Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-21
JACOBS is RED HOT
The Alderman From the Eleventh
Ward Puts on a 6oss Ffoat
DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION
says Ne L. tanooeat OF the Charges
Made Axain<s HIM Three Canal
stroes fsto~ks Condemned

The lobby In the eouoeil Last night
was packed With persons snrious 10 10
ten % the Jsoobs' scandal They we're
DOT disappointed and we're not Kept
waiting very long Alderman Jacobs
vas peessnt add was the hrst man an
his feet after Mayor Stuart raped Tor
order. tie held IN his hand single
sheet q ypewritten paper he said.
mir Mayor. have here eommsnica-
too which desire read by ire clerk
In was as follows:
The Honorable Common Council Of
the City Of Grand RzpIds
GENTLEAEs- hereas certain state.
ments and charges have been made in
my personal integrity ami performances
OF my duty as an alderman Of the city.
all OF which said statements aud charges
are false. and without bssis of truth.
whatever. | ask your honorable body
10 appoint q special committee TO invest
igste the SAID charges II order that
may vindicafe myself before the public
and show that said charges have teen
made are false. | desire the committee
10 be appointed al once. and a speedy
Investigation and report &c he made.
ALDERMAN Gro. III. JAcoBs>'
As soon as this paper was read Mayor
Stuart stated that DE had prepared
statement. but the communication fore
stalled IT, lie appointed Aldermen
Campbell. Wurzb1rg aud Verkerke. Al
derman Campbell said lie had had some
difficulty with Alderman Jacobs and he
declined TO serve Alderman Duaton
was appointed. and also declined to
serve Alderman Campbell xas about
10 accept the place. when Alderman ia.
cobs asked 10 have 10 referred to the
whole counciL This vas the disposition
made OF the matter and IL Was decided
10 meet as committee OF the whole AT
IsD "Wednesday evening Alderman Js-
cobs left the council chamber.
Mayor stuart's Charges
Mayor Stuart then read the following
communication:
Gentlemen: sm called upon to per.
form az unpleasant duty with refereace
10 memoer OF the council. On Mon
day last my attention was called To the
fact that Alderman George H. Jacobs
had heretofore sworn To and presented
bin against the city for the sum OF si2i
aud had subsequently drawn that out
from the city treasury said amount
purporting TO be Que one Otto Wagner
Tor labor and material furnished in re-
pairing bridges for the city. That. on
the other hand. said Otto Wagner only
charged sl0s-Y and was only paid $500
10y said Alderman Jacobs, on the pre-
tense. as represented TO him by Alder
man Jacobs. that the council would
pay no more. On the came day / called
on Alderman Jacobs to explain the
transaction. and was assured by him that
he had put in the bill just as 10 was
gwen 10 him and had paid over all the
money received from the city and would
convince me OF that fact the next day.
He has failed TO DO anything further
about il and il has become a matter OF
public aotQriety. and 10 Of such charac.
ter that IL ean not be ignored. Another
charge has been made against Alder man
jacobs OF conduct unbecoming . public
officer. A full and completes Inquiry
should be made aud il the charges are
not sustained. he should be fully ex
onerated. III, on the other hand, the
charges are sustained. then Alderman
jacobs should lose no time in vacating
bis seat as a member of the council.
i would therefore recommend that Z
committee be appointed TO investigat,
theee charges. and report back TO tn,
council as speedily as possible the result
Of such Investigation. and In case sall
charges. Ia the opinion OF said commit
tee, are sustained. that they also repor
what further proce sdings. il any shoulC
be taken. w j. SrUART. Mayor.
This was referred to the committee OF
the whole.