Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-15
IT'S A TOUGH JOINT.
Superintendent Eastman Says
the Arcade Viii
ALWAYS BE DISREPuTABLE
80 Long as the Present Class of Ten
snts Are Allowed - Occupy
Quarters There.

Commissioners Bender and Whitney
we're absent from the board OF police
xnd nrs commissioners yesterday.
President Leitsls was IA the enAlr again
for the nTss time IA some weeks
superintendent Eastman made some
statements regarding the petition from
business me1 IN the Arcade ASKING the
police TO keep tie Arcade more quiet.
liz would seem that the general opinion
ABOUT headquarters 10 snas II the men
VINO ngned the petition would refrain
from reating their property TO dlsrepu-
table women and for saloon purposes
the tough gang about the Arcade would
soon vanish.
Marshal LEMON reported that he At
tended the convention Of tire marsnals
Al Lainsyilie. tie said the convention
contained delegates from all cities OF
note IN the United states He found
that memb ers of boards are attending
these meetings and ne hoped at the
next meeting 10 see the Grand Rapids
board represented. The nett meeting
will Do held IN Milwaukee. The mar
snal reported the death Of horse from
the department.. The horse fell into
sewer the night of the Hartmann fire
and had been under the doctors care
for some time. The sending OF ma
chine To Morley % aid IN . ire was re-
ported. Also call from Caledonia at
2:30 yesterday afternoon for aid. Mr..
Lennon said she call could not be An
swered before . report came that aid
WAS not needed. superintendent East
man stated that he had prepared the
manuscripts for the new beat books
which will soon be provided.
Concerning the Arcade
Mr.. Eastman made . statement re-
gardlng the Arcade matter. He said
the Arcade IL . tough place and always
would be- he showed that the men
on the regular beats passed the Arcade
Al very short intervals. lie said he had
invariably sent man to the Arcade
whenever his attention had been called
10 the trouble there. He feared the
Arcade would always DO q tough place
SD long ~ the toughest saloons in the
city are located IN that vicinity. He
also reported several arrests during the
week.
Residents on Fountain street asked
that . fire alarm box be located IT the
corner Of Fountain and Ransom streets
LAID on the table. C.. X. Shattuck
handed IN ms resignation IS signal
operator in police headquarters. Re-
ferred to the committee on men and
discipline. K. III. Sweetmao applied
for . position IN the fire department.
Referred To the committee on men
and discipline.
The superintendent OF police recon-
msnded change IN the police beat on
"A - - bAee
lice protection and 70 keep the disor-
derby boys IN Jubjugation IN that local
iiy. Tabled for one week.
The ire marshal recommended the
purchase OF loo tons of hay, 5000 BUSH
els of oats. 500 bushels OF carrots.
Referred ~ the committee on property.
Lieutenant Hurley asked for leave Of
absence from October 10 TO october %.
Referred 20 the superintendent of po-
Ice.
Emanuel Hugunot asked for . posi-
ton on the fire department. Officer
Fitzpatrick handed In bis resignation,
which was accepted. c. b. Arnold,
William Thomas and Moses Bissonette
applied for positions on the police
force; referred to the committee on
men and discipline.
The following bills were allowed:
Police department-Michigan Bell Tel
sphone company, sl65; K. l.. Gill. 81;
y. B. Fee. $3.50; Grand Rapids Litho-
graph company. si.50; Thum Brothers
s Schmitt, $3.50; Elliott company,
sl.so; Joseph Emmer. 81; Duggan
Brothers. 1905; William Young, SIS.
Fire depsrtment-C. A. Coye. SO; Peck
Brothers, 1915; Brown II Hall, f2.35;
III. Gszon, SCI; Wiegand q Halter, $2l;
George :. Hutchinson, $500; A. L..
Hatch, $500; Telephone company,
So; T.. l.. Gill. 81.
The bids on tire alarm cable were
LAID on the table for one week without
being opened