Telegram-herald., 1890-05-03
THREE HOURS WIND
wasted On the -Four Track Suisanca
IA the Common Council
10 DEFINITE COsCLESI0N REACHED
ssas of shs Ola settlers kfek "a the In
sTSsezasat 0f shsidOa-st.-Tks Lass
Appearance or the Ola
CoanciL


Council, % consider the four track
nuisance n cznal-st., met last evening.
The aldermen were al present, and
Alderman Saunders Was IA the char.
The North PARK Railway Company
are about 10 erect a depot at the corner
Of TAYLOR and sWeet-sts, and the di-
rectors asked that the Common Council
establish the grade Of Sweetest, from
Taylor % Canal-st., and re-estabAsh the
grade OF the same street from Taylor
st. % Coit-ave.
it Wa referred 10 the Committee on
Streets.
Heury FraLck, L. .. Putnam and
John l.. shaw presented 4 remonstrance
against the improvements Of Sheldon-st.,
by putting 70 asphalt pavement. They
cOntended that SheldOn-st. $ not tray-
eled very much, that the pavement Is
rather expensive, that the street IS not
a business street, and that the present
gravel road good enough for them.
The rem0nstrauce Was referred 70 the
Committee on streets, and 70 the Alder
men Of the Third ward.
The amended gas ordinance Was
taken from tho table and passed.
mo-ln % direct the Board of
Fublc Works % delay the work OF paw
ing >heldOn-st., until after the report
OF the committee % whom the remOn-
STRANGE Was referred. WAS carried.
The special committee, to whom was
referred the Encouragement of the
street railway tracks N Canal-st.,
through IT'S chairman, Alderman
Turner, then submitted the following
report.
10 the Honorable the Common Council Of the
CITY of Grand Rapids.
GENrLENEN-YOur special commit
lee, appointed 10 confer with the rail-
road companies IN regard to the four
tracks on Caual-st, would respectfully
report that they have to-day held an
Otuer meeting at winch the representa-
t.ves OF the companies, Including Mr..
Mather OF Cleveland, president OF tine
street railway company, were present.
luat communication from Mr..
Metner. As president, WIS submitted TO
your committee, which communication
u attached hereto; thar after discussion
or the matter before your committee
the street Railway company of Grand
Etpids made a proposition OF settle
meut 10 the tauie company which IS
attached hereto; that said proposition
was rejected by Mr.. Kleinhans, IN be-
aalt oil tha Valley City Street and Ca
Ute railway.
That your committee, through its
chairman. then made both companies
the following proposition as a tasis of
settlemcut: That both companies
should use and op,Tl-e the same tracks
u Cauai-st from BlIgc-st to LyOn-st,
tie same % be located where the pres
cut tracks OF the Street Railway COM
pany are now located; that sad tracks
should be constructed by the Valley
City street and Gable Railway company
10 lts own expense, and the cost OF
Keeping the surface oi SAID road Ded iu
repair after construction should be
borne by the companies Jointly: that
the Gable Railway company should en-
ter INTO a contract NItu the Street Rail-
way company not Cd extend lis line
south OF Lyou-st. ou Canal-st. or up
M0urOe-st.; that tne Cable Company
slould make eCouucCt1uof OF rs north aud
south lines at Lyon aud OttaWa-st.., re-
Cciyiug franchise o. build on ottawa.
from Pearl % LyOn-st.. and that II the
Valley City street amt Cable Railway
Company desired. thltit should receive
"a franchise from Lyon o. Brdge-st. on
ottaVa-st., tlatuO compensation should
hc psd from the Cable Company 10 the
Street Railway Company for the Canal
50. luc, and the litigation between
tnem be dropped.
THIS proposition. after consultation.
was accepted by the street Railway
Company of Grand Rapids, Mr. Msther
saying tnat be would telegraph to
Cleveland to the ofaer directors. and
was certain that be- could obtain their
ass no.
SIR. kieiuhaus. thr representative OF
&c Call Railway Company. was un-
a... ,a accept tais prop0s ton as basis
.t settlement. Mr.. Bovine beng absent
lrrw tHe cltv-in clg0-aud not
teDg expected t0returu until 10o'clock
to night. All lf which was respectfully
sunmHt-s0
'rport vas accepted and placed
~ould have been q pity 10 Jet the
lt-t session of che Common Council pass
without a srecimen -of fine artistic leg
's.atve w0rs Alderman CreQue real
fed tnis. and arose 90 make a motion
that the committee Oh streets ADD the
committee 0n ordinances, 90 whom vas
referred Che petition of the Cable Rail
way Company for perm ssion 70 con-
stEuct "a tracks .n Ca1al-st. from Lvon
to Fearl-st-, report thc sanC back O. the
counClL The molten vas lost.
tie then moved that the motion re-
ferrrg - che above committees z
rrcorsdered. The motion carried
He then moved tbat she word LvoE
ST. ho stricken out. and tuat the word
Fas, brdre-st. he substituted in th.
body of the reso. .IttfoD.
Here followed a lorg var 81 words
some II The aldermen saw that tue
adoption of the resolution would give
t1e cable eo~ psnv Che rEft o. con-
sir1ct 81 tracks rfer wing those of che
street railway company from East
hrltgr-st. t1 Prsr.-et, and Aldermen
Turner 1ut Rodgers Scssd Alder
uen Baldwin. Creous ard Iaun ere
supported t7e amendments. hut after an
hour ~ eloguence Alderman Stokes
moved ~ AS tre matter over for one
wers ara ne rotor carried
Tho council then aflourred