Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-07
PAID UP IN FULL
The Board Of Public Works
Allows
IT'S OWN QUARTERLY SALARY
Wstaoak Dissenting Vote and Discusses
n. usuzl H1mbeT ct Contrasts
and Estimates

IftetltlI 1ActDf p<TeaNE1 Sf~& 80
hoard OF pubic worxs yesterday kssl-
dents Of Eat Fulton street taxed that
slaewaIks DC Isfs sI lnenes above tss
grade hne. Alderman Jacobs MAS pres
eat znd asked tns board 10 allow the
silsxasks "a 'front.' q business blocks
suash OF Hall strsetto remain zsx inches
higbsr than the grade line. ks'ferred
70 the inspector. Mr. Riddle. = repre-
sentative Of New York litter concern,
was before tie b0ard and explained
tns.r system OF altering river water.
The hi Il the Pen4nsalar General
Electro company offered 10 wire the
pump building for sisctElcssf. out maJs
no tsd Tor al engine The bad was lad
on the table for a week, AID the COM
pany viii DC asked 10 uld on an engine.
Toe board Of p0Ilcs aEd nrs comnsls-
slonefs asked that the slant OF the
floor in the stable and wagon shed ~
headquarters DC changed Granted
The present slant of the tioor makes IL
unsafe for the horses
Accounts Allowed
The following accounts were allowed
Dy the hoard: For superintendanee
znd repair Of water works for ive
weeks, ending July 30, sfsi.2O; +.
Lsteliler, for services attending sessions
oil board from May To July 80, 500;
Harvey q. Carr. same. $50; A. r. WOr-
den. same. S63; W. l.. shelby, same,
s5g; other service, $1,000 Ei +. Har-
ringtCn, same, sls; for other services.
$s50; board OF pubic works pay roll
for LABOR and material a. pumping
house, Sa6i 90; board OF public works
pay roll, br ridge work, s6TO.o6i board
81 public works, pump house ac-
count. S566.I3; W. Il. Cleveland,
Sls9.60; h. T.. Everett, 500;
joan Dregge Il CO.. sl2-s2; city OF
Grand Rapids. si72.60; LsItelt tron
works. slz. John Dfcsge 4 CO., s2s.oi;
Edward l.. Gill. Sls.50. Leonard *
.ng company, 80; L. kedzie, $40;
Ellis, $3.50, asfer n Stevens,
$50. 90; Evening Leader, IS; Leon
ard 4 r. is. s45.45; Gariock Pack
Charles Tlmms. Sol; r. L. scnnelder.
s55. Le,teI. Iron works, 81; Fred q.
Buddy, S5s, Palmer. Mech & Co.,
g. 50; Eaton, Lyon Il Co., ssl.70; ). l..
Bald via, s63; board OF public works.
Office account, s2s5.9i; NJ. V. Curtis.
S3575; 4. ". Greenly, sl4.50; T. j.
slgier. 500.
Wsatherly u Pulte offered TO put In
place IN the new pump house gal
yanized Iron skyignt with one-fourtn
inch glass foe $l2O. Contract awarded.
Kosema Il ca. were awarded . contract
for doing the wood work for skyhghtIn
pump house for $50.
City Engineer Collar submitted the
following approximates OF cost: For
grading. grsyrling the alley between
Barclay and North Lafayette streets,
$50; for constructing = sewer IN North
Dnvissou street. from Lyon TO Park
streets, tl69,i52: for constructing .
sewer IN Bostwick. from Lyon street
to Park street. 81 ,iy2.02; for q sewer in
Jefferson avenue, from Sycamore TO
Pleasant street, s6Is.l0; for construct
ing . sewer in Jefferson avenue to
wenham avenue, S3sl.90; for con-
structing sewer IN Bradourn street,
from Thomas street To Fifth avenue,
t39f.9o.
Nor. Estimssss.
For constructing a sewer IN Brad
burn street. from Thomas street to
Fifth avenue. s39l.96; for grading and
aravelIng North Prince street. from
Twelfth street TO Walker avenue. 81 $50;
for grading and graveliug North Pine
street. from Eleventh street To- Walker
avenue. 81 900: for grading. graveling
and paving the cutters. including an
upright curb stone on Nsllen street.
from Ninth avenae 10 Hall street; ST.
2o7.i0, for paving Ottawa street, from
Lyon street Co Pearl street. with asphalt,
g. .2b9 10.
A aeieg lhon from Dunhsm street
v,stsd the board and desired that the
grade line OF the street be changed. IL
now makes cut ut about seven and
one-hsIf feet. and the houses are
about ten feet from the street line.
They desire some OF the earth left IN.
The board will visit the place and con-
slider the mattel
The following contracts were let:
For sewer in Madison street to Mussy
d Van Overen, S6tg; sewer IN alley be-
tween Lyon AID Fulton streets. fii7.l9.
for sewer IN North avenue, Musty q
Van Overen. tt27: for sewer in Me-
ehsnie street 10 jacob Meyers. 1881:
for sewer IN Ninth. street. James
ofisrs. slSl 80. Cor sewer Ia Sixth
street 10 Jam - liars. g.. I62 with 81
extra Cor rock vsticn, for improve
nent IA Tenth sssiue 10 Peterson II
sksels, 81 SO.