Telegram-herald., 1891-09-01
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Ths orand Rapids 1lsotrIc Iighs
and Power Company 0ees II.
TIE cITI 10 BIZ LIGHTED ALL RIclr
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Ordinancs Patched VITA Amend
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Council chamber last eusnins. The
volts and amrheres we're csvorting
about continually anel IN the somewhat
lengthy and animated debate over the
adoption Of the report of the Commit
tee on Lamps, there xas considerable
sparkling. The Countal had 10 head set
for hettsr lights however, aud the ma
jority report carried, regardless of the
exhorhitant rate charged in the new
proposition of competing companies.
The Edison Electric Light company
asked permission 10 leave certain OF its
poles standing la Waterloo and West
Bridge streets. the same being necee-
sary 10 the operation OF its business.
Referred 10 the aldermen of tne First
and second wards.
Wm- Crawford and Edward Howe.
asked permission ~ rebuild woode
sldewalks ia front oi then Waitrio
street property and it was referred 70
the Committee on Sidewalks.
The residents o. South DIVISION street
protested against tue rapid speed at
which electric cars are driven over that
line and the maIshsl MAS instructed 20
see that the ordinance ~ enforced.
The protost of the rcsfd nts ln the
nelghborhood OF East and sherman
streets aRainst the granting OF a saloon
license for . saloon 10 be located on that
corner. was referred 10 the Comm.slee
on License.
The health oficer asked the Council
to sewer and pave the alley north of
Monroe street, between North Ionia and
North Divinon streets for sanitary
reasons. Referred 10 the Committee on
Sewers.
The committee on lamps reported Ia
favor of granting the contract TO the
Grand Rapids Electric Llght and Power
company, that conipsny having pres
eaLed the lowest bid.
That the towers be new and Of the
Detrait pattern, placed on posts. That
the towers and masts be placed under
the direction of the committee on lamps
aud that she company furnish Q bond
sufficient to protect the city against all
patent infrlngements, etc.
Alderman Conger presented q
minority report recommending that the
old lighting contracts ee renewed until
July /. 1892, for the reason that the
lowest bid Was altogether too high.
The minority report recommended that
the city in the meantime take steps to-
ward doing its own electric lighting
The Aldermen supported his minority
report by saying that the lowest bld was
six dollars per lamp higher than the
original proposition Qfxthe Star Iron
Tower company, and ten dollars Der
lamp higher than the city of Detroit
10 now paying for its hebts.
Alderman Mills SAID in opposition TO
continuing the present contracts, that
the city would he obliged 20 invess
something like $4,000 for new lamps
and posts and ~ the present system 10
almost worthless and will sooner or
later be done away with, the money
will be wasted.
Alderman Saunders said that he did
not believe that the city could erect
private plant under the present char
ter.
Alderman Tateum said that he would
prefer to have lamps placed according
to the original bids of the Grand
Rapids Electric Llght and Power Conn.,
pany ut 500 lamp. He preferred 70
have $50 lamps arranged by the present
system rather than 800 at $3.50 year
placed on towers: After q lengthy de-
nate. and numerous attempts to either
adopt the minority report or postpone
action in the matter, the majority re-
port was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Aldermen Anderson, Carpenter,
Doyle, Dunton, ,Emmer. Hauser Kinney,
Mahoney, Mills, 0Donnell, saundere,
Stokes. Nsys--Aldermen Conger,
Drcggs. Frost, Stein, Sproul, Tateum.
Upon motion of Alderman Frost the
ordinance for the South Grand Rapids
Street Railway Company was placed
upon its third reading. So many
amendments were made 70 the original
ordinance that il was ordered printed
before vote upon its passage is taken.
A resolution by Alderman Carpenter
was adopted ordering the Consolidated
Railway Company TO place gs:es on ifs
car platforms and to keep those on the
SIDE toward the center of the street
closed, that people may be prevented
from stepping of IN front Of car on
the other track.
Alderman saunders gave notice that
he should introduce . Dew telephone
ordinance ct the next meeting.
Alderman Emmer said that the
wooden poles erected by the Consoli-
dated Street Ra iway Company are con-
trary 10 the terms of The ordinance,
and he introduced q resolution order
ing their removal. 1t was adopted.
Alderman Conger introduced q reso-
luton ordering the old fire cisterns on
Pearl and Monroe-sts filed up, the ex-
pcnee TO be paid out of the contingent
fund. Adopted.
The council then adjourned.