Telegram-herald., 1890-11-12
Very respectfully.
JANEs BLAIR.

President OF the Board of iucation.
On motion OF AID. STOKES referred 10 Con
niftee on Buildings.
OF the Street Railway Clmosny OF Grand
Rapids. representing that with the change
made In is tracks in Monroe street In order 10
coz lect with the Ilnla street tracks. IL will
necessitatea new curve which Will require
some days TO construct. besides tearing up the
street ask ng council 10 allow 10 10 tempOrar-
iiy abandon the running OF the Bridge street
ears dowa Ionis street. and instead. 10 run
them up Monroe street as far as Sheldon
street.
On aotiOn Of Aid. CreQue. referred to Com
mittee on Ordinances.
OF James A. Rogers aud . others residents
and property owners on Lyon street. asking
thar said street be improved in the following
manuer.
First-By setting the cutters from two TO
three feet back from their present position 50
as q mai e ;he available driveway from six TO
eight feet wider than il is at present.
Secoi by placing upright stone cucbs on
the outer edge OF said cutters In such manner
as 20 fully accommodate any rsinfull likely 10
occur.
Thirdly placing on said street full and
sufficient facing OF GrSt-class gravel as the
same Is placed on other streets in the city.
against any attempt TO rczrade said street or
90 pave the same with asphalt. wooden blocks
CT bricks fJr the reasons following:
First-Said street has been twice graded and
heavily grayelled at great cost and expense
and now has a road-bed good for the next hun-
| drcd years II properly cared for.
/ SecOEd-It would be an outrage to destroy a
/ street which has cost so much. 10 try a new
experiment.
Third-We have no confidence in brick
pavement. We 10 not want wooden blocks. and
/ s51halt is oUt Of the question as being too co
penslye and too uncertain 10 command itself
/ TO US at present.
Fourth-If said street Is well faced with
! gravel and wldened as suggested. IL will be as
| good \ street a. we wish.
Fifth-No one living or owning property on
I said Lyon street his petitioned for or desires
I that sad street shall be paved with asphalt.
wood or brick and we submit that we have
| some right Ia the matter.
On mO.i0n Of Aid. Sproul. referred TO the
I aldermen o. the Second and Fourth wards
+ OfW 7. Pow rs. asking permission to take
/ away portion OF the south railing OF the
I Bridge street bridge opposite and in front Of
I TIRE building ne is about 10 erect on the canal
Y bank near the west end Of Br DE street bridge
/ the intention bcinE to construct sidewalk
l connecting said building with the bridge.
Z On -aotson Of Aid. Creque. referred to Com
4 mittee on Bridges
/ OfE.A. Connolly. asking that the petition
\ presented TO the c0uncil By him one week agc.
/ I'm which ne requested that the contract be-
/ tween the city and himself for street lamp
/ lighting be made TO run 20 November 1. lsel, be
/ returned 20 him.
/ Granted upon motion OF AID. Stebbins.
/ OfG G.. Bunneu and Eve others. residents
/ ard property owners on James street. askin- :
/ ceuacu 20 cause sewer to be constructed In
I sad street. fsom Wealthy avenue 20 sherman
street
I Referred to Committee on Sewers
Of sarah CARRIER. representing that on OctO-
/ ber1l. Iss0, while returning 20 her home in the