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Respectfully submitted.

Respectfully submitted.
JAMES VASDESBERGE.
Comptroller.
Aid. Credue moved that the report be ac-
cepted and adopted. and the clerk be in
structed to draw orders in favor of the several
parties as recommended by the comptroller.
and the clerk and comptroller be instructed 10
draw an order on the city depository for
s5,S27 g to be dsbursed by the treasurer to the
several parties named in the comptroller's
report holding orders on the funds therein
named. in which there is money.
Adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Baldwin. Creque. Emmer. Laun-
iere. Miller. Rodgers. Saunders, Stein. Stokes.
Sproul Stcbbins Turner. Yerex-lS.
Nays--None.
Cry TREAsuREss OFFIcEl
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. a, 1880. /
To the Honorable Mayor and the Common
Council OF the City OF Grand Rapids:
conference.-the interest on the water works
loan. fourth series. falls due March l. in New
York, and | would respectfully ask that the
clerk and comptroller draw a warrant ON the
city depository for g. 1913, TO pay the same.
Respectfully submitted.
GEo R. PERRY,
City Treasurer.
: Aid. Stein moved to grant the request.
Carried.
Yeas-Ald. Baldwin, Creque. Launiere. Mil
Ter. Rodgers. Saunders. Stein. Sproul. Stebbins.
Turner. Yerex-l1.
Nays-None.
OFFICE or Cry TREASURER.
GRAND RAPIDS Mich, Feb. n. 1890,
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Grand Rapids:
Gentlemen-The special loan OF $4,000 made
on November ~. lssS. falls due at my Office
Nafrt I'D I A
respectfully ask that the clerk and
comptroller draw a warrant in my favor, on
tie city depository for the sum of Cs2i. 1861
twenty-one thousand five hundred and thirty
six dollars and sixty-seven cents. this being
the total amount with interest TO date.
Respectfully submitted.
Gro. r. PERRY.
City Treasurer.
Aid. stein moved TO grant request
Carried
Yeas-Ald. Baldwin. Creque, Emmer, Rod
gers. Saunders. Stein. Stokes. Sproul. Stebbins
Turner. Yerex-ll.
Nays-None
Reports from Officers Of the Council.
GRAND RAPIDS. Feb. q. 1890.
To the Honorable the Common Council of the
City Of Grand Rapids:
Gentemen-ln the mandamus case OF Rus
sell !. Stow, ct al. VS.. The Common Council in
yoying the question Of the validity of the act
OF $50. creating the Ninth and Tenth wards,
II was argued and submitted 10 the Supreme
Court on Tuesday last. on behalf of the city.
by Hon. VI. J. Smiley and myself. and on be
half of relators, by HilIard Kingsley. Esq.
on Thursday last the Supreme Court handed
down an opinion sustaining the validity of the
act.
H. - r~aI ~
Resolutions setting aside the action taken
by the council for bonding the city for the pur-
/ pose Of obtaining site for an almshouse. viii
/ be offered later in the evening.
Respectfully submitted.
W.. WIsSER TAT1oR.
City Attorney,
+ Aid. Rodgers moved that the report and
+ opinion be accepted and printed in the council
+ proceedings.
Carried.
T Yess-AId Baldwin. Creaue. Fumer. Lau.
Mere. Miller. Rodgers. Saunders, Stein. Stokes
+ Sproul. Stebbins. Turner. Yerex-l3
Nsys-None.
/ FoIlowing is the opinion:
E RGsssi J. stowe. ct a.,
Realtors.
4 The Common Council q the
{ City Of Grand Rapids.
Filed February o. $50
Morse. The legislature Of 1850 passed ar
act providing for the addition n TIVE raors
wards IN said city to he called the Ninth and
I Tenth. TBe Ninth - e creatsd by division
f 81 The aId Third. and the Tenth carved out ol
a territory belonging 20 the old Eighth. Sc,
acf No. 4fs. I. A.. Issa. s-7
The Common Conaeil having rsfusea =,
recognize or st undeT this iaT. We are asked
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( respondent resist this application upor
+ tvo grounds Flrst. that ths sct vas no.
ussseS IN sceoraanos nth the provisions q.
+ the constitution. an1 second. thaf e IS so In
F perfect - be carried cat
The frst osiecticn Vnisr the srsf bad 4
that ths act uss approved ~ fhe Governor A.
Z on. tssInv irnae6 zts erect Bat thsf 4 "a
ordered - take sush eject ~ triy ene hous
- tse Leg. slstare. That. therefore the se
s.xreS ~ ffa Erecutivs is nef the scf pzsss'
~ fhs T.ssisisfnre
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