Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-17
SAYS 1T Is UNSAFE
6erkey 4 Gay Must Comply
With the Ordinance.
NO FIRE ESCAPES PROVIDED
On One of Their Buildings-Hoiiday So
loon Regulations Dshnsd-Caps.
FizPasriek on the Carpet.

Marshal LEMON reported to the
board OF police and fire commissioners
Yesterday that the Berkey 4 Gay build
ing. formerly occupied by the Royal
Furniture company. Was unsafe as re-
CARDS the modes OF egress should . IRE
break out while the men are 1T work.
lie said the building is seven stories
nigh. and tina only way Of getting down
Is by way of . stairway and an elevs-
tor. lie had urged tho. placing of fire
escapes on tina building. but Mr.. Gay
had neglected to do 30. The marshal
had threatened to begin action in the
courts to enforce the ordinance, and as
yet no action had been taken by the
company. Mr.. Gay WAS out OF the city
and when he returned action would DO
instituted.
SUPERINTENDENT Eastman reported
several burglAries and the important
arrests of the past week. Commis-
soner Loettgert said several saloon
men had asked him about closing on
Christmas and New Year, a. those hol-
days will come on Sunday. The SUI
perlntendent said the statute governed
inc matter. When . legal holiday
falls on Sunday the following Monday
must oe considered the legal holiday.
Those saIoonkeepers who keep open
on Monday after Christmas and New
Years Will do % ut their own risk.
head the Riss Act.
The commissioners asked the report
ers TO retire while the president ''read
the riot ac4' TO Captain Fitzpatrick of
eugine house No. 8. Four or i've
weeks ago Michael Maher was suspend
Ell for tnsuborcination. He made SER
ious charges against Captain Fitzpat-
rick and other firemen In engine house
No. 8, charging drunkenness and poor
discipline. While Mr.. Fitzpatrick WAS
closeted with the board he Was told
that after Ave weeks Of investigation
the board was unable to find the
charges true, but il Was satisfied that
he WAS not exactipg enough with the
men under him. lie was warned to
preserve better discipline IN future.
The petition Of east end residents,
which was presented 70 the council last
Monday night and referred to the
board Was received and tabled for the
present. II asked for m engine house
~ the east end.
Mercantile and Bank Line
Superintendent Bettinghouse recon-
mended that pew alarm line be es-
tablisned, to be known rs the banking
and mercantile circuit, to be used by
those bankers and merchants who
WISHED to avail themseIves II better
police protection. The cost of msinte-
nance to be paid by the parties using
the line. IL wac referred 10 the CON-
inittee on finance
The following bills were allowed: j.
n. Bennke, S5.S2. A. IIanish. 50 40:
Penfusular Electric company. $500;
Elliott Il Co., $3.50: Foster, stevens &
e. :. $500: J. T.. Moran, 500; Stniiey
4 Barclay. S33.SS; J. II. Wllmot. $40 40;
q. &. Heymxn. ss.05; Blssonern- Il Nc
Curdy. s2i.s0. wiegsnd & Halter.
sI3.fj, n. r. Barkley. $751;: Thun
Bros. II Schmidt, Si.40; Russell & SIM
mons. 81 .O5, Gas Light company sd 80;
Harvey q Heystek. Ss.is; L. Buckley.
SI.1O; secr-tsry's dIsDurssments, 500. ~;
Foster L Stevens. 81 $500.
The contract for covering the pipes
IN the basement of police headquarters
was ssarded to oproui 4 MeGurrin for
sli-.00.