Telegram-herald., 1891-03-03
SENSATION SEEKERS
disappointment or tho Crowd AT
the Council Last Night.
TIE STREET RAILWAY ORDNANCE.
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beforehand 10 be- the coming clash OF
arms. Every body was there, the work
ingman, the street railway magnates OF
al the roads, the banker and the saloon
ist. The council VAS called 10 order by
President stebbns, the Mayor belng
cut Of town. Even sdica-BaFytc Was
on dsck. Within fifteen minutes after
the gayeI fell there VAS standing room
only.
The Fourth National bank reported
ca deposit OF the city funds the SUN OF
sl29 .527.
Maay property owners OF Canal-st.
protested against the discOntinuanee OF
any portion OF the street railway ser
wee on West Brdge-st. The petition
was referred to the aldermen OF the
Seventh and Eighth wards.
Persons Interested IN Greenwood and
Mt. Calvary cemetery LAID before the
council petition already presented to
the str e railway service that Will make
importation 10 those burial grounds
men of the sixth and seventh wards.
DAVID b. Hughes rendered his resig-
nation OF the Office OF justice of the
peace. The res.gaatlon was accepted
and placed on file.
The report OF the comptroller recon-
mended the allowance of accounts ag-
gregatlng Sssi6.63. They were allowed.
On a claim OF sS. presented by DR..
Disbrow, the com ptroller declined TO
make any recommendation, because he
thought the county physician had no
lust claim tor service rendered AT the
jail. Tne matter was referred TO the
Committee on Claims and Accounts and
the city attorney.
Poundmaster Henry reported no busi-
ness at the pound for a year.
The city attorney called the councils
attention to the passage of the Charter
Amendment Bill by the House of Rep
reseutatives, stating that the provision
- that the bIll take immediate effect.
This being the case. he said that certain
arrangements for the spring elections
would be- impossible If the bill goes into
effect Immediately. and asked the
council To take steps to have the bill go
into effect after the sprlng elections. A
committee of tive was appointed TO take
charge of the matter.
The curtain rose on the proceedings
that had brought out the crowd by i
motion by Alderman Tateum 20 take
up the consideration of the ordinance
of the Cable Company already printed.
Alderman Sproul moved to amend by
postponlng the whole matter 20 n
special meeting of the council to be
held on Friday evening. Alderman
Carpenter moved as substitute that
the Reeds Lake electric railway ordn-
ance be taken up on the ground that
he thought less time would be likely to
be consumed on this ordinance than on
the other one. Mr.. Carpenters substl-
tute was ruled by the char TO be out of
order on the ground that II was not
germane to the subject Mr.. Csrpen-
ter then appealed from the decision of
the char and the appeal was lost on q
tie vote.
Alderman Tateum's amendment was
then carried by n vote OF eleven to
seven. The ordinance was then passed
TO the third reading, by sections, rs
printed last week IN the TELEGRAM
HERALD.
Alderman Mckee moved To strike
twenty-eight inclusive, materially
changing the route IN such manner as
10 leave the line substantially as 1t II at
present. The amendment was carried.
Alderman ODOunell moved To strike
out lines 50 TO %. that part ot the ordl-
nance placing the track on Hastings-st.
from Ottawa TO Canal-st. The amend
ment was carried.
Alderman saunders moved to substi-
tute for lines 7S 70 so the following
route: Beginning at Sweetest. thence
to East Leonard, To IOnia, Walhridge,
East Bridge. CanSl. Monroe. Fast Full
ton. Lagrave. Wealthy, East TO Buck
eye. Carried.
Alderman Emmer wanted lines 81 to
eS stricken out and the following route;
From the city limits on West Brldgc-st.
To Canal. Monroe. Waterloo, Ellsworth
ave. and Grandvile-ave. Carried.
Alderman O'Donneil moved that the
company be made To take up the out
SIDE tracks on Canal-st. as soon "a the
electric roads are put into operation.
Mr.. Chapman. for the company, stated
that a special q e.ectric read truck viii tie
EMPLOYED for the bill lines for the pur-
rose of using more powerful brakes.
He showed how thIs special truck viii
he operated far more conveniently II
the four tracks are kept IN service.
Also ne said that the company had
recently paid about $500 for the
asphalt Improvement, and = ought TO
he permitted % use the tracks. warm
discgssion OF this matter ensued.
Alderman ODoDnell warmly cham
pioninc hls motion. Alderman Mckee
asked 20 postpone for week. but his
motion was lost by a vote 0t twelve
nays 10 five ayes.
Alderman Oponnelfs amendment
was then carried by vote Of tairteea
syes % four nays.
Tpon the announcement Of this vote.
the crowd IN the lobby burst into en-
thusiaStic applause.
Alderman Saunders wanted al
amendment 50 that the Plsinfieid ave.
hue run "a follows. From sweetest.
ard Coit-ave. - Plainfeld-ave., thence
N East Leonard. Iona. Wslhrldge, o.
tsxa. East Bridge. Canal. Monroe. south
pivision. Hall and Madison-sve. Car
RED.
on motion Of Alderman Anderson.
shs Ser,hr,er-st. Ifne was made ccutn-
r,ops from the northern city limits "a
East-st. out weaithy-sve.
Osl motion Of Alderman Anderson. 4
Ene was provided for West Leonard 81
On motion ct Alderman Emmer, pro-
visio vas made 10 run tae stocking a.
line down south Division % Bsaseiy-
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