The daily sentinel., 1903-05-13
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS SESSION

The regular session of the city coun-
ell for the month of May met at the
council chamber last night. All the
members of the council were present
Mayor Sampliner was in his seat
promptly as usual
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
A petition was received from Henry
Waller asking the city to open an al
ley in the rear of his residence in the
Grand river subdivision. The matter
was discussed and the council was not
certain that the city had an alley pro-
vided on the survey of the rear of the
Waller residence in that subdivision.
The matter was referred to the street
and alley committee with power to
act.
An extensive petition was received
from Hudson and others residing in
Crawford addition, asking that larger
surface pipes than three quarter inch
be granted them. As three quarter
inch pipe is the same as is used for
surface pipe all over the city. that
part of the petition was settled at
once. The matter of increased fire
protection for the addition was also
discussed by the members of council
The matter was referred finally to the
street and alley committee.
A large petition from the residents
in the Second ward aud especially from
those residing in the vicinity of the
location of the Lumsden Rock crusher.
was received asking council to abate
the nuisance of the rock crusher. The
petition had eighty-fiv signatures.
1t was referred to the committee on
fire and police.
A petition was received from Frank
Butler. we'll knwon colored man,
asking that he be selected to drive
the new sprinkling cart. This was
referred to the street and alley COM
mittee.
There were five applications for
pumper, as follows: w. w. Griffin,
A. W. RAIDER. Van Thompson, w. G.
Clark, J. A. Knox and a Mr.. Collette.
The first ballot gave each of the ap-
plicants one vote each, save Clark and
Knox, who received respectively four
and two.
The second vote gave CLARK five votes,
electing him to the position. W. G..
Clark is the present pumpman at the
pump house and has served in that
capacity for some time.
Upon motion the water and sewer
committee was instructed to hire a
night pumpman for the sum of $40 per
month.
President David Roberts of the
ent requested permission to address
the council, which was granted him.
He stated that where the Planlng
mills. the Ice plant and the FIGURING
mills were situated at the foot of Sew
enth street, was the natural home of
the tramp, these institutions being
located ON the eastern boundary line
of the city and he desired to know
whether council could not grant them
police protection or night watchman.
He cited in support of his request that
these institutions were large taxpay-
ers in the city and that they deserved
more protection than they were receiv-
ing. The various companies cited
were willing to pay certain proper
tion of the pay of night watchman,
but asked that the city appropriate
S25 toward his salary.
When he concluded his address
which was listened to with a great
deal of attention, Mayor Sampliner
said that he did not see how the Fruit
Growers association and the property
of tthe planning mills paid city taxes
or aided in the support of the city
government, as these institutions were
outside of the corporate limits. The
mayor said that they would be only
too glad to take these institutions into
the city limits and afford them that
protection they craved, if they would
ASSIST in bearing their proportion of
the city taxes. When the mayor stat
ed this look of intense surprise cross
ed Mr.. Roberts face, as he certainly
was not aware that these institutions