Telegram-herald., 1890-08-08
COMMON COUNCIL
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Hoaer Mayer Tai
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Doyle. k1mer. hs2ser. Miller. NILS. AshVs'
o@--@ers, Sls4l. Slozes cproLs cteos-ls.
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lie mayor theFsupQa stated IN s4estAaee'
Gsatlensa Of tie csnm8n Ce1leA:
have ea-ls4 ysa together IA s2eeisl ssssieA
eeea1s= "a NJ 5l3gne8t a. e1igsaey exists
which feq 1lres Immediate sctioa n yea-r pafl-
A you are aNsrs al ameuaErsnt 10 ths char
Ter "as made a. las sessi9a of the Legislature
ID lssS Providing as fellows. Power s29 al
tac rity : hereby conferred 0a the Board q
Pu5tc WORKS Qt the city Of Grand Rapids 70
establish dock and building hGes oa the
shores and margin Of era river. within the
corporate limits Of said c.ty. aad Ia tie waters
and on the BED Of said river. along said sherss
aad nzrgini Seyond whieh said lines ~hsh -
eStaoi. saed, no docs. wharf. tulidiRg, OF
structure OF any kiHd except paDlic bridges.
sasll be Constructed in said river OF on or ever
the bed thereof; noT shall TIE waters be IN snY
manner 0ostrIctUd beyond such established
lines. said Common c. Uacil Is hereby author
iLed 10 enforce the power hereby granted. TO
lariag 10 the establishment OF said Lines. oy
ordinances duly enacted in thar regard. ana
may imDose appropriate penalties for that
purpose. withiR the limits prescTlbei BY TIE
charter OF said city or the cr iinanfos or re-
guiaslOns OF said Common Council IN reat on
thereto msy be enforced at the suit Of said
city by bill in equity
Pursuant 70 the act aforesaid. the Board OF
Public works did. In the spiing OF lsoo, estso-
lish dOck and building lines or either shore Of
the river within the limits Of the city; ard
following tha- action a. ordinances was adopt
ed Tor the due enforcement and observance Of
the same. Found on pages 50 aud 81 OF the
Book OF Ordlnauc,s.
Ii was brought 10 ms attention on yesterday
for the hrst time. although | now learn the
work has been progressing several days. that
Mr.. William I. Powersis engaged liz construct
Ing wall on the west side OF the river from
point just below the dam. with the intention
AS he ates u published interview-of con-
tinuins this season - Bridge street. and pos
sioly thereafter 10 Pearl street. watch wall ex-
tends into the river about 50 feet beyond the
dock and building line 50 established as
Aforesaid. Upon being 50 informed. l con
ierccd with the ely attorney and also with the
city engineer, anu requested the latter 10 ex-
anime the wall 50 being constructed. and he
reoorts 60 ne. after such examination. that It
enc.oaches upon the river about as l have
stated
suggest 70 yoG that the duty Of the city is
clear. namely. 70 take immediate steps TO ar
rest Fhe further construction OF the wall al
the point Aforesaid aud such other proceed
ings under Tie ordinance rs in your wisdom
are deemed proper. We must. for the pur-
pose OF oUr action. assume that the proceed
!Ess taken 10 establish the dock line ne
legal. The right 10 encroach upon the river
20 feet beyond the dock Lire, involves the right
70 20 100 1eet; the right of one person 10 60 10
feet, Involves the right o. another 10 20 DO
fee;.
! submit these matters for your considera-
ton aid for your action.
Thereup0n lid. Stein moved that the city
marshal be instructed 10 notify Wm. T. Powers
10 remove all encrnachmeEts created or caused
10 be created by him east II the dock lines on
the west side of Grand river.
AID. stokes moved as an amendment that
the city attorney be Instructed To Immediately
institute proceedings either at law or IL equity
or 5otA as ne in MS judgment may deem prop
CT. for the purpose of arresting further work
on the wall now being built by VIM. I. Powers
east OF the west side dock lines; and that the
city marshall be instructed 10 notify the said
Vim. 7. Powers to remove said wal and all
other encroachments created or caused by him
70 be created east of said dock lines
The clty attorney and city engineer were
called upon and gave L. the council substanti-
a ly the 'ame i. I nation as is contained in
tle statement OI the situation made by the
mayor.
The amendment being accepted by Aid.
Stem. the same prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Aid. Anderson. Carpenter. Doren,
Doyle. EmmeT. Iauser. Miller Mills, Mcke {.
Saunders. Stein. Stokes, Spr0Ul. Stebbins
Stryker. TereX-l6.
Nsys-Ncne.
w. A. SHISKNAy,
City Clerk