Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-01
'NO MARKET
TOO EXPENSIVE iyD -



by stating the purpoep g -
meetings in general. A. -
particular: "rhs bailding ee a
bridge"
III. Rindge read : eopv q
posed act in regard 10 tie 49,
Of stock companies and - =
their affairs relative 10 tho e
of earnings. dlvidends. -.
mitted resolution con1ou
bill and opposing IL pAmnro
mental TO stock compAnsss g.
ness under the laws of the -
bill requires divinon Of -
in excess Of 10 per oenk
Fox said that such bin woQ}1
the stockholders from enlnEG
business 10y investing the accu
of surplus. He supported fhG
ton heartily. The resoio1
unanimously adopted.
| The matter OF bonding ~
| the construction OF q lunTn
! over the river was then taken -
| Mm. Cartwright inquired II
talnty there was that the &lz<
| ing been secured, the councI
not ask for $500. 900 or 500, ,00o ~
| X. Sigh submitted q resoiutiuu
| ing the proposed market an n6
sary expense, and cenderninn
action of The council a. = usnicn -
OF money.
Strong oppositien Devssooe1S
c. II. Lecnsr1 said that tIo =
1
the council had asked for what -
could get, knowing that they were =
| likely 10 get the full amount H2n1
Lemon said that the public markok u1
an imported custom aad had No.
found to be a nuisance He ci<n
! Rochester, Buffalo, ST. Paul, Mnn61n
oils and Chicago
As Cities Without Markem
He thought that Grand Rapads oonl1
get along awhile yet without suo6 i
luxury and pleaded for the retail nncrs
chants. The project seemed frieu6lcr1
and unpopular.
w. n. Cook then arose -
said that the farmers and fruit grou1
had been pleading with the couuciI 6n1
years for place 10 sell their prod01<
and where the merchats and dca1oto1 -
such wares could 20 10 make their pr
chases. They have wanted 70 Kct -
the public streets and As lt was a Rcolv
eral opinion that sooner or later t111<
would be q bridge across the f1e6r -
| Lyon-st. that the space could b 81
larged and utilized for = market. n
favored the project.
| W. I. Powers said that he did not -
derstand that the market was 60 ~ 4
place for retailing, ipf for the foDu11
to bring their hay, wood aud vq1o.
tables and sell them 10 the local d1nI6~
or whoever desired TO pnrcheno- ~
said that sl25, 900 would build an1 l01
the bridge, but il would not ezoc) =
suitable building. The counsel -
been petihoned for years 70 puu11
grounds for market purposes, ao1 ri \
had been thought the most ayn(IG@
place. :
Detrimental 20 the city
DR.. J. =. Griswold said he di
suppose that tins proposed n1ns>C
for hay, wood and straw, bu<
a green groccr's market nm1
market. The latter is not noc1
but the former is badly neod1 S
thought hay naIk ket would o1IGU
more room than the city could -
bridge. 8 &
Col. +. Crofton Fox said that o13
ent people who wish TO buy ~
or vegetables knew where -
! that the three marketing ujn0C
but little out of the way. H
it was hardly worth While 10 4)41
an amount of money IN or6<f
bine the three markets IN one
stated that the market - 81
would tend 10 crippleskhe -
chants, and this woul6 b d.
10 the city.
O. A. Bali thought il wool
for the council 10 deelGun
streets for market purposes o.
hours ia winch they sh0ul1
In tins way al cItioeUr
know where TO 60 it they
market in this way. When
were over the city could -
market street.
w. y. Cook was Of tho e.
il would be a nuisanco q
owners on the street nn1
would not he slow in pro11c
Il. He said that q sbe1te<1
needed where produce
destroyed or damaged
storm. 2<
Mr.. Rindge said IL sacA =
market place is neede1,
better to purchase the
If the market was done -
land would be convef3D0
This could not he done u 1
ket Was located on . bt31
President Briggs favog1
ket places scattered nbou1
The motion 70 adopt -
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