Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-03

owner or oeeaeA3f On the vest side 81 oo1th
front street. from BattsrwOrtb aveaue 10
Bald ala street 70 repair or rebuild where nee
essa5y their SIDEWAYS IN treat sf their prem
ises within tea days after service upon them
Of such notice aad II sot done within that
tine 10 eaase the same 10 De doae and make
MS returns according 10 AN.
Adopted.
h eas-Aid. Anderson. Carpenter. conger.
Doyle. Dregse DghtOR. Frost. Haaser. Kinney.
Mahoney Mills 0'DonneIi. Saunders. stein.
stokes. sproul. 1atsam. Turner. WarEourg
Is.
Nsys-None
By Aid. MILLS.
uResolyed. That the Boarc Of Public Works
10 aad foF the City of Grand Rapids be. and IL
Is hereby requested 10 furaish 10 the Common
Council OF said city. an approximate estimate
OF the cost OF constructing public sewer in
Park avenue. public street Ia the city
Of Grand Rapids commencing al Straight
street. a public street In said city. and running
thence 10 the West Side ditch tso-ealledl
Ia said city including the construction
OF the necessary branches. man holes. catch
basins iaterals aad Ss-poois in connection
with said public sewer-ihs con struction OF
said sewer being a necessary public improve
ment.
Adopted
leas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. C0nger.
Doyle. Dregge. Dunton. Frost, Hauser. Kinney.
Mahoaey. Mills. 0'Donneii. Saunders. Stein.
stokes. Sproul. Tateum. Turner. Wurzogrg-l9.
Nays-None.
By Aid. MILLS:
Resolved. That the Board OF Public Works
in and for the city of Grand Rapids be. and
it Is hereby requested 10 furnish 10 the
Common Council of said city. an approximate
sri .ff h.. n.tfl
sewer Ia Watson street. public street In the
city of Grand Rapids. commencing at Straight
street.a public street in said city. and running
thence 10 Shepard street. public street In said
city. Including the construction OF the neces-
sary branches. man-holes catch basins Iaterals
ana cesspoois In connection with said public
sewer-the construction of said sewer being
necessary public improvement.
Adopted.
leas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter Conger,
Doyle. Dregge. Dunton. Frost. Hauser. Kinney.
Mahoney. Mills. 0'Donnell. Saunders. Stein,
Stokes. Sproul. Taterm. Turner. Wurzburg-l9.
Nays-None.
By Aid. CARPENTER:
Resolved By the Common Council OF Grand
Rapids. that the grading and gravellns of Cass
street. public street In the city of Grand
Rapids. from the south line OF Fifth avenue.
% f""AN 'siV't III Suiu Oily. " tur HoIlH tine
OF Hall street. a public street In said city; in
Guiding the construction of paved cutters
in SAID described portion of said Cass street;
and also including the construction OF
the necessary bridges. culverts. gut
tiers. cross-walks man-holes. catch-basins.
iaterals and cesspools in said
described portion Of said Cass street is
necessary public improvement.
Adopted.
feas-Atd- Anderson. Carpenter. Conger.
Doyle. Dregge. Dunton. Frost Hauser. Kinney.
Mahoney. Mills. O'Donnell. Saunders, Stein.
Stokes. Sproul. Tateum. Turner. wurz-
burg.-l9.
Nsyes-None.
By Aid. CARPENTER:
Resolved. That the committee on ordinances
he instructed to report an ordinance to pro-
vide for the changing of names of the streets
IN said city where necessitated by the addition
ofnew territory. so that the same name may
not apply TO two or more streets. Said ordin-
ance also to include the changing OF the name
OF Center street. in the Tenth Ward, from
Center street" to "Fairlawn avenue" and
such other change OF names of streets as said
committee may deem advisable.
Adopted.
feas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Conger.
Doyle. Dregge. Dunton. Frost. Hauser, Kin
ney. Mahoney. Mills. O'DonneIl Saunders.
Stein. Stokes. Sproui. Tateum. Turner. wurz-
burg-l9
Nays-None.
By Aid. CARPENTER:
Whereas. Complaint is constantly being
made of the appearance of the high board
fence in the southwest corner of the Valley
City Cemetery. inclosing from all parts of the
cemetery the ''potters field" so-called. other
wise the last resting place OF those OF our
citizens and others who are so unfortunate as
tn die poor and without sufficient means to
purchase a lot; and.
Whereas. Such fence Is unsightly. a disgrace
to our city and relic of barbarism therefore,
Resolved. That the cemetery con- ssioners
be and are hereby requested to remove or
cause the same TO be removed as soon as pos
s.ble.
Aid. Conger moved to strike out the last
clause Of the preamble.
Lost.
Yeas-Ald. Conger. Hauser. sproul. Turner
Il.
Nays-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. DOYLE.
Dregge. Dunton. Frost. Kinney. Mahoney,
Mills O'Donneu, Saunders, Stein, Stokes. Ia
teum. Wurzburg-I5.
The resolution was adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter, Conger.
Doyle. Dregce. Dunton. Frost. Hauser. Kinney,
Mahoney. Mills. o'Donnell. Saunders. Stein.
Stokes Sproul. Tateum, Turner. Wurzburg-I9.
Nays-None.
By Aid. CARPENTER:
Resolved BY the Common Council of the
city of ,irand Rapids.
First-That the opening and widening to a
uniform width OF sixty-two and one-half feet
| OF Bates street. a public street in the city OF
| Grand Rapids. from the east line OF Henry
| -
| line of East street. a public In said city; said
| Bates street to be opened and widened to a
uniform width of sixty two and one-half feet
| between the lines aforesaid. Is public nee
| essity and that said improvement is for the
use and benefit of the public; aud that the
! Common Council of the city OF Grand Rapids.
deem IL necessary to take private property for
the purpose of such opening and widening Of
said Bates street 10 n uniform width of sixty
two and one half feet between the lines afore-
said. to-wit: Between the east line OF Henry
street and the said west line Of East street.
for the use and benefit of the public
Second-That said council dee m it necessary
/ to take the following described pieces or
parcels of land in the city OF Grand Rapids for
/ the public use and benefit. to be used for the
4 purpose OF sad opening and widening OF said
/ Bates street. In the said city Of Grand Rapids
| to a uniform width of sixtytwo and one halt
feet between the lines designated In the fore
/ going resolution. and maintaining public
/ street thereon. viz.
FIRST Parcel-Part Of block number eight -
! Remlngton's addition 70 the city Of Grand
/ Rapids. In said city. described ss follows:
Commencing AZ the southwest corner OF the
north half OF lot number eight a. Of ssid block
| thence north on the west line 81 said lei
| t~eptv nlra and seventy eight hundredfhs