Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10
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TRYING TO BLUFF The COUNCIL
The Bears Of Weeks Seu3rlns On 70 The
CITY D~es--CanIsaSss Lea ans
Estimates SGemigssS-

The board Of pnhsle works has very
bsg chip on sts shoulder, and - Aciing
20 hsve tie council knock q OF. Every
Saturday the board squares OF ~ the
council. and Ell tAa, prevents lively
racket 10 that TIE council lsn't there 10
hear the gnylag The board sases a. Al
tie weekly meeting OF TIE board yea
terdsy afternoon this splr.t ~ 1.-The
ooancll be banged" lowered over the
deliberations continually, and tapped
10 wings cheerlly ~ appropriate inter
vsls- SUCH remarks a. We won't he
dictated 10 by TIE oouncli" and That
lsn't sny Of their business" were ire
ooenLy spoken, and with 9 hearianess
that left no coubl ss IA the sincerity.
A resolution OF the council thai u re-
| ferrec 10 TIE board and that asked
that the grade OF Eleventh avenue from
lena street % bachaasn street be
changed wss very curly handled and
the ala grade was fsaf-,rmed. The
board slso decided not 10 change the
grade Of Buttsfworth avenue from
Stale street 10 the wesl ditch. The
| change bad been peutaoaed tof ey nj
teen property owners owning . nslon-
| ~ Of the frontage.
Coidbrsek water Msiss
Work on the Coldbrook water mains
~as reported ~ progressing slowly on
| account ~ fock excavation.
The addition 10 tie water works VAS
reported - completed, with the excep-
ton Of = ANAL amount OF work around
the Office. Work is n such shape that
| the new pump can Dc started Tuesday.
The following contracts were
awarded: For improving Logan street.
from South Union street 10 South East
street, 10 Rens A NsnasrNeen. =, $50.
For Improving Fifth avenue. from
South kast street 10 Kalamazoo ave
nue. 10 Jacob Meyer for 81 ,09o.
For sewer IN East street. from Cherry
street 10 Wealthy avenue, 10 7. {.
Schneider tor ssss.
For sewer IN block IS, Converse add
ton, 10 r. c. Schneider for s7so.
| For sewer IN alley, between Gold
street and Mesi Broadway. 10 %. White
for sl,27s.
For laying water mains in North
| Canal and other streets 10 i. Shane,
4-snch pipe for Lee per foot. 6-inch pipe
tor lsc. s-snch pipe Tor 2oc, l2-lnch pipe
| for &c.
For grading alley IN block ., Mile
addition, from South Union street 10
Paris avenue, 10 John De BONE for SIS.
/ For Buckeye street sewer. from Dis-
| mono street 70 South Exst street, 10 o.
White for 81. 100.
For James streef sewer. from Wealthy
avenue 20 Buckeye street. 70 o. White
for 600.
Estimates sahmsttsd.
The following approximate estimates
were submitted 10y City Engineer Col
lar: For sewer IN Olive ana Earle
streets from Ieteilier 10 Straight street,
Sl.l62.l6; for same IN North Cot ave
nue.. Sweet street, Queen street and
Colfax street from Ann 20 Taylor
street, S5,0s4.7o; for same IN Chubb
street and O'clock alley from Letellier
street 70 butterworth avenue. Ssis.ss
tor same IN Letsllier street from Olive
TO Grand River, $14s.0s: for came in
Scribner street from West Bridge street
TO Second street, &65s; for same 10
Gold street from California street 20
shawmut avenue, sie5.2s; for grading,
graveling and paving the gutter. IN
GLIDING verticie stone curbe in Baxter
street from South Eaet street 20 Fuller
street, Sl0.o27.
The contract for oveYhaulinc the
plumbing IN the city bali Wac awarded
to Charles Tmma for Sol. There 10 q
tve-lnch service pine now running into
the ball and il supplies water both for
running the elevator ADD for the
| plumbing service. This double system
has caused numerous accidents 10 the
plumbing service. 40 anothe pipe will
be put in from the lonis street SIDE OF
the hall, independent OF the elevator
supply pipe.
President shelby informed the board
that the Peninsular club bad . new TOW
ID the shape of a fountain and wanted
special rebate on water enough "a
make II squirt. The hoard said the
club must pay the usual rate or els,
forego the idea of squirting.