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mayor in the chair.
The council accepted. with perfect
unanim,ty. formal lnyisation % ~
tend an indoor base-hall game Of the
owashtanongs.
The Silica Baryec Stone Company
called attention Of the council % It's
method Of paving.
The Reeds Lake Electric Railway
asked for sn ordinance for tho con-
struction and operation of IN electric
railway from East-st. down Fulton-st-
to Monroe, thence 70 North Divlnon,
thence to Pearl. thence 10 ottaws-st.
The company states in its oommunica-
ton that the public demand this road /.
and it is willing to execute bond Of
SIC. 900 for the faithful performance Of
covenants; that the fare shall be bat
cents from anywhere to anywhere; that
the company il willing TO 50 70 the
West Side, through Broadway TO the
city limits, after the other portion Of
the line is completed; is willing 70 &C
cept most Of the provisions which the
council has incorporated into the re-
jected ordinance, except that il sug-
gests 56-pound rail instead of . g.
pound rail; says this proposal is made
in good faith, and wants its ordinance
in time to complete the road by May J..
The communication was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances.
Capt. johnson, Lieut.. Hurley and
other members of the police force.
called the attention of the council 70
the proposed legislation 70 empower
the city to pension superannumated
policemen and firemen. Referred 70
the Committee on Charter Amend
ments.
Dave Ackley wanted certain liquor
license transferred from one place TO
another. Alderman Turner wanted
the matter looked into by the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, which course
was taken.
The comptroller's report called for
the allowance of accounts TO the
The committee on streets, to whom
was referred the matter of purchasing
q stone crusher, reported that IT did not
deem such purchase within the charter
powers of the city, If the design is to
furnish material to contractors; but if
the design is r,erley to keep in repair
the streets already graded, then it
might be proper to purchase such q
machine. The report was signed by
the city clerk, and was referred 70 the
committee on charter amendments.
Alderman O'DonneIl, OF the COM
mittee on poor, reported in favor Of
granting the bills presented from Ionia
and Sparta township for medical servi-
ces be allowed and included in the COM
ptroiier's report; adopted.
Alnerman Turner, from the Com
mittee on Charter Amendments, report
ed that j. w. Ransom has been en-
ployed to draft the proposed new
charter, and that the work is rapidly
progressing. The report also recon-
mended that provision be made in the
charter, or by separate act, that the State,
county and school tax be paid to the
county treasurer in the winter, and
that the city taxes be paid to the city
treasurer in the summer.
Following the introduction Of this
report, sharp debate occurred, touch.
ing questions of both expediency and
law. The city attorney insisted on the
legal difficulty and Mr.. Turner main.
tained the contrary. Alderman Tateum
wanted the subject referred back TO the
committee. and Mr.. Turner protested
that the council ought to settle the
matter one way or another. Alderman
Tateum's amendment was lost. Alder.
man Creque wanted the word ~'city''
substituted in the place of county"
SO as to make the taxes payable TO the
| city treasurer, and of cred an amend.
ment to that effect, which was carried.
The report was then adopted a.
| amended.
Alderman Turner announced that
section first, of the proposed charter,
refers to the territorial enlargement OF
the city. The method of description
adopted by the compiler has been by
the naming of sections, with descrip-
ton of the lines which will bound the
city. He asked that aldermen make
careful examination of the pro
posed boundaries before the charter ID
finally sent to Lansing.
/ Alderman O'Donneli moved recon.
sideratlon of the action of the council
proposing that the poor department bt
placed in the hands of three persons tc
be elected by the people. The alder,
man stated that his object was 70 gel
the matter back into the hands ol
the Committee on Poor. If the com
mittce could have the matter again ia
hand, he thought it could treat il more
wisely. Alderman Carpenter stated
that Representative Hayward would
oppose At Lansing any change of the
present system. Alderman Turner said
he WAS tired of this way of passin1
charter amendments, then reconsider
ing them. He thought that If Mr.
Hayward wanted TO oppose measurel
which this council has Deliberately
adopted, let Mr.. Hayward take ths
responsibility. But this indecisive way
of doing BUSINESSES foolish. He had
heard Of the nan who had fallen he
tween two stools while undecided
which one to take. Alderman Tateun
said the committee on poor srs
wholly disagreed on the subject
and he thought il would
be useless to send II hack 70 the com
miftee. In response 70 . remark oi
AldeYmrn Saunders who intimatec
teat the committee on poor had more
than disagreed on questions OF policy
Mr.. Tateum warmly resented the i'm
| putatson. Alderman stein, tbough1
the sending down 70 Lansing of {
measure 40 distastsful, would be Z
menace to The whole proposed charter
The reconsideration was carried ~ tbs
following vote.
Yeas-Aldermen Anderson. Doren