Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-18
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


The board " supervisors met par-
saaat - adIoaranssaL AID Ma called
10 order oy lie chairman Al two clock
IN me 2fseTnsoa n the supervisors
room "a the new court house building,
tals DslDz the hrsL meeting he'd there
IA
Roll called. Quorum present
Tas saperlntendeass Of the poor pre-
ssnssa . petltioa f0r fixtures tor their
o1lcs IN the ne . building. aud on mo-
ferred 70 the committee on public
buildings
petstioa was read from Henry +.
walcn. court sssnographer, asking for
Iaol.on OF Mr.. Hozsdons, the same
was referred GO the committee on pub
lie buildings
The county board Of school ex-
aaliners asked to have their Office fur
nishsd with suitable furniture, aud on
naotson OF Mr.. LOOMS. the matter was
referred 10 the committee on public
buildings.
A petition was read from Circuit
Court Commissioner <. ID. Comstoek,
asking Tho board 10 have telephone
placed IA ais office, and On motion of
Mr.. Lsppink, the same Was referred 10
the committee on public buildings.
A petition was read from the Lake
Shore 4 Michigan Southern Railway
company, praying for leave to con-
stEuct and main tain . railroad bridge
over the Grand river IN section three
OF town SIX north OF range twelve west
in Kent county
Mr.. Skeels offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption,
which prevailed by vote OF IS
yeas and 10 nays;
Whereas, The Lake Shore Il Michigan
Southern Railway company has duly
nled It's petition with the clerk of this
board, praying for leave to construct
and maintain railroad bridge over the
Grand river, IN the county OF Kent
and state of Michigan, and
Whereas, Notice of such application
signed by the petitioner. and stating
substantially the contents of said
petition, and that on June %, 1892, on
the convening of this board at the city
OF Grand Rapids. IN said county, at 2
O'Clock, D. M. or as soon thereafter as
. hearing could be had. application
would DO made to this board that
the prayer of SAID petition be
granted, has been duly publish ed
as required by the statute n such case
made and provided IN Q newspaper
printed IN each county through which
said Grand river runs, and also in one
newspaper ut least three weeks pre-
vious TO the hearing of TINS application
published IN the city OF Detroit, as
appears to this board by due proof of
such publication now on file with the
clsrt Of this board, and
Whereas, Said petition has been duly
presented to this board for hearing, In
accordance with said notice, and oppor-
tunity has been duly given to any per-
son or persons desiring to be heard in
favor of or in opposition to the prayer
of said petition;
Resolved, That the prayer of said pc
tition be granted and that authority be
and hereby is granted and given to the
said Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway company to construct and
maintain railroad bridge over Grand
river. IN said county of Kent, to be To-
Gated and constructed as follows:
SAID bridge to be located in section
three of town SIX north of range twelve
west. in said coanty. where the right Of
way of said Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway company IS now
used and occupied by 1t intersects the
Grand river; the position Of the north
pier thereof to be coincIdent with the
sorth pier OF the wooden draw
bridge over said river. now used by said
company. and said bridge to extend
across said river IN the same direction
and at the same height above the water
Of said river as said wooden bridge now
used by sad company. Said proposed
bridge TO consist of an iron truss pivot
through draw bridge, having length
from center to center OF end pins Of
one hundred and forty feet, aud iron
plate Orders fOrty-four feet IN length
spanning the distance from toe south.
efly end OF SAID iron draw bridge to an
sbutmsat 20 be located on the south
bank OF said rIver. Said iron draw
bridge 70 rest upon q center pivot pier
aud end PIERS The north end pler
TO be located where the north
end pier of SAID wooden draw bridge
now - and 10 be seven and one-hslf
feet ia thickness At It's bottom. SIX feet
at top and twenty feet in length
The south end pier Of said draw TO be
OF the sane SIZE, shape and construc
ton az said north end pier. aud TO be
built parallel thsrewlth so that the cen
ter Of said south end pier shasl he lisi
feet from TIE center of said north end
pier. The center pivot pier to be CIR
culsr IN form. nineteen and two-thirdi
feet IN diameter at It's base and nine.
tsen feet IN diameter Al its top. and e
be located equi-distsnt from said south
and north end PIERS 40 az 20 give fol