Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-21
SITE FOR A MARKET
The Comstoek Property on
Kent Street
MAY Be BOUGHT BY The CITY
Or q Consideration Of SI7s0oo--D. H.
Vases Presents The City With
Land On Ottawa Street

satlon Al lAss nlgnts council naesi-nf
wnen ne presented the city with sey-
eral thousand dollars worth OF land IN
the name Of p. II. Waters. For years
il hAs been regretted by All citizens that
Ottawa street. between Pearl and LYON
stEeets. 10 not up 10 the standard width
of sxty-sx feet Mr.. Waters last night
presented the city, III Leu OF the Homi-
nal consideration of 81, with deed
OF q tract OF land extending along the
west side OF Ottawa street. between
Pearl and Lyon streets, and fifteen
feet we.t On the south side
OF Lyon street The tact -
IN the form OF triangle.
the base being fifteen teet on Lyon
street and the sides meeting 81 the
northwest cOrner of Pearl and Ottawa
streets. Alderman Ball sad that he
saw no objection TO accept
lag the gifL and made
q motion 10 that EFT ect. which MAS car
red unanimously. On motion OF Al
deTnan Bail = eomaIttee was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions thanking
Mr.. Waters. Aldermen Bal, Turner
aud kinney We're sppolnted as suca
committee.
The Grand Rapids Electric Light 4
Power company IN = Ecrse coHDuaiea-
ton stated that q would no, accept the
amount offered Il by the committee ol
lamps anG approved by the council AZ
full payment OF 10 biil Tor May. On
nlotion Of Alderman Anderson me
csty attorney MAS directed ID submit
his opinion II the next meeting OF the
council on the liability OF the CITY III
the matter.
The bill of the Warren-Seharf
Asphalt Paving company was reported
by the coaipirollsr wiz recommended
thar 10 be paid. Or motion OF Alderman
Maaoney me repUrt vas adopted and
The ball ordered paid from the third
ward highway fund.
Accounts. sabsnIttea.
Accounts aggrcgFating S20.6io.3l
were submitted Nv zoe comptroller ana
ordered paid. Residents on the Rich
ards plat asked that the water be
drained from thu hui M
that vicinity and suggested tnat it he
done by digging 4 ditch from Richard
20 Jackson streets, committee on
streets.
Residents on Fountain stree. asked
that the street be graded and grsvried
from East street ~ D.amoad street;
committee on streets
Residents owning property on tho
public alley between Gold street and
West Broadway, from West Fulton
street to Butterworth street, asked for
. sewer IN tue alley; committee on
sewers.
Residents on North Prospect street
asked that the street be graded, srav
eled ana Cutters paved from Bradford
street 10 Cedar street.
c. T.. Coustocs offered 10 sell ten lots
situated IN block 3. east OF county court
house, 100 feet fronting on Trowir,Gge
street, 500 feet on Kent street, 100 feet
on Fairbanks street and 100 feet on Kent
alley for sI7, 900. The SPECIAL COM
mittee On market cite recon-
mepded that the above tract
BE- purchased. Residents of Gunnison
street and vicinity protested against the
bad sanitary condition OF tine nelghbor-
hood. Referred To board of health.
6rsndvins Avenue Plank Road.
The Graudville Avenue Plank Road
company. operating hve mics OF road.
-one-half of which lies within the city
limits, offered TO enter into negotiations
with the CITY for the transfer OF ia
rights TO the city IN 40 tar as they affect
the part of the road lying within the
limits. Referred to aldermen of
Twelfth ward aud city attorney.
Committee on licenses reported
against allowing license TO or approx
ing the bond of z. W. SImonds, q al
loonist desiring TO continue business at
No. 3T3 East street.
Chairman OF committee on streets re-
quested that committee &c granted
more time 90 settle matters pertaining
u laying Of street railway tracks. Also
that committee be granted more time
To decide on suitable street signs.
ReGdepts on Hail street asked that
Hilton street from Hall street To Bur-
ton avenue. be improved; referred "
COMMITTEES on streets
The committee on health recon-
mended that the recommendation OF
TIE board OF health for a sewer IN
Henry street be granted; adopted.
The Madison avenue Improvement
roll gave rise TO breezy discussion in
whicn Alderman Jacobs played q con-
spleuous part He made a speech and
asked that the roll be recopsidered, as
when ne talked with the .uperinten-
dent of public works about II be had
been told 20 60 to bell. The roll will
net De reconsidered, however.
Employ an Eiscsrtean.
by Alderman Frost--That the CON-
rrittee on lamps be authorized 20 en-
pioy an expert electrician to make tests
OF the lights furnished by the Electric
Light q Power company. On motion
of Alderman Stein the resolution was
referred 10 the committee on fire de-
partuent with the request that II
dlrecs superintendent BettiDghouss TO
make such tests under lie direction.
The question of Imnroving Ninth
street caused m extended discussion.
Alderman Gervsrs offered q resolution
20 the effect tina. Ninth street. from
Broad way 20 Tsmsrack streets, he inn
proved. Gsiua W. Perkins appeared IA
behalf OF the Grand Rapids senoo! Fur
niturs company and protested against
the Improvement this year. The reso-
luton vas lost.
An ordinance ~ the effect that the
city PARKS he kept o2en between the
hours OF sunrise and 2 p IN. was for
nhllated and passed after a racey dc