Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-09
LAWS OF THE CITY
The Charter Amendment Gem
mittees
REPORT SEVERAL CHANGES
Improvement Bsn1s - es Ausne<izsd
s<slsr of wslgAss Acclaimed.
oshss Tos.ss pissu.ssa.

TIE comm mon council met lsst nighs
IN SPECIAL session &, consider charter
smen;nents President Bali wss "a
tnr eazir snt most OF the aldermen
were pFessnL- About tao nacrs az
goo4 lard work wss pus IN ny ths
Aliernsa. bat lasse WAS conspicuous
ike< Of eltz~ns In the iol'by. The
xlcsFmsa mad hoped 10 zee sltsisns IL
ierceted a charter amendments pTessc I
70 express lnsir oplnsons.
A.1ernska kmner ctsred Q rssolu-
ten urzlss ths lsglsIakufe - provide
for me ls<aing BY tns city az over
$40. go street. Improvement tonts fer
the year 1858 Alderman Congct ssid
the cay suouit is-us that snicuDt each
year. s1c offered an ATnendnaent 10
ihss effect Inc resolution, ~
amended, eas adopted.
Repsrs ef the Committee
The COMMITTEES oa charter amend
uents sunsnltied . report rsco nnisnd-
Ing certain changes IN the charter rrl4-
I've - the establishing OF grade lines,
tua1 a1ctioDeers - stricken tron the
tbs LIT OK CITY officers and properly
licensed that tIs aCt creating The Gen.
etsFF cOaluliss.0l re amended % that
cemetery iots tc cared for By the COM
uiisslOuers after the death OF toe
ownss. zGd 10 provide TOR the con-
nrmaGOn " ponce aud trc comma
sloners ~ the common council. The
lr-t sections we're adopted witaout de-
bate. Tee clause relative 10 con1rma-
ton OF police commissioners MAS de-
based fully. but WAS llnslly adopted.
The COMMITTEES also reported without
recofa 1leudati0n the following matters:
4. give control OF the material TO lie
used IN sidewslks and TO have the
building OK sidewalks included ia con-
tracts Tor street. Improvements.
Tog give the eouncIl control OF all
plumbing and plumbers VINO opersts
within ths csty.
TO give the board Of review power to
spread interest upoa improvement or
ders on tie assessment rolls aud c.il-
lsctirs q from TIE property within the
tie strict.
TO give the council power 10 fix q
limit outside OF which saloons sasll not
exi-t.
Atolishing the Office OF ssaler of
wsigals aud measures
Tie committee did nos report upon
the question Of seizlng personal prop
efty from railroad companies for taxes
o. Improvement. because the city at
tofney wished more tlne TO look up
ne question and see what could TO
done. Tie stated that u woulc not do
10 nave oEs law Tor the railway COM
paay aud another .or the cItzens. aud
Il < should &c go arranged that per-
soma properly could be attached for
taxes 4 would lie necessary - exhaust
the persona. property above exemptions
before tie could levy upon the real
estate.
Considered sapernueu@
The Offices OF ssalefs OF weignts and
measures ana VI the pDundmsster
wee discussed. S0ne OF the alder
men id not think estncr OF the Offices
OF Any account.
A lersaAn ilarser suggested that the
city shoalc Own - own scales IA sart-
Gus parts * the city aud that all coal
Il alers IN the city and farmers from
outs lie tbs city sAoCid DC required -
weigh upon these scales
Alderman Nufxburg did not think
the sesier % ~eignts and measures OF
any use whatever, Grocers aud others
usng scales and measures we're con-
PEELED 90 pay % each year for having
their scales AID measures tested IL a
man sushed % cheat IN measuring nis
goods BE could DO 80 i've minutes after
he bad gone. TIE report submitted by
the committee was accepted and placed
on tie.
A former report OF the COMMITTEES
was tAxen up. II recommended the
ABOLITION Of the oitcs OF pound master
and conferrng hrs powers rpon the
Police. The recommendation ~ss con-
CURED Ia. TIE report further recon-
mcnded that July ! be fixed "a tae
beeiarirx &C the tscai year. There has
never teen date bxed Oy the Garter
Tor the Close or beginning OF the neal
year. Alderman Turner moved an
smentnent fx.ng August -, "a that e
the date on waicn taxes fall due. The
date va fxsd a. july 1.
The question Of gsving the members
Of TIE hoard OF rrve~ $3.50 per day
was TAKEN up. The matter called forth
some scussion. Alderman Hauser
suggested that toe members CT the
bosrSi-snsll De appointed by tue mayor.
k.der,Ssn Couxer made motion COW
efinx tie suggestion. but 4 VA lost.
Inc paragraph ebangiog the salary OF
the members vas stricken out.
To Bsnsns Lshsrsn< Men.
A motion vas made proysd.nx that
the board 81 review shall remain IN
session Tor ST days until o'clock ss
rxht, during snlcn time taxpayers
NAY acme "a and appeal
from ;hsr valuation on the reg
uisr assessment rolls. The notion sss
carried. Anoiher report recommend
iax nat ths public Improvements snail
~ dur> ~ the day vas taken mp.
tss1si otlecfiors were presented. and
u sss voted iowa. Aiterssn Saunders
moved tast th- city attorney prepare
the smeuamen for tue legisstars.
carried.
Alderman Turner offered an amend :
mept providing ths, ire ~ idiag m
sp~ctor - appointed BY tne mayer and
confirmed ~ The council. Further
consideration was postponed until
hondsg xht
sofa Coal IA Scarce.
The adverse weather the pass geek
r~aaa. 49, a..ff raaf fam a suue ar