Grand Rapids herald., 1892-05-24
WORK OF THE DADS
What the City Fathers Did at
Last Nights Meeting
-EwIs GETS THE cLERksHIP
Last Nights Session of the Council Pro.
ducsd Noshing OF Public interest
Usual Routine Work.

The Iobbies of the council chambers
we're we'll flied with bicycilsts VINO had
come 10 watch the fate Of their petition
70 rids on the sidewalk, but the matter
did not come up.
An invitation from the G. A. K to
parucipate in the Memorial Day pa
ynds Vas accepted
A communication from State Rail
road Commissioner c. r Whitman
vas read IN which he stated that he
HAD informed the @. X. 4 l. road OF the
nsoessity Of statloning . watchman at
the erosxlng on GrAndviIle avenue;
accepted aud filed An invita-
ton from Company II, lnnls Rifles.
- attend the opening ball
at their new armory Was accepted.
Manager Chapman. OF the Consoli-
dated Street Railroad company, stated
that trafhc would be resumed on
Ottawa street in the near future,
accepted and fled. Several residents
On Oakland avenue entered . protect
o9hlnss the manner IN which the work
o( improving the street had been done.
ResBdents on Second street asked for
the opening Of that street TO the big
ditch. Other Sesidents on the same
elFcst filed . rsmonstrance against the
opening. referred 10 committee on
Streets. p. G. Post and others asked
for = sewer in McReynolds street.
Others demonstrated against the same;
referred TO the committee on sewers.
1sGldents on Widdicomb stieet as)Eed
for Z sewer. Residents IN the
Mills addinon asked for . sewer.
they Waas Dleek Pavement
TIE Refrigerator company and others
asked for block pavement IN Ottawa
street. from Louis TO Fulton streets.
Residents ON South Division street.
south OF Eleventh avenue. asked for .
sewer.
Comptroller vandenberge recon-
mended that the claim of the Warren
schaarf Asphalt Paving company.
S24O.5l. for repairing u break In the
State strees pavement, be referred to
shs cisv engineer and the city sttor-
ney. Adopted.
Accounts from the city comptroller,
il the sum Of Sl4, ,9sS.6s, were allowed.
Residsnts on Jarvis street asked for
. sewer. Referred TO committee on
ooweY&
The city treasurer reported s4,Ol4
water bonds intsrest due juno 2.
Aninvitstion was received from the
hoard Of police and FIRE commissioners
% be present at the next annual re-
view, July 4.
The city engineer reported on the
lowering Of the sewer in Terrace ave.
nue. and recommended that 1t be done.
Alderman Anderson stated that
ewing 70 the great dissatisfaction ex-
pressed yith the wsys and means
committee report as published in The
HERALD the committee desired TO
pospone the report.
Lsvss asss the Plum.
Tho committee on poor recommended
Mat the director the poor Be empow-
cred to hire . clerk during such time
~ the committee might think
advisable. The committee also
recommended that the best
interests Of sbe department would be
best served by the reappoi ntment Of
Frank +. Keene. Alderman Glldeu
moved to amend BY inserving the name
OF Benton Lawns Carried by the fol-
lowing vote: Yeas-Anderson, De-
Graaf. DregEe. Emmer, Gilden, Harper,
Hauser. Jxcobs, Mahoney, Mills, Ssun-
ders, Stein. Teachout. Nays-Ball,
Campbell, Conger, Damskey, Dunton,
rrosi, Gervers. Gezon. Kinney, wurz-
burg.
The motion TO adopt the report Was
carried.
An ordinance permitting the C. 4 w.
II. to lay tracks in Front street was
passed TO its third reading and ordered
printed.
The aldermen OF the Tenth ward rec
ommended that saloon licenses be not
granted to Frank w. Simonds and
Arthur L. Hart, as their places we're
injurious to the morality of the youth.
A district TO be assessed for the I'M
provement OF Smith street was &C.
cepted. The district extends 100 feet
back on the sldes of the street. A spe-
csai committee reported on . dis
tfict TO be assessed for . sewer
IN Wealthy avenue. The district 10 200
feet wide. Adopted.
The contracts for the improvement
Of East Fulton street were ordered ex-
ecuted.
On motion of Alderman Kinney the
Trowbridge street roll was ratified and
confirmed.
Amended the LIcsssss.
The report Of the committee on IL
censes. ~ published in THE HERALD,
Was taken up aud amended a. follows:
Hucksters each stand or wagon ut the
discretion of the mayor; peddIers and
eanvAssers eAcn. on foos so. with wagon
SO, fruit wagons, three months, $40:
ssx moushs. $50; peddlers Of groceries,,
30. Linens werc placed under . spec.
iaI license Of SIS year, and chimney
sweeps the same. The report was
adopted a. amended. The ordinance
relative to burials was taken IN and
passed. The city marshal Was
instructed 10 cause the Y.
81. C.. A. TO stop operations
on theentraaces Of its new buildings. as
they are encroaching on the streets.
The f1nal decision vas referred 70 the
committee on Streets
Motions and resolutions were intro
duced - fellows
BY Alderman Froet that the commit
tee on health be instructed to find other
dumping grounds than those used At
D. sept.
b. Alderman Campbell. asking for
sn YpFoxinate estimate for improving
lss, street from Barclay 70 Union
streets
BY Alderman Conger. aeking for IN
estimate for paving with sheet asphalt
East Fulton street from Spring TO the
bridge.
lad on The table for one week.
BY Alderman Bali for improvement
Of Hamilton street Adopted.
BY Alderman Giiden, that the city
marshal be empowered TO engage three
sssstsnts 70 inspect and report on de-