Telegram-herald., 1890-02-11


togul q Lls 10 teE1s- u L1e c4l - atom
rne lc.eet IS apparent. he ~ kAo"
ll4E LLeIe are u4EF ly ---1r-s
ugg having time lo give cas- atler
earetll c11 s-teEaIlon whose Folt n sat
ae casa zee srCug Nay 4Ileg Iea4Hs
sgcl arL4- e
Noa beng Of tie opinion that tne
s11Ia $500 u tlls proPos ton .s LOt
drua l1ed - AIS C0us-1eraD-e number
III our citizens, cat GA Tie contrary =
beng forced u the interest ~ certain
c0rrorat.on alo are very uesfoQs -
become the owners OF the Grand Rapids
@ater plant, aul further be ng OI the
opl ou Llat d ae could get Ile ear of
olg best citizens. men Wh0 have gwen
tuls matter careful cons. .Gerat.ou .a All
lts aspect, .ley would Tell Us lt Is dam
gerous 81 tle paUic welfare VI our city
20 saonlJ LAls question under existing
circumstance.
Section 81, 0t title 10, Of the charter,
a. amended n lss7, provide. that tae
Common C0unc-I may sell the present
water works system, including the ea-
tlfe plant, on the most favorable terms
0ot4inAo-e provided, now ever. that bee
Tore ans sLcl safe IS cOnsummate8 tle
oues-l0l u such sale shall oe aut.las.z 4. q
- a majority Ot the qualified electors
ot sad CITY voting ia Their respective
ward, at any regular election, or
SPECIAL election called for the purpose
ot voting ON Iuat question.
am willing ana 10 admit the right
Of every c.t1en % a supply on as good
ANA pure water rs oar situation wIl
warrant On the other hand. cheer
iul = lldlrse the OPINION 0l Alderman
stem, a. printed lu the IELEGHAM-liEE
AID, j. e., ''-aNpavers are the owners OF
the water WORKS aUd their voice on
tle question OF ling their own prop
crtv ought not ae defeated bv tran
-leut voters designing schemers,
many % whom arver paid dollars
lax u the city.
lf ta.s question is submitted under
{ tAe present law, the criminal and the
pauuer vino .cft the asylum or county
I laIl bUt Yesterday, walks upt0 the polls
aud offsets tine vote 0i amy of Grand
Z Rapids heaviest taxpayer. Now.
gentlemen, perhaps tins state Of affairs
/ VIII s.it the parties VINO are clamOrug
T Tor so submitting ths question, but
assure Won it - not right, 10 is not IUst,
I 10 Is not % tar best interest OF our tax
/ paying community Ii IS dangerous for
many reasons OF which the reading
/ publ.c Is already aware, one of Which is
the persistent effort ON the part of the
/ WOuid-be purchasers or persons lu their
behalf trying % shape the minds OF the
voters 10 Or their purpose, as for
instance not very long SINCE one of our
/ prominent city officials informed me
mat he had been approached ON this
+ question and his alt solicited.
Now. gentlemen, | sincerely hope
/ that YOU Will 20 slow and give this
matter the most careful consideration
/ before YOU even consent 90 submit the
/ question 10 tAe people under existing
I circumstances.
I Respectfully submitted for your con-
sderauOn. JOuN hILLEAN,
Mayor.
The special building Inspection COM
mittee sUbm!tto 4 a report of tity pages.
in regard To the buildings about the city
I recommending many changes, and It
was referred % the Committee on Fire
Department and the fire marshal.
The Committee on Ordinances re-
ported, recommending that the petition
Oi the Street Railway Company % re-
gard 10 dlScontuuing street car service
ON certain streets, and submitted All
ordnance.
The ordinance was placed upon It's
ir,t and second reading, and ordered
printed in the proceedings OF the cOun-
cil.
The committee tO whom was referred
( tne matter III selecting a district TO be
assessed for the opening and improving
OF North Co.cge-avc., made their re-
port and it was adopted.
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