hoard at aud famed the preparation
on their heated of0as with al energy
that deprived them of al power for
important legislative work.
The rTst petition presented was one
from twenty three residents ana prop
srty owners along the proposed line Of
the Kent County Street Railway Com
pany, requesting the council 10 grant the
company the franchise desired. it was
referred ~ the Committee on ord
nances. which held the original petition
OF tile company, and which made a re-
port on the subject later. This was
followed by a communication from q.
&. Comstock, IN which he stated II the
proposed tire worksdisplay WAS held on
tie sxth-st. bridge, on the night Of the
An OF July, he would hold the cIty re-
spons.ble for any damage by IRE re
sultng % his property.
Justices Walsh and Westfall pet.tioned
asking the city u furnish them with
suitable headquarters IN which 10 hOid
court The committee on building will
look after the matter. Justice Walsh
then reported the appointmentof Frank
Ii. Glll As clerk and requested the con
firmatlOn tine council, whichwas done.
Both OF these requests were made pur-
suant O. a recent act OF the Legislature
putung the expense on the city.
The petlt0n OF Andrew tyfe. clerk
ol the superior court, backed hy the
Endorsement OF Judge Burlngame, re-
guessing the privilege of appointing an
assistant clerk during the present term,
Was referred To the Committee ON Wavs
and Means 10 report AZ the next meet
ins
the petition to improve Canal-st. by
widening and putting in cedar block
and removing posts, was referred TO
the aldermen OF the Fourth ward.
\ large number OF property owners
OF FOuntain-st. presented a remOn-
STRANGE against the granting OF any
franchise To the proposed street rail
Way ON that street. It was referred 10
the Committee on Ordinances.
The comptrOllers report, showing
bills amounting 20 Sll ,78.l4, was ap-
proved, a supplemental report, showing
small additional sum, Was also ap-
proved.
The report of the Board of Public
Works and engineer, on the cost of re-
pank.ng Pearl-st. bridge, exclusive of
lumber, was 500, S275 OF which should
b. charged 20 the Street Railway Com
pany, was referred 10 the Committee
on Bridges. The entire cost of the
work viii b. much more than tins, how
ever. aud viii probably reach the origi-
ntl rough estimate.
The Board OF Public Works also re-
ported that the cost of having 4 com
petent man, .. f. Dubois, with whom
u bad been consulting 10 make plans
Tor the improvements of Lincoln Park
would be 80 per day Tor going on the
grounds. Dubois IS 4 prominent park
man In Chicago aud Is highly recon-
mended by the board.
Mr. >prOul reported adversely to tax
ing decisive action on the petition of
the ". Z. /. l., IN reference To putting
up drinking fountains IN the city, be-
cause the citizens themselves were now
deeply interested IN the subject and
were about to meet and do something
tn1t might be OF assistance TO the coun-
cii n formulating some plan 20 be pur-
sicd. Nothing was done and the re-
port merely adopted for the purpose of
gvug the other people a chance TO act.
Mr.. >tlbblns. OF the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported u favor of
granting the petition of Patrick Nc
Namara, the pound master. for the as
sistance OF man with horse and
wagon, during the summer. for three
months, not 90 exceed $3.50 4 week
and 10 was adopted. The same com
mttee Was instructed % buy from Polk
4 Company ten city directories at 81
each, notwithstanding their offer made
at tne last meeting 70 sell the same
number at . per copy. Whether or not
TIE company VIII sell at the price
named remains tO BE- seen.
Alderman Stokes reported that scv-
erat frame additions had been made 90
buildings IN the FIRE limits. but that It
had been a habit of the council 20 allow
this. but senahly deprecated any such
action IN the future. aud urged that
the hrc marshal be instructed To- en-
force the ordinance against the Crec-
ton iu IRE limits. strCtlyin the future.
Nr. Launfere reported that a lease
hal been secured for another year for
tie building now occupied as a police
headquarters, at the old rate IT 81 .sosl.
e. be divided equally hv the Police
and Fire departments. and recon-
meuded that the commissioners make
changes in the arrangements OF the
Ofdcss winch are necessary.
Nr Turner. chairman of the Com
nittes on Ordinances reported a reso-
luton ID favor eff adopting the psti-
tom of the Kent County Street Railway
company for fraos1. g. construct a
line of road ora East and Past Ful-
tgn-st. thence west along sad East
Fgiton So. to south Cailege-a thence
north 20 Fouutain-st. thence west t.
Cttfv8-st. which Was adopted He
tHrn presented an lr1 nance granting
the frsnch se winch was ou hs motion
raes,d formally through IT'S first and
second reading. and then l8sl on the
tlHle Cor ore week - b. printed
THE report 0f she Committee 0n
Perks allowing Charles T. Shsfiuck.
tr h1ad nlastar. the use of the Fulton
~t Park stsnd for OCCASIONAL cou-
was adopted
ie petition of the property owners
C stn8l street asking she improve
n ~ Canal street. which Wss re-
fr.t s Che aldermen ~ tAe taaIfa
wtrl early in thc evening wfs re-
F na-k AMI - 83eutou recem-
eHra vas erue