Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-01
AT THE SANE RATE
Salaries Of City Officials Re-
main Unchanged
NE SHALL HAVE STREET SIGNS
Hsssast=s sh- cn1 oaaess VIII Remain
Open During rA= Noon Hocr--SH=st
P2ssmenss- Business

last gnt the council transacted u
Iargc amount u routine business Ess-
hi.ssts vt Nintts street peLtloned that
filv street be grayeled aud graded be-
az 80 Bfa Vi ~ aud the east line 81
Ia ssFls : stseet. Cosnm .rtee On streets.
Cleo &c g.. Steketec sItgss sted that the
ely dis { "a "a -nL better be allowed
To- purchase nl.dlc lnes for the city poor
g. 81 .sI.F af4Zgst lie may please ia
~g,,.lsl ~ - rontEacf, stating that the
h. fisr au3isfy wog,id more than u AXE
ags tof LIS present rebate. toBl'Hittee
ssfl o at. - Stone aud others pro-
tested against the grading OF Fourth
sfE-tt CA Tie plea that tic improve
ulsnt was unnecessary Alderman OF
, ssgtn xard. Isesidentson Muskegon
stfct protested against tile eOnstruc-
tom OF a sewer IN That street Vi.
Nclch asked why 10 was that
a respectable woman could not pass
along Kent street between Crescent ave-
nue and Lyon street without being IN
shifted by Ioafers. COMMITTEES on po-
iies. Residents ON Ottawa street, be
tween Monroe amt Lyon streets, petl-
toned tEAt, 10 view OF the
fact that the Consoll dsted Street
Railway company nas not been
running Ia cars on Ottawa street, the
tracks OF the company be removed.
and also that the company be not
granted q franchise for operating
line IN Ottawa street between Lyon
and Bridge streets. Committee on streets
and ordinances
comnaittse 8sperts.
The COMMITTEES ON streets reported IN
favor OF granting the petition for paw
ing Ottawa street from Louis TO Fulton
street. with cedar blocks on concrete
foundation Adopted.
property owners OH East Fulton
street from Spring street TO the bridge
demonstrated against a proposition TO
pave the street with asphalt. The
mayor appolned Nathaniel Weeks as
constable IN the Second ward. The re-
port If the ways and means COMMITTEES
on the salaries OF the CITY officials WAS
read and found TO be the same as the
salary list OF last year. IL was adj
doptcd. The suggestion that all city
MAS also adopted.
The ordinance relative to the use of
BICYCLES on paved streets was passed to
printed.
me delay Of property owners IN max
ing appeals was severely commented on
by the alderraen. though Alderman
Anderson said the property owners
could not be blamed for protesting
against paying their assessments when
the contractors we're suffered to
leave the work IN = nalf finished state
and te drag I along Tor weeks at time.
Toe nisttsr caused alIyely spat between
ahisfnen Turner aud Frost. and sev-
efai 81 the special committees were as
u result ordered 10 report concerning
tns rolls ~ their charge At the next
Hevtlng ct the council.
Motions ana Resolutions.
Tire ordinance to allow the c. h W.
NJ. railroad to build a eide track was
anletded IN several MINOR points and
pa->esi.
Alderman Frost moved that the COM
r,tIlce On streets be instructed TO pro-
vnt.. = complete and convenient system
sic Signs. Carried. Moved by
from LOUIS to East Fulton be paved
With cestsr blocks laid on q concrete
foundation. Carried.
Moved Ivy Alderman Dunton shat the
city physician be instructed to adver-
tlse for supply of drugs and medi-
zines for the city poor. Alderman
Dunton said that certain alderman
were meddling with committee work
that did not concern them.
No fiaal action was taken IN the mat
ter and the council adjourned.
The city comptroller presented the
usual account which footed ~ follows:
Warrants, Se0I5.22. special improve
ments. 1875. Total, $40. 99O.22.