Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18
PfIITI0sS And COaNuyICATNyS.
SfAIE OF AlcHiSAs.
REPREsgSTAIEvE Hall.
,xsfxe- Mich March Is. ISL.

EEPHE.EkTAIEFE HALL.
LAxsixG, Mich. March Is. ISL. }
To the Mayer aud Common Councils
6eatirmeR-I sead yoa By this mail eS>y Of
a 0isl Introduced D. nae ia Legislature 10 e.
tabiish . permanent dock il aud along the
river Ia Grand Rapids
When tie Oil eas introduced had every
reason % believe tie present lines would be
| disappr0yed b. the courts. sfill believe the
higher courts viii declare them Of no avail.
| aad deem IL very necessary that permanent
lines and stone walls should be erected.
Respectfully yours.
j. W. HATwAkD.
Aid Turner moved that the bill be printed
| Ia the council proceedings
Carried.
Yeas-Ald Anderson. Carpenter Doren.
Doyle. Emner. Hauser. Mills. Mckee. 0'Don.
nell. Saunders. Stokes. sproul. stebbias.
stryker. Tateum. Turner. Yerex-E.
Says-Sone.
Following is the bill:
| 4 BILL 10 establish permanent dock. safety.
sanitary and building lines along the shores
and margins and in the waters ana on the
bed OF Grand river. within the corporate
limits OF the city Of 6rand Rapids, and to
provide for the building and maintaining OF
suitable masonry walls along such lines; and
| 10 authorize the city Of Grand Rapids 10 ac-
qutre private property for such public use.
| Section l. The People Of the state Of Michi-
gan enact. That the permanent establishment
OF dock. safety. sanitary and building lines
! along the shores and margin. and In the
waters. and on the bed OF Grand River. within
the corporate limits of the city Of Grand Rap
| ids. Is public necessity.
| sec. > That along SO much of said Grand
\ river as lies between the north limits of said
/ city. as established by the charter OF said city
| approved March -. 1877. and the north line o:
FULTON street bridge. a public bridge across
said riyer Ia said city. such dock. safety. sani-
tary and building lines are hereby permanent
/ ly established and liked as follows. viz:
Commenein. on the east side Of said river at
| the west face OF the east abutment of said
| Fulton street bridge so called in said city;
/ running thence n0rtbesly on the dock lines Of
said river. heretofore established by the Board
Of Public WORKS in and for said city. To the
southwest corner of A. Hirth's stone founda-
ton wall. adjoining the Grand Rapids h
| Indiana Railroad Company's bridge across said
/ Grand river. IN said city; running thence
nOrfheriy on straight line 10 a point which Is
| twenty-five Cd feet west from the northwest
corner OF the Blssel Carpet Sweeper Company s
| brick factory building in said city; thence
| northeriv. OF a Straight line. 10 the west face
| Of the second pier from the east abutment of
| the public bridge across said Grand river at
/ Bridge street. IN said city; thence northerly.
| on straight line. To the west face Of the east
abutment of the public bridge across said
Grand river 1t Sixth street. in said city;
| thence northegly. on straight line. 10 the
west side VI the first pier from the east abut-
munt Of the public bridge across said Grand
river at Leonard street. In said city; thence
n0rthery. on a STR ,ight line. TO a point on the
north city line OF said city, as established by
said act OF the Legislature of the State Of
Michigan. approved March g. 1877. which is
sixty feet t60l fee, west of the said dock line
! heretofore established by the said Board Of
Public Works in and for said city. And on the
west side of Grand river. commencing at the
said north city limits of said city at a point
which is SIX hundred feet west of the said
dock lines. as heretofore established bv the
5. ipsrd Of Public Works in and for said
30 the east SIDE OF Grand river; running
III ace soutberiy. on astralght line. Ito the east
side OF the first pier from the west abutment
of the said bridge across said Leonard street
thence s0utheriy. on a straight line. to the east
face OF the west abutment of the said bridge
across said Sixth street: thence southerly, on
straight line. TO the east side OF the east
abutment OF the west side canal guard gates
tso-caledl AZ the line of the dam across said
Grand river in SAID city; thence scuthery, on
a straight line. TO the apex of the angle on the
riverside at the northeast corner of tile pres
ent existing stone wall. recently erected in
the said river In said city. near the said DAM
By William Z. Powers; thence southerly. on the
line Of the said wall continued. to the south
side OF said Bridge street; thence
southerly. parallel to and OF uniform distance
from the line first above described on the east
side OF Grand river. opposite to the face Of the
LIT
br,ige: Provided. however. That before
anything in this section or in this act
contained shall deprive the owner or owners
OF rights. estates or lands bordering on the
waters of the said Grand river. within the
limits Of said city. from building ont beyond
the lines I'm this section established. or in this
act provided II be established 70 shall be Eeces-
sary and IL shall lie the duty OF the said cty Of
Grand Rapids. and said city of Grand Rapids
Is hereby authorized and empowered TO pro-
cure and obtain fiom every such owner Of
rights. estates. or LANDS. within the limits o.
said city. bordering on said river. 20 be affect
ed ~ The establishment and maintenance of
such permanent line or lines. by purchss. or
written release. or by condemnation proceed
ings as hereinafter provided or otherwise. the
indefssibe right 20 the said city to maintain
saca Inc or lines permanently. together with
the right 90 cagsc TO be constructed suitable
stone va J. on and along such part OF the line
or lines as are in ihis act hereafter more par
iiculaFiy described. and together with the right
Of constructing aud maintaining by said city
of public sewers. rs hereinafter provided for.
Sec. a For the purpess Of obtaining such
right BIZ ard on the part - said citv. and for
the purpose % deriving tae riparian owners
aud al other owners % rights. estates or lanG.
at all rights or rivileges which they may have
- await themselves Of any advantage. prlvil-
eye o r,Eht % build cut iato TIE river beyond
such permanent dses. sslofy. sanitary and
budding lines herein established or that mag
hereafter - established gad,r and BY virtue
II tHe nravisioas of this act. the said city Of
Grand Rapids shaii. a. ~ al thai portion OF
saeh lines situated between the said north
line af - 4 city and the said north lire Of said
Falten street briGg'. within hiuetydsvs from
sRd AFTER the tine this act taxes eject o. a
soon thereafter 80 practicable institute and
proSsscHte proceed ngs for thar purpose IN the
Superior court of Grand Rapids. for The pur-
D zee al taking such private property for the
ne or beueft n tire public within the iinsits-
ten sffhe constitution Of iris STATE
Ssc. 4 such proceedings shall ~ con msnced
ard prosecuted By resolution Of fae Common
ceanrii directing the sify srtoraev g. lastltrte
TIE necessary proceedings IN t.hsif ef the said
cifx. ia the said superior court. - carry cut
the ohiextsnf fhfs sct IN regard 20 taxing pri-
vass property describing y - nesT ss may BE
Cor snea public Improvement. saa that ssid
ir proxennens IL fec the ase - neaeat 81 the
puhne, and iarlsdiefsea Il heyssy reaierr~d
npca the ssia superior court IA al cases