Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-03

saa Measures
The committee on poor held session
s.s. nighs on the -four question aud
cane - tie conclusion that the bis
Already IA from tie city millers We're
ultxl<, as o1s BID Has opfne1 one week
before the other Id came IN. TIE
a4n Tee Nj. Recommend ina; the
bic- b,s rejected ana ask that the COM
mlstee be allowed "a purchase Jour
~AeFe il can he bad f.sf Tbs ssas. money.
The BAL OF /. NJ. Clark 4 CO. Tor 1900
poaucs Of noar 81 sl.o1 per nunufsd
came uD aad w4s discussed. The conl-
msttse WILL probably recommend The
pas n,sls OF tue eilt IN fusl-
There = more trouble n Tie wood
yard aud the poor committee 10 ~ u
los hos 10 settle II. There have been
COMP ants Of -ruort M asgre frem the
{ -nxrtusen., and last week the com
ns.ltee emp oye1 Mr.. Bu-n. the seaier
OF We gnss ssd measures, - follow The
teams Of the city w0Qdmsn aud 20 piie
up aud neasii.e tie loads Ar. Bush
Was not able 10 attend 20 the work. 81
ne en- piosed a man At 80 . day 10 TO-
low the mec delivering wood To city
caafge-- lie reports the loads about
ones xteenth Of = cord short on eacn
cord delivered. The committee Is ol
the opinion that sne ely shculd g
back 70 tie Old system OF running It's
oen xto4 yard. 4 part OF the city
charges could BE- employed there anu
make considerable money 10 the { ~.
Col. George =. Briggs was present TO
tax 10 tie committees Oh streets and
ordlLaaces regarding the removal OF
tie no street car trasks IA Canal
street. lie sald tire Canal street prop
esty owners were not kicking al pres
ent, but 4 the street car company MAS
SLOWED 10 open = line IN O.iawa street,
60 feet from Canal street. thus divert
ny traffic from Canal street. the prop
eFty owners had serious objections.
lie believed a the franchise Were
granted III Ottawa street II should he
on the express condition that two
tracks n Canal street be removed. lie
sAio tee property owners would foot
all Diils except the bare expense OF
Iaoy.ng the srAcxs. The expense OF re-
paving aud repairing the street would
gladly be assumed by the property
owners.
Residents within the district assessed
for sewer between cold and West
Broadway kicked 20 special commit
tee on the way assessments have been
paid.
Alderman Saunders passed the cigars
IN honor of MS new daughter.
After Colonel Briggs had left last
night the committees on streets and
ordinances were called to order and
unanimously agreed to present the
street railway ordinance next Monday
night, With the following requests:
That tine company snail hereafter pay
! Tor It's snare OF any Kind OF improves
nsent ordered IN any street IN which
the company has Ene. The company
10 have a choice of using Medina
stone between its tracks on paved
streets as the company requested. The
company must make al extension on
1 College avenue north from Bridge
street ZOO feet 20 adjust t. tracks on
Canal street s. that but two tracks
shall remain. or SD that the four tracks
snrAi be contiguous. TO 90 INTO East
| Leonard street as soon as that street Is
Improved, and to extend on West Leon
ard street As lar as West street.
| Tue ordinance will be presented with
q Recommendation that Il pass, pro-
vided the company Will accept the
above provisions.