Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-30
BROKE DOWN RULE.
Common couaciI Played Ball
With Saloon Licenses.
DOUGLAS GETS A RED CARD.
1a1s~os ss~n Win . Posst---HASweo's
ftAce knochsS1 Ouf---srvessi Lave
~ Tilt on the MAsses.

The council sas ratified laat night and
aiypsd c,sg Oh the granting u saloon
scens~z la ons easc lAst night
saiounxeepsr Who szs convicted three
tla-. in tho last year sas granted
hesa-s and another man who had no
xorss record xas Immediately after
esri ssfass~L The eommiftss started
hrassly 70 xipe cut the saloons in
~hsch stalls and roma are built foo tho
Recommendations II men and women
Who do not care 10 be seen In the saloon
proper. Lat night one man who runs
stall saloon Sas granted licenss
1ithoat a QUESTION. notwithstanding tho
fact that the committee had visited the
place and knew is nature. The next
m0msnt a man running . similar saloon
Vas refused a license. All the aiders
men acre present except Alderman
stein.
The Street Railway company asked
the council 10 approve poles for Canal
street siniiar Ia the poles In usson Mon
roe street Referred % the COMMITTEES
90 streets and the city engineer
Residents on Valley avenue protested
against me improvement Of the street.
Rsfefged % the aldermen 81 eighth and
moth var,ls.
X j. Stow asked permission 10 place
watering trough al the corner II East
Duohsra stFeets Referred 10 the boArd
"a pubsic works.
chascra Il fruit from peddlers' wagons
asking that tho license DO reduced Ia el5
pr wagon The petition was denied
- IL. -.
liar petition. which was denied.
the thousand and eighty residents
sn.i taxpayers protested zxainst the cut
ting u Fulton street through the bill on
The aoTth Inc % John Hall park. Tho
r~asnnz. as stated. why they protest are:
rtx~t lt sill defAce and ruin the park.
Se1ond II viii destroy the value 1t sd
.afrnt property. Third II will entail =
large expense upon taxpayers. Fourth
Irstiic does not demand a. Fifth-lf s
Tee deemed necessary To have a street it
saosld lie opened along one % the val
leys on West Fulton street Placed
% tie.
Other P~sissorA
A J GUS. and others asked for water
mains In kltzabeth street Referred to
the board % public works.
~ tffatA fstt&tt< n tLtiaho ts<ti&ftod
company asked permission 10 build =
sc4le PAT and platform In Island street.
al the s,uth end u their freight house.
Referred % the committee.
Residents on Park avenue asked for
water mainz Referred 10 the board u
public works.
kssidents on Watson street asked IN
have the street opened To John Ball
park. Referred to aldermen of ninth
ward.
The hoard ~ health recommended
that -ewef be constructed in Hilton
street Referred IN the committee on
sewers
The committee on ways and means
RECON- a8ended that rooms be fitted up
flr justice court ia the Norris build
IN. The rental is go per month The
c,rnmit,ee vas authorized 10 make the
lsase
\ nnmher ~ saloon men made appli-
cations for LICENSES. There applications
- r. - WEIGH and Alexander Douglas
eere laid on the table; the others were
referred % the committee on licenses
G. a.. Swensberg vas reappointed
member 4 the board - public works In
plac. - r. T. Herrington- Placed on
Gle.
tompsroiier'- Report
The eomp'fo.ler reported biils calling
q, s1ns from TIE various funds rs fol-