Telegram-herald., 1891-01-27
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The council came TO order with Pres
ldent Ssebbins IN the chair.
Sarah L. Boynton, IN petition TO the
council. asked that the city give her .
qait.cialm deed OF certain property be-
longing 10 her on the payment Of taxes.
The petition Was granted.
A petition signed by dealers in fuel.
asked that an inspector of fuel he pro-
vided for in the next charter. Re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Charter
Amendments.
The Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company
was granted the right to make GER
engagements of their present factory.
The Reeds Lake Electric Railway
Company called the attention OF the
council TO the fact that they had
caused to be prepared, the ordinance
recently rejected by the council, to be
complied and placed in the hands OF
the Committee On Ordinances, with but
the single change of the weight OF the
rails used. The communication stated
that it 10 customary in other cities to
provide for tho condemning OF the
tracks of other companies, for the con-
venience OF new companies. The mat
ter was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances.
A petition of about 400 farmers,
asked for general market place with
in the city, for the sale OF farm
products. was laid on the table tenn
porarlly.
The Comptroller's report recon-
mended the payment of accounts TO the
amount of Ss,2S7. So.
City Physician Wright represented
TO the council that the duties of the
city physician ale so great at this sea-
son OF the year, that IT is impossible for
one man to perform. He asked for
authority to appoint DR.. Wiley as as
slstant city physician, at a salary not to
exceed $50 per month. The matter
was left with the Committee on Poor.
The director of the poor was allowed
a clerk IN his Office, on account OF the
extra work devolvipg on the Office at
this season of the year. The leng1h
of time of the clerks service was limit
ed to Mayl.
President Davis, of the Board of Pub
lie Works, announced that the Cook
Well Company had completed Its IN
vestlgations of the feasibility of fur
nishing the city with artes.an well
water, The company IS now prepared
to enter into contract with the city.to
furnish 10000, 900 gallons daily from
two localities of 100000 each. The
matter was referred to special COM
mittee of tlve members. The CON-
mlttee is as follows: Aldermen Turner,
Tateum, Mckee, Saunders and Creque.
The petition OF the Y. NJ. c. A., ask
ing permission TO place sign on a tele-
phone pole, was not granted, on the
ground that it would establish bad
precedent.
On motion of Aldermen Doyle, gen.
tleman was granted permission to pre-
sent the claims of the silica barytic
stone, which has been described IN tie
columns of the TELEGRAM-HERALD. He
spoke for fifteen minutes, and the
council were deeply interested in his
remarks.
Alderman Turner, chairman of the
Committee on Charter Amendments,
reported that the committee had thor
oughIy canvassed ali matters laid be-
fore it, and stated that on many SUBJ
jects there appears TO be very
grave, If not rreconciliable difference
of opinion. He therefore asked that
the committee be discharged from fur
ther consideration of the matter, and
that date be fixed upon which the
council go into a committee Of the
whole, for the consideration of the
charter amendments already formu-
lated.
Mr.. Tucker, of Grand Rapids town.
ship, was permitted to address the
council on the matter of the extension
of the city limits. He avered that
there is general opposition among resi-
dent tax payers northeast of the city
against being brought into the city.
He therefore asked that the council as
whole or by committee, go over the
ground proposed to be included within
the city. Apropos of this subject, Al
derman Tateum thought the council
ought to visit all the localities in the
suburbs that would be affected by the
proposed extension of limits. Alder
man Carpenter was of the same mind,
and moved that the marshal be in
structed to procure teams to convey
the council next Thursday to the vsri-
Gus sections to be affected by the pro-
posed legislation.
Alderman Turner called the atten-
ton of the council TO the grave peril
with whlch any delay on this particular
matter of the extension OF the city
limits will surround the entire interests
of charter amendments before the
legislature. lie said this Is the very
section that would be most fought at
Lansing, and hence the great necessity
% getting the ball to rolling without
further delay. He thought tllst many
OF the other amendments might with
safety go before the Legislature later
on in Its SESSION, but this one OF the
city limits will need ali the time N Ian
sing that Il can get. Hence ne de-
precated any action of the council That
will tend to any farther pTocrastinatlon.
Alderman Carpenter. with the con-
sent of his second. withdrew his motion
for tour OF the city, and presented
resolution which vas carried 20 the ef-
feet that section adjoining the tenth
and one-half of section 5, Wyoming,
and section 3. Grand Rapids township,
Re annexed. And Alderman Turner
moved that section - aud west half OF
section 20, Grand Rapids township be
annexed. Carried.
Alderman Turner nov ed 20 extend
the hints northvsrd one half mile. To
this Alderman Saunders moved an
amendment - have the north Inc OF