Telegram-herald., 1890-10-29

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0cnfleaaen la snsser s. Nrx. BETTY Davis
sA4 Asr eogRssl M {. o. ese1sss IA their
oslAa usio1liez 30 me osaacll lAs1 Monday
nisht. sE3ssss sasG eve her Ma. 0ss 10 ssy
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eisimee IL the sseend pace Ma SARAH l..
hsaTg ala hsts sait sxsanst Arx Davis. v hen
the sEss cane e srisl before gassios ". q.
Neslfan. Nrs DAVIS sne her sitsrnes ezne
in oeaFt ana nsss proposition X my ceunsel
vii; Thsf if we weu.s witharsx cur suis
sxsinss her xnc pay her eva costs that they
wouie wissdrsw their suit against us and psy
their eva oesI snd on these conditions sc
we're arspsrce te settle. fhirc. she then sae4
ne before Justice Rrewn on 5uiy SlsI We
jolnec issue ssd AUKnss sfh ~as set Scr triel.
Al loe'clooE - m- sf that day. Justice Brown
toie Mr. fsirncia that lie weuld lei hin knop
In time II trial would ooms Of 81 N A. m. O.
3. m. AZ I've minutes pssf 10 reached Justice
Browb's oriee sna lie asked me where my
counsel vas. told kin that
thought he would be there before 1 Get
there. That lie wss across the street In
the Ottawa siock. he toid me - 80 and sci
him seEt seress the street for my counsel.
ana before We returned they passed judgment
These are the facts Of the whoie matter ss the
dies IN justice Nesi1AlTs once will show. Ter
justice MestfSll and several other oroers
were my witnesses.
City Posndmsst,r.
On motion Of AID. Bnner referroe 10 olty
Attorney.
Heperts from omcer. of the Council.
err ATrorSBY's 0ryIcsA
GKAsp RaPIps. Nish.. Oct. n. 1850.
To the Honorable. the osnnos Council. % the
City of Grand Rapids;
Geutlemes-In the matter OF the eommuDi
cation Of retty Davis. representing that Levi.
Henry. the pound was Indebted 10 bel
| for rent In The sum Of ssS.0 rage ais printed
| proceedings OF cate Oct. 18Th. 1880. having
been re;eTree 20 ne, respectfully report thsi
the matter is one over which the city has NJ
control whatever. either under the charter D,
the general laws Of the State.
Respectfully submitted.
Va. WisNER TarJoH.
City Attorney.
Accepted and nled.
CRY ATToHsrY's 0Tfgcr
Grand Rarfps. Mich. Oct. =. ls3o. )
| To the Honorable. the Common Council of "a,
| City of Grand Rsrissi
Gentiemen-In The nstter OF the pesiiion o
jacob Meyers and Jehs Rens. represeutinl
that In coed faith they commenced woTk II
the construction OF sewer in Clinton street
ana expended the snn Of ssS-50 therein beior
learning that the contact had not been a.
proved. and asking osuacll 20 reimburse Thea
. for the same rage sls. printed proceedings 0
| date October @. 1890. having been referred 4
me. report IS foliews:
The contract WAS awarded on October .
1900. and was orBwu and executed ~ perifioa
ers Monday. October 6. 1890. bu, va
I not approved on that evening ~ ;h
Common Council. most Of the reguls
order OF public business having bee
passed.
Tbs work under the contract was not 10 ssv
been commenced until October 18th. lsea. II
The meantime petitioners suppossng the COZ
tract would be approved commenced the worl
In question.
The contract never has been approved. an
this eouAcil has abandoned the construction
OF the proposed sewer
The petitioners undoubtedly acted in roo'
faith. Jet IL is their own fault~nd carelessnes
that they proceeded 10 work without Ascel
tiining whether the contract had been AZ
proved. Iti, their misfortune that the Ccvr
ell has no power under the charter 10 rein
burse them for their outlay
The contract 10 not binding upon the cif
until approved by the Common Council an
Board Of Pebble Works. ana duly executed -
the Mayor and President Of tie Board OF Pui
nc Works
The Council has no right % pay the petition
ers snyth ~ for their work. and impose fh
same upon a special district or upon the cit
st large.
Respectfully submitted.
VIZ. NIsAss TsrIoR.
City Aitorney.
on motion Of AID creque accepted and tie,
| AID. Hauser excused
| CRY A-TDrVrv's nrvf~r
GRAND R.r1ps. Mich. Oct. q. 1870. /
To the Honorable. the Mayor AID COnmo
| Council OF the City oi Grand Rapids.
Genaeren-The quit cain deed from
| Allen 6ddings and wife snd Charlotte i
Works. 10 the city of strip n land 3 Zee
| IN width. for . public street Grand avsnu.
having been placed IN ny hands for ersmin.
ton. respectfully report that the same
correct In form are recommend that the oier
be instructed 20 record the szme In the rsgists
| OF deed's Office and make regular eatry .
| the same In the book a such records
Respectfully submitted.
WE. WfsxKs Ttvt0p.
Ci;s tuoruev
Ala. Creque moved that the fesommenei
tions cfnto3 "a IN the report be adopted An
that the clerk record and enief the deed Z
recomnented.
/ Carried.
Yeas-kls. Anderson. Carpenter. creou,
Dorsn. Doyle. Emmsr. Miller. Rils McKe-
| oDennsil. Saunders. Stein. Stokes. eprou
striker. Turner. 1erer-t
| Nsys-Scr..
| CfTr lT70BeEyss oFrfcr
Gsaxp Rxvrps. Mica. Oct. z. lsssa