Telegram-herald., 1891-07-22
nIIIIOsS AND CoNNUsC.rDys

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- .sea'1 ths sane - has already DseR les ~
- D'sfa q Public Nerkss petitioners also
~-. - extension 81 the triez pzsemenk on
tsns& street. ssush as fAr A 0aks street. Is
p,,ax ss-t suited Zoe heavy trafse.
W nosisn 81 Ala csaxsr. referred 60 the
s'aeFmea Of tbs sseoad ward.
- nsnsfshis. Mayor aaa Common ceaa-
ga a ths city sf 8rsaa Rapids
0shoemsa-0B the sixhth day af June last
eeass.es wss daily 4xarasa 90 me for paving
'sa Aeafwesd block. North Ionia street. from
Aensce street. 70 Fulton street. said esntrass
- esea passed upon as Ia DUG form bs yoaF
80 .t~fnsJ- l nlsh 20 state that am pre-
' 70 enter upsa the work Immediately;
esv provided tha bfisx bloess aad the curb
ss<s Ana VII be In yecr eiEy With men a1d
seets and material on Tuesday mefRlng. July
:. ay seprssentiys - there now
trust ssnr honorable body ssiil. II goa have
nos alfrsey dsns ~. pass oa my said contract
- onea
Yours truly.
J. II. uLsIcx-
On motion Of AID. Stein referred 10 The
ssaerman Of the Second ward.
VI tho Valley City street and Cable Railway
COMPANY. representing that the iron poIss be
ios1sns 10 The city the east side Of Canal
sfset' between Peari aad Bridge street. are
i~~i.inx INTO the street. In such a manner as 10
render thrr unsafe IA ease Of severe storm.
requesting that sonse inn1edlste action be
tzk-a with regard 10 the guyins OF these poles
hack 70 the buildings that they may be rend-
erea safe tor the load placed upon them;
that these poles are rented to Tits company.
the city agreeing 10 maintain them
Tn motion OF AID 0'Donneii referred TO the
alderman Of the Fourth waTd.
To the Honorable Mayor aud Common coan-
cal OF thr City OF 6rand Rapids:
tentiemen-ia the matter Of the resolution
Of your honorable body concerning the opera
sion Of the track OF this company located tn
south tonla street. adopted July -. is9i. We
would respectfully state that the connecting
tracks between Monroe street and south loaia
street have been on hand ready
10 lay tor upwards Of tso months;
that the material 20 reconstruct the
TRACKS in said south IonIa street. accord
t1{ 10 ordinance. Is also on hand. but that. in
view Of the paving contract already let for
said stFost. also for Monroe street. IL has been
deemed unadvtsabie 10 commence work In
said South lcnia srrec;. thus rendering it I'm
passibis or nearly SO, as Pearl street and
Waterloo street now are
As soon as contractors for paving are ready
90 commence work IN said street. this CON-
PAW utIi Immediately relay its tracks and
place them In coalition for operation.
vxILEY CfTr SrRxxr AxD CAsLa RAILWAY Con-
YASr-
By Jas. r. CHAPMAN.
Vice President and General Manager.
Accepted and fied.
GJ II. A. Luten. representing that on May
7th last. petittoners mo ther nsst with an ac-
cidsnf by which she sustained injury caused
By falling on . broken sidewalk In the Fifth
ward. ASKING for an adjustmant Of the mat
ter
On motion Of AID. Frost referred to Com
nittec on Claims and Accounts and the City
ATTORNEY.
y or l. G. Mcclellan and 70 others. residents
and property owners on IVES, Fulton street.
askios council 70 make the district to be as-
scssed foe paving said street extend DO iset on
either side thereof west OF West Division
street. thereby making the district the same
- on the east end Of the street
On motion OF Ala. Mills referred to the al
dsrmnn ofthe Ninth ward
OF 6eert Weybunder and tvo others resi-
dents and property owners Of the city, asking
e0uncil to Gauss a street 50 feet wide TO be
opened from Mgskegon street east To land
owned By the q. X. & l. Il. X. Co. on lane
midway between Crosby aud West Leonard
streets.
Ga motion Of AID Stokes referred TO Com
miffce on Streets.
OF Vim. N. Robinson and Others. residents
and property owners on Madison avenue. be-
tween Cherry and Washington streets. asklag
that said porrIen Of Madison street be pro-
vtded with . vertical stone eurb aad fat GUT
ter. and thai the cutters be paved for dis
txnce Of "A inches from the earo
Petitioners represent 80 feet. . majority
frontage.
On motion Of Aid. Dantoa referred 10 Com
mittee on Strseta
OLE. 3. Fisher and 10 others. residents and
properly ewrers interested IN south Prospect
~,1trset and foster PARK. demonstrating against
thc opening 20 = width Of 80 feet OF said Pros
pecr street from Cherry street 20 State street
foe the reason that 10 IL no thoronghfare aud
meter can be. being but 70 feet aad not ecu
tsnuous street. there being several logs" IN
its course. that to opea it as pettloned for
viii taks portion OF Foster Park. thereby
damaging if. aud valuable private property.
Deee<sstatfHa an expense Of several thousand
doiiarS besides damaging such private prop
erty: suggesting that an asphslt paved pas
says way Is % - feet wide across said PARK az
It's western boundary would afford ample se-
eommodatsons ts the public. be less sx psasive
and improve It's beauty.
Aid. Tstsnm moved 10 refer to Committee
on streets.
Aid. Turner amended 20 include Committee
On Parks.
Accepted by Aia Tafeam and earriea.
OF sarah L. Besnfoc. representing that she
n&s paid under protest ths tar assessed
nxa;nst property tor the grading ef Bostwicx
street. from Lyon street 10 Bridge street.
Snsouating 90 about ssfl; that vpm Cresceus
avenue % Bridge street. the str<0k is without
xrade or sidewalks; asking that the improve
ueus be hlsis ceaeleted. or that the amount
pafd by her be refunded