Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-18
PETITIONS nD COaausNlrIOSS.


tRs eoa~ssiaafias ana rseolsfr4eitss II tas
strses co. sas liass Ia tas sisy 4sAlag tr
speedy consideration a4d esr.y p@zsAzs VI sAs
ordinance.
GA msa8a Ut AL. cfesae. referred u fas
eiig Atfsfses aaa COMMITTEES "a 0fdiazaees
win Instructions - aFam sa eraiaaaee aAd
present ~ g. t-e coaaeii a. sooA as possible
OF me Nss Tors biseait "a. Aszinx permits
slsa g. aiass a. excavation IA heat slFs
5aek ~ tAetF taef4fy. 10 enable tasna 20 sat Ia
sss bsilsrs iHfs tAsif ssil4iEgs
Ga motion ef Ale- DoaBeil. referred TO ths
eiis aiaFsh4l ~itB poser 10 acs. b the ieIow-
Ing gole.
tsas-Aia. Carpenter. Cregae. Dofea. Doyle.
EmmsF. hauser. Nils. 0Doaneli saga3sfs.
steia. sirykeF-li
Nsss- Acne.
ID Brabst 4 Ilimes. azAiag permission to
srses "a iFon-elae addition. 9xss. 10 feet bigh.
"a the sesL side of their boiler W0rSs az No
Haroa-sl.
Oa mouon af Ara. o uonaen referred o. the
Committee ca Fire peartmeHt and the are
marshal SSH power 10 at By the following
vote
Heas-Ald. Carpenter Doren. Emmer.
Hansen. Miller. Nils 0p0aneii. Sanders.
rt-tB. stokes. otrySer. iuraer-l@
Nays-AId Cre.gus-l.
70 The hon0rablf. the Common Council Of the
cts OF Craad Rapids
We. me citizens u Fast Grand Rapids ex-
peetiag soon 10 become a part OF your com
monNealth. asa your honorable bods 20 grant
q the Reeds Lake Electric Railway Company
FRANCHISE ihto yoag city.
whereas. There Is no. In this section OF
Grand Rapids township. lying directly east Of
ksst 81. population II about seven thousand
people and
whereas. We deem 10 OF vast importance
thai we have proper street railway facilities
Tor our personal convenience aRd
Whereas. We have constantly been ignored
~ the Oil street. Railway Company. Although
promise after promise has been made by them.
q extend their lines iato our territory. aud
tear after year our town board have granted
franchises 10 them. all 20 no purpose. The old
company has he'd tbs franchises on our high
ways continually for the past I'VE years or
more. purposciY 10 shut out AL competition.
And during all these years egardleSs OF their
promises. they have failed 10 do & days work
or 20 expend a dollar toward the same.
Therefore. At \ meeting OF the citizens. Nv
ing within said section. BE IL
Resolved. That We earnestly request and de-
mand az the hands Of the common council Of
the city OF Grand Rapids. that a franchise be
granted 20 the Reeds Lake Electric Railway
Company TO the heArs OF the city: Be IL
Resolved further. That wr.earnestly request.
thar the aldermen lay aside all personal inter-
ests and perlGdlees IN the matter and that
they grant said franchise at once.
Resolved further. That the application Of
said company being backed by the majority of
the business men OF said city. by the press and
by the public az large unanimously. that We
are Of the opinioa that our demand Is not
ONLY reasonable and iast. but that the Common
C0uaeii ought 10 acceed thereto without delay
Resolved further. That We have no interest
IA the welfare OF any corporation except so
TAR As the interest Of the corporation are the
interest OF the public. and that in this instances
the Interests OF the public and the interests
al the Reefs Lake Electric Railway Company.
for the time being. are Identical.
Resolved further. That the Secretary OF this
meeting De Instructed 20 present these resoiu-
tioas 70 the Commoa Council Of the city OF
GraRd Rapids. at It's aext regular session.
ii. b. MILLER.
Secretary.
On motion % AID. Creque. accepted aad
fied
OF Henry Spring and others asking for the
use OF the supervisors room in the city hall for
ameetng OF the property owners on Monroe
street. 10 BE- held wednesday evening. the 18th
inst. 10 consider the question ofrepavins that
street.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common
Ceuncii OF the city OF Grand RaDids:
Gentismen-Y0ur petitioner. the Valley City
Street and Cable Railway Company. respect
fully shows THAI the cable now In use on the
ottawa and Taylor street lines. costing about
$500 - Substantially worn out.
N was placed In service November r 1890.
and it broke three months after IL was nrst
used. The break was occAsioaed by the num-
-f..
may be placed therein. vii, be subject 20 the
same eatastrophy in short time The pres
eat cable. in order to be continued IN use has
required almost daily splicing since II first
broke. and 10 can only be used few days
more. To replace it will require On expendi-
tnre Of At least sogo0 aad a Hew cable can not
he otained In less than ST weeks or two
months This short life Of the cable was en-
tirely unexpected aud hence no provision was
made for 10. 10 was expected that the cable
now in use would last At least for nine months
or ayesr
The Ottawa and Taylor street cable runs
through Canal street and the Bridge and Lyon
street lines. - ~ present arranged. are de-
pendant. on this cable 10 run through Canal
street. A new arrangement of the cables
could be made 80 that ne Bridge and Lyon
street lines could % operated from the upper
power house. bgs this would prsctcaDtyysep
ths use etthe south end cable.
To operate your petitioners North and South
end lines nv horses. would require the pur.
chase of 100 or more animals which your petit
toner would be obliged to sell in a short tlne
sts sacrifice. aad besides Il has not barn room
Tor them.
Your petitioner has made application q
-our honorable body. for franchise aatborix
Tag 70 TO convert - own Ines and the lines el
the street Railway Company OF Grand Rapids
into an electric system.
II this franchise should be granted q II
within srrsscnshie time. ss e hopes Il may se
81 VIII De- en- gagged m demonstrating It's iswei
power house. and the trafae ever The north
sad south end lines mus. hs temporarily
suspended luur petitioner viii he able {
meet this emergency and provide fer Il.
patrons by using the Canal. Monroe. SOUTH
pivissoa streets and Ienes son avenue lines
Your petitioner therefore prsys THAI il ma,
h. authorized "a Sion a. the cable on "a.
iftsws Tsyicr street liae shall entirely zivu
uf. t. suspend temporarily. the service o.
Ne Ottawa rsyier street and Sprius sautl
Lafayette street lines, sad than your petition
rF may be authorized 20 ase harse power o.
the rssier street Inc aaa vsur petitioner wi
transfer from the Taylor street lac ~ IN,
Canal street iue and "a AT ether rshis lir-.
AMI 80 the jefferson avpnua Tine az Riaksf,
svsnus and south nivisica street
And yeur petitioner VT ever pray. etc
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BsA J. Rewxv.
Presidan.
n, notion ~ sid. o'roan~II referred - n,
cry .sserpev and Cansn,itsse sn Ordinances
wm. Rslizmy and others residents an
prosperity ewner< On "tsrunest psres~ ~
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