Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-09

On deposit IN this 5AaA at the close Of etsi
aess. March 81. lssl. to the credit OF the
city Of 1rand Rapids. Mich. Geo. K. Perry,
city treasurer. the sam of tao huacrsd ana
Ely thousand two hundred hfty Elne aud
Lilo dollars s.. "a 10; aad that the iaterest
On the city's funds fer the earrent month Of
March was eight hundred ninety four and
$500 aoilars lso9t75l; which amount has
oeen paid 10 Geo r. Perry. city treasurer.
NeTy respectfully.
IL. w. NasH. Cashier
Accepted and filed.
OF rhoA u. Gilbert and 3 others. property
owners on Canal street. between Lyon and
Pearl streets. representing that Ia view OF the
fact that Monroe street aud most OF the
streets tributary thereto are To be re-payed this
year. they ASA thai tho above mentioned pof-
tion of Canal street be posi- poned until IL be-
comes necessary. the present pavement being
Ia good order and may he kept SO for two
years.
Aid. Tateum moved to refer to Committee on
Streets
Aid. Turner amended TO accept and fle.
Carried as amended.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque.
Doren. Doyle. iiauser. Miller. Mills. Mckee,
stein. Stokes Stebblns. rateuui. Tufner-H.
Nass-Noue.
OF the Reeds Lake Electric Railway Com
pany. asking for a franchise as follows:
Commencing at the center OF Fast Fulton
street at Dwight street in said city; thence in
and along Dwight street 10 Lake avenue;
thence In and along Lake avenue 10 Fulton
street thence in and along Fulton street TO
Monroe street; thence in and along Monroe
street 20 North Division street, thence IN ana
along North Division street TO Pearl street;
- - et~ra y. .r.A
across Campau Square and Pearl street bridge
10 South Front street; thence in and along
South Front street to Allen street; thence In
and along Alien street to Summer street,
thence in and along Summer street to West
Bridge street; thence diagonally across West
Bridge street 10 broadway; thence In and
along Broadway TO Seventh street: thence In
and along Seventh Street TO Alpine avenue !;
thence in and along Alpine avenue 10 West
Leonard street; thence in and along West
Leonard street 10 the west city limits.
Representing that IL Is ready ana willing to
commence the construction OF the lines in
these streets. with double tracks. so soon as q
proper franchise can be obtained.
On motion OF Aid. Turner. accepted and
nled By the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque.
Doren. Doyle. Hauser. Miller. Mills. Mckee.
Stein. Stebbins. Tatepm. Turner-H.
Nays-Ald. Saunders. Stokes-2
OF Theodore Shapley. asking for permission
TO exeayate and remove some dirt from his
premises at No. SO Grandville avenue. also to
deposit building material In front of said
premises.
On motion of Aid. Stein referred to the mar
shall.
OF P. c. Peterson aud eight others. residents
and property owners on Coldbrook street east
of Benson street. representing that in the I'M
provement OF said Benson street the course Of
Coldlrook creek was so changed that during
heavy rains the water backs up. filling cellars
and otherwise doing damage to their property
much more than before such change was made,
asking Council to cause the creek TO be deep
ened at the proper point thereby correcting
the evil complained OF.
On motion of Aid. O'Donnell referred to
commi ttee on streets and the Aldermen Of the
Fourth ward.
OF J. ii. Pixley and eight others. residents
on Charles street asking Council TO cause a
sewer to be constructed in said street from
Wealthy avenue to Cherry street.
On motion OF Aid. Doren referred to the
committee on sewers and the Aldermen Of the
Third ward.
OF John smltter asking for permission to
iege avenue between Fifth avenue and Thomas
street under direction OF the Board OF Public
Works
On motion OF Aid. Doren referred to Com
mIttee Oh Streets with power to act.
OF III. Huisman and FIVE others. residents
and property owners on Thomr I'm court be-
tween Fifth avenue and Sycamore street. ask
Ing Council to cause n sewer 10 be constructed
In said portion OF Thompson court.
On motion Of Aid. Doren referred to Com
mittee on Sewers.
To TIE Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
eli of the City of Grand Rapids:
GxxrLENsx: petitioner. the Valley
City street and Cable Railway Company. re-
spectfully shows that 1t Is now running a line
OF horse cars on South Ionia street. from
Wtalthy avenue to Wilder street. This line has
received passengers from the cable cars Mt the
corner of Spring street and Wealthy avenue
and carried them. under its transfer system
20 any point on South Ionia street and vice
versa.
While the same transfers are now offered "a
passengers riding on the Division street car,
az the corner az Division street and Wealthy
avenue. they are not taken advantage Of. and
rs aresult. the South Ionla street ears are al
most entirely without patronage. the double
track on Division street Offering better facili
tes and only one block distant for the whole
length Of tae route.
Your petitioner eau nee the rails on South
Tonia street on other lines In the city and de
sirss - make use Of the same Immediately.
Wherefore yoar petitioner prays that IL maj
be authorized TO cease operating its cars or
said South Ionia street line. aad 10 remove IN.
rails and ties on that line. between the poiat.
mentioned. and yaur petitioner will restoc'
the surface OF the street and put 10 In "a gooe
condition az the remainder Of said street nov
AS in.
Ard -FOUR petitioner vii ever pray. etc.
y,ftsy Cry Srszxr AND Casts RAILWAY Con-
rkNY.
~ Jas. r. CH,Fvsv.
General Manager
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| fftioner Ne granted. and that the work b- don
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