Telegram-herald., 1890-07-30
COMMON COUNCIL


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90 nsfoa a Aid Crsqge the mingtes q iss
Ias1 regular session aad zi50 af las sgrclsl scs-
siaa % ss!s a. SeFs aB1levsa.
Fssllisns ana & sa.an steattoas.
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4 West Niehisan Railway COMPANY se PEI
uiirEed - az . tFslck acfess eccani street.
sishf s feet east of their greseat main l.ae,
far sas gargoss sf coaaecgil Z its ssitcn apfth
% sec0aa street xltl IS ss.lcn IA petitioners
lumber garl
On moE.ol % Aid- Dog.s. ressrsec 70 CON
mittee al -tEeets.
Of VA. Miller. property oNser on south
Ionla street. protesting sszlast als change ~
pavement ia said strests Feggsse1Eilg fhll tAe
= ss1lE eoDBis sl1ae payemsaE, if properly
maintained aud kept 10 repair. : al risll Ter
hsaEy teamlnzi that . sewer IA sad street,
from Isiaad 70 B4FgiegE street Is more needed
impf9ysnsat Ihe greater 9art % thaE distance
being quick sand. co1s 4lentig = oAf t04lds-
tioa l0r any paVemsag shea act.
Ca motioa % Aid. Crsqae. accepted aad Sled
OF Geo. o. sJs2etss ant eighteen others.
property owners ea S0ltl Iona street 70
Cherry street. representing I'0 feet ffoutaze.
demonstrating azailst improving s3il street
villa esphalggn pavement. for tns reasoa taat
it IS al experiment. that aspaaltum ean not
stand IAs aeagy teaminx that said street Is
subject 60 protesting against ncinz taHea Tor
the ben enG % ths manLfzcllrer end wholesale
dealer askiag tlal . p0rIloa of Iae expense
b. charged 90 tbs geasfal fund should such
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couneil
90 motion OF Ala. Stein. accepted and nlet.
30 ths HOaarabls C0anell.
err or GsAsD h4Pfns. July 26. 20.
Gentlsmen-Notlce Was served Ga me yester-
dag Of lAs action % y0u- honoflbis body. al
rs meeting last Monday evening. relating 20
Az Dstilioa o. June =. asking permission 70
remove the old vera cut bisczs % Canal street
north OF Leonard street. ant o. level up the
street. with grsvei. That petition conteIa-
patel d0ias waat Na5 tbcreia specified. Not
uAdcr the direclioa OF the Board OF Pu lie
Works. as theg mLxhs require grealer expen-
Gitare % meney thaa we wished % spead .oE
ta4t purpose. Still. as 80 were taen prepared
@ 20 on with the Work. Ne releRhoued imme-
clately u ne one % tae board. % leara u
they ha4 aay directions 90 give and not TIL
the aeKt week wc received verbal notice that
the board declined 20 act. Had unrestricted
permission been granted. AL that l suggested
in nJ petition might have been accomplished
before the DTeseat tiule. More than month
has now elapsed. aad work uPoa ny hands lor
the season seems 10 Increase. aad hoping that
sone good lostgae may cone % the parties
mentioned IA my petition. so IS TO enable
them TO bear n small proportion Of the bur
dens OF taxation for the proper maintenance
OF thelr stfeets a1d having the present week
paid three Thousand hye hundred ninety-twO
(s5sl dollars toward the ate Improvement OF
Canal street. between Bridge and Leonard
streets mostly for the benent OF other parties.
decline further action upon this neediul I'm
proyemeat At this tine.
Respectfully submitted.
c. c. Coxsrook.
On motion OF Aid. Saunders. accepted and
ordered printed
Yeas-Ald Anderson. Carpenter. Creque.
Doren. Doyle. Hauser. Miller. Mckee. 0Don-
nell. Saunders. Stein. Stokes. SprOul. Stebbins.
stryxsr. TateRm-l&.
Nays-None.
OF John den Eoxelsman. asking council 70
Gauss bridge 70 De buiit over Carrier creek.
on Nlne street. between North avenue and
College avenue; representing that that j. the
only WAY 70 make bis property in that locality
accessible.
on motion Of Aid. Doyle. referred to Com
uittee on Bridges.
OF Ludwig slees aud al others. residents and
property owners on Chatham street. asking
council 20 cause water mains TO be laid on
said street; pledgins themselves 20 become
consumers as soon "a there Is a water supp y.
on motion Of Aid Hauser referred to Board
OF Public Works.
OF John Cordes. OF No. 160 Ksnt street. repre-
senting that IN consequence Of the laying OF
water mains in said street. the basement OF bis
house wasfooded with water resulting In dam
sge amounting 70 $1,000; asking that the mat
ter be referred 20 The proper COMMITTEES.
Ou motion of Ald. O'Donnell. referred C
Committee on Claims and Accounts.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
ell ofthe City OF Grand Rapids.
Gsntlemen-rhe Valley City street and Clbi,
Railway company hereby accepts the rlSht
aud privilege grated 20 it IN and BY a.certalr
ordinance. passed By the Common Council
July 81. is2o. eniitieds An ordinance. grant
ing PERMISSION to tie VALLEY City Street and
cable Railway company. OF Grand Rapids. {,
Construct maintain ana use oonduts witt
the necessary wheel pits and other machiner1
tn a portion of Lyon street. in the city o
Grand Rapids. the same being supplement Z,
an ordinance entitled An ordinance. grant
inE perm ssiOn % the valley City STREET and
cable Railway company. OF Grand Rapids. {.
construct maintain and use street RAILWAY
on certain streets a the city Of Grand Rapids.
passed March = isss."
Dated July q. fsoo.
VstLEY CTV STRxzT AID CssLE RAuvar Cox
rkvT.
Bv A. J. BoWvx.
President.
Accepted ssd fled.
~ the valley City street and Gable RaiiEs,
Co. assing Council % grant an ordinance
authorizing DO - lav and maintain q aoGo
track IN Monroe street. from ottawa street 2,
spring street. also in spring street from Mon
roe street. % connect with is tracks now q
sad spring street. The tracss on Nonro
street 60 be aid continuous 20 the tracks o
me Street Railway Co.. of Grand Rapids %,
motion o. Aid Turner. referred 20 Commltte,