Telegram-herald., 1891-09-04
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Dtsssss Paving Protests, sewers asa
Tell RoAd mAtsera.

In the council committee rooms last
evening the committees on streets and
sewers were the only ones having any
thing 70 do. The committee on streets
received two remonstrsnces against the
paving OF South Ionia-st., one from the
q. Il. Il l. Railroad Company and the
other from Freeman Godfrey. The
railroad company did not think the
paving of South lonia-st. necessary
improvement and Mr.. Godfrey coin
cided with the company. The commit
tee thought differently however, and
will report adversely. 1t 10 considered.
inasmuch as the Union depot IL located
on the above named thoroughfare, and
that many visitors TO the city are con-
stautiy arriving at that point, that q
well-paved street should be the first
sight TO greet their eyes.
The Committee on Sewers WAS study
INK plat OF the property benefited by
the Third-st. sewer and investigating
an appeal made by Geo. Marshal, who
was assessed sand given three years TO
pay IL IN. Mr.. MarshaiPs tax WAS the
lowest of any IN the district, some hav-
ing paid as high as $i5. In looking up
the matter the committee discovered
that the kicker had thirty feet front
which came inside of the district. Ii
was thought that IL anything the
asseesment should be raised. The ap-
peal will he ignored when the report 10
made. There is another thing In re-
gard to the Third-st. sewer which the
committee has discovered. 1t has been
understood that the city owned ten
feet of the ditch which runs through
the district, and which in used tor sewer
purposes. but the contracts upon which
the adjacent lots are sold mention moth
ing about the ten feet, and as the city
has no deed of the strip, the pres
ent owners can claim to the middle OF
the ditch.
An invitation was presented to the
council asking that body to review the
Labor Day parade which will pass in
front of the city hall. By some over
sight 1t was not presented last Monday
night. The invitation was accepted
and the council will meet ct eight
O'Clock next Monday at the city hall.
The council has accepted an invita-
ton to attend the barbecue a: Sweat
lands pavilion next Sunday, and last
eide upon some place to meet. Sweets
Hotel was at last chosen, and the hour
one O'Clock.
Alderman Tateum was jumped upon
by his brother aldermen with an unan-
unity that made his teeth rattle and was
asked to report what progress had been
made concerning the toll roads. "What
is your committee dong about those
gravel roads?' aksed one. "When are
you gong to make q report" added
another. "Is the committee dead?"
put in a third. "What is the matter
with it?' chimed in fourth. Alder
man Tateum put his fingers in his ears
to shut out the din. When the chorus
of voices had subsidized, the chair
man of toll road committee
No. /. said: Nothing; SIMPLY
nothing. l called meeting
of the members of that committee with
the mayor two or three times. and no
one showed up. Then sent word to
the Toll Road Company asking them to
submit proposition to the council. l
received . reply which stated that con-
sidering the fact that the council and
the companies had been unable to agree
upon a price, it would be necessary TO
submit the matter to arbitration. Now
there has been no attempt made TO
agree upon price, so what is the use
of arbitratiug the matter? You see the
cumpanies do not want to commit them
NIT themselves by naming the purchas-
ing figure, and it is not the province Of
my committee to make them an offer.
There the matter rests"