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TO the Honorable the Common Council % the
City of Grand Rapids
0eatlSmSa-l heIs1y suspend the operation
Of resolution adopted oy your honorable
bofY AZ It's session held November Il. lseo. BY
which the uiD attorney was authorized 90 em.
Di0y IS Ihs expense Of TIE eitJ additional coun-
SCI Ia tho matter Of TIE application aud pro
ceedings now pcndingin the superior eourI Of
Grsnd RAPIDS for the opening and extension
OF Ailea stseeS ln this elgy.
The reasons Why such resolution should not
20 into effect. in my Judsmsat. are As iol
lows:
l. The charter provides Title ~. sec IL
that the city attorney shall conduct and tr,
ali eases wherein the city or hoard OF education
is party. In anv court OF record In this stat,
or Ia the circuit court Of tue United states
| and shall perfOrm such duties as usually de
yolve upon an attorney ana counsellor al law
| connected with the bus ness OF the citv. liz
shall DO the legal adviser OF the COmmsI
Council anG 0l1eers OF the city. and In genera
shall have charge OF the law department there
of. and shall not engage In any other business
connected with his profession during his tern
OF oflce.
The charter also provides for the appoint
ment OF an assistant upon the nomination o.
IN city attorney. and for clerical assistance In
his ONCE. Under these provisions. In m,
opinion. the circumstances must be extraor
| diRary aud the case or proceeding Itself In
yolve unusual difficulty aud novel questions
TO justify the expenditure OF the public money
| in the employment of associate counsel.
, In this case the city attorney has not re
quested additional counsel, and has not sig
nlhed or Indicated that In hts opinion any II
necessary; moreover. 1 am persuaded
that he feels entirely competent &
conduct such proceedings without az
sistance. and in my opinion suct
assistance IS unnecessary whereas the adop
1 tion OF such resolution N ght be REASONABLE,
| construed by him as n suggestion by your hon
orable body that he should employ associate
counsel.
s. he has had much experience in this elias.
| OF eases. and. unaided. has conducted many o
| them with great success. and is perfectly com
| petent TO properly represent the city in tn,
rrs m ses. No new or complicated question:
are involved. and the proceedings embrace
mere matter Of routine. with which he is espe
cialIy familiar. To the statement in support
OF the resolution that he will be opposed bl
| yeral attorneys representing railroad corpo
| ratlons. the answer is that in nearly all stree
opening cases where a large number of pro
prietorshlps are affected. the city must expect
10 be met by O number of lawyers selected by
the several owners of the property. and such
has been the experience OF the present city
attorney. In one case. to-wt: the North Col
lege avenue opening. there were more than a
dozen lawyers representing the property own
ers.
l. As the proceedings In the matter Of this
opening are likely 10 extend over several days
the expense to this city for such addltlona
counsel viii OF necessity be quite considerabl e
In the present condition OF the finances of tho
city disclosed by the report of your treasurer
, as OF the lst of November inst. showing "A large
number OF accounts largely overdrawn aud the
others greatly depleted. IL was never more i'm.
peratye than now that the public business
should be conducted with economy.
Filed Nov. Is. 1890. at 5;25 .. m.
Respectfully.
EDWIN +. UHL.
Mavor.
W. A. sHsSkxAS.
City Clerk.
OFFICE or COMPTROLLER.
To the Honorable. Mayor and Common Coun
ell OF the City OF Grand Rapids:
Gentlemen-Having examined the following
! bills. report tae same correct aud recommend
that the same be allowed out Of the several
| funds rs herein stated.
CENTRAL FUND.
! r. 6. Studley. gum rubber........-.......... 3
| Brown. Hall X CO.. supplies....-...~--- III s
! Sproul & Mc6urin. supppiies--...-..-.... Y
| p. kDsterer. candles. .......--...~....... q
| Rowson Bros. ballot boxes--...-....... ls Il
stanton Printing Co.. publishing reg
istrstion snd election notices.. rs y
| Foster. Stevens 4 Co. supplies. 70 3
A. ". Brazebridg-, hillng ont blanks
for Seventh ward election returns s.
warren-Shsrf Asphalt Paving Co.
removing losds of ART from tele-
graph poles. AID labor filing twen-
two l22 q
| Eliza Morgan. rebate on CaSs street
opeut0E--..--. s.....s..s, ,s....-ss.a.-t.-s 81
| Thos. A. Baxter. rebate on Cass street
opening 81
MARI Ann Mara. rebate on Cass street
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