Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-30
PILLS By THE CITY
The Common Council Votes
70 Have
IT'S OWN STOCK or MEDICINES
The City Physician 70 Act as Chief
C0mpogndsT-Ro Routine Of the
Council Meeting.

~~444-t4 AtceAlss
Alderman DuntOn was the only
alderman absent al tas meeting OF the
cOuuc,l last nlxnt.
j. A. Wygent and other residents OF
sixth avenue petltloued Tor sewer IN
that street. Referred TO the commit
Tee 90 sewers.
Tne township board Of Walker sent
ID q report ~ the DIVISION made N the
highway bstweea she city and that
township. Placed on ale.
The rspuo.icaa county committee
Asked permission 10 suspend banner
across the street at No. 81 Monroe
street. Granted.
Sealed bids for furnishing the city with
coal AID coke for the coming year we're
presented ~ the following firms: A.
HINES, LeppiuS s. Co., +. A. Hamilton,
Graat Rapids Ice and Coal company.
The bids we're referred 10 the commit
lee Oh bu ldiugs.
Citizens ou Logan street object 10 the
proposed grade to be established IN
tuat street. Their petition was re-
f-gred ~ tle aldermen OF the tenth
ward.
Comptroller. Budget
The weekly budget OF the comptrol-
Ter amounting 10 $40, Il2.S3, was a.
lowed.
Comptroller Nandenberg, by a COM
mum cation. recommended that the
Nay lgntlug ban, amounting 20 SI22.92,
te pad o. tne GRAND Rapids Electric
Light 81 Power company. providing the
company waive ali right 20 interest
from tne deiEy u settlement. Accepted
and adopted. Comptroller Nandenberg
objects Cd the noise made by the city
machine shop recently placed in the
basement OF the city hall and asked
that as Office Do moved 10 some other
portion OF the building. Referred 10
the committee on buildings.
The committee on streets asked per-
III -siOn 10 purchase from one or more
persons suitable street signs and TO
move the naptha lamp poles 10 street
corners where needed IN order 10 place
Signs upon them. Granted.
The c0mm ttee on streets, 10 whom
WAS referred the petition of the Old
National bank and Frank Riseley, ask
ing that hack drivers be prohibited from
leaving their vehicles on the corner of
Pearl and Canal streets, recommended
that tine hacks be moved TO the space
or Pearl street west of the south en-
trance Of sweet hotel, and from Canal
street. between Pearl and Lyon streets,
between the hours OF =. m. and 8 D.
m. The report was accepted and
adopted.
win Have a Drug store.
The committee on wavs and means,
20 whom WAS referred bids for city
drugs, reported that all bids be re
lected and that the city establish Its
own dIspensary under the charge and
control of the city physician, and that
the city physician be directed TO pre-
pare a Est OF drugs and medicines, ex-
ept liquors, required for the use OF
city patents and submit the list to two
wholesale druggists Tor figures,
and the figures submitted to
tie committee on poor 10 re-
port the lowest responsible bid to
tile council. The committee believes
the present system to be Objectionable
ia many WAYS. The report was dis
cussed n length. Alderman Hauser
thought the city under the present sys-
tenn - paying 20 per cent more for
drugs than II should. Alderman An
derson supported the report, arguing
that the city should save the amounts
charged by druggists for compromising
prescriptions by having the city pnysi-
clan 40 MS own compromising. Alder
man Kinney was afraid the city physI-
can would ask for prescription clerk
X the report were adopted. the re-
port % the committee WAS accepted
and adopted and the city wall keep its
own drug store.
Granted Nr- Powers Petition.
TIE committee on buildings reported
in favor Of granting the petition of w.
I. Powers ID De permitted TO proceed
with the construction OF the addition
and entrance 10 his opera house.
Adopted.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented For the appointment OF COM
mittee 81 l0cHte a district TO be assessed
for the construction Of a sewer IN Wells
street from Wealthy avenue TO Buckeye
street. Adopted.
For the Improvement Of Wells street
from Nea Thy avenue 10 Buckeye street.
Adopted.
lustruCtng board Of public works 10
furnish approximate estimate ofsex-
peuse OF constructing n sewer IN Holhs-
eve street Adopted.
Fog estimate OF expense OF improving
HoiGster street from Buckeye street to
Cherry street Adopted
Estimate Of expense for placing YER
tea cgrbing IN Prospect street. Adop-
ted
For the construction OF Sidewalk on
the north side of Webster street from
Front straat Ia Turner street. Adouted
For the construction OF a sewer in
toe line Of the west side ditch from
North street % ttrsnd river, aud for
approximate estimates. Adopted.
en- The Death OF Nr. fRrm-lee.
For She appointment Of committee
90 present resolutions on the death OF
ex-A Hiorman Psrmelee. Adopted. Al
deruen Emner. Anderson and Frost
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