Telegram-herald., 1890-08-08
POWERSSTONEWALL
rs Has Been Ordered 70 Sion
Work on II.
The COUNCILS SPECIAL KEEIIXe
The CitY Attorney Win CoEnEaencs a.
ing0ectieE sait Sesi@s Mr. Powers
ssJs orth dis NasUs ana Hs
1ateEas - fashG

Aldermen Creoue, Tateum and
O'Donnel were absent from tue speclal
meeting Of the ooaneil called by Mayor
Uhl u consider the stone wall l,eing
balli by Wn. 7. Powers in the river ca
the West SIDE. The others responded
to tie call, and at s.S5 the clerk called
the council 10 order.
The mayor then stated that he had
called the session 10 order because lac
believed an exigency existed making a
speedy and special session necessary.
lie then cited the laws OF 1855, IA which
II Was stated that the board Of public
works was empowered 10 establish the
dock and wharf line OF Grand river.
lie stated that the board did establish
the line on May 6, 1856, and that Mr
". +. Powers, notwithstanding tbs
fact, vas building dock line on tue
Wcst SIDE o. the uyer from thirty o.
forty feet outside the established dock
line.
lie also stated that as soon az the
matter was called 70 his attention lac
instructed the city engineer 10 asccf-
tam how far the wall Was encroaching
IN the river. lie further said thai he
understood that Mr.. Powers intended 20
build MS wall 10 Bridge-st. TINS year,
and ii tins WAS allowed any person
could build another wall. The Mayor
thought lt was time that action wac
taken 10 stop the WORK, - the present
dock line should be respected unul the
line was changed.
CITY Attorney Taylor was called on
for hls opinion, and he stated that the
matter should be stopped 10y sait M
equity with an injunction.
Ala. Stein moved that tnc Marshal bo
instructed 10 notify Mr. Powers 10 re-
move at once tie elnDanknents ~ Tie
river.
As an amendment, Aid. Stokes moved
tnat the CITY Attorney be instructed %
proceed Immediately by an injunction
bill 10 stop the work. AID. stem with
drew his original motion, ana the
amendment WAS unanimously adopted.
City Engineer Collar stated that as
requested lie had made the measure
menis aud found that Mr. Powers wall
WAS cncroaching IN the river from % 10
10 feet.
As the city engineer was explaining,
NJ. Powers walked into the council
chamber. He Was trilie late 10 hear
the proceedings, but he quickly learned
of what had taken place. lie SAID l.
the TELEGRAM-liEEALD that he had mol
stopped work and hc does not intend Il
| until he IS forced to.
~ hat IL your opinion Of the council
proceedings. and what are your view;
OF the case ?' he was asked.
The action of the council does not
| surprise me IN the slightest" he an.
swered. 1t was nothing more than
| / expected and knew that proceeding
would be commenced against me before
| commenced work. But then you
know / never go INTO anthing without
/ first ascertalnIng what rights | have IN
/ he premises. \ legal night viii be the
! outcome of this and / will resent any
| action taken against me with ali thg
/ vIgor | possess. The work establishing
| the dock line wasnOt done according t.
! law and after the property holders oi
! the east side went out 800 feet ans
stole the bed of the river tn,
city feigYed to establish dock lin,
that would prevent the West Sider'
! from Teclaiming what actually belonged
! TO them. At Pearl-st., where the rive
| is sixty feet wider than at the G. i. 1
/. railroad bridge, we have an acre Oi
| deep river bottom which j. covered
with slime and sewage, breeding dis
elsc. Would it not be an improvement
TO build straight dock lines on boil
sides, taking the narrOwest part as
guide and FIJI up the line witt
earth? Il certainly seems 10 me AS II j
would. All have to say N cOnclusloI
is that | intend 20 have a straight docl
| line on the West SIDE, from the dam e
Pearl-st. bridge. 1t viii not imped'
! navigation or obstruct the flow of wsLci
and able counsel will defend my rights
! OF course, ] VIII have to ABIDE 10y am
! decision made against me-"
Before the council adjourned Alder
/ man DOrcn stated that the Committee
| ON Buildings bad not approved th'
plans for the building OF the fulle
| block, on the corner OF Canal and Hu
| ron-sts. but that the building was be
ing erected just the same. Alderman
/ Stein said that the marshal had beer
notified of the fact and the work wonl'
be stopped at once.
CITY Attorney Taylor was busy al
! yesterday afternoon drawing up hi
| brief for the injunction suit and II Wi
| bo filed IN the superior court tins morn
ing. 1t viii probably come mp deior
| Judge Burch, IN leu Of the absence O
Judge Burlingame. 4 formal motto
/ has been served on Mr. Powers 70 stol
/ work