Telegram-herald., 1890-09-16
ANNUAL ESTIMATES
What II Wu Take % Hun the Police
ara FIRE Commissioner.
INCREASE FoR FIRENES lSEED FOR
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II vas another dali session Of the
ogae.l last night and everything vent
oit as smoothly as the Grand Fiveg sails
On iIs ever onsard course tosaFd Lake
Michigan during the summer season.
Alderman Doyle vas the happIest mar
Ia the assembly. Ills hfe's ambiuOn
has been accomplished, and the steam
roller question has been ia al probabi-
lty settled, nON, once and for al time.
erecollecEon OF the aidermAnic launt
g tOUhlland and the Northern resorts Was
Yet fresh ia the memories Of all aud
Alderman Doyle who 5 now hailed as
''the next Governor OF Michigan" Was
congratulated roundly.
The Board OF Police and Fire Com
miss.oneFs transmitted estimates OF ap-
pr0pr4atiOns need 10 maintain the
Police and Fire Departments: Police
department, t6s, ,67s25, maintaining
ambulance. 3. .o56.50i IRE department,
$s6.54l.60.
A detailed statement accompanied
the estimates, which showed the
amounts asked for. Salaries OF the
Ere Department 20 be SIS, ,70l. 20 and
tne salaries 0I the Police Deparlm ent,
SJ98I5.95.
The amount 10 be raised by taxation
IA order % meet the estimates, Will be
500, ,92-56, Tor the Police Department
-. ff.r hls rftst.
the difference Is accounted Tor by the
balances Of previous appropriations
uncxpcuCed and the receipts during
the year for the sale OF condemned
horses. etc.
Alderman O'DOunell moved that
5000 be added 10 the fire department
estimates. He stated that the tiremen
OI TINS city were receiving smaller pay
than any hremen IN u city OF the size oi
Grand Rapids ia the country.
Alderman Mckee suggested that the
matter be referred 10 the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Alderman Iateum thought that con.
ideratlOnl of the matter should be post
pOned for one week.
Alderman O'Donnell said that IL had
seen submitted 20 the Committee on
IN years gone by and had never been
heard from again. The motion was
finally referred 10 the Committee on
Ways and Means.
y A. Fletcher, of the law firm OF
Fletcher 4 VANITY, attorneys tor the
Western Union Telegraph Company
explained that II was not the intention
OF the Western Union to retard any im-
on Canal-st. He stated that the com
pany's poles bad been IN the streets for
thirty-twO years and they objected to
be beng put out when, as they under
stood. street railway company would
be allowed to put poles IN the street
from which O. suspend wires
On a motion OF Alderman Mckee.
the city attorney was authorized TO en-
plOy additional counsel To defend the
interest of the city against the Tele-
graph Company.
The Committee on Streets recon-
mended the purchase OF a 15-tOn steam
street roller. Adopted.
Alderman Tateum moved the comp
troller De instructed 10 report all tnC
outstanding interest bearing claims.
Adopted
Tne street lighting bids were received
and referred 20 the Committee on
Lamps.
Ou motion of Alderman Mckee, the
Board of Public Works was instructed
% furnish estimates for the paving OF
BOwery-st., from Front to North->ts
Adopted.
Aldermen Mills offered a resolution
asking that the city attorney be IN
structed o. report TO the Common C0un-
Cil Il the Board OF Public Works ha'
power % grant an extension on city
contracts without the consent of the
Council. Adopted.
petition was received from property
holders asking that East Budgc-st bC
provided with g1s lights instead of nap
ths rights Referred % Committee on
Iamrs.
The Iron COTTAGE Company sent IN n
communication boz which were described
several of their election booths. which
they ssked the Council 90 ad0pt. Re-
ferrcd % tho Committee on Election.
The comptroiier's report Tor the week
for general purposes greEated SIS,
1889; special improvement fund, S.,
1o7 a.. total. s2i. .927 .03. Adopted.
The city physician reported 10 case
for the month. $40 visits, police call:
and 3 deaths.
President Davis. Of the Board oi
Public Works, reported that the ground
plans for a new police headquarters on
the corner of Ottawa and Crescent-ave
would cost $4,000 Referred 20 tbs
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