Telegram-herald., 1890-08-12
FOUGHT IT DOWN
The Council Refuses 70 Reconsider
the Transfer Question
CITIZENS EICE OF INPCRE MILK.
They Ash thAt al Psdalsrs be Com psIlsd
- Put signs 60 their Wagons. aad
LAat thsy be Prosecuted ia
they ksfGss.


4bsentees were Aldermen Steboins and
Turner. the former having gone on
few days Iaunt INTO the country and
the latter having not as yet returned
from bis Eastern trip, whittier he has
gone Ia quest of rest and health.
The most important matter brought
up during the session vas the motion OF
Alderman Stein for a reconsideration Of
the resolution and the amendment rela-
tive 70 the electric railway poles, in
which the council voted 10 allow the
company 70 erect wooden poles on side
streets, proyidiuz they agree 10 furnish
transfers 10 passengers
Alderman Spr0ul asked Alderman
Stein 10 state his reasons for asking
reconsideration.
Alderman stein said that the vote on
the measure vas premature, and that
many OF the aldermen dd not fully
consider exactly what they were asking
Tor st the time they voted for the
amendment lie also said be did not
think that this company which had
proposed % spend a large sum OF
money Tor the purpose Ol putting IN al
immense electric plant, winch would
undoubtedly hc great Improvement
~ the street car system, should De re-
tarded IN their movements. He was Of
the opinion that transfers could be Oh
tanned without using such arbitrary
methods.
Aid. sproul opposed reconsidering
the matter. tie made an APPEAL Tor
the working men. he said they very
often crossed over and took the cable
ears IN order got 10 pay the old COM
pauy two fares TO reacn their work.
lie further stated that ~ COM
pelAng the city railway COM
Iany 70 furnish transfers il was
opening up q new kind of legisla-
ton winch tae council should follow
up more closely. In further Obiectug
he said that when the question OF build
ing ron poles was agitated the COM
pany pleaded poverty. but he could see
no reason for any kind OF plea IN the
prese mt instance.
Alderman Stein did not understand
that the company mad pleaded poverty.
He said that when Mr.. Bevier came 10
the committee, be said that If COM
pelled 10 erect iron gpOies 1t would
necessarily retard the completion OF
the new system, as IL would require
much more mOney-sOmewhere III the
vicinity of $4,000.
Alderman Spfague said il was the
working people OF Grand Rapids that
the council should listen TO, and not
the Street Railway Company. He said
that they had repeatedly made apDlica-
ton for frapz~a~S and vvara -affrsaI
He believed tie company was making
n mistake IN Got granting the request,
and did not think the matter should be
considered.
Aid. Andersen cOncurred with Aid.
SprOul. and Aid. STEMS motion for q
reconsideration vas lost, a. follows:
Nays-Auderson, Carpenter, DOran,
Emmer, Hauser, Miller, Mills. Mckee,
stokes and Stryker-lI.
Ayes-pOyle. ODOnnel, Saunders,
stem, >proul, Tateum and Yerex-7.
The cashier Of the Fourth National
Bank submitted n statement showing
the city funds IN that institution on de-
posit To De 81 O. .26f.33, aud the interest
on same, $3.50, the latter amount
navng been paid into the city treasury.
The articles In the TELECRkM-HERALD
on impure milk resulted n the follow
M communicated signed by about
nifty citizens
"WHEREAs, It IS known that certain
mix dealers are now feeding their
COWS on brewery refuse and selling the
mix 90 CItzeBsOt this city, and vicinity,
and believing sad practice 20 BE- iuiuri-
ous 20 the public aealth. we do hereby
petition and pray as follows. That an
ordinance be prepared. requiring all
dealers of m * Co place on their wagons
a sufficient notice as % whether their
cows are being tel on brewery refuse
or not. Also tnat said ordinance
provide q suitable penalty for any
violation thereof" Referred 10 Com
mittee on Health.
Brady 4 Gtrw0od asked the privilege
OF a p0rtico in Front Of Powers Opera
House. Referred a. Committee on
streets.
Charles C. Petibone Tetitoned for
sewer % be constructed on Third st.
from Micn gan % St0Cking-st. Re
fsrred to alderman Of Seventh ward.
The eomptrolitrs report showed the
sum total OF the week account aud,ted
% be S. S65.07. Accepted.
The Board If Public Works reported
that the estimate cost OF paving East
Fulton-st. from Jefierscu-ave. 10 North
Uni0u-st.. would he $50 91S With brick
on a broken stone foundation. S23. 7e5.
For paving Cherrv-st.. f.0m Madison
ave. % Iagrave-st.. Si3.S4f
For, constructing a sewer on south
Prospect-st. sfi6 So.
The COMMITTEE on Health reported
m favor 1T d0uE away with the dam st
tne head % che 1li stea eamboat channel
snc asked tnat tne citv attorney pre-
pare resolution to that effect.
Adopted.
The Committee on Fire Department.
O. whom vas ref erred tho petition of
Peter Hamburg aed others asking the
abobshment ~ ar alleged nuisance az
the BELT factory. reuorted that thew
found on mfestgs % taat tne power
"a abste all nu.sanges lsv With the
Fosri OF Health. Adopted.
The Committee on Poor submitted
fher quarterly statement whch
showed that SZl-4z5 had been ex-
pended for mercnsnd ~ sud that
s3f1 n worth renamed en- hand.
Accepted
on notion 1f Alderman Mckee the
c. eee-are. assessment roll vas aid en-
ere table for one week longer 60 SLOW
time for further snreai
a report from the Committee CT
raor. asking ftat tHe directors of tae
rsor n allowed -0 h're an assistant and
th1t tle councl dx the - ary. was
tahieti
t'u motion ef Alderman Saunders,
fhe frpeal ~ the o.. 81 II. g VI. RHi-
road from the CcleEs-8ve. assessment
roil was laken frCm the table, and lt