Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-01
III FEELSVERY SORE
The Committee Grieves Be-
cause the Council
KICKS ON The DRUG CONTRACT
Ransom Luce Gets IN His Customary
Kick and Scores Point Against
the Equalization.

The council committee devoted .
large time last night u expressing opln-
ions on the various municipal boards
The aldermen are becoming very rest
less at the free aud easy exercise
authority by the bosrds- Some are Ia
favor of sbolishing the boards entirely,
other wants them elected by popular
vote and others would like 70 have
the appointve system retained and
ali appointment be connrhed
by the council. When the
city charter was submitted
to the legislature there Was Q provision
in 1t requiring that members OF boards
be confirmed by the council, but TIE
provision WAS stricken out. some al
dermen consider tho present system
satisfactory while others deem II cum.
bersome, dilatory and expensive. Inc
feeling which found expression last
night is said TO have its origin IN Tie
curt manner with which the various
boards have been receiving aldernanic
suggestions anu requests. Inc alder
men say that the boards are amenAble
to nobody and for nothing and they
should either be called down or abol-
ished.
Splendid Kicking Machine.
Ransom g. Luce eniivened the pro-
ceedings by appearing with ms KICKING
machine, which Was in splendid work
ing order and gave q nue. exhibition
with all the old-time vigor and ease OF
movement. This time MIR. Luce Is up
in arms over the Cass street sewer as
sessment roll. The committee decided
to report in favor of equalizing the roll
as decided by the kickee. The com.
mittee on lamps will report in favor OF
four more lamps. They will be placed
corner jefferson and Wealthy avenues,
corner Mcdowell street and Jefferson
avenue, on college avenue between
Cherry street and Wealthy avenue and
1T the corner of Waverly place and
Cherry street. The committee on poor
talked over their grievances for two
hours. The committee feels very sore
over the action of the common council
in taking exceptions TO its acton n
making u verbal contract for drugs
with White & White and thereby bar
ring out other druggists without giving
them chance to compete. Alderman
Glden said that it would cost $50 TO
advertise for bids every time it was
done, and if the committee Was obliged
TO advertise for bids of one kind of
supplies it should do so IN all cases.
This he said would frequently result in
a greater expense than the cost OF the
supplies themselves. The committee,
he said, would continue buy
ing of White & White only
60 long a. they furnished satis-
factory goods. Alderman Dunton,
chairman of the committee declared,
that he should resign just as soon as
the matter of purchasing supplies was
decided bv the council. He said he did
not wish to leave the committee 10 the
lurch, but would not serve any longer
than be had to. 1t was decided to re-
port to the council what had been
done and to let that body amend or re-
ject the report as it pleased. The COM
mittee also decided to meet this morn
ing and make formal inspection OF
various wood piles throughout the city
with view of awarding the oon:rac,
| for wood. The committee on LICENSED
considered few applications and will
report in favor of granting them.