Telegram-herald., 1890-09-04
CONAON COUNCIL


COnl0A COUNCIL
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ga motion 81 Ald Mckee the minutes of the
AL rszalaF session. of A8sus- 3. AeEe sp-
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Petitions and Communications.
81 '+Tse Iron Cottage Co. !" calling attsntioa
r he eo1nal % aifsrsat portable polling
Booths erected IN the council chamber, for the
purpose % lnspeegiaai askiag if any Of them
M tne requirements of the las.
0a motioa "a Al cproai. referred % the
E.ectlal COMMITTEES.
orr. NJ Waters aat ethefs. askla< council
b. grant them = franchise for an electric street
raileay. beginning in kent street on aoFth
sids af LYon street. thence north TO Newoerry
street ta-nce west 20 sixth stsset bridge.
across same ana aious sixth street % Turner
street tleaee north t7 city limits
0a motion of Ala Anderson. referred 70
Ceumitier 9u Ordinances
0i the Grand Rapids Light Power Co..
representing thar they are dssirious OF com
pigius Wlth request OF the Cemm0n Council IA
thr matter sI the removal of the present elee-
tr.s nght poles from Canal street. between
Lyon and Bridge streets. ssking council %
graat permission to the Electric Railway co.
faaI0W it The Electric Iagat CO.. % extend
fhe proposed lron poles leet hlghsr. and 70
DE- allowed o. string rs wires thereon
0n motion OF AID. boRnel referred @ the
aldermen ~ the second and Fourth wards
! 0f Aaron Brewer and elevea others. residents
ana property owners % adjacent property.
asking council 60 cause an alley - teet vide 70
b-opened from Fifth avenue. tointerssct Short
street. between Division and Center streets
Petitioners representing frontage OF 6s4 feet
GA motioa Of Aid. Doran referred 10 Com
m ttce On streets
0f Jones Underhil. o. the Columbus Street
IghE Works. claiming TO Dc the loNest bidders
for street lighting. guaranteeing that their
Il n T." light will give satisfaction. II properly
handled that 10 Is free from inIringementS on
patents. aud 10 contract Is made with them
Will give % she city Sufficient bond intem-
nity. representing THAT it would be for the
clty's interest n. in addition 10 the purchase
of their lamps. the contract for lighting and
operating same would be awarded 10 them the
frst year. as they can better illustrate the
quality and durability of their lights.
Tabled on motion Of AID. Emmer.
OfEH. Hoagland. Of the Globe Light and
Heat Company. of Chicago. claiming that the
credit Tor the reduction of prices for gas and
lamp posts. Is largely due TO his company
thar the sub Jet burners" are superior TO the
plate burners" that in former trial TO test
the merits OF the Two kinds. the Plate burn
ers was rejected b. the council; that his com
pany has recently made an Improvement in it'
burner. rendering the light still better. askinl
that the 5O0 lamps owned By the company b
used during September, that one OF the i'm
proved burners be placed on exhibition durins
that time. that at the end of the month II tn
council Is 50 disposed. the company viii TAX
al old lamps now belonging 20 10 the city. o
any lumber OF them. aud replace with an en-
tirely new outnt including new burners Gnt
furnish everything for current year az sl2 De
lamp.
Tabled on motion OF Aid. ODonnen.
81 Gerrit Demmlng. explaining that his bi'
of August 18th ult. WAS based upon miscon
struction II the meaning Of the advertise
ment for sealed bids, that II should read a
follows,
Il viii light. keep in order. furnish burner
and do the repairing and supply gasoline. :
deodOrixsd. % the street lamps owned by th
city AZ ~ cents per lamp per month. for lamp
% BE- lighted all dark hours until midnight
and I'D cents per lamp per month FOX lamps {
pe lighted all dark hours
Tabled on motion OF AID. O'Donnell
81 Gerrit Dsmming. Offering 70 light. kee
iu order and repair and supply gasoline.
deod0riyed. 90 the lamps of the Coiumbu
stree. Lt-lt q flttNA .1ilnAAA sum 'viihdH
- awarded the contract az s. = for al lamp
r. be lighted Oh dark hours until midnight
and $50 Tor aii dark hours
Tabled on motion Of AID. 0'Donneil.
of Jacob J. Wolfe. representing that he
tas present owner and rossessor Of lot 2
block g. Greenwood Cemetery. having pu
chased the same Of the city n $50 for so
for which he received neither deed nor r
ceIpt. asking council % cause a deed % sal
lor 20 De executed g. him.
The petition - supplemented by a write
statement -ned by Isaac SKIER and Enc
Putnam. cemetery commissioners. settin
farrh that the said Jacob J. Wolfe purchase
saia Tot 81 the city; thst he is the present ow1
sroftne same. AMI entitled % a deed thereo
AIf. stein moved 60 refer 90 Committee q
WAYS and Means.
Ala. Anderson offered rs a substitute III
tire navor aud clerk be instructed % execute
decd. iu accordance with the petition and n
commissioners statement thereto attached.
CARRIED.
Yeas-kld Anderson. Carpenter. Emme
wus saunders. STOKES. Sproul. stryss
Turner. Nersx-iL
Nsys-Aid. Doyle. Haaser, stein. stsbsi
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