Telegram-herald., 1890-07-01
COMMON COUNCIL


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eealaass fse.n Fiss. s2<s.
sat6cient to warrant "a expenditure
sasaese1t IL Hsks tesl 4 the Iefms 81
= colstg..et e4a ~ agreSa Upon between
the c0nl92ny and tee Csly.
by 0rdei q The Board.
JAMS \ DAVIS,
President.
Alderman Turner moved that the
communication be accepted. prnted ID
tne regular proceedings and referred 10
tae Committee Ola Mays and Means
Carried
A communication Was read from
=. c. Mcdonald saonallng samples
Of paving bllcE manufactured by
tue Decatur steam Tie Co.. The
Ottawa Fire Cay and Brick Co.
ana the Illlnois Coal An1 Coke
Co. This was accompanied with
a proposition 10 lay samples OF BRICK
pavement IN the streets Al such points
a. the council shOuIl direct. Referred
10 the Committee on streets.
A remOasuance signed oY the owners
OF 25, ,000 feet on Wet Fu.ton-st.s ask
ing Tor = reconsideration of the nssolu
tOn passed al the previous meelng OF
the council. Alderman Emmef moved
that the Tem0nstrance bc referred 10
the Committee on streets. Aid. Saun-
deTs offered as an amendment that d
should be referred 10 the alderman OF
the Ninth ward. The latter motion
prevailed.
A request Was read from the Street
Railway Company, asking llle privilege
of using their old motor 10 rgn up
/ Wealthy-aye. hlll On Easiest. on July 4.
The request Was unanimously granted.
The coniptroller's weekly Ieport OF
/ bills and accounts 10 the amount OF
/ sl3, 81 was accepted.
! The city marshal reported that COM
/ plants are being made AT his once
! almost daily about the muddy condi-
/ ton of crossings Oh East Hrldge-st. cast
! OF Barclay-st., between tile tracks Oh
the Valley City Railway company,
where said company have taken the
| crosswalks out and failed 10 replace
them. Referred 10 committee or
streets.
; The marshal also complained that the
Valley CITY railway had not removed
| the tracks on East Brldge-st., as ordered
/ By the council II a previous session.
Alderman ODonneii moved that
proper proceeding be taken 10 enforce
! the acli)n.
| OnAlderman Anderson's amendment
! il was referred 10 the aldermen OF the
| Fourth ward.
/ nrhe Board of Public Works, 10 whom
was referred the resolution OF Alder
man Turner for the purchase of a steam
road roller, reported that they had sub
mltted several questions TO the heads OF
| other municipalities, and the communi-
cations they received were submitted
10 the council and referred 70 the COM
mittee on streets.
The committee on streets reported
! and recommended that Fulton-st., be-
tween Division and Ionia-sts., be utll-
lied as temporary location Tor express
wagons IL place OF Sprng-st. Adopted.
Alderman ODonnell moved that the
city attorney be directed TO draw up an
ordinance prohibiting merchants on
lMonrOe-st., from placing their wares.
merchandise, show cases, and all other
articles in front or there stores or on
! sidewalks. Alderman SpIoul offered
as an amendment that Canal-st., should
be included and Alderman Turner a. an
amendmentthatthe portion OF Pearl-st.,
known as Campau Square, should be
subjected to the same restrictions. The
latter was accepted and later the city
attorney presented an ordinance which
was placed on lis first reading.
the question OF accepting plans Tor
the FultOn-st. Park came up and Was
postponed FOR another week.
| On motion OF Alderman Stem, the
ordinance permitting the Caole Rail
way Company to run their cars twelve
miles an hour was taken from the
table and adopted.
A resolution by Alderman Tateunl
as king for an estimate for tie paving
OF Cnerry-st., from Madlson-ave. tc
| Jetierson-aye., with cedar BLOCKS anu
| concrete foundation, WAS adopted.
| Alderman StebDlns offered "a TeSolu
ton asking that the Committee oi
Ways and Means be authorized 10 pro
cure the assistance of the poun"nasiei
in enforcing the dog ordln nee tnu
that a man, horse, dog and s ago bC
run from July /, 1890, TO Octol r l %
Alderman Stokes moved l a aS
resolution be laid on the table iGr ]
week. Adopted.
Alderman Carpenter offered a ESQ
luton directing the city maIsA.-4 -
cause 10 be constructed two suitable
bathing places, one to be located nortl
OF the dam and the other south of Ful
ton st.
| Alderman Stcbbins arose and saiC
that several young men had called OF
him and he was preparing a resolution
which he intended 10 introduce at tht
next meeting of the council.
Aid. Carpenter said that both houses
were a pubic necessity and they should
be built at once. He cited the fact tha
several boys had been arrested tor bath
ing in the rIver. The resolution wa
finally adopted.
/ Tho couupit fbp,, oil io1rnpd