Telegram-herald., 1891-05-06
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

To the Honorable. the Mayor aaa Common
Council 81 the City OF Grand Rapsds.
0entiemen-The construction al sfreess.
sewers and other pubic works are PLACED In
the hands OF the Common Coancil aaa BsArS
OF Public Works by virtue az the following
provision OF law. Secfioa OF title 81 tho
revised charter Of the city Of Grand itApids
provides that:
The Board Of Pubic wcrks az saic city
shall have power. md ere ssapowerea. 90
grade. gravel. raise level. repair Amend pave
or cover. uiih broken steae or other material
all etrcsfA aleyA lane2 Highways. public
grounds OF stdewaiks In sail city saa such de-
signstsd portions Of any stscst aiisy. lane or
higAuAy II said clty ~ the Con nor Ccuncil
shall declare By resolution 70 be
necessary public i'm prosenent."
Section Of the oct creating the Board 81
Public Works provides a. follows:
When the Common ccuncsi os said city de-
eide that the construction Of any public wers
in safe city 10 q necessary Improvement the
BOARD % Pubic Wcfts. with al conveusent
dispatch. SHAH determine as 20 the pxrsscular
kind and QUANTITY Of rnaterialso tie used there
for. and estimate the probable cost and en-
pense Of such work. ana Of the nas<risi 70 he
used In detail. and caoss 10 b. prepared. as far
as IL necessary. plans and specifications Tor
cH&e W. ~ &8& sStsss ts'tt &etta&tI ~ Aar
ccmmon Council o. . basis for assessing OF
otherwise raising. according 90 law. the funds
nccessary 90 enable the board 10 90 forward
and complete such work."
Resolutions reesntiv passed b. your honor
able body. asking for ss.ilssfes Of various
kinds ana guam titles OF material 10 be used In
constructing streets and sewers. indicate that
in the opinion Of the a.cermcn the determias-
lion Of the material used in zach pubic works
Il one OF the duties Of the Common ccunci.
In our judgment the determination Of TIE
kind and quantity OF material To b. used IN
constructing sny public WORK IL vested sossly
in the Board OF Passic worka
In New 81 the fact that recent amendments
10 the charter empowers the Common Csencii
Go issue bends for the purpose 81 rsyihe the
sspenss OF iecal In prossment~. n h<esrpes m
PORTRAIT that TIE power ana duties Of enc
ofaaeh OF the city govern 8eas Entrusted vita
the construction OF euhile works. should mol
be saefcsse1 bv another. ~ the validity Of the
bonds mag be aRec;ea thereby. anc steps
should he tskea 10 settie the matter - coon
40 pss<,bie. whstevef the rvsult. n would
undoubtedly be che>rsssly scouisssec IN ny
beth copa eli and board. who. in the q isetafss
Of their respective duties. are Only amin Al ID
~ desire to promste the best .nfefssfs Of
the city.
on tAs 18th day Of April fpaee IS printed
procecdinxsl. yvar henorasie body passed \
rrsoiufieh decssrsa the paving 81 Monroe
street. from the north Tine Of 4. Patton street
10 the seush tire Of Pearl street. WITH asil-
weed brick bisehs on esncrvts teunaaslsn. .
necessary public Improvement
On the sirh day 81 April image 80 Of the
sr1nied proe-cdink1 ysur honorasle body
passed = resolution DECLARING the foxine 81
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wsss lihe Of Jefsssen street with Haiirecd
bfiek bssck. on + SIR en- eorcrete fsund sslon.
. seesssAry public improvement
THESE resolutions ~ carries cut. VIII cor ~
the zee If ssis bs1ck baoe<. which n cass
Manufactured ~ one frn. ana Who een ~
Their oen price. Had the matter been left 10
the discs<flsn ef the board. the cnIy party
nuthefixea % receive pfspc~s,s fsf construct
ssx ssla impresemsnts. ttAs eoola have bo~n
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