Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-02
FOUR ARE TOO MANY
Canal Street Business Men
Petition for
ONLY TWO STREET CAR TRACKS
On Canal slssss and Give Thsu Rss-
sons-Ths Council Sussains IN
Mayors Two yssoss.

In the absence OF Mayor Stuart Press
dent Ball presided ~ the meeting Of
tae council lAst night
A communication Was received from
j. A. Converse stating that II viii DO
necessary for hHa 10 usstls ne side-
walk on West Fulton from Front street
10 ale bridge. and asking tor instruc-
lons from the council. The matter
vas referred 10 the committee oa slts-
walks.
W. J. Rouse. Publisher of the CITY
Council Journal az hilwaukee, asked
that abe council forward slm q copy OF
tns officiAl proceedings Of each session.
Granted.
TIE naattsE of laying water maine IN
O'clock alley Was referred 10 the board
OF pHDlic works
Hiram L. kniftin and numerous
others asked thai the steamboat chan
mel nuisance De sbated. Referred 10
the board IF health.
A petlnon from Arthur @. Wykes
aud Nolgt. HeFpolsneImer 8 CO.. Ask
ing that Ezst street Dc graded from
Fountain street TO lis northern termi-
nus, was referred 10 the eoaimittee on
streets.
George G.. Briggs and twenty-five
other busaess msn on lanai street
sent IN a petltlon asking that the Con-
solldated Street Railway company De
requested 20 remove the two outside
TRACES on that street.
Reasons Foe the Festtiea.
They give as their reason tor making
the request that four tracks are not
needed any more taan they are on
Aonroe street aud that thsv occupy
o0e-naIf OF the dTlvng space. The an
noysnec occas. onrd % the nummlng of
So many TRULY wiz aud the rumbling
of the CarsnIak it almost impossible
To DO business IN tneiF stores They
present tne statement that the extra
tracks werr originally iald 10y the Gable
company becau-e thc old company
refused ca extend u line TO the null
district. ana now that the system has
been cOus0l dated and operated oy the
same syst m there . 40 reason why the
extra tracks should oe msinta ned. The
petitioners further state that upon the
refusal o the company to remove the
tracks tue ecaucis would be Justified IN
refusing To extend Is franchise On
tie n was referred 10 the committee on
ssreets and the G. y sttorney.
saststaed the vstoes.
The mayors -etoes IN reference TO the
graptlng OF saloon licenses 70 John =.
ODonnsll aud Pierce klsioer were
read, and upon motion II Alderman
Campbell they were accepted anu
placed on hle. The pay roll for July
.r.4 fh..h hal II. of In hSS M N
were reported by the comptroller, and
accepted. The clerk was instructed To
draw cNders for the various amounts,
when aggregated 329, 1912.
few quotations on street signs were
received and referred to the committee
on streets.
City Treasurer Sorrick asked that =
committee tie appointed to assist him
IN making ssettlem-nt for the Cherry
street Improvement, and Aldermen
Conxer aud Campbell were appointed
a. such mmittee by President Ball.
The SPECIAL committee appointed 70
notify the street Car company To use a
concrets foundation instead of sand IN
making the repairs on Canal street, re-
ported that the company had contract
ed Tor concrete foundation.
Poundu.astsr Dykema asked the
cOuncil for an assistant for two months,
as hls business - RAPIDLY increasing.
On motion of Alderman Stem the re-
quest will bc granted.
city Attorney Tayior's Advice.
City Attorney Taylor sent in . CON-
nunlcation of advice to the committees
on appeal from assessment rolls. The
attorney sad It Was necessary shat .
fuli representation e the committee be
pressns when the meeting is called for
the purpose OF considering appeals and
that meetings should be held whom ad-
vsrtsed. Tor If all appellants are not
scc0r led bearing the roll would be
invalidated. The communication WAS
placed on Tile.
A communication from the board OF
police and fire commissioners asked the
council To amend the charter 80 that q
building inspector could be appointed
with well defined duties with power "a
act. On motion of Alderman Conger
70 Was received aud placed on fls.
The sealer OF weights and measures
ssked for Si5 month for the maiuten.
snce of bra horse. but the committee "a
~hosn the matter wssreferred reported
an allowance OF sl:. Alderman Con.
ger offered an amendment making the
report of the committee include . hike
smfunt for keeping the horse driven
by The street commissioner.
ata.rmss pr-xg-'s Metros.
There neIng few Ins'nustlous thai
the Office of sesler II weights and
measures - an unnecessary one, Alder
nasn Drpggs moved "a a substitute thai
tn. cltY inarsnsl b. instructed To adj
verti.e that officials horse and carriags
for sale sp the highest bidder, The
substitute was lost and the report .,
amended ws- adopted.
Prot. 4. ". CarInsn submitted q re