Telegram-herald., 1891-03-25
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

To the Honorable Mayer aud Common Coan-
eli OF the c.Is of oTaad Rapids:
Gentlemen-l special COMMITTEES. con
sit ng OF the Slderuea Of tie 1enih ward. 10
whom VAS referred an amendment IS 70 the
route CT the Reeds Lake Electric Railway
Company. respectfully repert that they have
had she same unaer consideration and have
Travelled @ 90 lhe.saIne. and respectfully report
fhst IL be .lven franchise IN that seetios OF
the city lying east Of East street. ~ follows.
Commencing on Fulton street al T. inteFsee-
tien with Dwight slree.; thence In aud along
Dwight sgg,eL to Lake avenue tAeace in anG
al0ng Lake avenue 10 Kasf street; the iae "a
said street 10 connect with the street already
named In lis ordinance nov beforet the council
Your committee would further report that
We are infornel that al a meeting OF a lar~e
portion Of the residents OF that section OF tne
city in which the lines are located. they passed
q resolution fasoring the granting OF the frAn-
ehise as recommended ty your committee.
Respectfully submitted.
fkASk l.. CAEPxSrER.
Committee.
Ard. Stokes moved the adoption VI the re
port.
Aid Creque moved TO recommit TO the same
committee aldermen Tenth ward with In
s.ruci!ons TO investigate as 10 the streets that
are graded and those decided 20 the city. and
report at the next regular session OF the eoan-
ell.
Carried.
Yeas-Ald. Creque. Doren. Doyle. Mckee.
sproul. Stebbins. Tateum. Turner. lerex.
Mayor.
Nays-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Emmer.
Hauser. Mills. ODonnell. saunders. Stokes.
Stryker-9.
Aid. Carpenter moved that the mayor he re-
quested 10 appoint another member 10 be
added 10 the committee.
The motion was supported by Aid. Dozen
and carried.
AID. Sproui moved that one of the aldermen
OF the Thirc ward be added 10 the committee.
Lost.
Yeas-Ald Creque. Doren. Doyle. Mckee.
Srrou. Stebbins. Tateum. lerex-s.
Nays-Aid. Anderson. Carpenter. Emmer.
Hauser. Mills. 0'Donnell. Saunders. Stokes.
StryAer. Turner-l0.
The mayor appointed Aid. 0'Donnell as such
additional member.
To the Honorable. the Common Council OF the
City of Grand Rapids
Gentlemen-Your special committee to
whom was referred the matter Of the city or
der No. 52sS. drawn on the general fund In
favor of the Harrisburg Manufacturing Com
pany. in payment for steam street road roller
page IA printed proceedings respectfully re-
port that they have caused said roller 10 be
weighed by the q. x. 4 /. X r. Co. S scales and
hnd that the weight of said roller is $50 lbs.
an excess iu weight OF 500 lbs over the con-
tract weight. We. therefore. recommend that
the request of the city treasurer relative 10
said city order be granted and that the city
clerk and comptroller draw the proper war
rant; and further. we recommend that the
thanks Of this council be extended 10 the q.
X. 4 |. r. Il. Co. for courtesies extended 10
your committee and the Weighing OF said
roller without expense to the city.
III. T.. DoREx.
ANDREW DoYLR,
CAAs. A. HArsER.
Special Committee.
Adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque
Doren Doyle. Emmer. Hauser. Mills Mckee.
ODonneii. Saunders. Stokes. Sproul. Stebbins.
Stryker. Tateum. Turner. Ierex.-Is.
Nsys-None.