Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-12
FOR A MARKET SITE
Elias Matter & Co. Offer the
City Valuable Frontage
CEMETERY TRUSTEES STIRRED
,ser Theis Care Of the Burial Grounds
ATr. Over Limp Inspector in Las,
Nlxhss CouncLl-Other Matters.


time lost At the previous meeting and
transacted = great deal OF important
tuAless.
Residents on Stowe street petitioned
that that street. &c graded and graseled
fIsm Fremont street 10 Lane avenue.
Lyon street residents said that If il
sas contemplated 10 pave Lyon street
with asphalt or any other Iermanet
pavement that THY wished 60 remon-
strats, because they did not consider
that the time mad not yet arrived Tor
such An Improvement
A number OF Madison avenue resi-
dents demonstrated against the paving
with asphalt of that avenue. saying
thai IL was at the present time In lar
condition. The remonstrance was
Ggned by OTIS h. Baocoek and others.
J. 5. Verdier, cashier of the Kent
County Savings bank, reported that
there Was on deposit to the credit Of the
city s4l0, 3i2. 40, interest due on same
old6. 4s0.
Daniel McGovern SAID that on March
, he WAS walking on the north side OF
West Fulton street, between Straight
and Indiana streets, and that ne hurt
bis foot by striking II against street
railway tie. He applied To the street car
company TOR redress, but the company
referred hun 10 the city. lie wanted
the council TO award him suitable dam
ages. Referred To the committee on
claims aud accounts.
The report of the special session
which met TO canvass the recent cleo
ton returns MAS read, disclosing that
the republicans nad elected tneir entire
city ticket.
Nelson. Matter & Co. su omitted a
proposition to sell the following lots
fronting on Kent street for SIS. 800 for
Amarket site: S9l, 399, 404. Az, All. 425.
43o, ASS. Also lots Al. All anu seven
tenths Of lot 4S7 fronting on Ottawa
street for $4,000 tor the same purpose.
The comptroller reported claims aggre-
eating sl7 ,so0.94 winch were ordeied
paid.
Cemstery Matters.
The board of health submitted for
consideration an amendment 10 the
cemetery ordinance making impera-
tive the burial of persons dying with
con taglous seases IN = private man
nsr. The amendment will affect Sec
ton three. The city clerk reported
popy Of the resolution introduced by
Alderman Dregge and adopted by the
council instrucung hIm u ascertain
from the cemetery commissioners theil
reasons Tor not being more particular
about beauufying and improving the
Bity lots where poor people are buried
IN the different city cemeteries. lie
had been informed that such lots were
improved and beautified as fast a:
there WAS money on hand, and thai
the commissioners took care of theil
business to the best of their judgment
Andrew Kolenbrande, who alleged
10 have driven into hole on Cana
street. and thereby demolished hi
wagon. WAS ordered to appear before
the council and substantlate his claim
The city attorney said that he had in
vestlgated and found that there was nc
hole In the street as stated, but tina
the hydrant, located At the corner Of
Leonard and Canal had leaked, form
Ing . large bunch of ice against whlct
She wagon ran.
Lights fer the Alleys.
Charles H. Bender, under instruc
tons from the board of police aud fire
commissioners, asked that arc lights ~
utAtt4 III VIC SOQtu ktAOhAOc anu
Monroe street alleys, remarking tina
the alleys were extremely dangerou:
and that patrolmen ran great risks IL
patrolipg them. There were innumer
Able pitfalls and the darkness was i'm
pensuable. and much property wa,
liable to visits by burglars. Referred
10 committee on lamps.
In regard to the petition for asphal
.tr.as hv Mira idrrpb N.
others, aud the remonstrance agains
ihs came, the committee on streets re
oorted that the latter contingent dis
rot represent q majority of the too
frontage, and recommended that Otta
va street De paved with the asphalt Of
ONE other suitable and permanent
eavement.
The committee on claims and &C
pounts, To which had been referred
petition signed oy j. y. FortIer ant
thirty other residents on Lake avenue
lsking that Condemnatory proceeding
he begun against the Lake Avenue Tol
Road company for the aeouirement o
ma: portion of the road beginning a
kass street and extending TO the
rty limits reported. A motion
- lay the report on tn
able was lost. On the motion Il
sdep. there was considerable srgu
nsnt. Alderman Tsteum contendet
Tor its adoption. Bert Hall was hears
pn behalf of the petitioners. Alderman
Mills moved to postpone for two weeks
shich Was lost. Alderman Andersen
poved as an amendment that tn
flAnfisld avenue toll ruad be added
Ths Amendment was lost The ssm
aldermsn moved as another amend
nent that the Alpine and Walker rosd
be included This snt ndment was ais
hpsa The report Was tBen adopted.
Inspector Of Lamps
The committee on lsmps, to whicI
had been referred q resolution author
lnng the appointment Of r.. A. Conle,
~ lamp Inspector, whose duty it snal
be to make = scheduled report of th
lamps IN the city. how iong the,
surn and how many burned, etc.
submitted tie report. A me
ton TO lar on TIE table WAS lost
Alderman stokes thought il would b
better To pay an Inspector So De
month than to sliow the company. b,
not fulfilling its contract, 20 overchsrg
about $500. Alderman Sproul though
90 Inspector . necessity aud that h.
should ne placed st the new tension
building and provided with q telescop
80 that ne could oversee the whol
city. Alderman Tst~um thought
more wlse 20 str up the Electric Ligh
company and insist that il carry on
the provisions Of iss contract WITH 81.
city. Alderman Turner said be ga
rot surprised that Alderman stoks
wanted 70 create q new ofssce for hi
Constituent, becsHse be had te-
thrown out OF 100 "a lafpr uehtef Z.