Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-10
THEY'LL VISIT DETROIT
The Council Will Inspsct Tower
Electric Lighting.
BRICKS STILL Oh IOPy IN PEARL-SI
The Commitses OF Experts MAkes Re
port ON sx-Ctry Treassrss Geo. H.
Perry's Boeks-rhs Vote on
water BoHds Cansasssd.

water Bosds Csns asssd.
TIE city council Was IN business
Ike mood last evening and ground out
considerable matter in very short order.
The chief item of interest was the re-
port OF the special committee having IN
charge the examination of the books OF
sx-City Treasurer George X. Perry. A
little paving war entertained the coon-
Gil for few minutes and come peculiar
tactics were displayed by the sdvocs les
of brick. The CITY pyinting still stands
as il has stood for several weeks past.
Mathewson 4 kIoots filed . CON-
nunication waving all rights and for
FIXTURES in case the city shall rescind
the resolution ordering Pearl.st. paved
with asphalt instead of brick.
The Holland Furniture Workers
Union arked tho council to be very
liberal III granting franchises to street
railway companies other than the Val
ley City Street and Cable Railway Com
pany.
The city attorney presented report
RECOMMENDING that IN consequence OF
the extensive operations OF the street
Railway Company IN changing It's
system to electric power. an inspector
be employed by the Committee on
Streets. The duties OF such inspector
to be the supervision of all street I'M
provements and the repairs or changes
made by tho street railway, telephone
and electric light companies. The city
attorney thought such an arrangement
would be q saving to the city. Referred
TO the Committee on Streets.
The city Treasurer's hooks.
The report OF the committee ap-
pointed to examine the books Of City
Treasurer Perry, was read by the clerk.
The report stated that numerous cor
rections had been made on botn sides
of the account. The report was as fol
lows:
The net total credits Of the several
funds of May ~. 1891, and for which
the city treasurer should account
aay WAS 1890 2l3.76l 81
cSa,sed since Msyao. $3.50 81
r. Perry ..............a... 436 63
Paid VIM. lake today by certified
check on the Old National Bank. 20.6if 81
Total .sil. 2ss ss
Deduct orders still unpaid which
were charged to the various funds
previous to May D........--...........-..s IA 30
Balance s2i0. sol ~
Leaving accounted for as above s2io50l %
Assuming that the examination
aforesaid, which has been 90 carefully
and thoroughly done. is correct, OF
which your committee is satisfied, the
above sum of $40, 501.73 was the aggre-
gate amount of funds belonging to the
city, including those in the city deposit
DRY, for which the late city treasurer
should account, and being 90 liable, he
has accounted therefor in the manner
indicated in this report, and your CON-
mittee ask that this report be adopted
and they be discharged.
EDWIN +. UHL. Mayor.
CHARLES A. HAUsER,
ROBERT SPRoUL,
ED. O'DoNSELL,
Committee on Ways and Means.
Alderman O'Donnell submitted n
resolution, thanking the mayor for his
answering fidelity to the city's inter-
ests. The resolution was adopted by
rising vote.
The reconsideration of the resolution
ordering Peari-st. paved with asphalt
in place of Hallwood brick was moved
and lost. A remonstrance against the
change was presented signed by the Ma
tional City Bank, heirs of Geo. ;. Lovett.
Geo. w. Allen, estate Of G. c. Rood.
BY Frederick Krekel. and r. c. Luce.
Property Owners Quoted.
The remonstrauce quoted NJ. l..
Sweet, owner of 200 feet frontage, AS
follows: al am not opposed to brick
pavement at all. | don't know much
about brick or asphalt. Frsnk signed
my named for asphalt. / thought 1t
would look better TO have asphalt on
Pearl-st. in front OF my property be-
cause it was on Canal-st."
y. II. Waters-'I refused to sign for
asphalt. The Hallwood block looks as
though it would make good pave
ment."
j. w. Rosenthnl-T signed for as
phalt, but the property belongs TO Mrs.
May, OF Rochester, \. Y.
Willard Barnhart-"I signed for as
phalt but am not cure that brick would
make better pavement. ! shall not
oppose brick.
+. Raniville: 81 am opposed TO ex-
pensivc pavcments, both brick and
Asphalt. ! signed for asphalt, but
would prefer to have the street repaired
only.
The canvass OF the vote on city water
bonds showed that 1889 votes were
cast, OF which 1888 were yes and 666
were no.
The Council WIN visit Detroit
Alderman Saunders presented a
resolution that the council pay a
visit 10 Detroit for the purpose Of in
spectlng the tower system of lighting.
the trip To I've arranged for by the mar
shall and the expense to be paid by the
city.
Alderman Conger urged that the en-
tire council should 60 If any go.
Alderman Tateum said he would go
If the company instead of the city
would pay the expense. Alderman
Saunders thought the council Rad had
quite enough OF gong at ;iis expense
of companies or corporations. The
resolution was adopted and the date
fixed at mkt Tuesday.
The councii adjourned and inspected
some new nsptha lamps exhibited 10y
K. A. Connolly on loDia-st.
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supday-sehooi Picnic.