Telegram-herald., 1891-11-10
JERRY BOYNION BObS Up
He Ysarns For An Electric Rail-
way franchise 10 the South knd.
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"a lout4Is1 Dgrgixss Was Transacted
A oonmalt-csal- l-.szi Was roceised from
the l'eop.e's sayAlgs BaIA, stating
that tAe e4Ty os orand nap-ds haa
SolS .5oo.21 10 ito ereoa OCTOBER 81,
1891.
A communication was received from
Jerry boy oon, representing the Naiiry
Clty Street hallway Company, asking
Tor the prly-sese oi constructing, main
Ia IA Ilg and operating an electric rail-
| way through SpraAg. Lous, Cainpan,
Fulton anu Waterloo sts.. 6o1frey-aye.
and IN 6odfrey-ave. extended 10 uiyde
itlrk-aye., thence ON clyde Park-ave.
TO Buruon-siye-, ana thence on burioE-
ave. TO McGee-ave- Referred 10 com
mittee on streets.
The Street Railway Company,
through j. X. Chapman, presented "A
! communication ia reference To the res
olution of the council directing the
company TO lower Us trolley wires
on Canal-st and slaeken the cross
wires. The communication stated
chat the present height OF the pole i
Is 1-2 feet. and to lower them would
make their height only l6 feet. Al
this height man ON a load OF hay
or a circns wagon would be knocked
into k,ngdom come. Hence they asked
y 4 wouldn't be better 10 leave the
wires at Their present height. Accepted
and placed on file.
A communication was received from
p. l.. White and s;xty-eight Others.
asking that the council compel The
Reeds Lake Electric Railway Com
pany to remove its tracks IN the high
ways. and that no further franchises
and no extensions of the present fran
chsse be granted TO that company.
The reason for this being that the
railway has been iile for several
months and has otherwise violated
the provisions of It's franchise.
A COMMUNICATION was received from
the Grand Rap'ds Electric Li~ht and
Power Company. stating that they
desired TO use crude petroleum for fuel,
end consequently asked permission 10
hufld an IRON tank in the bed OF the
West Side water power canal adjacent
10, the c. r. & I. tracks. On motion
~ Alderman Carpenter. this was re-
ferred to the committee on FIRE depart
ment.t
The city comptroller reported bile
10 the amount OF $50 all OF
which were ordered 10 be paid.
The board OF health reported that
John p. Finnegan had been appointed
lnspectors of milk and food products
aud asked the council to confirm the
appointment. The communication
was referred back 10 the board or
health on the grounds that the or
6inance doesn't take effect for twenty
days and that the council has no pow
er 20 act until that time.
The mayor notified the council that
James NJ. Barnet had been appointed
q member OF the board OF public
works in place OF Joseph Mckee re-
signed
The city attorney reported in ref
erence to the issue OF the water BONDS
hat the bonds must he issued during
she l.fe OF the council under whom
they were voted. As to whether the
wnoie 100000 worth OF bonds be
.ssued he had been abe TO find no spe-
ciiic authority, bat he thought Ii due
to the electors TO issue the whole
amount voted for. Received and plae-
ed on file.
2. V. Cheney offered TO furnish the
city COO bushels of potatoes at 35c.
per bushe,. 20 be delivered in 100
bgghel fotS during the year. The city
attorney was instructed TO draw "A
contract and present IL TO the council.
AID. Saunders reported that the
towers had been located, for the west
Side. He also called the attention OF
she press to the fact that tlte schedui-
Tor the street Lighting did not call
for the lighting Of the gas and gaso-
me 1ghss until $50 p. m, whereas
certain papers had found fault because
The lights were not lighted at :
O'Clock.
AID Tatem called attention 20 the
condition oI the sidewalk around the
soldiers monument.
Aid. Conger moved that the reso-
luton ordering $3.50 TO be paid for
he shed for the big roilhr be recon.
sidered on the ground that nobody
seemed 10 know about IL or whether
aGy bids we're advertised for. Aid.
Doyle said il was a good building
and credit TO the city. Aid. Dregd
thought $3.50 big price. Aid. Ia
tenn thought Il was TOO late TO do
anything anyway Aid. Anderson said
that $3.50 was a small sum 10 e1pend
10 save $1,000. He thought the com
mittee should be commended. The
motion 20 reconsider was lost.
AID. Turner moved that the pre-
vioIs resolution widening Park ave
nue through 10 Shepherd Street be
reconsidered and the widening be ex-
tended TO Straight street. Carried
Aid. Miles moved that 600 feet be
substituted for 100 feet. AID. Tatem
thought none OF them seemed to know
much about Il. hence ne moved that a
sks ich OF the streets be prepared and
brought to the council. Carried.
Aid. Turner offered a resolution 10
grade West Fulton street 60 the John
Ball park. Aid. Miles moved to
( amend by extending IL GOO feef
( through the PARK This provoked a
great deas OF discussion. AID. Congsr
thoGght IL would cost thousands oi
I dollars Aid. Turner thought the
streets wonld have 20 be arranged as
I Crescent avenue is az Crescent Park.
/ Finallv L was referred 70 TIE conmit-
lee on streets aad the committee on
T parks The eouneii then ad3our ned
Will BUTCHER TIE cCNvIcTs.
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