Telegram-herald., 1890-03-11
THE FIRE ORDINANCE
A Deadlock Ia the Common Coun-
cil On That Question.
A BIG SEWER MAIN Ii The RIVER
Ehs CSsk We'll Company. OF "a Leafs
aos Waats 10 FaFsish rhis CRY vita
Aassizz wsu stsr-othsr Im-
psr1.RE Business Transacted.


Usually large number OF resolutions
and communications were submitted
and acted upon. and a great deal OF
discussion Was ludulged n by the alder
men.
A communication as presented from
the Cook We'll Company, OF ST. Louis,
Mo, which was as follows.
1T. LOUIS, Mo, March 10.
To the Mayor OF Grand Rapids.
DEAE SIR-We see in the "Flre and
Water" that your city Is considering the
question OF selling your water works,
aud, Judging from the article, think il
D. more than likely the quality of tine
water IS the cause. 1t the quality of
the water Is not satisfactory 10 the gen
eral public, It may be that We could
furnish you with a better quality for a
very little expense, and by so doing IL
might place your works on a paying
basis. A year or 50 ago | was IN cor
respOndence with Mr.. Crow, of New
York, IN regard to putting IN system
Of wells IA your city. I think It must
have been Tor your works. III you viii
lct me know how much water You re-
pure per day, and il there would be
ANY prospects OF my making Il con-
tracL. providing / could insure your
city w!th AT abundant supply OF pure
water, i Wall call and investigate the
same. We this day send YOU Il sample
OF our stralner. We have supplied as
h,ch as thirty million gallons per day,
and from what have heard of your
city I do not think | will have any
trouble in getting all the water you re-
qulre. Alter the tirsttest Is made we will
bc willing to guaranty the required
amount.
Trusting We many hear from you in
reply, | remain, Yours truly,
The Cook Well Co.
H. F. Cook.
Alderman stein moved 10 refer the
communication 10 the BOaru of Public
Works.
Alderman Turner moved as an
amendment TO refer II TO committee
OF three, 10 be appointed by the mayor.
The amendment was lost and the orIgi-
nal motion carried.
Tie Fourth National Bank renorted
that there was IN It's hands at the close
OF business on February >, funds be-
longing TO the city 90 the amount OF
Si3O 94l.Si, and interest to the amount
ol 07.lO, all OF which had been paid
over to the city treasurer, George X.
Perry.
The city comptroller reported the
bills presented 10 the city during the
past week as amounting 20 S2430.3l.
The roll was ratified and confirmed.
The city clerk reported that the bal
lot boxes OF several OF the wards were
broken; some were unlocked and with
seals broken. The mayor suggested
that the council inquire into the cause
of tins condition of the boxes. Alder
man SprOul moved that the mayor ap-
point a committee Of three 10 lnvesti
gate the matter, and procure new boxes
and seals where necessary. and that
the other boxes are placed in proper
condition for the coming election.
Nearly the whole council had n hand
IN the motion. and there was a good
deal of windy discussion over the mat
ter.
Alderman Turner moved as a substi-
tutc that the mayor appoint a commit
tee % investigate aud 10 provide suita-
h.c baliot-boxcs and seals for the COM
lug election. IL was carried. and the
mavOr appointed Aldermen >proul,
Saunders and Turner as such commit
tee.
The Board OF Health submitted q
communication. asking for an ordinance
t1 govern the examination Of nurses Tor
tae cty hospitals aud.it was referred 70
tlc cts attorney and Committee on
ordinances. The ordinance requires
al nurses in the city hospitals 10 pass
an examination, AMI then n certificate
shall be issued TO them. No person
vs. thoui n certificate shall hc eligible to
ace rs a nurse in these inst tutions.
Tie Committee on Ordinances re-
ported u regard to the remousirauce
against thc clause oi the new fire limit
Drimucc, referring to lumber yards;
tllr tueN lad carefully examined INTO
tre Wstter and found that tile cost OF
insurance uD0r private prOnertv I'M the
v.entv of thc lumber Yards was not
largely fncrca sCd hv their proximity.
1ud that the lumber itself was insured
at q rate lower than the houses. they
therefore considered that the lumber
wards we're not q menace % pubic
urgahorh0Od sdcprcC'ated n value ou
aCrvuot of the proximity OF tine lun-
br. tle facts show that the lumber
vas tlere first. aud that it would be
mt go.Cv i1 cause these manufacture
ef. ta remove them. The committee
therefore recommended that the ordi-
u,nre stand "a before. but that the
clause referring TO the removal of ium-
lr vtrd- be stricken ont.
Ndrrman WDounCll sad that the re-
Iort of fne committee was favorable TO
t.e furniture manufacturers, but the
residents In the locality we're ignored
IIo thought the lumber yards should be
removed. and submitted an amendment
r'rrcIv changing the time from their
nrvN to ONE year from the passage
gt ire ordinance instead IF SIXTY days
alderman Iauniere suhmittrd q .Ot
Ct >f1t .f-Cs showing the number of enl-
r.nres thc sw0fInt Of Wages ps5d to
eurricvcs. snd the number of persons
wno arc dependent i0r support upon
frf factories % ta,s district. ard was
stronclv iu favor of letting fao lumber
rfr- a.nur. He also spoke of che
.srzrr CD fhe publ e. interests -l driving
.ut lnc~o umher wards and hsnipering
tfa cr.rf irdu~trv 40 the clfv. ard 81 q
fhat THESE factories were ln receipt of
offers to ~ q iscwhore. ard IF She ctv
-roul put them to SERIOUS Z 8sadvsn-
f4la. some cf them wouM accept the
o#crs of ether ciuos.
Tie r1te ou tne acceptance ~ the
.rrs<rtute of Alderman o'ponnel b
.,fftea as follows.