Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-19
SALARIES INCREASED
The Council Votes Additional Com
pensation for Ofhcials-
VILLIAY HAKE Is MADE TREASURER
After TaAysr IL Rejected = Xss Aad
Ssy ssss-tfty Attorney IsyioF's
opinion-- Bsaa~r for Police
mnzissioaer.

Every available inch OF space in the
council chamber was occupied by spec
tators last evening. and committee
roous and halls were pretty well filed
The crowd represented All classes
large portion Of il Was composed OF
people Interested in the paving projects
nov before the council. The men who
are interested in the action of the coun-
ell IN the street railway strike were out
IN large force. John l.. Curtiss was one
OF a crowd who are watching the nomi-
nation OF city treasurer.
The Street and Electric railway COM
panies notified the council OF it's accept
ance or the ordinance granted TO the
Valley City Street and Cable Railway
company passed April "a. Referred TO
the city attorney. Three long petitions
from residents of the eastern portion OF
the city, asking the council to grant the
ordinance prayed for by the Reed Lake
Electric Railway company. Referred
10 the Committee on Ordinances. The
Grand Rapids base ball club asked per-
mission to stretch an advertising banner
across Campau Place. A petition was
presented To- the council asking the
name of Center-st. No. tn be changed
TO Melbourne-aye. remonstrance
Was presented. stating that there vera.
already several streets OF that name In
the outlying districts, and that the
change would only add to the confu-
SIGN OF street names that now exist.
Both petition and remonstrance were
referred To the Committee on ordi-
nances.
Several bids for furnishing the city
poor department. with beans were pre-
sented and placed on tile.
Thayer Again Rejected.
The mayor again presented the name
OF George w. Thayer as candidate TO
nil the vacancy caused by the failure OF
George X. Perry to fle ms official bond.
Tne mayor ordered call of the yeas
and nays and upon being asked TO cite
the authority for so doing did so. The
following was the vote:
Yeas-Aldermen Anderson, Conger,
Dunton, Frost, Hauser. Mills, Stokes,
Wurzburg. Nays-Aldermen Carpen-
ter, Doyle, Dregge. Emmer, Kinney,
Mahoney. O'Donnell, Saunders, Stein,
Sproul, Turner.
The mayor declared the nomination
not confirmed.
The mayor then nominated Christie
pher NJ. Kelly as city physician 10 sue
ceed DIR. Fred w. Wright. The ballot
showed 10 yeas, 9 nays. The nomina-
ton was declared not confirmed. John
&. Kline was nominated and confirmed
to succeed Lewis Henry in the office Of
poundmaster. Lawrence Crowley was
nominated and confirmed for highway
commissioner for the first district.
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highway commissioner for the second
district. The aldermen were very
backward in voting on this nomination
and it was not confirmed. VIM. Walsh
was named and confirmed for highway
commissioner of the third district.
Report by tine City Attorney.
The city attorneys report on the re-
solution of Alderman Carpenter to
oblige the Street Railway Company to
run its cars orr schedule time within
twenty-four hours or forfeit its fran
chise, referred TO him At last meeting
was read. He said that there was no
power rested IN the council to deprive
tue company of the ordinance or
franchise. The remedy 10 for the council
TO direct the city attorney TO commence
proceedings IN the courts to secure
sucn a forfeiture. The failure of the
company to comply with the terms of
its franchise must be proved TO have
been wilful and repeated before such
acton can be properly commenced. 1t
rests with the council to declare the
action of said company has been wiiful
and negligent. IL the council Is of such
AN opinion IL can instruct the city
attorney TO proceed in accordance
with the requirements of the statute.
The report was laid on the table teni-
porarily.
The Police and Fire Commissioners
asked and was granted authority to
pace the amount necessary To purchase
two additional patrel wagons IN the
budget 10 be submitted June Is. The
Committee on Streets recommended
that the petitions and lemonstrances in
regard to the paving of West Brdge-st.
be returned, as there are so many sig-
natures and erasures that the docu-
meuts are not decIpherable. Alderman
Turner suggested that they be re-
euested TO file new petitions. and his
amendment carried.
salaries OF Omeers.
The Committee on Ways and Means
submitted the following schedule of
salaries for the various city officers:
Mayor, $500; city attorney, $500;
assistant city attorney. $3.50; clerk, Sl5
week city treasurer, $500; assistant city
treasurer $500. city clerk $1,000. deputy
clerk $1,000. assistant clerk ff2 week,
city comptroller $500, comptroIler's
clerk Sl2 a week, city marshal 1890,
city msrsnafs assistant SIS a week, city
physician $500. assistant physician
500, aldermen $3.50, director of poor
$500, keeper of supply store 5000,
sesler of weights and measures $500.
pound master $500, cemetery commits
rsoners 900. highway commissioners
81 20 per day, teams and men $3.50 n
dsy. lsborers si.75 a day. The report
was adopted and the salaries were de-
clarsd confirmed.
The mayor gets A raise Of $50, the
deputy city clerk gets = raise OF $50.
the comptroller $500, director of poor
$50. city physicisn S2oo, the marshal
xIco. and the keeper Of the city supply
store $50. The day iaborers get si.15
day in place of 81 -. the price paid last
wear. The assistant city attorney gets
the only cut on the Iist. The amount is
only $40 on the year. however.l
street Railways Again.
The Committee 90 Ordinances re-
rorted back the ordinance of the
R-ed's Lake Electric Railway Com
panv without recommendation. The
ordinance wss placed upon ia first and
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