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B-Baptized Members. C-Communicant Members.
Adventist, Seventh Day-
Good Templars' Hall, South Division street, page oo. Levi G. Moore, Pastor. c-84.
Baptist Churches-
First Baptist, Fountain street, page 33. Rev. J. L. Jackson, Pastor. C-775.
Second Baptist, Gold street, page 30. Rev. R. W. VanKirk, Pastor. C-204.
Calvary Baptist, page oo. Rev. J. Snashall, Pastor. c-71.
Wealthy Avenue Baptist, page oo. Rev. John Heritage, Pastor. c-190.
Children of Zion --
Scribner street, page 13. Rev. H. A. Olmstead, Pastor. b-25.
Christian Reformed, Holland-
North Division street, page 33. Rev. C. Vorst, Pastor. c-180. Spring street, page 41. Rev. J. H. Vos, Pastor. b-1000. Coldbrook street, page 14. Rev. L. J. Hulst, Pastor. b-1476. Alpine avenue, page 11. Rev. P. Ekister, Pastor. c-325. Fifth avenue, page 61. Rev. W. R. Smidt, Pastor. b-1106. Lagrave street, page 20. Rev. John Y. DeBaun, Pastor. c-770. Crosby street, page 8. Rev. G. Broens, Pastor. b-440. Logan and Ella streets, page oo. Rev. S. B. Sevensma, Pastor. b-1810.
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Congregational-
Park street, page 33. Rev. A. R. Merriam, Pastor. c-607.
Plainfield avenue. page 4. Rev. J. T. Husted, Pastor. c-159. Smith Memorial, Finney street, page 57. Rev. H. A. McIntyre, Pastor. c-69.
South, McDowell street, page 58. Rev. F. Noble, Pastor. c-205.
Disciples of Christ --
Lyon street, page 33. Rev. W. J. Russell, Pastor. c-340.
Episcopal-
RT. REV. G. N. GILLESPIE, D. D., Bishop. . St. Mark's, North Division street, page 33. Rev. Campbell Fair, D. D., Rector. b-1391.
St. Paul's, Turner street, page 24. Rev. A. E. Wells, Rector. b-185. Trinity, East Bridge street, page 20. Rev. H. H. Johnston, Rector. b-1.47.
Grace, Lafayette street, page 39. Rev. J. B. Hubbs, Rector. 6-196.
Holland Reformed-
Turner street, page 13. Rev. Teunis Meyster, Pastor. b-400.
Clancy street, page 15. Rev. John Van den Broek, Pastor. b-190.
Liberal Holland-
Corner East Bridge and Ionia streets, page 23. Rev. F. W. N. Hugenholtz, Pastor. b-350.
Lutheran-
German Evangelical, East Bridge street, page 22 Rev. G. J. T. Frincke, Pastor. c-800.
St. John's, German Evangelical, Mt. Vernon street, page 31.
Rev.
David Greiner, Pastor. b-300.
Rev. Henry German Evangelical, West Bridge street, page 29. Schneider, Pastor. c-69.
Swedish Evangelical Mission, Broadway, page 24. Rev. Klaas A.
Nyren, Pastor. b-110.
Swedish Evangelical, Court street, page 31. Rev. H. P. Quist, Pas- tor. b-190.
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Methodist-
REV. J. W. BUELL, Presiding Elder.
Second street M. E., Turner street, page 24. Rev. W. H. Thomp- son, Pastor. c-400.
North Division street M. E., page 33. Rev. A. M. Gould, Pastor. c-600.
Ames M. E., South Division street, page 58. Rev. Albert Smith, Pastor. c-260.
Plainfield avenue M. E., page 4. Rev. W. A. Frye, Pastor. c-225.
Lane avenue Mission, (Second street M. E.), North Lane avenue, page 26. Rev. W. H. Thompson, Pastor. c-
Myrtle street Mission (Second street M. E.), page 6. Rev. W. H. Thompson, Pastor.
East street M. E., page oo. Rev. Wm. Denman, Pastor. c-230.
Joy Memorial M. E., West Broadway, page 44. Rev. W. W. Avles- worth, Pastor. c-60.
German M. E., Scribner street, page 24. Rev. H. Pullman, Pastor.
C-150.
Wesleyan M. E., Crosby street, page 6. Rev. C. L. Preston, Pastor. C-135.
African M. E., Colored-
Spring street, page 41. Rev. J. H. Alexander, Pastor. c-70.
Zion, Fifth avenue, page 58. Rev. J. V. Givens, Pastor. c-51.
Presbyterian-
Immanuel, Madison avenue, page oo. Rev. George Reynolds, Pas- tor. b-49.
First Presbyterian, Scribner street, page 24. Rev. L. H. Davis, Pas- tor. b-255.
Westminster, Lagrave street, page 10. Rev. S. H. Cobb, D. D., Pastor. b-357.
Mission Wood, West Broadway, page 44. Rev. T. G. Smith, Pas- tor. b-106.
Reformed-
First Reformed, English, Fountain street, page 33. Rev. Peter Moerdyk, D. D., Pastor. c-325. Second Reformed, Bostwick street, page 33. Rev. E. Winter, Pas- tor. c-450.
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Third Reformed, Centennial street, page oo. Rev. A. Kriekard, Pastor. c-348.
Fourth Reformed, Holland, North Ionia street, page 14. Rev. Peter DePree, Pastor. c-252.
Fifth Reformed, Holland, Carpenter street, page 19. Rev. A. L. Buursma, Pastor. c-400.
Sixth Reformed, Holland, Oakdale Park, page 00. Pastorship va- cant. c-28.
Roman Catholic-
RT. REV. H. J. RICHTER, D. D., Bishop.
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sheldon street, page 10. Rev. J. M. Ben- ning; Revs. Thomas L. Whalen and J. M. Schmitt, officiating. b-3050.
St. Mary's, German, Turner street, page 24. Rev. Joseph Schwick, Pastor. b-2325.
Rev. James C. Pulcher, St. James', West Bridge street, page 26. Pastor. b-2100. Rev. Simon Pongan-
St. Adelbert's, Polish, Fourth street, page 25. nis, Pastor. b-2480.
St. Joseph's, Holland, Rumsey street, page 29. Rev. Henry French- en, Pastor. b-575.
St. Alphonsus', East Leonard street, page 3. Rev. Theodore Lamy, Pastor. b-1450.
Swedenborgian-
North Division street, page 33. Rev. George H. Dole, Pastor. c-30.
Temple Emanuel, Hebrew
Synagogue, Ransom street, page 33. Rev. Nathan Rosenau, Pastor, C-40.
Universalist- -
Pearl street, page 32. Rev. Charles Fluhrer, I. D., Pastor. b-125.
Unitarian-
Temple Emanuel, College avenue, page 20. Miss Mila F. Tupper, Pastor. c-10.
Young Men's Christian Association
North Division street, page oo. C, Hollister, President. c-350.
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MISCELLANEOUS,
County Buildings.
Corner Lyon and Kent streets.
County Offices.
County Sheriff Telephone 48 1 Clerk 66 485
Treasurer.
Register of Deeds.
Prosecuting Attorney
Surveyor
66 Superintendent of the Poor
Coroners.
66 Judge of Probate. Office No. 75 Lyon street
Circuit Court Commissioners Office No. 75 Lyon street
NOTE-Abstracts of Titles are obtained at the office of Register of Deeds. Abstracts of Taxes at the office of the County Treasurer. Re- cords of the Circuit Court proceedings, the Board of Supervisors, and all other county records are obtained at the office of the County Clerk. All the county records are for the public use: any citizen has free access to the county records, free of charge.
Government Building, U. S. District Court and Post Office.
Number of Mail Carriers employed, 28. Monthly average receipts, about $9,356. Receipts for one year, $112,272.
NOTE-Money Order rates by mail, 1/2 to I per cent. on the dollar. Telephone 26.
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The Police Court
Which is located at Police Buildings, at the corner of Lyon and Campau streets, is open for business the year around. Its jurisdiction covers all offenses and misdemeanors committed within the city limits. Appeals from this court are taken to the Superior Court. Is presided over by Judge John T. Holmes. Telephone 752.
Superior Court.
This Court convenes in the Superior Court room, in the City Hall. This Court has jurisdiction only for offenses committed within the limits of the city. All appeals from the Police Court are taken to this Court, and is presided over by Judge E. A. Burlingame. Telephone 741.
TERMS OF COURT-Regular, for 1890-91, second Monday in Sep- tember; second Monday in December; second Monday in March; sec- ond Monday in May.
Justice Courts.
There are four Justices of the Peace. These Courts are always open, and the honorable esquires are always ready for business. The presiding officers are;
Wm. O. Westfall, office No. 61 Pearl street.
E. G. Brown, office Ottawa street.
H. A. Hydorn, office room 2, No. 26 Canal street.
D. D. Hughes, office room I, No. 50 Lyon street.
The 17th Judicial Circuit Court.
Nos. 75 to 83 Lyon street. Two Circuit Courts are now established for this circuit, with two Circuit Court judges. Appeals from the Jus- tices' Courts are carried to these courts. Presided over by Judges Wil- liam E. Grove and Allen C. Adsit. Telephone 481.
TERMS OF COURT-First Mondays of March, May, December, 2nd Fourth Monday of September.
U. S. District Court.
United States' District Court, for the Western District of Michigan. Court room, Government Building, corner of Lyon and Ottawa streets. Presided over by Judge Henry E. Severens, of Kalamazoo, Mich.
TERMS OF COURT-First Tuesdays in March and October.
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U. S. Circuit Court for the 6th Judicial Circuit, and U. S. Court of Claims.
Sessions of these Courts are held in the Government Building, by Judge Howell E. Jackson, of Tennessee. Telephone 8.
Grand Rapids Board of Trade.
Was organized in 1887. Is located in the Weston building, No. 9 Canal street. Geo. G. Briggs, President; H. D. C. VanAsmus, Secre- tary. Membership fee, $15.00: annual dues of each member, $10.00, to meet the legitimate expenses of the organization. Membership, 400. Telephone III.
Board of Supervisors.
Annual session, the first Monday in October of each year. Is com- posed of one Supervisor for each Township in the County, and one from each ward in the city. The new County Building is located at the cor- ner of Crescent avenue and Kent street. The Circuit Courts and County Offices will be located in the building when completed.
Police Department.
Number of men, 76, as follows : One Superintendent, one Captain, one Lieutenant and fifty-one patrolmen. Two patrol wagons; 44 Signal Boxes, 30 of which have telephones. The cost of maintenance of this portion of the city government is $5,477.45 per month. Telephone 468.
Fire Department.
Has 7 Engine Houses, 7 Hose Carriages, 2 Chemical Engines, 5 Steamers, 2 Hook and Ladder Trucks, I Telegraph Wagon, I Supply Wagon, 17,000 feet of Hose. Is composed of one Fire Marshal, one As- sistant Fire Marshal, one Superintendent of Alarms, 51 full pay men and 42 part pay men; 40 horses in use. The cost of maintenance averages about $5,262.35 per month.
Telegraph Stations.
Western Union Telegraph Co .. Main office, 7 Canal street Grand Rapids & Indiana Telegraph Co. Office, Morton House Michigan Postal Telegraph Service. Office, 21 Pearl street Grand Rapids Messenger and Package Co Office, II Canal street
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Property Owned by the City.
School Buildings and Grounds $649,200 00
City Hall and Grounds 300,000 00
Water Works 700,000 00
Iron Bridges 140,000 00
Fire Department 125,000 00
Public parks
75,000 00
Total
$1,689,200 00
In excess of the bonded debt 1,009,200 CO
Indebtedness per capita.
$15.17
City Water Works.
The Pump House is located at the corner of Canal and Coldbrook streets; has four pumping engines and pumps 3,800,000 gallons of water per day. Has over 69 miles of mains and 630 hydrants.
Water Debt.
$612,000
Interest at 5 to 8 per cent
42,060
Total $654,060
Operating expenses and maintenance $ 23,000
Interest, one year 42,060
Total $ 65,060
Revenue per annum from water rates (estimat- ed). $ 45,000
Estimated rental value of 630 fire hydrants, at $50 each. 18,900
Estimated value of water used for public pur-
poses 2,000
Total
$65,900
WATER RATES.
Families of 3 persons, per annum $ 6 00
Families of 4 persons, per annum 7 00
Families of 5 or 6 persons, per annum 8 00
Families of 7 or 8 persons, per annum
9 00
Families of 9 or 10 persons, per annum 10 00
Each additional person I 00
Water Closets for 4 persons, per annum 4 00
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Each additional person.
50
Bath Tubs for 4 persons, per annum 3 00
Each additional person. 50
Stables, 2 horses, per annum
2 50
Each additional horse 1 00
Each cow
I 00
STREET SPRINKLING.
Stores, 20 feet front, per annum, 3 00
Stores, 40 or 50 feet front, per annum 6 00
Additional 20 or 25 feet .. 3 00
Dwellings, 50 feet front, per annum 3 00
Dwellings, 100 feet front, per annum 5 50
Dwellings, 150 feet front, per annum
7 50
Dwellings, 200 feet front, per annum
10 00
Each additional 50 feet .. 2 50
Lawns, 1,000 square feet, per annum
2 00
Banks.
The capital and deposits of the seven Banks for 1888, and location are as follows:
Old National, corner Pearl and Canal streets .... Capital, $ 800,000 00
Deposits, 1,701,462 42 National City, corner Pearl and Monroe streets. . Capital, $ 500,000 00 Deposits, 1,133,971 03
Grand Rapids National, corner Monroe and Otta- wa streets . Capital, $ 500,000 00 Deposits, 1,055,629 61 Fourth National, corner Canal and Lyon streets. . Capital, $ 300,000 00 Deposits, 832,638 16
Fifth National, No. 50 West Bridge street. Capital, $ 100,000 00 Deposits, 184,894 12
Grand Rapids Savings, corner Fulton ond South Division streets
Capital, $ 150,000 00 Deposits, 452,952 40
Kent County Savings, corner Canal and Lyon streets.
. Capital, $ 50,000 00
Deposits, 389,859 98
$2,400,000 00
Total capital Total deposits
5,751,435 72
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U. S. Internal Revenue Collector.
Office at the Government Building. Telephone 183. The total col- lections for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1887, 1888 and 1889, were as follows:
1887-$211,025.77 1888-$207,51I 22 1889-$210,356 44
Location of Express Companies.
United States, Telephone 73 Nos. 51 and 53 Pearl street
Adams
. No. 39 Pearl street
American Nos. 66 and 68 Pearl street
NOTE-Rates on Money Orders by Express are from 1/2 to I per cent. on the dollar.
The Press-City Publications.
ENGLISH.
Eagle Republican, Daily and Weekly
Democrat. . Democrat, Daily and Weekly
Telegram-Herald Republican, Daily and Weekly
The Morning Press Independent, Daily, no Weekly
Leader. Independent, Daily and Weekly
Michigan Tradesman Commercial, Weekly
American Cheesemaker Dairy, Monthly
Michigan Artisan
Mechanical, Monthly
Michigan Journal. . Trade, Weekly
Hearth and Hall Literary, Monthly
The Workman
. Labor, Weekly
Observer.
Religious, Weekly
Pastor's Aid
Religious, Monthly
The Baptis: Religious, Monthly
GERMAN.
Germania.
Democratic, Weekly
Sonntagsblat Independent, Weekly
HOLLAND.
Vrijheids Banier Republican, Weekly
De Standaard. Democrat, Semi-Weekly
Olyfplant. . . Religious, Weekly
Stemmen Vrye Gemeente. Religious, Monthly
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County Press. ENGLISH.
Journal, Lowell
Republican, Weekly
Sentinel, Sparta.
Republican, Weekly
Clipper, Cedar Springs
Republican, Weekly
Register, Rockford
Republican, Weekly
News, Caledonia
Independent, Weekly
Herald, Casnovia. Independent, Weekly
INTEREST TABLE.
To find the interest on a given sum for any number of days, at the following rates of interest, multiply the principal by the number of days and divide by the numbers from 72 to 18.
OPERATION.
Principal.
6% for 3 days.
$100 00 03
$300 00
Divide by
60 | $300 00 | 5 C.
000 00
At 5 per cent
divide by 72 At 10 per cent. divide by 36
At 6 per cent divide by 60
At 12 per cent. divide by 30
At 7 per cent.
divide by 52
At 15 per cent divide by 24
At 8 per cent
divide by 45
At 20 per cent. divide by 18
At 9 per cent. divide by 40
To find the interest by another rule, multiply the principal by the per cent. of interest, and divide by 12 (the 12 months)
OPERATION.
Principal
$60 00
Interest at 7%
07
$420 00
Divide by .
12
420 00 36
35 c.
60
60
00
To find the interest for one day, divide this result by 30 (the days in one month).
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MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
MAYOR, EDWIN F. UHL.
President of Council,
FRED SAUNDERS
Ward Vame
Address Time expires
First .... Marcus A. Frost ...
First .... Ed. H. Stein. . .
Second. . Eugene D. Conger.
Second. . Robert Sproul .....
Third .. . .
Lewis G. Dunton .. .
.. 1893. .
Third .. . . Wm. A. Tateum ... Fourth ... Malachi Kinney ... Fourth .. . Ed. O'Donnell .....
Cor. College ave. and Cherry . 1892. . . . 1893. . 172 Ottawa street . 1892. . . . 1893. .
Fifth ... . James W. Mahoney Fred Saunders ....
Baldwin House
.1892. . .1893. .
Sixth ... .
Jer. H. Anderson. .
402 North Front street
Sixth .... Wm. H. Stokes ....
305 Turner street .1892 ..
Seventh . Joseph Emmer ....
56 Broadway . .1893. .
Seventh . Andrew Doyle .....
7 Beach avenue
. . 1892. .
Eighth . .
Adolph Wurzburg.
.. 1893. .
Eighth . . Chas. A. Hauser .. .
105 Gold street. . . 1892. .
Ninth .. . . Isaac M. Turner ...
297 South Jefferson street .. . .1893 . .
324 Straight street . . 1892. .
. . 1893. .
278 Terrace avenue . . 1892. .
Regular meeting of Council every Monday evening.
LIST OF CITY OFFICERS
For the Year 1891-92.
MAYOR
EDWIN F. UHL.
City Clerk
Wm. A. Shinkman
Assistant City Clerk. C. A. Wurzburg
Judge of Superior Court. Edwin A. Burlingame
Clerk of Superior Court. Andrew Fyfe
Judge of Police Court John T. Holmes
Assistant Judge of Police Court W. O. Westfall
Clerk of Police Court Edward L. Pelton
. . 1893. .
255 Twelfth avenue . . 1892. . .1893. .
389 Fountain street . 1892. .
Fifth .. ..
Ninth .. . . Geo. W. Mills. . .. Tenth. . . John Dregge .. ... Tenth. .. Frank P. Carpenter
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Assistant Clerk.
Fred J. Adams
Bailiff
. John T. Holmes, Jr.
City Attorney
W. W. Taylor
Assistant City Attorney
L. E. Carroll
City Comptroller
James Vandenberge Wm. Hake
City Treasurer .
Assistant City Treasurer
Thomas Nester
City Surveyor.
Homer A. Collar
City Draughtsman
. George M. Ames
City Physician
Fred W. Wright
Assistant City Physician
B. F. Willey
City Marshal.
Charles S. Wilson
Assistant Marshal
A. L. Burrell
City Poormaster
Joseph Kruse
Keeper of Supply Store
Frank Kean
City Poundmaster . John C. Klyn
Board of Public Works.
JAMES N. DAVIS, President FRED A. TWAMLEY, Secretary EDWIN F. UHL, Mayor, Member ex-officio W. R. Shelby Joseph A. McKee Francis Letellier Eli F. Harrington
Board of Review and Equalization.
FRANK H. GILL, President SIMON SULLIVAN, Secretary Madison J. Ulrich
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners.
JOHN E. MORE, President B. F. MCREYNOLDS, Secretary Superintendent of Police, Wm. H. Eastman Fire Marshal, Henry Lemoin
Fred Loettgert Adolph Leitelt Ira Hatch Chas. H. Bender
Board of Health.
D. EMMET WELSH, President W. A. WILSON, M. D., Secretary EDWIN F. UHL, Mayor, Member ex-officio Wm. G. Saunders, M. D., Health Officer
Fred Saunders D. Emmet Welsh, M. I)., Chas. W. Calkins
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Board of Building Inspectors. Hubert Hauser
Cemetery Commissioners.
Ransom C. Luce Enos Putnam Isaac Sigler
Highway Commissioners.
First District Lawrence Crowley
Second District. . John Berles
Third District William Fitz Patrick
Location of Offices-City Hall.
BASEMENT-City Physician.
Telephone 200
Director of Poor
FIRST FLOOR-City Attorney
71I
Board of Public Works
377
Superintendent of Schools
204
Marshal.
676
Board of Health
4II
Comptroller
Reference Library
Custodian
6
204
SECOND FLOOR-Mayor
Treasurer.
1020
Board of Education
204
Clerk.
152
Board of Review
152
Cemetery Commissioners
Library .
THIRD FLOOR-Superior Court.
741
Judge's Room
66
741
Council Chamber
Clerk of Superior Court
741
Police and Fire Commissioners
734
President of Council
FOURTH FLOOR-Surveyor
66
445
Stenographer
$6
152
Secretary Board of Education
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The Public Library.
Is under the direction of the Board of Education. Contains 23,828 books; classed by languages, English, 21,406; German, 708; Holland, 467; other languages, 47.
Public Schools.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
1889
1890
I Population of city
. 54,139
64,147
2 School population, according to census (legal school age, 5 to 20 years)
15,602
16,547
3
Whole number of different pupils enrolled
10,370
10,752
4 Estimated number in schools not public
2,000
2,200
5 Number of school days in the year
200
200
6 Number of days taught 193
194
1889
1890
7 Estimated cash value of school property $ 680,000 00 $
710,000 00
8 Assessed value of taxable property . . . . 21,411,314 00
21,625,202 00
9 Tax for school purposes, mills per dollar
8.5
8.6
IO Cost of superintendence and instruction
114,375 42
122,392 90
Cost of permanent improvements. .
24,729 OI
31,501 14
12 Cost of incidentals
29,618 56
30,804 91
GENERAL STATISTICS FROM 1880 TO 1890, INCLUSIVE.
YEARS
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
Population of City based on school census
32037
34382
37057
39066
41898
42519
44329
48810
52495
54139
64147
Number enumerated in school census (5 to 20 years)
9784
19635
11298
11910
12071
12218
12775
14066
15128.
15602
16547
Estimated number in schools not public ..
800
1080
1000
1200
1034
1100
1200
1788
2000
2000
2200
Whole number of different pupils enrolled.
5390
5853
6576
6932
6704
7925
8240
8539
9353
10370
10752
Average number of pupils belonging.
3762
3956
4450
4878
5511
6042
6323
6438
7224
7902
7949
Average daily attendance
3464
3648
4210
4544
5240
5667
5966
6045
6818
7481
7476
*Per cent. of whole number enrolled on number enumerated ..
56
60
62
61
64
62
67
66
66
69
69
*Per cent. of average number belonging on number enumerated
39
42
42
43
46
50
51
50
51
52
51
*Per cent. of daily attendance on number enrolled.
64
66
64
66
69
71
72
70
73
72
70
*Per cent. of daily attendance on number belonging.
92
92
90
93
95
93
94
94
94
95
94
Number of teachers (June)
101
107
124
136
142
167
182
195
206
217
228
Number of pupils to a teacher, based on number belonging.
39
39
37
37
45
35
35
34
36
37
36
Cost per capita for superintendence and instruction
12 52
12 74
13 45
13 75
13 06
13 27
14 02
15 00
14 87
14 47
15 39
Cost per capita for incidentals.
2 45
3 40
3 41
4 71
9 57
13 57
9 35
1 87
4 62
3 75
3 87
Total cost per capita for education.
14 97
16 14!
16 86
18 46
22 63
26 84
3 37
19 93
19 49
18 22
26
Number of non-resident pupils.
91
99
127
125
167
180
138
156
201
194
246
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*Percentage based on School Census of preceding year.
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United States Custom House.
Office at the Government Building; Bonded Warehouse at the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Warehouse. The Custom House was established by Congress for this Port, September, A. D. 1888. R. A. Maynard, Surveyor of Customs.
DUTIES COLLECTED FOR THE CURRENT YEARS.
1888, September to December $ 5,477 44
1889, December to March 2,872 45
1889, March to June. 5,855 43
1889, June to September 4,386 72
1889, September to December 3,425 53
Total $22,017 58
Valuation of Merchandise, $59,447.00.
Per cent. of duties, based on valuation, 31 7-10.
1889, December to March $ 3,425 22
1890, March to June 5,426 76
1890, June to September 4,107 87
1890, September to December 5,992 08
1890, December to March, 1891 3,114 67
Total. $22,066 60
Valuation of Merchandise, $71,371.00.
Per cent. of duties, based on valuation, 32 per cent.
City Population.
According to the Government census.
1864.
8,772 1870 10,507
1880. 32,016
1890. 64,147
Gain in 10 years 32,133
Colored population, about
1,800
City Assessment.
Valuation of the real estate and personal property of the city, for the following years, viz .:
1887 $20,448,437 00 1888. $21,277,930 00
1889. 21,420,964 00 1890 21,794,512 00
Gain in four years
$ 1,346,175 00
Bonded indebtedness of the city 980,000 00
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Postoffices in Ottawa County.
Agnew.
Elgin.
Noordeloos.
Allendale.
Forest Grove.
Nunica.
Bass River.
Ferrysburg.
Olive Center.
Bauer.
Grand Haven.
Ottawa Beach.
Beaver Dam.
Georgetown.
Ottawa Station.
Berlin.
Gitchell.
Reno.
Big Springs.
Hanley.
Robinson.
Blendon.
Harrisburg.
South Blendon.
Borculo.
Herrington.
Spring Lake.
Conklin.
Hudsonville.
Tallmadge.
Coopersville.
Jamestown.
Venture.
Denison.
Jennison.
Vriesland.
Drenth.
Lamont.
West Olive.
Eastmanville.
New Groninson.
Wright.
East Holland.
New Holland.
Zeeland.
City Registration List for the Years
PRECINCTS.
FIRST WARD.
1888.
1890.
I .
1,587
909
2.
1,068 878
3.
517
Total
2,655 2,304
SECOND WARD.
I
48
2.
534
Total
1,256 1,016
THIRD WARD.
I
1,337
7II
2.
1,693
416
Total
3,030
1,127
FOURTH WARD.
I .
1,033
550
2
1,227
295
3
462
4.
574
Total
2,260 1,881
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FIFTH WARD.
I.
613
793
Total
1,534
SIXTH WARD.
I.
619
2.
830
Total
1,407 1,449
SEVENTH WARD.
I
657
2.
438
3.
451
Total
1,775
1,546
EIGHTH WARD.
I.
1,27I
402
2.
690
360
Total
1,970
762
NINTH WARD.
I
560
2.
578
Total
1,138
TENTH WARD.
I.
598
2.
523
3.
508
25
Total
1,629
Grand Total
15,887 14,257
1,406 2.
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CITY ORDINANCES Of the City of Grand Rapids-1888. [CONDENSED.J
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AUCTIONEERS -- Page 6.
SEC. 5. Goods received for sale by auctioneers from minors or ap- prentices, or using deception, fraud, or deliver inferior quality; penalty, not less than $5 nor more than $50, and cost of prosecution.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO BREACHES OF THE PEACE-Page 12.
SEC. I. All persons willfully assaulting another, or be engaged, aid, or abet, in any fight, quarrel, or. other disturbance, shall be deemed a breach of the peace.
SEC. 2. No person shall permit inderent, loud, boisterous noise, fighting, quarreling or disturbance, about their residence, saloon, shop, office, or place of business, nor permit persons to congregate therein to the annoyance or disturbance of others, or permit drunkards, persons intoxicated, tipplers, gamblers, prostitutes or other disorderly persons, to assemble, visit or remain therein.
SEC. 3. Penalty, not less than $1.00 nor more than $50, or by imprisonment.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE PEACE-Page 24.
SEC. I. Persons shall not collect, stand in crowds, loiter about, or obstruct free passageway, sidewalks, halls, stairways, vestibules, leading to any store, office, court room, common council chamber, churches or public halls.
SEC. 2. Persons not to collect or stand in crowds on the sidewalks, steps, doorways, lobby or waiting room of the United States postoffice (except on business).
SEC. 3. Persons not to collect or stand in crowds in front of any church, or other place of worship, during services or the gathering or departing of congregations.
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SEC. 4. Persons shall not inake any indecent exposure of his or her person in the streets, lanes, alleys or elsewhere in the city.
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