Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-24
STILL IN THE SOUP
The Reeds Lake Franc hiss Again
Left ID the Tureen.
Si25,OOO WANTED FOR THE MARKET
Acrimonious Debate by the city Legis-
iAtors over the Appropriation ki-
naiiy Cuiminates IN Agreement.
Blocks for Paving in Contempt


the celebration Of the signing of the
Modere constitution Polish, May 4, IN
a body.
The report of last Wednesdays meet.
ing at the sehool-house in the Third
ward was read, asking that the Reeds
Lake Company be granted a franchise.
Referred 10 the aldermen Of the Tenth
ward.
An invitation to attend the Switch
mems Aid Society's ball, TO be held on
Tuesday, March 81, 1891, was accepted.
The comptroiler's recommendation
of the passage of accounts amounting
10 SliS5 was adopted.
The Reeds Lake Franchise.
The matter of the Reeds Lake Elec-
trio Railway franchise gave rise to q
quick, sharp and decisive contest, un-
precedented IN the parliamentary his
tory OF the council, considering the inn
portance of 1t. When the order wac
reached calling for the reports of spe-
cial committees. Alderman Carpenter
rose and announced that he aud his
colleague were unable 10 agree on the
matter submitted To them, and sent the
clerk n paper which he denominated
majority report, signed by himself
alone. There was some sparrlng on
the point whether or not this report
ought to be accepted rs true report of
the committee. The chair ruled that
inasmuch as there were but two men,
bers, the report was a true one, and
OF jered the reading of it. 1t WAS
signed by Carpenter alone, and rec
commended the granting the franchise
through Fulton, Dwight, Lake-ave.
to East-st. to connect with the line
already existing. The other member
of the committee, Doren, stated that
the report was unfair, because he had
not time to go over the ground. and
that he understood there were streets
wanted by the company through which
the city has as yet acquired no rights.
Therefore he had refused to sign the
report. The mayor ruled that the re-
port was a true one, and Alderman
Creque moved thar the report be re-
ferred back 10 the committee. The
mayor here put IN paternal word,
and warned the committee that II the
matter went back to them, their duty
would be to act in good faith with per-
feet expedition. The matter under ad-
visement had been before the council a
very long time, and all interests de-
mand speedy conclusion OF the mat
ter. The motion to Iefer back was car
ried by the following vote:
Yeas Aldermen Creque, Doren.
Doyle. Mckee. Sproul, Stebbins, Tat
cum, Turner, Ierex, mayor-l0.
Nays-Aldermen Anderson, Carpen-
ter, Emmer, Hauser, Mills, ODonnell,
Saunders, Stokes, Stryker-9.
At this point Alderman Carpenter, Of
the committee, asked that another per-
son be added to the committee, and his
colleague supported hls request.
Mills Wakes Eloquent.
Several motions were here made, and
the char heard and put the motion
that the alderman of the Third ward
(Tateum) be the person namcd. The
very motion created ripple Of excite
ment, because Tateum has been from
the beginning the most determined op-
ponent Of the Reeds Lake road on the
council. Alderman Mills, always
primed with eloquence on this subject.
sprang to his feet ana entered protest
in language whose dicton no man in
the council can rival. lie hoped the
motion would not carry, not only on
account of the often-expresscd enmty
of the SAID councilman to the Reed 5
Lake franchise, but because the alder
men of that ward do not represent
| their constituents. Here Alderman
Creque jumped up, and talked against
| the mayor who attempted TO call iilm
to order, saying that the alderman had
no right to assert that he did not rep
resent truly ms constituents. In vain
did the mavor inform the venerable
councillor that the lmputatlon had not
been against him. On the motion to
| add the alderman of the third ward
Alderman Tateum voted yea. but the
motion was lost even with his vote. The
motion was finally carried TO allow the
mayor to make the appointment, and
| his honor named Alderman O'Donnell.
Thus the whole Reeds Lake franchise
question is IN the soup for at least
another week. As il now stands, II is
! in the hands of n special committee
| consisting of Aldermen Carpenter,
poren and ODonnell.
Market Place Oratory.
rhe next important matter TO call ont
the enthusiasm of the orators was tia
| of the proposed market over Grand
| river. The chairman of the Market
Committee, 0'Donnell, presented a
resolution calling for commitment to
the people at the coming election of a
proposal TO raise Sl00.0 900 for the mar
| ket. Alderman Turner At once came
! TO the attack of the resolution with a
speech of much force. lie SAYS that
markets are antlquated affairs, belong.
| ing to former civilization. The progress.
sive towns Of the present age, such ss
| Chicago, Omaha. Kansas City, are not
/ building markets nowadays.
/ Even IN the cities of the Fast, where
market. are heritages of the past, mar
kets are not costly structures. They
are large open buildings. placed upon
ground that has been acquired at small
| cost. Besides all this. the estimates Of
the cost of this proposed market a.
| presented hy BE committee are mrs
| leading. The chairman well know,
, that tne lowest professional estimate
! vet made places the cost at s2e6, 600
and here the committee ssk the people
10 vote on a supposition that IS mis-
/ leading. He did not think tbe rive
would be able &c carry of the refuse ~
| had been represented by the friend
/ Of the measure lie thought that u
! market must b huiit solid ground
I snould be sought and huiidirl
modest sud inexpcussvs should b
built thereupon.
o-ponr.af's Patriotic Reply.
Alderman 0ponnell vas the first onf
/ 10 answer. He charged that Ar. Tar