Heavier Rails For Packard St.

HEAVIER RAILS FOR PACKARD ST.

Council's Instruction to the Hawks-Angus Line

FOR RELIEF OF STREET

West Huron St. to be Repaired-New Stand for Drays-Troublesome Garbage

The council Friday evening decided lo make W. Huron street passable for teams, to have Hawks-Angus fix their Packard street line so as to relieve the jar of their heavy cars, to clean up the garbage on River street, to turn the back part of the lot on the corner of Fifth and Huron streets owned by the city into a stand for drays which should be moved from Washington and Fourth and the court house, and to let the Ann Arbor road change their tracks between William and State streets. Besides this the council allowed the bills for August work.

The meeting had been called for 7 o'clock, but it was a half hour after this time before a quorum was present. Some suspicious persons had spread the story that a snap judgment would be taken on the street railway franchise which was not specifically mentioned in the call, but might come up under a blanket clause, and consequently a number of interested spectators were present, but the council is not doing business that way and the proposed ordinance was not even mentioned.

Prof. E. D. Campbell petitioned for a crosswalk on Washtenaw avenue to connect with the new walk laid by the Phi Kappa Psi house, and the board of public works recommended a new walk to be built across Felch park from the southeast to the northwest corner. Both matters, as well as petitions for crosswalks across Fourth avenue at Philip and Lincoln streets, were referred to the sidewalk committee. The petition of H. J. Burke and others for a light at the corner of Division and Kingsley streets was referred to the lighting committee.

The following report of the street committee was adopted by a unanimous vote:

Your committee would respectfully recommend that Kingsley street be properly graded from State to Ingalls streets and that the gutters be so constructed that the water will not run from the gutters into the street, and that the Board of Public Works be requested to attend to this work at once.

Your committee further recommends that the Toledo and Ann Arbor railroad be allowed to change their tracks between William street and Hill street as per profile and that the same be granted and put on record.

Your committee further recommend that Hawks and Angus be ordered to place a heavier rail, not less than a 7-inch tram rail, on their city line from corner of Main and William streets to Packard street and from Main street on Packard to Wells street to overcome the heavy jar and pounding on these streets from the interurban cars.

As to the matter of finding a suitable place for public drays in this city, which was referred to the street committee, we would recommend that one hundred feet on the south end of the city property corner of Huron and Fifth avenue be cleaned up and properly graded and that the same be used for public drays in place of having them standing on our street corners and that the grounds shall be used by the draymen under the direction of the Board of Public Works until such a time that the city makes other use of the same.

Your committee further recommends that West Huron street from First street to the Forks and Jackson avenue from the forks to the city limits be properly graded and graveled to restore the street into as good a condition as it was before the franchise was granted to Hawks & Angus for their electric railway.

On motion of Ald. Hutzel the sum of $500 was appropriated to repair West Huron street.

Mrs. Reul and Mrs. Gregg were allowed to put down a four-foot walk on Spring street, on account of some shade trees.

D. Crawford and five others petitioned for the removal of the offensive garbage on River street. I. N. Woodmansee petitioned for the same thing. He said it made him go two miles out of his way to get to the back end of his farm.

Ald. Grose said the condition at this point was so bad that it was impossible for a team to get through. The street committee had investigated it and some action should be taken.

Ald. Hutzel agreed with Ald. Grose. The nuisance must be abated. He thought it would be a wise thing for citizens while the garbage question was being considered and until the problem of its disposal could be solved to dig holes and bury their garbage.

Ald. Schumacher spoke of the picnic parties who used to use this street. Now it is filled with decayed oranges and lemons and many of the dead cat for the burial of which the city had paid.

Ald. Grose moved that the petitions be referred to the Board of Public Work with authority to clean this place out, which carried.

President Walz suggested the dispensing with a sidewalk inspector.

Ald. Douglas said one was absolutely necessary while so much work was being done.

Ald. Hutzel thought the engineering force might do it.

Ald. Fischer thought an inspector necessary, the street commissioner could not do all he has to do and inspect walks.

Ald. Douglas said it was necessary to sec that the proper proportion of cement was used by the builders.

Ald. Johnson kicked on the delay in allowing bills for measuring walks. President Walz finally stated that it was not the policy of the council to pass on bills not passed by the finance committee.