Telegram-herald., 1890-02-26
COMMON COUNCIL
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Present-Ald. Bsiawin, tre4as, Nsi'
Yanaiere. Miner. 0'D0EAeA Rodgers san
a. St~,s SteSss. spfeul. steobins. Turner.
1erex. Mayors.
ltn n.afiss Of Ala. Yerex. tss minutes et
LAST regular Haeetiag ard u adJoarned me<tiAs
were approved.
PStitlons I'D t0mmuRieatioHs-
Ss.Ne Rarsps. Mica. FEB. =. lsse'
TO the Honorable the Mayor ana NoA-"ie-
Couaeu q me City ef Grand Rapids
etatlemen-Ne have been gf4AtSa Han
ehis.s "a Cherry street aud Wealthy sYela,'
for street railwz as 70 Pc constructed oS July l.
l>sl. and ca south Division street Tor the sea-
strucGon Of street railway 70 be completed -
july /. lssa. al To BE- extensions ef our eiis
lines bsyeRd the city limits south shd east II
aceordance With 0uF announced piahS-
We are therefore ready TO accept the preFi-
sioAs OF the ordinance l4tely granted. and "e
10 hsFebg accept the ordnance passed teofs
ary H.. ls.s. granting us permission 70 maintain
street railways ia certain streets. and permit
ting the grantees therein named 70 cease
operating regular street ear passenger service
between south Division street ana Jeneis ~
avenue on Hall street. AID between esiths
avenue aad Sherman street on last street. on
the conditions named IN said ordinance, ana
We hereby accept said ordinance and all us
conditions and provisions.
SrkEgr RAILWAY COMPANY or GRAND RAPIDS
By A. BEyIER.
Superintendent.
sANUXL MATHsR.
WA. G.. MArHEK.
". J. HAYES.
6EO. X. PERRY.
BY A. BEvIER.
Their attorney In fact.
On motion OF Aid. Turner. accepted and
placed on hle.
Aid. O'Donneu excused. owing 10 the Illness
OF MS wife.
owe. HOpson and six others. property
! owners on North College avenue. representing
| a frontage OF over 1900 feet In the aggregate,
! demonstrating against the district recently
| located for the improvement OF said avenue as
being uafair 10 that portion lying north OF the
| b.. g.. IL. 4 VI. X. r.; asking council 10 recon
slider same.
AID. Saunders moved to refer TO special
committee OF three. 10 be appointed by the
mayor
Carried
Yeas-Ald. Baldwin. Creque. Emmer. Laun-
| iere. Miller. Rodgers. Saunders. stein. Steo-
| bins. Turner. Ierex-ll.
Nays-None.
The mayor appointed Aid. Saunders Miller
and Baldwin as such committee.
|. OF Henry W. Hall. of 73 Fourth street, repre-
senting that he desires TO engage in the bust
| ness OF peddling meat; asking council 10 grant
| him license for same. upon pro rata basis
until May next.
On motion of Aid Rodgers. referred TO the
| mayor with power To act.
| OF John Luther and thirteen others. resi-
| dents on Williams street and vicinity, repre-
senting that in a small house situated on said
| street. near where it is crossed by the tracks
| of the D. L. i y. f. r. Co.. and belonging Il
| said company. is steam boiler used to warm
| stationary cars; that the large volume oi
smoke issuing from the smoke-stack Of said
| building and floating into their houses is 3
nuisance. and causes danger and damage tC
health and cleanliness; asking council to cause
| said nuisance TO be permanently abated.
| On motion of Aid Baldwin. referred to the
| aldermen Of the First ward.
| OF Alfred B. ToZer clerk of the police court,
| asking that necessary repairs be made on thf
! carpet in the police court room.
| on motion OF Aid. Rodgers. referred to Com
miitee on Buildings, with power to act.
| Yeas-Ald. Baldwin. Creque Emmer. Lau
| mere. Miller. Rodgers Saunders. Stein. Stokes
| Sproul. StebbinS. Turner, Yerex-l3.
| Nays-None.
or the Universal Tripod Company, by c. II
| Berkey, treasurer asking permission TO con
struct an iron or steel clad dry kiln on the allies
east of Canal street just south OF the Gay
| building; dimensions of building 10 be 26xl!
feet and l. feet high.
| Aid. Stebbins moved TO refer TO the Boart
OF Police and Fire Commissioners and tht
| fire marshal, with power 10 act.
| Yeas-Ald. Baldwin, Creque. Emmer, Lau
Mere, Miller. Rodgers. Stein, stokes. Sproul
stebblnS. Turner. Yerex-l2.
Nays-None.
| A chancery subpoena frcm the Kent circu
court-IIon. VI. c. Burch Jndge-in the mat
ter Of the state of Michigan. vs. The City o
Grand Rapids. was presented by the clerk a
having been served upon him.
Referred to the city attorney.
Reports of City Officers.
OFFICE OF CONTROLLER.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Grand Rapids:
| Cenilemen-Havine examined the followinl
bills. report the same correct. and recommend
| that the same be allowed out OF the seFera
funds as herein stated.
GENERAL FUND.
A. b. KnOwlson. interest on orders..-s =
]. :. Dygert. book .........-...-.... =
g. Youell, salary for one week.. II
c. w. Armstrong. salary for one week. u 0
NJ. Tennis interest on order. ........
Smiley s Earle. written opinion on
charter amendments. etc. ........ Us y
VIM. Wisner Taylor. salary and office
&C ,ount for February. 1s9o..-............ 2l6 G
X. Il. Ellis. services I'm city attorneys
Office e...... ................................ ~ o
". Grant Clark. printing postal cards s
Blair Kingsley & kleinhans, written
opinion on validity OF charter
amendments, etc...-.....-.-..........-..-... Ia
James Vandenberge. salary for Febru-
ary, 100 q
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