Telegram-herald., 1890-12-23
DELAYED ONE WEEk
Council VIII Tackle the Electric
Railway Matter Next Monday.
LONG AID NUMEROUS PETlTIOSS
Askinx FOR ths Franchise fhs fr@stess
OF ths PArk Congregational &na tas
p5alstsn street Msthsdlst ShsreGes
Prsssat ksnao4stFaacss.

Mayor Uhl being booked Tor the zd-
dress OF welcome al tie Teachers Asso-
c.4Uon last evening, and PFesdens
stebb.ns being absent, the council walt-
ed until 5 s,40, and then elected Alder
man Creque % the char. The mayor
arrived as soon a. the council WAS called
70 order and assumed the chair.
The resolution OF December -, order
ing the fence about the new court house
to be removed, WAS, upon motion OF
Alderman O'Donnen, TecOnsidered,
and then laid upon the table. He
stated that the Objectionable part of
the fence, that fronting on kent-st.,
had been removed.
L. A. Connolly notified the city that
he would light the naphtha lamps on
all dark nights when the moon Is Oh
scured, at the rate OF y cents per night.
The trustees OF the Division-street VI.
+. Church demonstrated against the
granting OF an ordinance 10 the Electric
Street Railway Company in the street
IN front OF that church. Ii was laid on
the table until the consideration Of the
ordinance should be considered.
Petitions were received from the Fifth
and Eighth wards. and from all parts
parts OF the city, asking the council TO
grant the franchise. l.. ". WoicOtt and
the trustees of the Park Congregational
Church presented another remOn-
STRANGE. All were lsld on the table
pending the consideration of the ordi-
nance.
+. McPhillips, secretary of the State
Federation OF Labor, asked for the use
OF the council rooms. when the state
convention shall meet IN this city IN
February. Referred 10 the Committee
on Buildings.
John Behins, teamster, presented 4
communication stating that he had
continued teamlng after his license had
expired and he felt that IN justice TO
ms conscience and TO the city that ne
owed the city $500 which amount was
lnclostd. The money was accepted
and turned into the city treasury.
The city comptroller reported the
bills of the city for the past week,
amounting to S4S37.99.
The city engineer reported a plan for
city market to be erected IN the river
at cost of S2Ol 800.
The city engineer reported the cost of
paving between the street railway tracks
IN Can al-st as follows: The paving be-
tween the tracks of the street railway
company of Grand Rapids s600l AZ and
between the cable tracks S4I7l.62. The
estimate includes eight inches outside
OF each line of tracks. The commune
cation was placed on file.
The Committee on Ordinances recon-
mended the Valley City Street and
Cable Railway Company 10 furnish TO
the committee form of an ordinance
for the franchise asked for IN South
Ionia-st. Adopted.
Alderman Turner moved to take
from the table the ordinance of the
Reeds Lake Electric Railway Com
pany. but Alderman Mckee moved as
an amendment to postpone the matter
for one week. owing to the lateness of
the hour. The motion to postpone
carried.
The city treasurer was notified to pre-
sent the bills for paving between tie
street railway tracks, as reported by the
city engineer, 10 t,e Street and Cable
Railway companies.
Alderman DOren submitted resOlU-
ton that hereafter all street railway
companies who asked for franchises, be
required to file a list of stockholders,
and the amount of stock held by each.
Also that the said companies be r.
qu'red TO file a notice If any change or
transfer Of stock should be made. The
alderman beiur iuferrOUated as to the
purpose of the resolution, said that
aldermen had frequently been pre-
sented with quantities OF stock in con
sideraton of votes, favorable to the
companies enterprises, and this meas
ure was intended to cut of deals Of
that sort.