Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-30
BOXES TO BE ADDED
superintendent clearinghouse
Asks the Board
FOR MORE FIRE ALARM BOXES
HIS Request Is Tabled-oid Pstrolmen
VIII Be Des2Asd to Act A. Turn
keys Al Headquarters

For the first tEse IN nearly three
months President Legteit presided At
ths board OF police and tre commls-
noners yesterday. Fire Marshal Lee
nsoin made . verbal report 10 the
board concerning shAirs in Dis depart
nenf- lie said that No. truck was
Ia bad condition.. lie advised procur-
ing . new truck that rnonld be OF a.
light construction as possible, owing to
the fact that the truck visited fres on
the bill and eastern part or the city.
superintendent Eastman's report con-
tanned suggestions that the property
room Ia the basement should DC fitted
with pigeon holes and that Il DO ventI-
lated IA = more perfect manner than Al
present. lie also reported the arrest
of Patrick Ryan, who has been passing
himself "a Catholic priest and passing
counterfeit checks.
Mr.. clearinghouse came before the
board and said that the representative
OF the Gameweli Fire Alarm system
company desired 10 appear before the
board. He MAS admitted. lie under
stood that the board contemplated
buying apparatus, and read decisions OF
certain Massachusetts, courts, granting
the Gamewell company an injunction
against the Municipal Fire Alarm COM
pany's manufacturing IRE alarm sy--
tens. The Municipal company's rep
reese tatlve had been before the board
on the previous week and presented
propositions fOr putting IN additional
IRE boxes.
Asked an Advance.
A. Hines communicated the fact
To the board that be could not furnish
the department with the coal neces-
sary al the price of last year, but
offered 10 do SO at an advance OF %
cents pes ton for hard coal, soft coal 20
remain NJ the former prices.
Patrolman William Whiting petit
toned the board for = three days
leave Of absence Referred TO chief OF
police and president with power TO act
superintendent Bettlnghouse recon-.
mended that IRE alarm boxes be- placed
a. follows Gnggs avenue and South
DIVISION street, Dickerson avenue and
Madison avenue. oskdale avenue and
Earle street, Grandvllle avenue and
CordeIia court. Fifth avenue and
) Woodlawn avenue. Buckeye and Hol
lister streets, Godfrey avenue and 4
street, Slbley street and Marion street
Cedar street and Lafayette street and
West Leonard and Scribuer street
Tabled.
:. w. Baxter. supply agent. pre-
sented as estimates for Supplies IN the
department for the year, 1876 tons oil
coal, 5000 bushels of oats. ia tons oil
hay, l4.500 pounds or bran, lS,6ot
bushels of bedding snavings and SOC
bushels of carrots. Referred to com
mittee on property.
Elmer r.. johnson rendered his res
ignatlon To the board aud IL WAS &C
ccpted.
Accounts Allowed
The following accounts were allowed
Sproul q McGurrln, 1854; Thoringtor
4 Rood. $40; John Cummings, $i0.25
l.. X. Rathbun. sll.35; Dean Printing
company, $40: A. Hanlsh, Sis; Dug
gan Bros. sl2.lo; Volgt, HerpoIsheimel
4 Co., $5ls.62; Granite Stone company
$40. Leonsrd's Sons & Co.. $40; Pen
insulsr company. 81; shearn Il Csrley
$55.33; Leiteit Iron works, s5T.07.
The special building committee Re
commended that James Atkinson
court sten0grspher. be furnished witt
. room in the headquarters building
Adopted.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of purchasing q hook anc
ladder for house No. reported favor
ably.
/. The committee on men and discipln,
10 who was referred the suspension oi
William Pitts for being absent with GU
pc omission, recommended hls dis
charge. IL was adopted.
Dennis Hayes was confirmed a
driver 81 the fuel wagon and Jak,
krupp and Joha krupp rs full time
Isdderman a. No. q
The committee 20 whom was referred
the communication of tho superinten
dent OF police asking for two turnkeys
~ headquarters reported IN favor o
detailing two patrolmen for that duty
nnd advising that two men that hsc
been long VA the service and we'll grow
ing old. re debated.