Telegram-herald., 1890-12-17

To the Honorable. the Common Council OF the
city ofGrand Rapids;
Gentlemen-Your special committee con
sisting Of the aldermen Of the Second and
Third wards. 20 whom was referred the petit
ti0n OF the Reed Lake Electric Railway Com
pany, asking that franchise he granted said
company 10 construct an electric railway com
menclng al the eastern limits OF the city on
Lake avenue; thence along Lake avenue 10
East Fulton street; thence along East Fulton
street 20 Ransom street; thence along Ransom
street TO North Park street; thence along
North Park street 10 North Division street;
thence aiong North Division street 10 Pearl
street. thence along Pearl street 10 its inter-
section wtth the east line OF Canal street, page
5sT OF printed proceedings. Of date November
"a ls9O; also a number of petitions and remOn-
stTances relative 10 said matter OF date Of
December /. lS90. page SIS OF said printed pro
eeedings, and OF date OF December 3. $780,
page $50 OF said printed proceedingsl along
with petitions presented tonight. which pet
tions and rem0nstrances are annexed 10 this
report. respectfully report that they have care
fully considered the matter. and are of the
opinion that the franchise asked for by said
Electric Railway Company should not be
granted. for the following reasons. viz: l. Tha;
there is no demand for y street railway from
the points mentioned. as the people living in
the eastern part OF the city are well provided
with that Kind OF locomoti0n. ?. The route
asked forIs very crooked. and in some places
would create the sane condition of affairs
which now exists in Canal street.
namely. four tracks In the same street
8. with few exceptions the property owners
and residents living along the route asked for
earnestly protest and demonstrate against
granting the said franchise, and we deem IL
a
remonstrance IN said matter. Finally. IL is
the opinion Of your committee that said pro
posed railway instead of being any benefit to
our citizens. would only have the result of de
stroying to large extent the proper use and
enjoyment Of some Of our finest streets.
respectfully submitted
RoBERr SPRoUL.
.JoHN =. CREQUE.
Aldermen OF the Second Ward
ALBERT L. YEEEx.
WM. ALDmCH TATEUN.
Aldermen of the Third Ward.
Special Committee.
AID. Sproul moved the adoption of the re
port
Lost
Yeas-Ald. Creque. Doyle. Miller. sproul
Stebbins. Tateum-6.
Nags-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter, Doren En-
Stokes. Stryker. Turner-l2
To the Honorable. the Common Council OF the
city 9i Grand Rapids:
Gentiemen-fou special committee to
whom was referred the assessment roll for the
Lincoln street sewer would respectfully re-
port that they have carefully examined the
same. ana report as follows:
Total amount OF roll. ......-....-...s e50 90
Total amount OF fees es..........,............ 8 3
Total lamount............-....... .........s 655 s.
Collected by the treasurer ............-s GO 81
Uncouected -...-.................. ........ 3 3
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Jos EyuFR
" II. S1oSEs.
J.H ANDERSON.
Adopted
Yeas Aid. Anderson. Carpenter. CreQue.
Doren. Doyle Emmer. Miller. Mis-. Mckee.
0D08ueI. Saunders stein. Stokes. Sproul.
stebhins. strYker, Tateam-r.
Nays-Noae
T. To the Honorable the Common Council of the
CITY Grand Rapids,
Gentienen-NOnr special committee %
whom was referred the assessment roll FIR
rne Fremont and Nagad street sewers.
I would respectfully report that they have
caretsIy examined the same and report as
follows.
Total amount 81 ron -.-.-...-s f'0 f0
Total amount Of fees -.....- 81
4 Collected ~ the treasurer s s5l 81
I NEGLECTED. - z E
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