Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-24

RsdmoEE's Opeza tio1sz Must Be Pro-
sscssd ca taz Rear.
Tie ses.ioa of tie police and IRE
commissioners xas OF no especial N
tsrest yesssrd3y and tns werx saa soon
accomplished Comm sssioaer L0ettgert
vas Ia tAs clalr. Marshal LEMON re-
eoxfsa tat ths 10 France engine had
been 81, pped AMI ~oaid probably ar
riss here saturday morning lie also
reported "a INJURY - one Of the ma
Games when tipped over .sst Tuesday
sveniae. tie called attention % The
sla1 coa. custom method OF erecting
large factories. THIS method CONSISTS
Of making ghs floors ot -x5 umbers
act sdzsa 80 and covered oy
sesen-xign ths-incn tioor. The tluioers
are sD4ksd t0gstneE II solid ma-s
lnstead Of being separated as IN the Or
alnary construction. klrenen. ne said,
had come to me conclusion that while
fre vii not burn rapidly IN such
floors, Ins fire becomes intense and -
very dangerous 10 adjoining property.
As the New england furniture factory
was constructed on the slow comhus-
ton plan aud WA very close 10 Red
mond's Opera house, ne had NOTIFIED
The owner OF the opera house building
20 place sautters or tns rear windoxs.
It was nls opinion that should IRE
break out ia the factory the destruction
Of the 0Derz house would DC certain.
He fur.ner reported that George w.
Gay had not returned. and a. result
nothing had been done toward having
fire escapes placed n the Berkey n
Gay buileing. he had spoken to the
prosecutor and papers would DO pre-
pared and served on William Gay as
soon as hs returned
superintendent Eastman reported
that he had not carried out the sug-
gestlon OF toe board to allow the men
VINO work from O'Clock TO o'clock
a. N. 10 leave their beats TO get lunch
He thought some OF the msa could
not take advantage OF the order on
account Of the distance OF some OF the
beats from places where they could
get iuncn. lie said none of the men
had ever complained of the matter,
and Captain Johnson, VINO had been IN
the department fourteen years, had
never heard one complain The men
may heat their coffee before they go
out, and are returned AZ o'clock.
Clarence Coryell and Frank Ssyers
applied for positions on the police
force. Referred 20 the COMMITTEES on
men and discipline.
J. c. Clark applied for . position as
signal operator. Referred to the COM
mIttee on men and discipline
Marshal Lemon reported the suspen-
sion of Rlchard Seatman, plpeman OF
No. hose company, for being out
after hours. Superintendent Eastman
reported the suspension OF PAtrolman
Lynch FOR being drunk while on duty
He also recommended the conhrma-
ton OF Somers A. Pelton as clerk, and
A. T.. Baxter as operator. Referred TO
the committee on men and discipline.
The following bills were allowed:
Duggan Bros, SIG; Edison Light COM
pany, $3.50; Thum Bros. & Schmidt,
50 so; Foster, Stevens ~ Co., 223.s5;
secrstsry's disbursements, $500; A..
HINES, So. so; Hawkins & Co., So; C..
y. Rathbun. s.; Grand Rapids Gas
company. S2I90; Union Elevator COM
many. $40; Hensen * Johnson. S4.2o;
fsitslt Iron works. s23.3s; A. Hines,
81. Sc. Penlnsulsr Electric company,
As 40. A. VI. Maris. $50; Foster,
stevens < Co.. S6.7s; J. w. McEwen,
ST.. 20; secretary's disbursements,
kI296S.
Patrolman Mcconnell, who had
banded 10 his resignation TO the super
mt ndent. asked permission. to with
a.ax it and remain on the force. The
matter was laid over for one week.