Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-18

Lyon street improvement
The question OF the Lyon street i'm
prOyement Unexpectedly bobbed up a.
This stage n the proceedings.
Mr.. Letclher COutended that the
board has the power 10 grant contracts
20 whom Il deemed best snd that the
council should have certified the con-
tract for improving Lyon street. he
wanted his objection inserted into the
minutes OF the previous meeting. Mr..
WOrden and Mr.. Harrington rather
objected but yielded.
Mr.. Harrington thought that the
board had made a mistake IN telling
IT'S reason for granting the contracts as
10 did.
Mr.. shelby thought the talk Was not
20 the point and thought that the time
To discuss the matter was when the
new bids were opened.
Contractor SekeIi asked permission TO
close Fulton street bridge while ne was
laying the concrete as he states he can
do the work IN One-half the time
ia winch IL would take were the
bridge open. IL was left TO the descre-
ton OF superintendent DAVIS.
The officers of police headquarters
asked that a water closet be con-
structed IN the basement of the head
quarters building. The officers on
duty are going To run Is on q human
itarian plan aud have Il open to the
public. A nominal charge of five
cents will be asked tor ia use. IL was
referred TO the board of police aud fire
commissioners.
The German Evangelical church IN
vited the board 10 attend lecture at
the church Thursday night. IL was
accepted and superintendent Davis
will attend or behalf of the board.
Extended tho Time.
Joel Collins, the contractor on the
Lyon street improvement, asked for
an extension of thirty days time. On
motion of Mr.. Letellier it was granted.
"a the contractor had been delayed
twenty days by the failure OF the COM
mon council 20 certify the contract.
The following apprOXimates OF costs
were submitted by Engineer Collar:
For grazing and paving south College
avenue, from Wealthy avenue to
Thomas street. with brick on a four
inch concrete base, sl5, 1850; for same
with cedar blocks on fOur-inch con-
crete base, Slf.ll0; same with Mac
Adam pavement, Sl7, AS; for grading
and gravelng WOodlawn avenue. from
Madison avenue TO south Union
street, 81 800 so; grading and crawling
Raw street. from NTies stree, 10 Crofton
avenue. 1870; for grading Eureka
avenue. formerly Curtis street, from
buckeye street to Logan street, 1850:
for constructing a sewer IN Cherry
street. from south East street o. Lake
avenue. 81. f16.26; for grading and paw
Ing with cedar blocks on a fOur-inch
concrete base, Cherry street, from
south Fast street 20 Lake avenue,
$l4, 2O5.50; for grading and paving with
asphait South College avenue, from
Wealthy avenue 10 Thomas street, SIS
7Si.5O; Tor constructing a sewer IN
Brsdburn street. from $50 feet south Of
Thomas street TO Fifth avenue. s376.7O.
Refused to Open Biis.
When it came TO the opening OF con
tracts the board dslinerated long and
its deliberations were deep. IL didn't
know whether % open buds for the I'M
provements Of Lyon street mil and
consideT cradle discussiOn resulted. There
was a question n the mind of Mr..
Shelby whether the contractor who had
been awarded the contract could not
hold the citv responsible. Mr.. Letsl-
Ter thought not. but said that the rss-
son was that these contractors had
punched up the alderman OF their
wards and they had brought the mat
ter up in the council The council had
fsled officially 30 notify the board Of
its action n failing ~ affirm the con
tract for the Lyon street improvement.
and Mr. Worden made a motion that
the bids be aid on the table for one
week. Mr Letseiher desired 90 have
The bids returned unopened. Then
Mr. Shelby made niotion 10 return
shem Mr. leteiIier supported t aud
u vas unanimously earned.
Mr. George sOmes. = resident OF
lyon street. came m and eulogized the
board for lhe rsy the LYON street I'M
pr0veuent wss beng carried cut. He
sad the persons living on that street
hal learned tha contract 20 they could
recite it aflar TOE a p system. After
listening tO - kick the hoard
adjourned.
Ms. Arnold IN Court.