Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-13

ron1 dali have heen cnn>okfnctod from
ke<1'e Lake % Eask-s<- me xxnend.
ment ms enxx1ed. Ca xeconazdera-
tea ct .he sess hxlng the tinss fer che
completion 1t the road tie dAte ~
hxsl 81 july l.
Aldernazn sproal noved thai ths
oFdlnanee - azaeated lie O. tie eneie
and h prlnted, bal the motion tellsd
. carry wbereapea Alderman Tar
n<r nsosed that TIE ordinances -
amended nov pass.
Aldermen spxoul snd stebt1ns spoke
against the passage OF the ordinance.
George r. VANITY, BY consent Of tas
council, made . protest against the
building Of the ROAD, on behalf Of tue
people Who own . majority Of the
frontage. La the first place. the Pee.
pie d,d not want IL, and IA the second
place, this road - nothing bias speed
laton. The company seems to- weak
70 operate the line Is already possesses.
George B. Dunton sald the statement
Of Mr.. Manly 10 utterly false; that two
thirds OF the frontage u represented ~
thA protest. lie took the pains 70 ex-
anime the papers, and he linda that IN
nearly every lnetance the amount 81
the frontage ses down TO each protest
ant 10 swollen from 5 10 IS per cent oi
Of the facts. He stated that John
Widdicomb Was in favor OF il, and
many others VINO have been repre-
scnted the other way.
Aldermen Creque and kproui denied
some Of the statements OF M Dunton
Mr.. Wesselius then spoke. and among
other things said that the Reeds Lake
Electric Road is now operating accord,
ing to the conditions Of its franchise 81
. loss of s. TO $40 per day. Thls road
is no speculation, aud is not for sale
The franchise is asked purely for bust
ness objects.
After an amendment was adopted,
making the limit Of the date oil the
company's acceptance of the franchise
the vote was taken as follows:
Yeas-Aldermen Anderson, Carpen
ter, Dorcn, Miller, Mills. ODonnell
Stein, Stokes, Stryker, Turner.
Nays-Aldermen Creque, Doyle, EN-.
mer, Hauser, Mckee. Saunders, Eproul
Stebbins, Tateum, Yerex.
Alderman Turner presented . pro
posed act of the Michigan Legislature
Ito authorize the city of Grand Rapid
to issue bonds for street improve
ments." The proposed act embodie'
suggestions SO thoroughly canvassod II
committee and in the council, TO per
nit the city to raise money by tn,
| issuance or bonds bearing interest Of
not more than 5 per cent. and permit
ting the assessments TO be raised from
the improved property on annual IN
stallments. The proposed act was or
dercd printed.
Alderman Turner, of the Committee
on Charter Amendments. called up TIT
proposal to consolidate the poor ant
health Offices. The proposal was los
without debate. Mr.. Turner thel
moved that the whole subject of tn,
city's poor be placed in the hands Of
three men, 10 be elected, one eacl
year, for three years term of Office
The debate that followed this motion
demonstrated the utterly chaotic stat
of opinion in the council upon this sub
ject. The debate was long ant
rambling, the differences being upol
all conceivable branches of the subject
Some thought the board ought TO b
appointlve, others that it ought TO b
elective. 1t was emphasized that,
the board be elective, 1t would bl
wholly independent of the council
Then various amendments were mad
to meet these various difficulties. Tn
motion of Alderman Turner was final
adopted.