Telegram-herald., 1891-11-17
That's What The Council Did Las
Evening.
PAT FOR An INTERPRETER REFUSED
The Council Deelinss TO Estabitah .
frseedsnt-Eight Towers asd tasks
Considersd-The Water works
Bsnds Provided For.

south of what 10 known as the creek.
are compelled to build sidewalks until
next spring.
Several petitions were presented by
property owners IN different parts OF
the city in regard to the location o.
electric light towers. All sucn were re-
ferred to the committee on lamps.
The sealed bids submitted on a gar
bage burner. were. on motion OF Al
derman Stokes, laId on the table for
one week. IL was stated that the joint
committee appointed was studying the
question aud giving it careful consider
alton, but that it had not as yet ar
rived at a definite conclusion as TO
what was necessary.
In the second precinct of the Sixth
ward an interpreter WAS imployed u
assist Hollanders in understanding how
TO vote. The bill amounted to 81.
Alderman Carpenter didn't know how
it appeared there and said he should
like TO have the alderman from the
Sixth explain. Mr.. Anderson said the
law provided for an interpreter and one
had been empoyed. Alderman
Hauser. of the Eighth, arose aud de-
tailed upon the fact that one year ago
certain aldermen objected to an inter
prefer being employed, made q great
point, and when the bill was presented
1t was stricken out. tie desired TO
make point this year aud he moved
that the amount be not allowed. 1t
was supported, and then Alderman
Turner said he thought it was
q h, "A y,racaSopt m asto hlish q md yvould
lead to results that were not wanted.
terpreter thereby creating great ex-
pense. The city attorney thought the
law authorized the appointment of an
interpreter when it was necessary.
Alderman Hauser was earnest and re-
peated substantially what he had said
before. Alderman Stein felt confident
there was no occasion in the sixth for
the employment of an interpreter. AL
derman Stokes said he thought the Al
derman from the eighth was thick
headed as usual thing, but that he
was more than usually so, and
"You have spoke once before upon
this subject" SAID Mayor Uhl.
"But." said Alderman Stokes, "eight-
cen other aldermen have attacked my
ward.'
81 shall insist on the rule" said the
chair, and the motion was put and
carried. A similar claim was stricken
out in the fourth ward, and both after
ward referred to the committee on
claims together with the city attorney.
A warrant was drawn OH the city
treasurer for S26, 6,l40.6S, the total
amount of claims allowed.
The joint committee from the board
of health and council, appointed to in
vestigate garbage burners. made a re-
portsin which 1t was stated that care
ful consideration had been given the
Eagle, Patrick and Rider furnaces, and
recommended that the committee be
allowed to visit the cities. IN which
burners were in operation. Received
and placed on file.
communication was received from
the hoard OF public works stating that
after fourteen years of service the main
boiler in the pump house had suddenly
become practically Iseless for heavy
work, which necessitated the taxing
the other boilers more than the capacity
would permit. 1t was recommended
that boiler to take its place be pur-
chased from Babcock & Wilcox at once.
The committee on streets and parks
relative to John Ball park, were asked
to report. but asked for further time in
which to deliberate.
The committee on fire department
reported in favor of allowing the
Grand Rapids Electric aud Power COM
pany tn place an oil tank in the east
aide canal to hold petroleum for fuel.
Ia ,{. 49,
box factory, located in the vicinity
where it is proposed TO locate the tank.
might cstch fire. sparks drop onto the
tank and the whole city be blown up.
Alderman Hsuser thought the views
entertained by Alderman Dregge all
bosh, ~ the tank would be put under
water surrounded by masonry. Alder
man Dregge said he had reference 90
the tanks in which the oil was shipped.
Alderman Conger said that in his
opinion there was not so much danger
as the general impression would indi-
cate. The parties asking for the
privilege were the owners of the ada
cent property, in q measure, and were
perfectly willing to assume the
risk. He moved, ~ an
amendment that the Edison
Electric Light Company also be granted
the same right. Alderman Carpenter
moved TO refer back to the committee.
The motion was lost, aud . vote called
for on the amendment. All took turns
in contributing something uron the
subject. and then Alderman Conger
got the floor again. He said he would
Ike to place the aldermen on record.
If they wanted to grant . privilege to
one company and not 20 another he
thought il Was an injustice. The
amendment was lost. The original
motion on the adoption of the report
WAS carried.
Alderman Frost said inasmuch A.
the committee appointed to consider
the petition presented by the heirs OF
John T. Miller and Sohn I. Holmes.
relative 10 the cleaning out Of the chsn-
mel between the island sRd main land
be saken from the hands of the com
mitsee on crdinaries ard referred 70
the city attorney. Declared out of or
der by the chsir.
On melton the yeport of the commit
tee on ways and means relative 10 toe
san no af es1a 600 water bonds vas to
ken from tns latter. TIE report re-
commended that The fse0.oo3 oe Isss1ed ,
and that they run twenty yesrs, inter
ess At four Ter cent, nsysee seaa-an'
nuaiiv. March and september 10 TIE city
of New York. An Amendment vas
offered Al a former meeting thst VA
600 be taken from the ~ster ~oTxs III
come each yesr. Carried. Alderman
Turner van tel thera sssBed 80 tha.
81. go ~ the Erincapsi would come
due each year, asd Alderman Conssr