Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-06
WILL ASK FOR BIDS
DRUGS FOR The CITY POOR
The City VIII Sell Lands for Unpaid
Taxes Unless They Are Redeemed
Immediately.


business MAS rushed through without
the usual simless discussion.
Over $50 resident In the vicinity OF
1.-The Boulevard" corner OF Lake
avenue and Cherry street. protested
against granting any person or persons
license to maintain q saloon
in that neighborhood it would be detri-
mental to public morality and the value
of the property. COMMITTEES on licenses
TO report IN one week. Another petition
asked that John O'Donnell be granted
license TO MAINTAIN . saloon IN the
same vicinity. Ii was signed 10y several
hundred persons.
The city comptroller reported ac-
counts III the sum OF fz7 ,4oa.ss,
and recommended that they be
paid. Adopted aftey. being amend
Ell on motion OF Alderman
GiIden to the effect that the bill Of J.
w. Owens for laying water mains IN
Wealthy avenue. amounting 70 $o4l.9o,
be stricken from the rolls. The city
treasurer asked that xl5, 200 be trans
ferred from the contingent fund 70 the
general fund. Granted. The board OF
health recommended that q sewer be
laid in Sixth street from Stocking street
TO Broadway. Committee on sewers.
offered Him $50 Damages.
The committee ON claims and
and accounts recommended that
Andrew Kolenfrauder be paid $50 for
injuries received by falling into y hole
In street.
The committee on ways and means
spd tna city sftnrpAv praaaDtad thu
following report:
"Your committee on ways and
means, together with the city attorney
and comptroller, to whom was referre
the report of the city comptroller of
May 10, 1892, in reference to the
lands purchased by the city for
non payment of taxes for local
Improvements and other city taxes, re-
specially report that they have care
fully considered the same, and recon-
mend that the comptroller and treas
urer be directed to proceed TO collect
from the parties in possession of the
land the amounts which the city now
has in the same, and that said parties
be notified by them to settle within
thirty days and II not done that the
city's title be sold and 3 quit clam
thereof be given to any person who will
paw the amount which the city has
against the same and that N all cases
where no purchaser can be found that
the CITY take possession Of said prop
erty as provided by section IS. title VI,
of the charter or commence actions Of
ejectment against the occupant.
Street aud Government Property.
"Your committee further finds that
q large number of the descrip-
tons agains. which the city
holds claims or has title consist
of street, school house or United States
government property, and AS TO these
descriptions we recOmn end that they
be marked upon the record a. such
street, school house sr government
property, respectively, and b dropped
in the future from the list.
"Your committee recommend that the
city comptroller and treasurer proceed
at once with the work, as indicated In
this report"
The report was adopted BY unani.
nous vote.
The committee on poor recon-
mended that the contract for wood for
city poor be given 70 w. L. Jennison.
Adopted. The same committee sub.
mitted lengthy report relative TO it
action in making verbal contract
with White 4 White for drugs Tor the
city poor for one year, or so long -
their goods were satisfactory 10 tue
committee. The committee said that
advertising for bids would prove im-
practicable and expensive, and that the
committee had acted In good faith In
making the verbal contract. The re-
al nd MI cad ~ flo
The special committee appointed TO
draft set of rules for the guidance Of
the council recommended that the set
adopted for the permanent guidance OF
the present body. Adopted.
A special committee composed of the
aldermen of the twelfth ward and the
city attorney recommended that the
offer OF the Grandville Avenue Plank
Road company TO sell one.half mile oil
lis road for So 900 be refused, and that
the city attorney be instructed to
/ test the whole matter by q
mandamus in an amicable suit. which
can be done without expense t. the
city. Adopted.
Mr. Luce Makes . Kick.
Ransom G. Luce made one last and
mighty kick against the report of the
committee having in charge the Cass
street sewer assessment roll. Mr.Luce's
protest resulted In the roll being re-
| ferred back to the committee, which
was instructed to report back in on.
week. A special committee presented
a set of resolutions thauking ID. II.
Waters for his gift to the city
| of land on the southwest corner OF
| Lyon and Ottawa streets. The resoln
tons we're adopted.
On motion Of Alderman Dregge the
| committee on poor WAS instructed t.
| direct the city clerk 10 advertise for
sealed blds for drugs for the city poor.
| Adopted.
The matter of re-estsblishine the
/ grade line Of Union street where II
skirts Oskhiii cemetery woke up the
takers. Ga motion of Alderman An
derson further consideration OF the
| question Was postponed for one week.
| Alderman Hauser moved that the
resolution for the Improvement OF
sherman srreet, from East street 10 the
east city limits, be reconsIdered. as q
sever Is beng built in that street. The
| notion Was Iost, and further consider
atom of the matter was postponed for
4 one week.
The alderman from the tenth ware
vas asked 70 request residenh alons
ne line OF the contemplated I'M
| provenrent to presenf their view
- the question IN the shape of pei.
| ions.
Messens and R~seisssosa
IL was moved by Alderman Fro
| hat The committee on lamps be en-
owered to hire m electrician 70 max