Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-26
NOT LINKED SWEETNESS
Was the Council Meeting, But It
Was Long Drawn Out.
TIE HAYOR'S VETO STILL STANDS.
Ana the Hiu s~iess Gets he Iicssse--
sesth fark aud CsystAl sprlsxs oraa-
nAsce-rhe AnssAi badSst-
otAer Business.

The council meeting last evening did
not oonslsl of linked sweetness, but it
was long drawn out, the greater part
Of the time belng spent over the third
reading Of the South Park and Crystal
Springs Street Railway ordinance.
The Reeds Lake Electric Railway
asked that the time for depositing &c.
Oeo 10 insure the performance Of its
agreements be extended thirty days
from July /. The reason gwen Was
that the company Is enloined by the
United States court from laying lts
tracks, and that the company did not
cxre 10 deposit forfeit of sl0,o00 TO
insure the performance OF n contract
from which they are restrained by the
court. Granted. The mayors veto OF
the Van Dam a Pollock saloon matter
MAS read.
Alderman Saunders moved that the
action OF the council Ice sustained. The
motion was lost 10y the vote of 10 yeas
10 nays.
The petition for changing the name
OF Center-st. 20 South Sheldon-st. WAS
taken from the table and referred 10
the aldermen of the Tenth ward.
The annual Budget was then taken
up Tor consideration. Alderman En-
mer moved 10 add $500 10 the bridge
fund. Adopted. Alderman Haus,r
moved n correction of M error IN the
computation OF interest IN the water
bonds. Adopted. Alderman Tateum
moved To strike from the third ward
highway fund $3.50 making the appro-
priation $22 SO. Adopted. Alderman
Stokes succeeded in adding 500 20 the
sixth ward highway fund. Alderman
Frost attempted 10 add 0.oO0 tor the
Wealthy ave bridge fund but Alderman
Hauser moved 10 amend 10y adding il
10 the ponce headquarters fund. Al
derman saunders aided and sbetted
Alderman Hauser's motion. Alder
man O'Donnell came 10 the rescue OF
the gentleman from the first ward.
Alderman Stein urged the bridge
scheme. He said that the police head
quarters fund of SIC, 900 had lain idle
for a year. and II the board Of public
works keeps monkeyng with the plans
the chances are against anything being
done this season.
Alderman Turner organized himself
into an arbitration committee of one
| and moved a substitute allowing the
Wealthy-ave. bridge fund 5000 and the
police headquarters. 5000. The ques-
| ton was divided and the bridge fund
WAS lost by a vote of IL 10 2. but the
police headquarters got its apportion-
| ment. Alderman Stein moved that
5000 be stricken from the park fund.
Alderman Turner opposed the reduc-
ton and il was lost. The Greenwood
cemetery fund was enriched by 5000 and
Alderman ConEer moved to add $1,000
to the Weslthy-aye. bridge fund. The
motion carried. The report as amended
| Was adopted.
Alderman 0Donnell called for the
| ordinance for the South Park ana
| Crystal Springs street railway and Il
was taken up and placed on its third
reading. Many amendments were
| added 10 the ordinance and Alderman
Tateum moved change Of route, lesv-
| ing Madison-aye at Fiith-aye and pro-
ceedng along Fifth-ave 10 South Ionis-
st, through South Ionla-st 10 Fulton-st
thence along North lonia-st to Lyon-st.
| The amendment WAS lost.
| Judge Perkins was present and spoke
IN opposition 10 the granting of fran
chse over the northern portion of the
proposed route. ~ J. smiley spoke
for the road, claiming that IL public
necessity.
| Alderman 0'Donnell moved that the
ordinance, As amended, pass; but Al
derman Sproul moved 10 print IN the
| proceedings of the counc. and defer
| further action for one week. The cOun-
| cll stood 10 10 10 on the motion 90 lay
on the table until Monday night. aud
the mayor declared IT carried. The
| council then adjourned.