Telegram-herald., 1890-04-16


Tns e4rs sBd carriages ussa 81 sasd has
snail % ~ the best style IL ~ apQa saea raj
VAS. provided gh4g other cars esffsA3es @Aa
sSeepers bay bs sssd Tor cleaning s~ia street
fTem distractions - s1ow % otnefNisS-
Sec. 2 IhSi section ls u sd orcilsAc~. o..
Ead t0e sane i hereby aIseadee 70 feaa -
f0il9Ws.
Sec. ls. TIE sale company shail oe Allowed
gaGil December J. lssg. = tSks ~ re tfaeSs
IA ssid E4sI street tron sherman Sifees 70
boeksye street. sad re-l4y lie sane aaasf tAs
pToy.si01s ef rhis ordnance aaG GnlA steA
change Is made msy 0P rate tie sane ~s sna
where aos constructed. sltb any power Per
mifted o. this ordinance and under tAe pro
visions thereof aRd nothlHg IN this efaih-
anee shall Be construed a. giving s@ia oen-
pany the right 10 Keep ana maintain track
west OF said read when constructed Ia TIE
center Of ksst street as kerela Preylooas De-
tween sherman street and wealthy avenue
provided. however. that said company may
construct between said Two streets necessary
switches or tufR0uts
To the Honorable the Common Council OF The
City Of Grand Rapids;
GeRtlemen-Your Committee on Sidewalks.
10 whom was referred the petition OF Chris.
Wohigemuth. relative 10 . Sidewalk on
Seventh street page 90 prtntee proceedings.
would respectfully report that they have care
fully examined the same. and nnd said side
walk now IN good repairs and ask that your
committee be discharged from turther con
siieration In the matter.
Respectfully submitted.
Jos. ENasE.
J, II. ASDERsoS.
{. SrEYKER.
Committee.
Adopted.
Yeas-AId. Andersen. Ehmer. Lsuniere.
oDonRell, Rodgers. Saunders. Stein. Stokes.
Sproul. Stebblns Stryker. Turner. ferex-l8.
Nays-None.
Reports of special Committees.
To the Honorable the Common Council OF the
City OF Grand Rapids:
Gentlemen-Yeur special committee TO
whom was referred the report Of the city at
torney of date, March -. 1899. page $50 printed
proceedings). relative 10 enerOachment on
block II. Ellsworth addition. respectfully re-
port that they have given careful attention 10
the matter. together with the city engineer.
who informs your committee that the follow
ing encroschment exists. viz:
Standing on lot No. l. OF block Il. Els
worth's addition 10 the city Of Grand Rapids.
is a building which encoaches upon public
ground on the north side of said lot. and into
South Waterloo street on the west side of said
lot. The encToachmcnt 10 the north Is 20
feet on the east side of said building. and on
the west side thereof the encroachment Is 30
feet The encrOachment into South Waterloo
street is at the northwesterly corner OF the
building. where IL extends into the street lt5
feet. The north line of said lot J. had never
been defined by fences. or otherwise. 10 my
knowledge. for in the improvement Of Finney
street. the high ground extended TO or beyond
the north line OF the alley east of Finney
street. produced nothing on the ground 10 in
dicate said north line of said LOT No. L.
Your committee therefore respectfully re-
commends that the city attorney be. and Is
hereby directed to institute the necessary pro
ceedings in the proper court for the removal
OF said encroachment. and report his dolngs
therein TO this council.
Respectfully submitted.
ED II. STEIN.
c. S1RYEER.
Special Committee.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Emmer. Launiere.
O'Donnell, Rodgers Saunders. Stein. Stokes.
Sproul, stryker. Turner. Yerex-l2.
Nays-None.
Unfinished Business
tension of Ninth street from Broadway TO
Muskegon street. in the city of Grand Rapids,
heretofore returned by the commissioners and
filed III the office of the clerk of said city, was
presented by the clerk.
Aid. Anderson moved 10 accept the roll
and that further consideration of the same
be postponed for one week, and next
Monday evening. April Il. 1890. at the session
OF the Common Council on said evening, was
designated as the time. and the Common
Council rooms. in the city of Grand Rapids as
the place for hearing appeals therefrom; and
the city clerk was instructed 70 give notice Of
said time and place of hearing appeals by
causing notice Of said time and place
OF hearing appeals. and of the names
being returned 10 his oflce. TO be
published in the Grand Rapids TELEGRAN-
HERALD. a daily public newspaper printed,
published and circulated in said city Of Grand
Rapids. for at least two successive days preyi-
Gus to said April Il, 1890.
Adopted.
Yeas - AID. Anderson. Emmer. Launiere.
O'Donnell, Rodgers. Saunders. STEIN. Stokes.
Sproul. Stcbblns. Stryker. Turner. Yerex-l2
Nsys-None.
Aid Launiere moved 10 take from the table
the communication OF the city surveyor rela-
tive TO Lincoln Park.
whereupon the following resolution was
offered.
Ry Aid. RODGERS:
Reso ved. That the Board OF Public Works
be and arc hereby instructed and empowered
10 proceed with the work Of filling IN and i'm
proving Lincoln Park according 10 the plans
adopted by this council. and charge the same
to the Park fund. the same being necessary
public improvement.
Adopted.
Yeas-Ald Anderson. Emmer. Launiere
ODonneil. Rodgers. Saunders. Stella. Stokes.
Ste bins Striker. Turner. Yerex-i2
NsYs-Aid. SprOul-l.
Motions and Resolutions
By AID. STEIN:
Resolved. That the city marshal be and he
Is hereby directed TO make the necessary re-
pairs on the city pound. and TO charge the
same 10 the contingent fund.
Adopted.
Yess-Ald. Anderson. Emmer. Launiere.
O'Donnell. Rodgers. Saunders. stein. Stokes.
Stebbins. striker. Turner. Yerex-l2
Nays-None.
By AID STEIN:
Resolved That the Bosrd Of Pubic Works
of the city Of Grand Rapids be. and Is i hereby
requested e. re-sstaulfsh ihs grade line Of
Twelfth avenue. iu the city ~ Grand Rap
IDS. between South lonia street. 10 said city
and Buchanan street IN said city and 70 fur
nish "a this council an estimate q cost for
grading ard paving the cutters ~ said
Tveifth avenue. between The vest Hns oi
South Division street. 81 said c.ty sd ne
est lns of fhe land owned by the Michiean
Central Railroad CoHpsHy. in sad ety. the
sane being necessary public Improvement
Adopted