Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-03
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TIE eh1lf. he fQitoslhS al1eshsa
answered at roll call: Andsrsos. Car
psntef, cfeque. DoEen. Doyle. HaassT,
Nils. Mckee. o'ponnsll, saunders.
stem. stokes. sproal, stsbbsns. faIeuni.
Turner, yersx.
Laura A. Clay wants . certain prop
srty upon which there are delinquent
taxes. 10 be conveyed To her upon pay
nsnt OF al charges. Referred to Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
Nj. NJ. WEIGH wants to do the eity's
work at a. per month. and II ne keeps
horse, he wants an additional Sic.
lie also complained that poundmaster
refused To Falify the purchase OF thetso
hogs which nc claimed he had bought at
auction, and the poundmaster claimed
the city had bit n priority. Referred
TO tue proper committee.
Twenty children want permission to
coast or Creseeat-aye., from Ransom
st., to the park. and they will have TO
AJAX Alderman Creque about u, as he IS
the Committee on Streets.
Richard MeGurring represents that
be lost si25 horse that was injured by
the cable track. The Committee on
Claims and Accounts will look 10 the
matter.
The comptroller's report recon-
mended the allowance OF claims 10 the
amount Of Ss3S7.55. The report was
ratified aud confirmed.
The city comptroller asked that the
present method OF drawing orders be
reversed, and that the comptroller
draw the orders and that the clerk
countersign them. Referred to the
Committee on Claims and Accounts.
A communication from the Board
OF Pubic Works made n number OF
suggestions relative TO charter amend.
ments affecting the municipal natter
coming within the province OF the
Board of Public Works. Referred to
the Committee on Charter Amend
ments.
The petition of the Bissell Carpet
Sweeper Company. asking permission
to make an addition to its factory, was
granted.
The committee on the whole, which
sat last week. made its report accord
ing to the action as already published
IN the TELEGRAM.HERALp. Alderman
Creque moved the adoption of the re-
port.
Alderman Tateum wanted to have
the duties of the sealer of weights aud
measures taken from the marshal, and
put into the hands of man specially
appointed to that duty, with a salary
Of not more than So per month. At
ter some warm debates tho amendment
carried.
That portion Of the report laying on
the city physician, the duties OF health
officer. Alderman Stebbns moved to
strike ont. The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Turner moved to strike out tho
sixth recommendation, and in lieu
thereof, he moved that the boards of
public works and OF police and fire COM
missioner consist of four members each
and the mayor, and that the incoming
mayor appoint two OF the commission.
ers of these two several boards.
This proposal gave rise to warm feel
ing and debate. Aldermen Stebbins
and Saunders thought that the pro-
posal gave the Mayor so much power
that the existence of the boards was
useless, for the Mayor might as we'll do
all the work. The amendment was
finally lost.
The report Of the committee upon
the whole was then put upon its pas
sage. The report was adopted, the fol-
lowing Aldermen answering nay: Saun-
ders, Stokes, Sproul and Stebbius.
4 Reconsideration nf tbc ,ctip, Of tb m
last Council, fixing the north limit OF
the city one-half mile north of the
present limit OH the west side, and 4
quarter of mile on the east side, was
taken; and Alderman stokes moved to
amend by making the quarter mile ex.
tension 10 apply To both sides of the
river. The hottest debate of the even
Ing ensucd. and the amendment was
adopted. Moreover, the attcation of
the parties at Lansing having charge
OF the charter interests IN the LegIs.a.
turc be called TO this amendment.
Alderman ODonncll asked that that
portion of the report OF the committee
on the city market, calling for the rails.
inc OF 500, zoo. be amended SO as 10
make IL $4,000. Alderman Tateum
very warmly supported this proposal
on two principal grounds. He thought
that, luasmueh as the county was as
much, or nearly rs much, interested IN
n city market, as IS the city Itself. the
city ougb. 10 move cautiously in the
matter OF the bearing OF the expense
secondly, ne thought that the proposed
site OF the market threatened To do the
very thing against which the city has
Just euloined Mr.. Powers. Tncrc seems
To be some legal objection to this part
OF the market scheme. The MAYOR re-
marked that he himself has grave
Doubts whether the city can take the
river Ter market purposes without
acquiring from the rlyerIan owners the
right tu 30 So. The cltv attorney stated
taat. whatever may tie the rights of in
d!vIdual DF0prctoTs, an act OF the Leg
stature Will surely be necessary. After
al endeavor 70 submit the whole CUES
ton To the city attorney for his legal
opinion, and after great deal az talk
on certain riparian rights, wnlcb threat
ened ~ one time % transform the
council into court OF chancery, tho
whole vas recomnntted.
Alderman TateHm called attention to
the Vaterl0o-st. railway crossing. and
characterized it "a death trip. lie
moved that the railroad connIs ssone-
be requested TO see that fiagnsau a.
well - gates tie maintained % the
Wsterloo-st. crossing. This motion to-
gether with Al amendment Of Sldcr-
man Hsgssr including >hswmHt-avo.