Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-15
IT'S LIKE A FUNK
The Proposed viaduct Over
Williams Street
NOT Be ERECTED THIS SEASON
TIE Railroad Men Azxr known Their
P0sirrou ard Aupunrs <sesr ufi-
nzxrun On euc rno:EI

The viadnct project. for tire prcens
Z ieass. mas pzaSsfc1asy Eunked. Ia
OF Ffrsnee vita the request OF tire
,onsugou council, Fred Il. Briggs. rep
eseutFng the Alcaigan Centrai, :. j.
J5rien amt W. =. Shelby Tor tire
ifsna RapIds Z Indiana and J. j. he
sean sor TIE Safcago 8 west Michigan.
ees SKA tne specszl comnss tie having
q ma ;es ia coarss IA the council
ocn las night. Mayor Uni, Alder-
Ian cost ana Alderman stern we're
lrs.seai. Alter Considerable informal
az alderman Frost started the hall
,o!l-aes = sayIsg tnat the proposition
a. construct I yla6rct az Williams
arsel. bsginnin. 81 point jrss west of
bis issan street. aud extcnoing across
he railroad Erac-s with t~rmfuus at
Ellsworth avenue, had been considered
W him fIrsc about i've years
go when a man had been
.lsed. Al that time, however, he
I'D not consider 10 feasible. Since
.he property owners and residents
sithin radius If several blocks north
md south OF Williams street. had been
tGonziy urging tue necessity OF .
Hruclurc su6n "a had been proposed.
Al Williams street there n steep de-
:slsity in the direction OF the tracks,
.lartns az b.vls.on street, 80 that the
Approach st that point woald be nearly
esci. On the west SIDE the decline
souid be gradual. The people were IN
aver Of q. the only question VAS,
will the railroad compAnies oe VIII
nx to psy a percentage, say 40 per
.ene, OF the cost OF viadues at
E.issns stsSst:"
Ps.1sisa OF the Railroad D4ss.
Mr.. saslhF Answering, eaid the CON-
pzny wccid net consent ID pay cent
a1l q tie efsss streets north sad seGsh
re<s c.Sscs % trave., forcing the put
&c 10 Use shc viaducs IL wSald be
yheer rensense, ne thought, to build q
Was done. otherwiss poodle. rather
Inc approaches, would run the
tisk CT b-ing injured Ii snyeae
Sl.oEld be hurt, Tao railroad com
Tor damages rs thsy are at the present
taae. Mr. Briggs interpreted by re-
msrking that thai class OF peebi- who
. 49, thC y. ~ 4~SSS ~ 70 W. "a
tiie,r way to reach . viadaes are the
ercs whe, ara never hIrs- It Is THESE
who recklcss.y dave ac,oss = TIA. k
srltnoas looking To ssc SheinSr Tiers Is
tEagcr or net, who are Injured. Z. j.
rould be nothing gained BY putting .
riaduct ., the posnt proposed. When
he population demanded IL, he said, 1t
-. -. ~ 40 49, he
s.iIgc at Fifth nySn In. Wealthy ave-
ne aud possihly al W .lliams street, 81
oa.c rnroagh street. aaa then close up
All the other cross streets. When the
ansr arrived for that ID Be Goae, hi:
company would be Wiling to con.
fr.bCte, but not before. IL weuld be-
Foily ,o think OF doing anyth.Ug differ.
sui People would not use vsaaucss
gRsess they were forced to it. Mir
Acreau. speaking froni an engineer.
point Of view, said he vas unable te
see whcrs there was any property in
ihs immediate Vicinity 10 be benefited
NIilixns street was nos . througt
~ Ct 4. would be selfish fei
DIVISION street business men To insis
81 sccn an improvement; for the sake
- uhas trade they could draw fYoa
sc uost SIDE and make others beside:
themselves pay for IL. The gailreae
representatives were u unit IN regarc
- not being wiling 10 contribute AM
hing toward the projected viaauet un
rss all the cross streets for q consider
lblc distance were closet ap. Alter
nan Frost was Disconnected at the pos
tive CONCLUSION arrived At, but ASSERT
ID that il would be npossl5le To clos,
,p the cross streets. He said the via
tuct might noe come just At present
sut WAS wiling 70 bet that II he livee
twenty-five years he would see via
iuct across the tracks.
Committees ON Cfaims
Andrew Kolenbraader, who claims I.
ave been seriously injured prce mse
J, Inst, by driving into holc ~ th,
sofner OF SaEal and Leonard streets
vas before the committee on claim
md accounts. lie sad ne had paic
soctor bills and host tme to the exien
u 500 which be Thought REASONABLE
.cfnpensatsoa for all ne had suffered
The committee 5n buildings wer,
considering the plans and speeihea
zoos OF . baIsding which w. X. Serb
ssr proposes 20 erect ON West Erldg,
ssset, near Scribper. Il 70 10 be = two
tory iron-clsd. The eommI.tse vii
jspoFs IN fsyog OF IT'S ereeues. Tn
laEse gentleman asks for permission 4
,.eet . one-ssory brick 81 The corner .
Alabama aud Bridge streets.