Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-09
THEY MANDANUS
The Council and the Board Of Pub
lie Works at Loggerheads.
TO IRI IIILrS IN SUPERIOR COURT
Five Bids Submitted for the City Printing
Several Ord aaness Are Passed AAa
. Large Amoans of Paving
Business transacted.

CITY COUNCIL CIamDcf 4aet evening" anu
although the session was lengthy there
Was no furry OF excitement, except
upon the question of authority between
the Board of Public Works and the
Common Council. The lobby was CON-
posed of kickers against the saloon
Licenses asked for on Bridge-st. hill.
The .esidents Of Madison-ave. and
South Lafayette-st. remonstrated
against the granting of franchise to
the South Park & Crystal Springs rail-
way through their streets. The Valley
City Street Il Cable Railway Company
peLtoned for PERMISSION To erect poles
Tor their feeder wire from the power
house To Lagrave-st. Referred to the
Committee on Streets. A petition from
T.. Il. Dlkeman and others asked the
council TO pave South Lafayette-st.
with sheet asphalt from East Fulton to
Washington-st Referred TO the Com
mlttee on streets.
Sealed bids for the city printing were
presented and read by the clerk. The
hid of the Democrat was as follows:
Nonparell. single loaded, 20 cents per
square of one inch; marshal sales, 80
cents per description; other advertising.
20 cents per folo; 30 copies of printed
proceedings bound IN pamphlet form,
50 each session.
Daily Eagle: Council proceedings, l2
cents per square; marshaPs sales, 10
cents per description; other advertising.
10 cents per folio; 30 copies OF printed
proceedings. 500 per session.
TELEGRAM-HERALD: Advertisements,
solid nonpareil, 10 cents per folio per
insertion; council proceedings, single
loaded nonpareil, IL cents per square;
niarshsPs sales, 20 cents per descrip-
ton; 2l0 copies of printed proceedings.
$40 per session.
Evening Leader: Council proceed
ings, 20 cents per square; marshal sales,
% cents per description; advertise
ments, 10 cents per square; 2lO copies
of printed proceedings, $3.50.
Morning Press: Council proceedings,
l5 cents per square; marshaPs sales.
IS cents per description: advertising, 10
cents per folio; 2l0 copies of printed
proceedings, $3.50.
The bids were referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
New Departure.
Alderman Carpenter moved that the
comptroller's report be referred to the
Committee on Claims and Accounts be-
fore the council vote upon confirma-
ton. The motion carried, and that
will be the method of procedure in
future
The petition from the Board of Health
In regard to the abatement of the NUS
ance caused by the livery barns on
North Ionia-st., near Monroe, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Health and
the city attorney.
Bone OF Legal Contention.
The city attorney rendered his
opinion IN regard to the claim of the
Board of Public Works, that the selec-
ton of paving material is IN the pro-
vince OF the board, holding that the
position of the board is Imtenable.
He suggested that the city COM
mence mandamus proceedings IN
the Supreme Court ordering the
board TO comply with the order of
the council. The adoption of the re-
port was moved by Alderman O'Don-
nell. Alderman Turner arose and said
thst IN his opinion there should be no
such expensive law suit to decide who
shall be lord of the streets. The board
fight with the council, and if the coun-
cIl adopted the resolution il would look
as If the council was spelling for the
fray. In his opinion the question of
material should be placed IN the hands
of a special committee of the council
and the Board of Public Works. They
could confer together and settle such
questions without difficulty. at is of
tar more Importance that we should
have good streets than that we should
by lengthy and expensive legal proceed. i.
ings find out who IS chiefly in authority
over the streets. He agreed with the
city attorneys legal opinion. but he
thought that the city had got along
since 1883 under the present condition
of affairs and the progress of street i'm
proveuients should not be DELAYED
while the city was spending money in a
fooilsh lawsuit. The city attorney held
10 bis opinion and was supported bv
Aldermen Stein and Stokes. Alderman
Conger said he was of the opinion that
this matter of authority should be set.
tied but this is not the time to do il.
lie recommended that the mandsmus
proceedings be delayed. The motion
10 adopt the report carried.
The estimates for the needs of the
police and FIRE departments was sub
mitted by Secretary McReynoIds and
ordered printed IN the proceedings of
the council.
An ordinance granting franchise to
the South Park and Crystal Springs
Street Railway company was submitted,
placed upon its first and second read
ingy title aud ordered printed. An
ordinance providing for the care and
custody of the city hall took the same
course.
rs Condemn the rou Roads.
Alderman Tateum called meeting
Of the special committee appointed to
condemn the toll roads within the city
limits. to he held nj o'clork Wednes-
dsv afternoon. Hon. Moses Taggsrt
and n. r. Falla>s appeared before the
council opposing the granting OF q sa-
loon license to Van Dam 4 Pollock, on
East Bridge-st. A representatives Of
the people they offered to pay the NOV
ing expenses Of the saloon proprIetors
and give them 600 besides The vote
on the motion TO grant license stood
10 to 10, and the mayor declared it
lost. The vote 20 deny the petition for
a liesnse stood the same way, and the
nsvor declared u lost.
rhe. ordinance governing the sealer
cf weishts and measures was placed
rron its third reading. amended and
saopted. The erdidance governing the
conduct CT intelligence Offices was read
and passed.
Alderman Tstsum moved = recon
siaerafi., Of the resolution ordering