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ca L<1I evening kns mayor Icing ne
o1ly absentee. The LOBBY Mas unusually
laEgs and nea representative OF the
press sat az the reporters table II the
person of A B. T0zsE. Oi The Star. His
m0ustzchs vas saxed ~ a. e1uaordl-
nary degrs- ef Stiffness aud ne treated
the other reporters - gum II honor OF
the occasion.
The state Eclectic Medical AssOciA-
tOn ~ll hold - annual Convention on
May Il, "A this city, and Is COMMITTEES
asked the use or the supervisors room
in the city hail. Referred 70 Commit
Tee on Buildings with power 70 act
The Grand Rapids Fusl Gas Com
pany was granted al extension Of time
IN which 10 complete "a works.
John Jacques aud wife asked the city
% Day their rent, otherwise they " II
become city charges dependent Tor
support. Referred " the Committee
Oa Poor
john ". Noyes. cOnstable-elect OF the
q eutA Nagd, notified the council that
b. had been elected without ais know
l.dge or consent, and he declined 20 as
sume the crushing responsibility Of tho
Otlce. lis communication was ac-
cepted and placed on ale.
lne opening u -. Marx. Home and
Hospital sill take place on Saturday
April ~, and the council we're invited
81 atteuG the reception % Dc held at
= o'clock in the afternoon.
The Humane society asked that the
puDic drinking f0Un ans be placed
under the supervision and care OF those
Who take care os the parks.
Referred % the Committee on Parks
Ine citizens OF tasJ-st., 10 the num-
Der OF 10, presented remonstrance,
asking tnat the COUNSEL 30 not grant the
street Railway Company the privilege
oi running steam cars on ,ne east side
Cl that street between Cherry and
Shcrman-sts.
Clark II. Gleason was permitted to
Rad Tie decree OF the circuit court in
tie ease OF the East-stTert Holland
Church vs. The Street Railway Com
pany, Is rendered by Judge w. Z.
Grove.
Il was referred 70 he Committee on
Ordinances
The Valley City street and Cable
Railway Company was granted the
privilege OF dcposlilng building materi-
al ~ the foot OF Lyon-st.
The plan OF their building was re-
ferred 20 the Committee on Buildings.
J G.. Holt was granted tue privilege
of depOStng building material on the
east side OF the II. Denis aud OF taking
up the sidewalk on that SIDE.
The BIDS for the buildings on the
Knight place, lately purchased by the
city, were opened and referred TO the
Committee on Buildings
IRE city clerk was authoriEed e ad-
vertisc tor sale the buildings standing
On P0we.l-st. at the crossing of Cass-st.
The report OF the city comptroller
showed tie bills OF the city for the past
week TO have been sl2, l6o.6S. The roll
was ratified and confirmed.
Tie city marshal called the attention
OF the council 20 the necessity Of rail
roads plauking between their tracks at
the crossings. Referred TO the Com
msttee ou streets.
Alderman Sproul. OF the Committee
On streets, to whom was referred the
petition ~ the Cable Company, present
cu D resolution recommending that the
council grant the valley CITY Street
aud Cable Railway Company the priv
iiegc 0f laying a dOubie cable railway
track lg Cana.-st. between Lyon aud
PeIrI-sts.
The tracks to bcIl accordance with
tho position, inter- K those OF the
street railway c0 tay, and that
tas cable raiiwa De instruct
et 90 construct thc ceSsary switcht $
for toe street radws company 50 that
there may De 10 osstrucuOn Of their
Iucs.
Alderman Sproul moved 10 adopt the
q SOLUTION.
Alderman Creque moved,tO refer to
Sc committee oa ordinances.
Alderman Rodgers recommended
t.sttre counrli await the outcome OF
t.c four tracs arbitration.
Mcssrs. brv or and Bovine both stated
the position of tn,ir corporations. The
cable r0mpany 7gre t1 put N and
MAINTAIN the tracks the privilege.
The 0iI company mauds 5000 per
pear for The puvile-e.
Alderman Turner s8id that e = time
tie council took hoal Of the matter aud
settled it. TIE council has the power
and shog.d use It it these companies
vii not come % satisfactory agree
nent.
lie gave notice tnat the special com
nift-e would meet - confer with she
representatives of the company on
lIursisy st O'Clock.
The motion t0 refer % the committee
or ordinances - report at next meet
ing. carried.
The Committee on Ways and Means
recon- mended that the bonds asked for
by The Board Of Education. be- Issued
I'm the sum of $500 due IN 1910.
The q rwen If the SiVth ward. -
whom va referred ths peunou Of the
Posrd 0f Health. for sever N the
northwest quarter Of tnt city, reported
recon mead lng that She sever os de-
clsred a necessary Pubhc improvement.
Adopted
The specfsl comm tfee - whom vas
referred tre cisim of rank +. Chase,
fer the iCodngo Of basement. by TIE
ottsws-st. seT Tsr. rer ed that although
the clAllu : not AT one e - At
rguisscle one. aDd gmmended that
- - gard ss4 csmaccs from the zsasral
fund
Alderman Turner objected - an sp-
p~St being taken from the report Of the
t0rn uiittes cn Claims ard Accounts
~hc reported against allowing ths
claim. The motion % adopt the report
-sa loet
AID. Turner moved - take from TIE
table the East-street railway ordinance.
ard the nofcn carried.