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GrAti2n Usllng. aud who Just got back
ia tIue f0f the meeting. the AFst
business done was tnc acceptance 81 "A
petition from r. B. Is KEENAN, and 100
others property owners and residents
along the proposed llne ot the neN
hent County Street Railway Company,
uFging ghe council 10 grant the iran
chls., asked a. Il would ~ blessing 10
the poor people, and only those who
owned their own garages opposed II.
The petition was referred t0 tae COM
msttee ou Ordinances, As Was also one
which was presented later signed by q.
". Perklns, and many Others on foun-
tain-st., protesting against the ordl-
nance.
The Fourth National Bank communl-
Gated thatit had on deposit Oh June -,
s222S ,.223 80, and that the interest for the
current month OF June WAS 5000.
City Clerk Shlnkman created a SEN
sation by presenting communication
informing the council that the follow
lng city officers had not executed OH
clal bonds: Clerk OF the superior court,
clerk of the police court, city treasurer,
city physician, city pOundinaster, mem
bcrs of the BOARD OF Public Works,
superintendent of police, fire marshal
aud secretary of the Board of Educa-
ton. The communication was referred
To the mayor, Committee on Ways and
Means and the city attorney.
The comptrolicf's report showed ex-
penditnres from the general fund OF
s32il As, and for special Improvements
To the amount OF sli3l.05i total,
s4692.53.
The city attorney was instructed TO
appeal the ease of the trustees ot the
Nathaniel Thaycr estate against the
city, which was recently decided against
the city IN the superior court, To settle
the points whether cor not the city clerk
had a right to charge extra for making
| copies of SPECIAL assessment rolls, and
| the city engineer to charge extra for
making surveys. The Committee ON
Streets reported that the cost of u steam
roller and crusher would be about
| $1,000, but that they had not advertised
for bids, not being so directed 10y the
council.
| Chairman Turner, of the Committee
| on Claims and Accounts, reported
| adversely To several claims for damages
| 10y reason of ovcrllOwng sewers.
| Mr.. Stebblns, Chairman of the Com
| mittee on WAYS and Mcaus, reported
L
| W. Eek of % and II Bridgc-st., for
| saloon license, and again reported
adversely 10 the application of Schulcr
q Mihlaka OF Seventh and Davis. The
same committee reported IN favor of
| giving Andrew Fife, clerk of the
| superior court an assistant during the
| present term OF court at i salary OF
| not to exceed 500 per day.
At tins juncture the Committee on
| Lamps reported on the bids that had
| been referred 10 It at the last mcetlng
| for street lighting. Mr.. Saunders, the
! chairman, reported IN favor of con
| tracing with the Grand Rapids Gas
| Company for coo posts at Sl2 per post
| per year, with the Globe Heat Com
| pany, of Chicago. for 100 improved
| naptha lamps at sl7 each per year, and
| and with r. A. Connolly for the balance
| of the naptha lights At - cents per
| lamp from dark until midnight, and %
| cents for all night.
| Messrs. SprOul and Stein presented a
| majority report OF the same committee
| IN favor OF giving the contract for
| electric lighting to the lncaudescent or
| Thompson, Houston Company, At l.32
| light per year, and Mr. saunders pre-
| sented minority report giving II TO
| the Grand Rapids Electric Light and
| Power Company, which WAS the lowest
| bidder at sl.25 per light. The reason
| assigned by the other TWO members OF
| the committee was that the local COM
| pany had not furnished the light they
| had contracted 10 and should not be
| given another contract.
| Council labOred over this knOtty
| problem for n long time, and many
| drops of precious perspration were
| spent before IL was solved and then
| Mr.. Saunders came out on top, and the
home company viii continue to supply
the electric light.
The Committee ON Parks, through
Mr.. Stebbius, reported in favor OF en-
ploying .. +. Dubols, of Chicago, to
draft plans for the Improvement OF
| Lincoln Park, and council concurrod.
Mr.. Yerex moved that the Committee
on Streets toe instructed 20 advertise foI
fifteen days for bids for steam roller
and crusher, but % WAS laid on the
table for week on Mr.. Rodgers motion
| Mr. ODOnnell moved To instruct the
marshal TO notify all the telegraph
telephone and other companies having
poles OF Caual-st.. between Bridge and
| Lyon, TO remove the poles IN thirty
DAYS.
| Mr. Sproul insisted on inserting from
Bridge 10 Pcarl-sts., and the motion
passed in that shape.
| At this late moment, when most O
the spectators had departed. and al
thoughts OF the cable railway ordi
nance had apparently G,ed out, Mr
Lauuere moved to take 70 from the
table. Instantancously as If an elcc
tric battery had been applied, eacl
member was on the Qu vlve. The
yeas and NAYS were called for ON th,
motion and 10 was lost. only Mcssrs
baldwin. LaunIere, saunders am