Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-14
nlderman Turner Makes a Win
ming Speech
D RE-EsTABLIsH The GRADE
u West Fulton SIR eet and the Result Is
Decisive yiesory foF John
Ball Park


ing the street between the city and the
1ownship- Referred to city attorney.
A large number OF residents 10 the
1onth saFd ASKED that b. W. Slnlonds
= granted saloon license. Referred
- committee On licenses aud aldermen
- tsnth waFd.
kss.ds1sts along West Fulton street.
uest OF the city, petirioned that the
street. be opened along the noFta line
- Holm Ball park. Referred 10 park
oomuittse having matter III charge.
Railroad Commissioner Whitman re-
porsec that he had ordered the D.. L.
= n. Railroad company 10 keep iiag-
ran at the Div1sson street crossing
fr0n a. ~. until 9.t5 p. IN. Paced
On lille Residents on Walker street
oskfd that tie street Dc improved.
Commsttee on streets.
n. SnnseF aud other members OF the
Master Plumbers association asked tor
The enactment. of An ordinance govera-
No plumbing and plumbers according
- the latest sanitary methods; commit
oee on charter amendments.
Gerret Bolt asked for $50 damages
from defective sewer; committee on
streets.
sarah r. Boynton and others asked
fer sidewalks on Bostwick street; COM
nsitxee on sidewalks.
Citizens OF Walker township submit
ted . long series OF resolutions relative
~ the West Fulton street extension
Referred 20 the city attorney.
Residents on Nineth street remon-
o(Fated against the improvement OF
Mat street this year. LAID on the table.
Residents on West Fulton street
oekod that the street be opened past
John Ball park; committee having the
matter N charge.
Com ptroiier's Report
The comptrolier's report was read
nud after referring the item of SO tor
1axe OF city charge TO committee on
poor was adopted. The total accounts
amounted TO So. 900. The comptroller
reported without recommendation the
bef of Prof. Carhart for testing the
oIoctric lights, and also q bill of $3.50
for work on the pound; committee on
claims and accounts. The city clerk
xoported the closing OF the sale OF the
IN, 900 worth OF improvement bonds;
viaced on fiIe. City Attorney Taylor
1op0ltcd the results in the cases of the
ooenlng OF Mcdowell stree. and the
Vnn Dyke trespAss case. The first WAS
won and the last lost; committee on
vsys and means The committee on
STREETS returned the remonstrance
oGAinst the grading Of Ninth street
Without recommendation, believing IL
- be = necessary improvement: car
YIod. The committee made formal
report IN favor of improving Ninth
e1Fees, carried. The JOINT committee
% streets and on parks reported in
favor Of Alderman Turner's resolution
Cor she re-estabIishment of the grade
huo Of West Fulton street between
The big often and the east line of the
posk carried. Alderman Turner then
moved the adoption of the original
xuooluGion. Alderman Turner made q
opeech Ia favor of the resolution, and
during his entire speech the
c,rcus band across the street
played slow music. Following Alder
1Bau Turner Aldermen Mills, Hauser
ond Manoney spoke NJ length. Alder
man Mahonsy moved that the matter
~ laid upon the table for one week.
The motion was lost Alderman Mills
submitted q substitute to the effect
tnat the street De opened through to
tne wsst line Of John Ball PARK. Lost.
The original motion OF Alderman
Turner was then carried.
The committee on streets recon-
uended that Lyon street be not paved
with any expensive material. The
committee on CLAIMS ADD accounts
1>commended that toe May bill of the
Xleetric Light & Power company be
pnid in full. The committee also
recommended that the city appropriate
1125 for the purchase of test instru-
ments. Alderman Coager moved that
the ball OF the Electric Light n Power
be paid ~ recommended by che COM
n,ttee on lamps, VINO recommended a
reduction OF Is per cent; carried. The
report vas adopted ss amended.
Allowed Her Gao.
The committee on claims and &C
counts recommended that $50 be
allowed Mrs. Mary Lsngdon in full for
INJURIES received by a defective side
walk; adopted.
The speclsi committee on market
cite reported against accepting the pro.
poeAis Of Sslsoo. Matter Il Co., and the
Gonsstock estate on the ground thai
NE prlce WAS too high aud the SITES not
<onvenisut for rasrket purposes. Re.
ferred back % the committee on the
grounds that one member Of the com
nsfftee bad not signed the report. The
onme course was taken with . report
Recommending the purchase OF toe
Island
An amendment 10 the ordinance gov
efnInu employment burssux. fixing tins
ocheduir OF prices to be charged b
tbose maintaining the same, was taken
up and passed. The ordinance rels.
Uvo 60 tscyclsng IN the city wss taker
Nd and after icing amended IN SONS
minor poiats Was passed xs printed II
InE HsRAEp. The following notion,
and resolutions we're presented.
Nv Alderman Fross. for the pavins
at East Fulton street, from the bridge
- spring street, with cedar blocks laid
"a = slS-ineh ecncrete foundation, car
red
~ Aldsrman Frost. that the counel
aokherize the city 10 purchase ST.
worth OF Instruments for testing cleo
tr}e hghszs referred 10 the conmittes
On lamps.
By Alderman wurzburr, that sign,
- placed st the entrances Of the Pear
street. bridge Warning pedestrian,
not % u<e the roadway used ~
me street car eonspsny. OWNS
- Inc narrow space which MAKES scci
deusz possible; carried.
Ey Aldsrmsn Nils. that horse nd
vxxon ee purchased for the highway
Guulna s<eicnsF Of tire sscond district
cenm.tfes Of ways and nnesns.
Ev Alderman DeGrsaf, that the
yconfisnsster be allowed an s~sistaa'