Telegram-herald., 1890-05-20
THE CITY STREETS
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seaa ths pavement inasn,ueb - +
WoaIs ca 80 hardship IL IT, r,rar..rtV
f ounefs. and TIE estafl l.ssn,e,t ,f ! rrst
+ cIas, pavement Ga one 81 thv ursnc.ta.
streSts aogl1 - bonefcteut ~ fss ..ty
a. would cad & tie insproFng III
ot..er streets ~ tbe clty.
+ Alderman IAteum sskss that Hon
+ IIears Fr4lok and hoa. Ju. as H.use-
man IL allowed 10 sneak CA the ones
4 t0l before the connca. ItNas granted
MT Housemau took the ho8r and
sa.a thAt z majority u toe property
/ Onne-s had not petit oned tor tht in-
/ movement. aud claimed that wlth :
I small expense SheldOn-st. could h keUt
la - g1od = condition a. any street in
Tie y.
lie sald that as long a. the street did
T 10. need the Improvement, and as the
majority of the property owners were
I unwilling 10 bear the expense, he
thought il should LOT be paved wlgh
asphalt
Alderman Turner said #. as has been
/ stated, SAetdOn-St u the best street IN
tie city, lt - nigh time that the city
h4d better streets. The street ls not III
.
that he wss ln favor OF laying the mat
Ter over for one week ia order 20 learn
il any 0f the residents Of Sheldon-st.
had any better pavement 70 recommend
tnau asphalt. II the citizens living on
that street thought that cedar block
pavement was any better, he thought
tney ought 10 pat Il down. He spoke
0f me struggle and opposition that all
ii g.
the city, and cited the matter of getting
stone sidewalks on CSnal and Monroe
,ts. tie SAID that the property owners
had fought that improvement just as
hard as they were now fighting asphalt,
and that some Of them have repaired
their old wooden walks ln the night
time, IN order 20 avoid the expense of
putting down something better.
The city Of Fort Wayne, which is a
One-hOrse town compared with Grand
Rapids, put IN one mile of asphalt on
their principal residence street agalnst
the protests OF the property owners. In
six months after the pavement was put
down the property advanced from p
% 80 per cent, and u would do the
same IN Grand Rapids. lie
said II the citizens Of SheldOn-st.
-
ncighbOThOOd they ought 10 move
out The Third Ward IS notorious for
Us bad streets: they are the worst I'D the
c.ty. He SAID that the people VINO were
Obliged TO drive on CheTry-st., State-st.
Wealthy-ave. and half dozen other
streets were constantly breaking their
bugg.es IN consequence OF the wretched
state of the streets.
Tho OLD gruaop made cs,1or,HfI ,-l,o
for better psvements, and presented
some facts That could not be denied.
When ne sat down his speech was
greeted with hearty applause.
The motion 10 substitute the minority
report for that of the majority was lost
by the following vote:
Yeas - Aid. Anderson, Mills, Saun-
ders, Stebbns, Turner. Yerex-6.
Nays-Ald. Car penter, Creque, Doren,
Doyle, Emmer, Hauser, Miller, Mckee,
STEM, stokes, Sproul, Stryker, Tateum
-l3.
The majority report was adopted.
Alderman Creque moved 10 resclnd
tne resolution, but upon motion of Al
derman Turner, further consideration
OF the matter was postponed Tor one
week.
The Committee on Ways and Means,
in regard 10 the petition of i. K. Davis
for a new hay and wood market, rec
Ommended that the mayor appoint a
SPECIAL committee TO look up a suitable
site and report the same with purchase
prce, at the next meeting Of the coun-
ell.
The mayor appointed Aldermen Mills,
Miller and Stokes as such committee.
The same committee reported recon-
mending the granting of liquor licenses
and the approval of bonds to n large
number OF applicants.
Aid. Mckee, of the Special Commit
tee TO whom was referred the petition
of the Street Railway Company IN re-
gard TO the dangers and detentOns at
the street railway crossings with the
Lake Shore, G.. X. & |. and c. d w. VI.
crossings at Shawmut-aye., reported
that they found the complaints well
founded and recommended that the
city attorney notify the superintendents
of the above roads to meet with the
aldermen of the Eighth and Ninth
wards IN the city hall on Friday, Nav
%, with the view of abatlng the diff
ficulty. The recommendation was
adopted.
AID. Saunders submitted a list of
those who are in need of assistance by
reason of the late fire on Canal aud
Ottawa-st., and It was referred TO the
Committee on Poor.
Aid. Creque moved that the Commit
tee on Buildings be lnstruced TO attend
to the matter of renting the police
headquarters, as the present lease runs
out IN July.
Alderman Yerex submitted a rcsolu-
ton that the Board of Public Works be
instructed 70 furnish an estimate of the
cost Of improving Cherry-st., from East
st. to MadisOn-ave., and Of state-st.,
from Madison to Jeffcrson-ave., by a
cedar block pavement on a SIX inch
concrete fOurdatian, and with a verti-
| cal stone curb. The motion carried
Alderman Tateum being the only dis
I sentng voter.
Alderman Carpenter submitted a res
/ olutOn that the mayor appoint n com
. mlttce 10 discuss the feasibility of dis
/ pensIng with the city's supply store, OF
arrange some other plan for dispensing
I the city's charity.
The council then adjourned.
STING THE pONncN