Telegram-herald., 1890-12-30
NEARLY FOUR HOURS
Was the Length Of the Council
Session Last Night
The ELECTRIC RlILWu FRANCHISE
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slebbins IA the chair.
H.. y. Liesvsld and II. III. Reed pre-
sented communication, Withdrawing
their remembrance against the granting
Of franchise 10 the Reeds Lake Elec-
tric Railway.
A petition was read from persons re-
siding east of the city. asking that the
electric railway franchise be granted.
Also a resolution was read of the Brew
ers' workingmen's Union. deprecailng
all monopolles in street railways. and
asking that the electric railway be
granted the franchise il asks for.
City Attorney Taylor called the atien-
ton of the council To the decision OF
the superior court IN the Allen-st. open
ng case, and stated that this declsio n
will estop the city from opening any
street through railroad property.
The matter of the new engine house
in the Sixth ward was called up, and
the statement was made that the Board
OF Public Works were waiting for the
Board of Police and Fire Commissions
er to formulate plans for the various
rooms of the building. The Board OF
Police and Fire Commissioners were
instructed to attend TO the matter at
once.
a communication from the Cook
Well company announced that the
work is accom- piished of sinking ten
test wells, and that IA sufficient supply OF
waterhas been obtained 10 warrant that
company IN proposing To enter into
contract with the city 10 furnish 5,000,-
600 gallons of water daily. The COM
pany further states that it desires TO
make further tests, and asked for $3.50
with which to dc it. The money was
granted.
President Davis, of the board of pub
lie works. announced that he thought
il advisable for the council to declare,
for the benefit of contractors, what
amount of paving with concrete found
alton the city IS likely to do during the
coming season. This was in view of the
fact that there is not IN the city suffi-
cient stone-crushing capacity. The
So 900 or 80 900 in stone-crusher pro-
yided there was Il guarantee of sutii-
cient work for it to do. Alderman
Tateum wanted the city to own its own
stone-crusher, and the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
The Reeds Lake Electric railway or
dinance was taken from the table, and
the tedious process of passing IT, section
I,y l
amendments were so many, and some
of them SO radical, that its maker
would scarcely recognize it in some Of
its portions. The first important,
amendment was the change of route
from Ransom and Park-sts., to Monroe
and North DIVISION. The ordinance as
1t now stands, brings the line down
Fulton and Monroe to North Division,
and thence down Pearl, terminating at
Ottawa. In the original draft of the
ordinance, the terminus of the road
was made 1T Canal-st., but an amend
ment fixed 1T at Ottawa.
On motion of Alderman O'Donnell,
an amendment was adopted. providing
that the council reserve the right to
grant the right TO other companies to
the use of this company's tracks, and
satlon for such use.
The ordinance was further amended
so as to provide that, wherever the
electric company occupies streets Al
ready occupied by another company,
its inner rail shall not be placed farther
than SIX inches from the inner rail
OF the track of the existing company,
and the outer rall shall not bc farther
than six inches from the outer rail OF
the track of the existing company.
This means that the four-track
nuisance of Canal-st. will not be re-
peated in Monroe. The two systems of
track viii occupy substantially the
same ground. City attorney expressed
she opinion that the way of riding upon
the track rights of the street railway
company is illegal.
Another amendment offered by Al
derman SpToul calls for 4 ten minutes
service during the whole year. Alder
man Tateum wanted policeman
stationed at the corner of Fulton and
JeffeTson-sts. which matter was finally
settled hy providing that the company
snail pay its proportion OF the expense
of maintaining watcbmen at all cross
ing where ordered hy the Common
Council.
Women and children are lot to be
allowed to run aud jump on and of the
cars.
An amendment offered nv Alderman
Sproul wss adopted providing that the
company shall acquire no rights n the
streets until II shall have secured the
proper franchise from the township CO
Graud Rapids TO make connections at
Esst-st. with Lake-ave.
section 70 was stricken out entirely
II provided thst patent cash boxes
might he used and the services Of con-
doctors q dispensed with.
Alderman Spronl offered a new sec
ton, number -. providing fora deposit
of $4,000 by the company, TO be for
fe5ted % the city il ease Of the neg iect
of refusal OF the company 20 fulfil ts
o. cations 10 build the road. Alder
mar Csrpenter moved an amendment
10 the effect tast the pav-roiis of the
comranv n1sy be presented ard a.
ana0ant eousl % the amount paid tor
vsvas may te drawn from TIE sum
deposited. - the worxmsn are pad
from time 70 time. me ob5ett OF ths
iast amendment. as explained ty She
mover. vas IL protect tne woTSneu
from posslnfe e4css n csse Of the bnan-
Cial & stress Of tue company.
This acton completed TIE entire re-
vssoa o. the electro RAJ say ordnance.
In - snasn8es1 forp1. & nov stands BE-
fore ;ae council for a8opfiou- On
moo0n of Alderman Turner, t8s
further c0nse eTats0n Of i wa post
poned FOR week.
last before Safnts~urrs frt tte (s3,1fsg.}