Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-07

The Electric Light Bill VIII Be
Reduced.
CITY CEMETERY ACCOUNTS
The Sewer Question Comes Before the
Council, But No Action Is Taken.
General Routine Business

big grist of unimportant matters
Was submitted TO the council las, night.
The Grand Rapids Electric Light &
Power company submitted communl-
cation critlcising the action or The com
mittee on lamps in employing an ex-
pert 10 test the power OF the lights
The report concluded with the state
meut that no reduction would be made
IN the bill; COMMITTEES on lamps.
Clarence Cotton, James l.. Maioney
and others petltloned against the grant
ing OF franchise 10 the Consolidated
Street Railroad company for n line
through Ottawa street. The reasons
given We're explicit and based on the
fact that the noise of the trattic would
interrupt court business; committee on
ordinances
Andrew Kolenbrander renewed his
petition for damages for injuries re-
celved at the corner of Canal and East
Leonard streets; committee on Claims
and accounts.
The annual report Of the cemetery
commissioners was accepted and placed
on file. The account Of the Valley
City cemetery is as follows: Cash on
hand June |, 1891, 4,434.63; received
for bur.als, $500; received for permits,
1891; received for care of lots, 81 1870;
received for sodding, S2SS.75; received
for water. $ii; received for lots, SIS, l2S;
received for interest, 1898; received Tor
moving bodies, Si3; received for trim-
ming graves, $50; received for labor,
SS4; received for evergreens, Sc; re-
ceived for use of vault, Sl33; total
SIS 1896. Among the larger disburse-
ments were, for labor, So, S3S.73; sexton,
Si65; for stone wall, $500; for water
pipe, 81 ,066.2l; for sod and dirt, 81
9l3.75; for sidewalk, S3l6.55. The total
of all disbursements WAS So, 6S7.7S.
Receipts at Oak Hill.
The total receipts at Oak Hill was
$S44. OF this sum S425 was received for
lots AID $2I5 for care of lots. The ex-
penditures were $s5l.03, of which
$36l.75 was paid for labor and 1890 to
the sexton. The Greenwood cemetery
showed q balance June l, 1891, of
$l22.ss. The total fund is now
"a, $780, 6, and the disbursements have
been $4,5S9.06. The receipts of all
three funds have been $50, 1863. IL, and
the expenditures $50, S69.l2.
The committee on sewers reported
that the entire sewer system was in bad
shape. Alderman Turner said that the
entire sewer system needed rebuilding
and that one great trunk sewer should
be built. The committee on lamps re-
ported that owing to the result of Prof.
Carhart's test it would not recommend
the payment IN full of the bill of the
Electric Light Il Power company.
Adopted. The committee on poor rec
commended the appropriation of $50 rs
part payment of the tare of q city charge
to her home in Holland, Europe.
The comptI oller submitted q report
on the claim of the Electric Light &
Power company for $3,2S3.42, with q
reduction of $50. so made by the com.
pany and . further reduction of
$5S6.57 made by the committee on
lamps, claims and accounts. The
board of health reported its decision to
carry the Stephen Welden nuisance
case to the supreme court. Adopted.
The committee on streets reported that
1t could not recommend that the Street
Railway company be permitted to lay
| tracks IN Ottawa street as the COM
pany's franchise covered that territory.
Kicking About Oakland Avenue.
The special committee having in
charge the assessman roll for the Oak.
land avenue improvement reported on
. district for Improvement which in.
cludes the entire city. The report was
warmly discussed and the general
superintendent of public works was
called on for his opinion. He said that
he was willing to testify in court that
Oakland avenue was good street and
one Of the best finished graded streets
IN the city. On motion of Alderman
| Turner the committee was discharged
from further duty and a new com.
mittee consisting of Aldermen Turner,
Campbell and DeGraaf, was appointed
and directed TO locate a district. The
| residents of the street will be able to
protest against the assessment and the
matter be At last decided. The follow
ing motions and resolutions were con-
| sldered:
By Alderman Campbell-That Lyon
| street from Barclay to Union street be
| graded, graveled and paved. Carried
By Alderman Emmer-That the
| G. K. Il I. railroad be directed to re.
pair the planking of all its track cross.
ings in the seventh ward within fifteen
days. Carried.
BY Alderman wurzburg-Tnat the
Consolidated Street Railway company
be directed 10 repair the pavement be.
tween Its tracks on West Bridge street
between Stocking street and the big
| ditch.
By Alderman Turner-That the
board of public works be requested "a
re-establish the grade line of West
Fulton street between the big ditch
and the east line OF John Ball park
| and To furnish an estimate of the cost
OF grading and gravelng to the same
street. Referred to the committee on
streets, together with the committee
On nAYka