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J A THREATENED SLIT SIaly Can Gaaoa’a Cut be Condemned by A ctm- tfaa City tnotI HERE IS A rnmix OF 0M10B!OUTeerioui question bu »r «n over n u tne so-called Gunoe'« cut or the u.d steamboat channel. which may |»rov« a ' puuler to the Board of aridI city attorney. Xa-»|»--U» the telegram «ty, | m r.ted from Coagt«WHti Belknap «n •*1V* j response to the memorial wot to the I'lrted Mate* Congress, there are many who %ay that the cdy ran not legally j condemn it at a uu.sancc and cause it are i m he filled up.| Senator stockbridge i» not a* decided in h ia hi* answer a* Congressman Belknap Uit- waaaa tne following d.spatch received '‘*'»t a few day* ago will sbow *“ **F. U. WtunMlrn. Casey say* thelorenunent never claimed jurisdiction.i tn 1 eipeet Secretary Proctor 1 Elt*8 night i*lfnland will confer fully with bsm J and report. Don’t tinnk any legislation Decenary, hut if so it riiail U- had as speedily os possible.“Fuancjs B. SrocKBRini.r Since the receipt of this itI r gram the Board of Health and city attorney have uaW I been undecided as to wiist move to ,(*‘l | nuke. T .ey are waiting (or further «cd 1 ltl^ornutuja fro*** Senator Stuckbridge. the I I do not think Gano*1'* cut can lie tilled.in without legislation.” raid James the I'a':*. elncmi.m of the Board of ln,, i’uh! i Work', yesterday. *•! have a j 'll ii.»k i -tr.i- *r reason f« r »|mkix d a- I do. In 1 Kl* u! . | tin- t.rst place Gang's cut is a navigable W U ' atr am. In tact. :t ie the main channel ,ja 1 ot ttie river, and as such the city has Q i-o jiirisdici.on o•• •• r it. The rapids ;,,-; 1M.r ' coul.t if-vt-r tv mad;* navigable, and d P*1! , r,.. Ganoc's cut were flirt 1 up, what would * I I..- tone in cose the Government ever ■vlt;' ’ w I nc'.krs an appropriation tor the iiu- *‘*1 na» prov m*.*nt of Grand river? Why •‘n t lamwa cut would only haw to (•lt;• 1 s! dr.-: • d out again. I reniem1 er the '*1 time when the old ship channel ran M-r past w here Sweet’s Hot-1 is now. Tins CiU Was years ago, ami the tioats used to *-• land where the Barnard House now **' stands. Since tneu howevertt|mnbeen *'r:l gradually tilled up and built upon, un- j *''r id ail that remains s tin-small alip now j lul used by tne Grand lbipids Transpo.-ta-irdy | t .... i , ,,j,a v. And, mark me, if lit. rt‘:lt; Dcs t city lakes upi*n itself to condemn and 1101 t to I ' ° away with the cut, tin- tr.wsportn-1 evl t , I tion company w 11 have a good suit for I to , dam:mu.nvasxrass.1, I “The city cannot legally close up 11,11 ,11 Ganoe’s cut, and il they do we will cer- mi:1 \ 1 ta . dy Ivgin a suit for damages, said * * | Muir v Crowley, proprietors of the Pai.‘a i Grand Hivcr Tr.i. -jsirtation Company. | ,'* to the T* Lcnaaa-llr.naLD. “It would *’' * virtually rum our business and we 1 I oul‘* baw good grounds for action.1 “r | From time immemorial Ganoe'S Out has been a navigable stream. It is part ot the Grand river and the main ctumrel at that. We do not think, however, that t ie council wdl lie so foolish as to attempt to close it up.“Tiie closing of Intuoe’s cut was never agitated until the VS'i*althy-uve. brnl;.:question came up, continued one...... «■.. - *andpple i hen the »ur.dtne partners. It was then that a Imw and din arose about the enanoel Iwir.g a nuisance and a nit by place. This w us done s.moly !•, .•auw n would : 1'niiJideratiIo u» ma.tuain a draw in the budge. The oounc.l would refu v to appropriate money to btnld a bridge w uen -t would ilt;-quire an attendant Miss constantly to attend the swing. Several I»r. men have property Uiat would lie lt;■!:-j.lV ha need m value it the bridge was built.• ‘ and consequently they are agitating the Ciov.i.g up of the cut.••Why take the garbage grounds on the enu of the island. Tin* stench i roni . there is ten times worse than from Ganoe’s cut. Time they dump a.I ... r kinds of rubbish. If you should v.iit there now, vou will find swill, rotten nuats, desil dogs, and n fart enongh to can si) an epidemic. It is left tln-re for weeks at a tinie. and when thi ourt wind blows from tbn rtght direction s almost unbearable. Wliei I . ....... .... heap at garbage is collect) d'llt;,r i ;t u burnc.i, and tiieu the rmell i.« even i uni.i I vronn* than before. Tim smoke t* ! e »;bad I t.;.,wn all over the city, and if ;s a won- I ‘the i .1,71 that lhlt; ro is not more sickncsa than ,'nj was | there is u*«v. iilt;vtf-,k We have a business lure trnt ha* T •lieu i ro«t i me and money to l uild up. M , 1d to j has just na« nlt;*l that point wiwre we I 1 ■*I at* ■ j ar.ng something above ex(teun\ '•| and «. do ii.S .;.t.*„d b.s ug nil w- have I witfiMUl making a fi?hl. At preaent ,r' r we receive mns:gnnif t.u ol goods teat* an cvaminat '.
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Grand Rapids Telegram Herald
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Sat, Jul 19, 1890
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