Telegram-herald., 1891-03-31
KNOCKED SKY HIGH
By A DECISIVE VOTE OF 10 TO 5
Loaded With Amendments aud Barred
Under Provisions" IL ferishes at
LAst-Other More or Less Inter
estipg Proceedings.

upon the city hall at the call of the
roll, and four others dropped IN during
the evening.
The Valley City Street and Cable
Railway Company petitioned the coun-
cil 10 permit II 10 take out the south
line cable and put II into the north
line, for the purpose OF clearing the
way for the building of an electrical
road. The petition recited that the
north cable is badly worn. ana that two
difficulties stand IN the way OF getting
new one; iirst, the rapidly increasing
travel TO North Park, and, second, the
delay OF sixty days II would require To
get a new cattle. They therefore pro-
posed To take out the south cable and
put II into the north line. This would
enable the company TO convert the
lower engine house on Iyon-st. into al
electrical power house. The company
states that the Jetierson-st. and South
Divislon-st. lines will be ample 10 ac
commocate the present traffic. The
petition was granted with great unani-
nifty, Alderman Carpenter alone dis
sent.ng.
+. |. Maybury and others petitoned
the council to compel the cable COM
pany To give more rapid service. They
expressed the belief that the present
slow rate of speed on the cable lines IS
10 disgust the public with the cable
service, so that there will be less di tfi-
Guilty III obtaining new franchises. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Ordinances.
The Ottawa Paving Brick Company
called the attention of the council TO
the test brick lald by that company on
Ionia-st., and asked the council to
make an examination. Referred to
Committee on Streets.
miscellaneous Matters
The weekly recommendation of the
comptroller was adopted, granting ac-
counts amounting to s519l 90. c. o.
Smedley asked the council to pay
judgment amounting with costs to
$500 against Patrolmen A. j. Wood
and William Brown. The officers had
killed dog under the ordinance of the
city, and the court held the ordinance
TO be defective. Referred To the Com
mlttee on Claims and Accounts. Al
derman Turner, of the Committee on
Ordinances presented an amendment
to section one OF the ordinance on
streets, and the proposed ordinance WAS
passed 10 its second reading and or
dered printed. The special committee
appointed for the purpose, presented
eulogistlc resolutions on the life and
career of the deceased Alderman Capt.
A. j. Whitney. The resolutions were
adopted UNANIMOUSLY by a rising vote.
Killed on skirmish Tactics
The special committee on the Reeds
Lake Electric Railway franchise re-
ported that 1t had looked over the pro-
posed line. and recommended the
granting the right of way over the fol-
owing route: From East-st. TO Lake;
thence to Dwight; thence to Fulton, to
connect with the present line. Alder
man Doren presented minority re-
port, making the route as follows:
From Fulton TO East-st.; thence TO
Fountain; thence to North Division;
thence to Pearl; thence to Ottawa.
This report was lost. On motion of
Alderman Tateum, Lake-ave. and
Dwlgnt-st. were stricken out. On the
adoption of the majority report as
amended the motion was lost 10y yeas
and lO nays. The mayor here stated
ttiaS thC INV SNstiiNo pti 4t>
third reading. Alderman Saunders
moved TO postpone further cons.dera-
ton for one week. and Alderman
Creque moved to amend by making
the postponement indefinite. Both the
amendment and the original motion
were lost, and Alderman O'Donnell
moved that the ordinance do now pass.
The ordinance was then read section 10y
liamentary sklrmish 10 Kill the whole
ordinance. Alderman Tateum moved
to strike out Lake-ave. aud substitute
FultOn-st., but the mayor not being
able to understand Mr.. Tateum's
amendment. that gentleman asked the
council TO wait for him to consult his
constituents.
Defeated by n Clear Majority.
While the alderman was thus en-
gagged. the clerk was instructed TO read
section two. The opponents of the
road sought to load the franchise ne
heavily as possible, and its friends
sought to make the easiest terms.
The ordinance having been patched
with numerous amendments was put
upon It's passage and lost by the follow
ing vote:
Adoption; passage of ordinance.
Iess-Aldermcn Anderson. Carpen-
ter. Emmer, Hauser, Mills. ODonnell.
Saunders. stryker. Nays-Aldermen
Creque, Dorcn, Doyle, Mckee, Stein,
Sproul. Stebbins, Tateum, Turner,
Ierex.-l0. Lost.
The ordinance to regulate the stand
ing of railway trains on street crossings
WAS placed upon It's third reading and
passed. Alderman Sproul called for
estimates of the cost Of paving Ottawa
ST., between Fulton and Monroe
Alderman Creque's motion, that
when the council adjourned, it ad-
/ Iourn TO meet Tuesday evening next,
was adopted. Alderman Mills sub
mitted resolution declaring the open.
ing OF shawmut-ave. from It's present
/ terminus 20 Nsiley-sve.. a necessary
| public Improvement. Adopted.
Alderman Turner's motion to extend
/ PARK ave. to the John Bail Park, va.
/ declared a necessary pubic ialpr0vc
ment, and the city attorney Was ~.
/ structed TO commence proceedings f0l
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