Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-14
MORE AMENDMENTS
The Cable Ordinance Loaded With
Riders and
ACTION INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
Every Alderman Nearly HSs . Hobby,
and Zach Hobby = Large Family
That Mast he Cared fer Before
settlxmeat 10 kea ehed

have imagined great interneelne con-
fiict in progress. Aldermen and street
Car folk stood around IN groups, talk
ing about everything but street rail-
WAYS. The mayor thought the weather
abominable, and he uttered this terrible
thought IN language 50 mid, and with
couutenance SO sunlight and star
light ana moonlight. that one OF the
oldest residents of the town took has
hat and started for home, remafking
To the elevator man, with q sigh, that
he though, there would be business of
importance. The roll call revealed =
bare quorum.
Alderman Anderson rose and an
nounced the death of ex-Alderman
Whitney, aud moved that a committee
OF three be appointed TO draft suitable
resolutions, and that the council meet
at the city hall Oh Sunday at o'clock
IN the afternoon TO attend the funeral
III body. The motion was carried
unanimously by a rising vote. Various
NttC it(rlNCa BioSEct4DS
against routes proposed by the several
street railway charters now pending be-
fore the council. Mainly these protests
asked tor the extension of service TO
the extreme limits of the city as ex-
tended.
The Railway Ordinance Taken Up.
The ordinance relating TO the Valley
City Street and Railway Company was
then taken up under tue head of un-
finished business. Alderman Turner
offered q substitute TO section ], anu all
amendments hereto. Section must be
remembered AS that section of the ordl-
nance which lays out the various routes
throughout the city. When Section
i" was named, everybody did some
thing which nobody else could under
stand. A general, nervous movement
OF the council, which might mean
everything or nothing, was observed.
So everybody squared himself tor moth
ing In general and everything in par
tlcular. Alderman Turner's substitute
was reconstruction OF the whole sys-
tenn of routes as already adopted by
the council.
The details are intermnahle as far
as their publication this morning is
concerned. The first objection was
raised by Alderman O'Donnell, who
moved to strike out that portion of the
substitute which refers to the OTTAWA
and Hastings-st. loop" The alderman
explained that his motion was ground
cd oil fear that the company intends
to abandon, practically, the East
Bridge-st. service from Canal TO Ottawa
SITS. The alderman and Mr.. Chapman
engaged in long colloquy on the sub
ject, until the chair called them 70 or
der.
Mr. Chapman Catechissd-
Other aldermen then engaged Mr..
Chapman III private conversation, until
Mr. O'Donneli asked the MAYOR whether
or not the amendments that might bee
made tins evening would he printed.
The mayor explained that that would
depend entirely on tile action of the
council, but the char would think the
amendments ought 10 take that course.
The Misunderstanding of the aldermen
rose put of the fact that electricity is
expected e. bc operated whllS the
Bridge and Lyon-st. cables are still III
operation. No one seemed 10 under
stand that the effect of any action yet
proposed would be with ref
erence TO transfers. Aldermen
Saunders and Tateum thought
the Ottawa-st. loop means transfer IN
the heart of the city, and Alderman
Turner thought the contrary Is the
fact. Upon tins point, Alderman Saun-
ders asked Alderman Tnrner j. there
WAS anything IN ms substitute winch
shows that transfers iaay be had 10 any
part of the city from this loop. The
motion of Alderman O'Donnell TO
strike out was carried.
Alderman Stcbbins moved TO make
the proposed "loop" extend to Trow-
bridge-st., and the motion was lost.
Alderman Emmer proposed n route TO
connect the people of West Brldge-st.
with Hall-st. by way OF Canal, Monroe,
Waterloo, UrsndvIlle aud Hall. He
explained that, inasmuch as the COM
papy had promised to connect West
Bridge-st. with Iona, and inssmuch "a
the South Ionia-st. line has been aban-
doned, he thought the next beat thing
ought to be asked for. The amend
mcnt was carried.
On a motion 10 amend the proposed
routes 30 Ms 10 have line from West-st.
5000 People without service.
on West Leonard to scrIbner-st., Alder
man Anderson said that about five
thousand people in the Sixth ward will
be without street car service, unless
they walk nearly a mile, and he
thought Mr.. Chapman hsd wil fuIlymis-
stated the facts. The time had come
for the representatives of the people 10
protect the peoples interests. The
amendment was carried. On an amend
ment bv Alderman Mills TO table the
whole question involved IN the frs,
section. the Mayor permitted discus
sion, on the theory tfs. the strictest
parliamentary law might best be kept
by breaking in this instance. Alder
man Tatenm. IN a very warm speech,
advocated the granting Of sll these
routes, which the company asked for,
with the provision that the council re-
tain the right 70 correct any lines that
may form parts Of tho compsny's fran
chse He thought that the company
ought 10 get what II wants,b that iss
franchise ought To he kept within the
grip Of the Common Council. The
motion 20 Law on the table vss carried.
On motion Of Alderman Creque. the
entire section relating 10 e-snure the
company the right 10 tim the tree. on
the lines OF the proposed routes, was
stricken out. A motion OF Alderman
Emmer 70 reduce the amount Of crude
oil phich may be stored by the CON-
psny. from $50 gallons 20 ten Fslions,
az provided IN section "a, vas carried.
Marshal LEMON ~. asked for his
opinion- lie thought the proposed
tank would not be Ter enough svsy
from existing buildings
an oss sh~<s.us Revived