Telegram-herald., 1891-04-26


ihs Cook Vel C0m2Sax. SIAN act be sRiltssa
II 4By compensation for l4bor AID m&EerlAl
isrter wrsss a tkzt tocstty.
fak GOA snL co<rAS1.
Il +. Ceog.
President.
Ga motsoa Of Ald guraer. referrea 10 ihe
Special SolaE.1gee h2Silg tbs matter Of water
s4sstssR In charge
~ TIE HeaoEasls Mayor 2aa Common Coun-
csl.
Gentls1oel.. .s.sae Ines OF streets have eeea
established See January J. lSsS. as follows;
TEEEVAss -. ISL
Alley between Ottawa aud leniH street trofn
iFem Eass BEiaSs 10 Hsstiags street.
Ieata street. tEom Aortb tr9at street 10
Broadway street
Ninth stree. IRON Broadway to TamsrasS
street.
TAmara-k street from Walker avenue TO
West Leonard street.
Waliea street
FasapAkYg.
Teath street from Alpine avenue 10 North
Piae street. rs-estsb'ished-
Mechanic street. from North Union TO North
East street.
APRIL T.
Jefferson avenue. from Hall street to Burton
ayeaae.
Prospect street. from Hastings 10 Trowbridge
street.
south half 0, Han street. from South East
strest 10 South lonia street.
AFSsL IL.
HAMILTON street. sron West Leonard street
10 North avenue.
Quarry street. from Yves, Leonard 10 North
street
West Fulton street. from the Yves, side ditch
10 John Bal! fark.
Elizabeth street. from West Leonard stree;
to south line oi Jeaison's addition.
JAxxs y. DAVIS.
President
Ey order OF the Board OF Public Works.
Accepted and placed on aie.
Aid Stokes moved that the rifles be sus-
pended Tor tbs purpose of reconsiderlng the
resolution referred 70 IN tie above co.nmani-
cation.
Carried.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. creque.
Doren. Dazzle. Emmer Hauser. Miller Mills.
Mckee. 0'Donneii. Saunders. Stem. Stokes.
sir,al. Stebbins. stryker. Tateum. Turner.
ltrex-N.
Aays-Sone.
BoARp or PrPuc WORKS
GRAND RAPIDS Mich. April -. lS9l. J
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coua-
Gil:
Conference.-The following resolution passed
by your honorable body April l3 1891. and
found on page $751; printed proceedings. has
been received ~ the Foard Of Public Works:
Resolved. BY The Common Council OF the
city OF Grand Rapids. that the construction OF
l2inch tile public sewer in Hamilton street.
public street in tae city OF Grand RaEtds.
commencing AZ Eleventh street. public stresl
In SAID ity. and running thence north To a
point az or near 100 feet south Of IVES: Leon
ard street. a public street In said city; In
Guiding the construction OF the necessary
branches. maI-holes, catch basins, laterals
and cess-pools In connection with said public
sewer. is necessary public I'm provement."
Section Of the act creating the Board OF
Public Works. provides as follows: when
the Common Council OF said city decide that
the construction OF any public WORK in
said city is necessary Improvement
the Board OF Public Works with ali convenient
DESPATCH. shall determine as TO the particular
kind aud quantity OF material to be used there
for" etc.
The designation OF the kind and quantity
OF material OF the the sewer in Hamilton
street BY ihs Common Council seems TO be an
assumption Of the duties properly belonging
to the Board 0; Public Works.
True the Common Council have passed many
resolution for sewers. in which they dess
nate the particular Kind Of material used In
the construction thereof. and the board has
not objected. whenever the tile mention has
met their approval. In the resolution above
the board does not approve OF the size Of the
tile. as its use would make theimprovement
more expensive than necessary. The board.
therefore. respectfully decline TO proceed
with the construction OF said sewer. under the
by order o. the board.
JAMS y. DAVIS.
Pres dent.
sd. Stokes moved to reconsider the resolu-
tion offered by.himself. and found on page s57.
relative to the construction of a sewer in
Hamilton street
Carried.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque.
Doren. Doyle. Enmer. Haaser. Miller. Mills.
Mckee. 0'DonneIl. Saunders. Stein. Stokes.
Spror. Steobins. Stryker. Tateum. Turner.
Yerex-20.
Nays--None.
Tbereupon AID Stokes offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved. By the common council OF the
city OF Grand Rapids. that the construction OF
public tile sewer in Hamilton street, public
street in said city. com neneing az Eieyen'h
Street. q Ri1 tt Stt9-i Ia S&sl CITY. anu TEntlHG
thence north 10 point al or rear one 400 hun
dred iees south OF West Leonard street. n putt
lie street in said city. including tie coastruc.
ton OF theneeessary brancaes.man-io es. catch
basins, later; II and ees Lpools Ia connect .on
with said public sewer. is q necessary public
improvement.
Aid. Turner moved TO refe. 70 the aldermen
OF the sixth ward together with the city at
tcrncy.
President Davis OF the Board OF Pus,ic
Works being called upon, addressed the coun-
eli In behalf OF the board and stated that the
needs of the M owe locality would re better
served with a 9inch sewer than with l2ineh
sewer.
AID. stokes moved 10 refer TO the aldermen
of the sixth ward and the city attorney. and
that further consideration of the subject tie
postponed until next Merday evening
Carried.
Yeas - AID. Anderson. Carpenter. Crequ-
Dozen, Doyie, Emmer. Haaser. illler. Mills
Mckee. O'Donnell. Saunders. Stein. Stokes
sproul. Stebblns. Strykes. Taiean. Turner.
Ysrex-7o.
Nays-None.
BotFn Or rrrfsr woRgsl
Grsvp RsF1Ds. Mich. April -. lsir (
To the Honorable. Mayor and Common Coaa-
ell.
Gentlemsn-In the msttsr offbe commune
alton Of ". yaa Oyeren. highsay commission
Or. relative 10 the street rliwav tracks IN
Wealthy avenue. aud he resolution OF Aid.
Turner. referring the eefnmunica.l1n - The
Board q Putise Werks l respectfully report
tsst. upoa exaniaaiian. TIRE track II the
Street Railway 81 - peint named j. fcuna to
be Shove the grade ~ fhe street ard tnsf the
SANE was placed there without any authority
fru.s TIE Beard Of Ptissc Works
Tne board hss no authority to compel fhe
Railway COMPANY 20 iewer their TRACKS snd
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