Telegram-herald., 1890-09-23

An1 co.'s plete L1s contracts. 0orI6 ~
K1s part q slss ssss<n under electTseits
- f.a- /.
Al atseEnpt wss made - lay the
commits zEisa on TIE table o0t Aiasf-
uAn TaIeum and otners. Ihouxht tnas
Clty Ealsay shSala oe treated witn
III q fairness. a. least, and the mai
Ter s1s referred 70 TIE COnla aalttee en-
stfses.
The Grand Rapids lee and Coal Com
pany ostered 10 provide 40 tOns u cosl
foE the ely hal al prices rsasing from
- % s3-eg per tOn. A. b. knOsison
from tS.Z5 70 s. 50; A. Hines from
S2z3 10 s. 60, 4nd the Central Coal
Company. $50 70 $50. Referred.
The comptroller report OF accounts
audited aggregated q, Al .o3; pueiic mn
proyements s4s30z.s5. On motion q
Alderman Saunders. the DeMson jury
fees we're stricken out, ne DOUBLING the
city's liability IA the case. lne amend
ed report Vas confirmed.
Tue comptroller reported ss0, AZ .oS
IN orders outstanding IN special im-
/ pFoysments, some Of them long p4st
/ due and drawing interest At 8 yer cent.
I Referred 70 Ehe clty treasurer who Was
7 Instructed 10 report on same Al the next
/ regular meeting.
CITY Treasurer Perry reported So
415.l5 remaining IN the city hal tur-
nlshing fund and, as al balls have been
/ paid he recommended that the same
be turned into the general fund.
I Adopted.
The marshal was instructed, on
/ recommendation OF the Board OF
/ Health, % compel John A. Zimmerman,
I OF ~ Fremont-st., 10 connect hls prem
lses with the sewer. The same course
/ WAS taken with Jas. Quinlan, OF West
+ Fulton-st.
The Board of Public Works reported
lot of contracts awarded Tor street
/ Improvements, laying water mains and
sewers. Including the Fifth ward trunk
sewer 10 r. Pickett for S2l 40. Con-
Irmed.
The Committee on Claims and Ac-
I counts recommended the payment OF
/ sl50 10 John COrdes, 10 satisfy hlm Tor
/ damages sustained through the flooding
/ OF lis celler with water from leak IN
a city water main. Adopted. 1t was
reported adversely 10 paying Juhus
.Rocheberger S22. for alleged damages
| from an overflow of = sewer. Adopted.
The special committee on house num-
| bering recommended that L. W. Hall
and Geo. ". Bunnell be awarded the
street numbering contract at 40 cents
per building for two inch, nlckle plated
| numbers.
! Aid Stein moved as an amendment
| that the contract be awarded Il. j. Bull
! lard, whose bid WAS 50 cents per build
| ing, or l24 cents per number.
| On motion of Aid. Sproul further
consideration was postponed for one
| week.
The school estimates were taken from
the table and adopted. The total
/ amount TO be raised by taxation for
school purposes is SlS6, $4,000.
On motion of Alderman ODonnell,
| Aldermen O'Donnell. Stebbins, and the
| city attorney and the mayor were ap-
/ pointed as q committee to confer with
the Western Union telegraph Com
pany relative to their poles on Canal-st
1t was stated that 1t was generally un-
| derstoOd that the decision OF the United
States Court would be against the city,
and that Manager Corbett, of the tele-
graph company, was coming to the city
in the morning TO settle matters AMIGA
bly, If possible. The communication OF
the Edison Electric Light Company
offered earlier in the evening, was re.
considered and referred TO the special
committee.
The aldermen of the Fourth and
Fifth wards reported IN favor of chang
ing the fire hunts SO as TO include the
block bounded by East Bridge, IOnia,
Hastings and Ottawa-sts. Adopted.
Alderman Yerex offered resolutions
for the paving of State-st., from Madl-
sOn-ave. TO Jetferson-ave. with stone
with a six-inch concrete foundation and
Cherrv-st., from Madison-ave to East
ST., with cedar blocks, with d slx-inch
concrete foundation. Adopted.
Alderman Tateum offered a resolu
ton for the paving of Cherry-st., from
Msdison-aye. TO Lagrave-st., with
cedar blocks, on q six-lncn concrete