Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-14
DEEP IN MOTHER Earth
The Telephone Wires Will Go IN
Insulated Condults.
A PROVISION TO REDUCE TIE RENTAL
La Consideration OF Privileges ofAntsa-
o~sisances 10 Govern Mat and
Aiik insPersors aud For k~gis-
tering hrAs Aew bspie>-

The session Of the council last even
ing was short and rather Eame. The
most important business transacted WAS
the passing of the ordinance for placing
the telephone wires underground The
Brewers Union requested the council
to he very careful IN granting street
railway franchises, but recommended
the South Park and Crystal Springs
road 10 the mercy Of the aldermen.
The council received an invitation To
attend the switchmen's annual excur-
son TO Rome City, Ind. July 22. Ac-
cepted. The Divlsion-street Gravel
Road Company asked that the pnr-
chase price of the mile section of the
road lying within the city limits be re-
ferred TO n committee of Arbitration.
Referred to the special committee hav-
ing the matter IN charge.
The protest of the oakiand-ave. resi-
dents, asking the council TO cause the
grazing and graveiing of their street TO
he done in u workmanlIke manper and
to withhold the payment for the job
until that IS done. was referred 10 the
Committee on Streets and the cNy at
torney.
The city comptroller's report showed
the bills of the city for the past week to
amount TO S22 .4lS.52. Upon motion of
Alderman Sproui all the bulls for rent
Of polling places IN excess of SO were
stricken from the roll and referred 10
the Committee on Claims and Accounts.
Some of the bills were $25 IN amount.
The bill Of the experts, VanDusteren
4 Ralguel. for examining the hooks of
ex-City Treasurer Perry, amounting TO
$500, was referred back to I've itemized.
The Board of Health asked for an
ordinance for an Inspector of meat and
milk. 1t was referred TO the Commit
tee on Ordinances. The came commit.
tee will prepare an ordinance for the
reporting OF births within the city
limits.
The Board of Public Works was, upon
recommendation of the Committee on
Streets authorized 10 pnrchase five
ton road roller. The petition of s. NJ.
Lemon and others, asking for asphalt
pavement on South Ionia-st., from
Fulton-st. TO Oakes-st.. was referred TO
the aldermen Of the First ward. The
petition of {. Il. Kelsey and others for
asphalt pavement in Pesrl-st., was re-
ferred to the aldermen Of the Second
ward.
The ordinance regulating the placing
OF electric wires underground Was taken
up for consideration and placed upon
its third reading. Alderman Congcr
introduced an amendment max.
ing provlso that in consider
alton of the granting Of the ordinance,
that after the first of January the rem
tai of telephones for business houses
shall not exceed $40 and for private
residences il shall not exceed $50 q
year. The resolution wac adopted. The
ordinance reserves the right 10 ths city
to restrict the company from laying
wires in any street where the council
may see tit to prohibit. The title of the
ordinance was changed so that il sp-
plies only to telephone wires. The or
dinance rs amended passed.
An ordinance was called for TO
change the name OF Clark st. TO Terrace
ave. The street is . continuation of
Terrace-ave.