Telegram-herald., 1890-09-23

6rana total .....-....--.--..---...---s sI3.Cas v
No estimate Is gwen Tor the sixthor
Tenth ward engine house fund. Tor the
reason that no recommendation for the
same has been made By the Board OF
Police and Fire Commissioners, and for
the further reason that no provision
has been made or asked for tor man.
ning or equipping said englng houses if
built.
Alderman Stebbins moved that $500
be added for the sixth ward engine
huse fund.
The estimates were tabled after
lengthy DISCUSSION until Thursday
evening, when a special meeting of the
council has been called Tor their fur
ther consideration.
The committee on lamps reported in
favor of awarding the street lighting
contract to l.. 4. Connolly for furnish
ing all lamps. cans and burners ready
for use at $3.50 and for lighting all
lamps, dark hours until midnight at
fifty-three cents per lamp per month
and sixty -One cents per lamp all dark
hours. The proposition was for lO2S
lamps or more. The proposal of r. A.
Hoagland. manager OF the Globe Light
and Heat Company, TO furnish 800 or
more gasoline lamps at sl2 and Sl4 per
lamp was also reported on favorably.
Alderman DOYLE moved as an amend
ment to give the entire contract to f.
A. Connolly. The amendment was
carried ard the report as amended
adopted.
The Edison Electric Light Company
asked permission 70 erect poles and
string wires along North Lafayette-st.,
Cherry-st. and Coilege-ave. Referred
10 committee on streets and aldermen
OF the Third ward.
Geo. Henry Brael and others asked
that HagadOne-ave. be regarded. IL Is
claimed that the street has been I'M
properly graded. Referred 10 commit
tee on streets
The Grand Rapids Electric Light and
Power Company offered to erect
wrought iron poles on Canal-st., from
Fast Bridge % LyOns-st., aud set them
on A line With the curb. LAID or the
table.
The Worden Furniture Company and
others called sttentlOn to the sanitary
T
g.. where the East and West FultOn-st.
sewers empty into the stream. They
SAY 10 - . constant menace TO the pub
lC health. Referred to Committee on
Health.
". J. VanDyne. and others. petit
toned that the name OF PegsIee-st. be
changed 70 Park-avo. Committee on
Streets.
The Valley City Cable Railway Com
pany asked that the time for compiet-
ing their South Union, Fifth avenue,
College avenue, ard East Leonard
street lines be extended from October
70 December 4. 1891. They stated that
they were seriously inconvenience
and DELAYED n procuring material for
the construction of their lines by the
faisurs Of delivery Of large quantity
OF rails. which should have been here
dunng July and August. As yet they
have received hut little OF lt. The
petition was granted.
The Valley CITY Cable Railway Com
pany, IN second communication.
asked that they be allowed to cut of
the brow Of the bail at the intersection
Of Thomas and south Main streets.
They state that the dip OF toe bin : "a
steep that the cable Wlli not STAY on the
carrying pulleys. They propose 20 al
up Nil street with the earth taken
from the hdL Referred TO the alder.
men 0f toe Tenth ward.
The Street Railway Company in 4
communication, stated that they are
snU0us b prosecute the werx Of con-
strucung their electric railways. the
cost OF winch 81 oe between $50, ,0of
ard s90o 900. 0I tnis amount sI75,0oC
~ be directly expended. and the en-.
gre benefit ol tae same vii 20 g. TIE
saercharts and laeor IA men.
Tins company also states that WI =
rhev do not reco-r ~ an legal "a h )
D. pave With ssphslt between tn=il
rals and tracks Sea tansl-st., or % pay
for the same. yes they are Wiling to
wave al rEhts Pei that direction. stoL
al nhSahon. ASSES t8e con tractors. 81
far ss possible, n tie speedy com p.e
ton &c tae work. if tae eOuacIl Wou.l
expun1e ths quests on q transfers, =.
provatsd hy tae last reso l8ton incor
porated FRA che resort II the comm ttee
on streets tn the nSttsr II .hst9ole aues
ton.
Tire company sso ststsd thst they
had accented fhe ord usnce az grsnset
nv enc coarcil rs iSSs. 10 coed faln
sud with tn.s ln vleN. < became ueces
sary to ihcresse their bonded nueeied
ness. be evnE that the counCll xcHis
carry eut Fhe rr.flance but w'te So
prov Scn af transfers tCey are anaol'
81 srrse of tler corts sn8 Neu.1 =
rnsele 20 corrIete or Vrusecf1te e.
work wfn tEe lsuse Inserted
fhev are tsEe1 wien the restric
tnrs rIa-ef urru trfr7 fv trp rouacl