Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-03

| let to John Rabin for said sum of 500. and that
he be required to complete said grade within 60
! days
| On motion, Aid Purdy appointed as commit
| tee to see that the contract be drawn up and
signed in proper form.
| Aid. Reeves moves that the Police Justice be
instructed to present his report at next meeting
| of Council.
| Motion carried.
On motion Aid. Worden Reeves and Purdy ap-
pointed as a committee to settle with the Street
| ON missioners for the year 1872.
! Aid. Reeves moves that specifications be drawn
| and that the contract to plank the sand hill on
| the continuation of Oak Street. at or near tho
| residence of Seth A. Spafford be let to the lowest
bidder, at next meeting of Council.
Motion carried.
Aid. Reeves moves that a committee of two be
| appointed by the Mayor, to purchase first class
hand engine for the use of the City, and that the
said committee be instructed and authorized to
| also purchase a hook and ladder truck, and that
an appropriation of not more than 81 900 be made
for that purpose.
Aid. Reeves and Worden appointed as such
committee.
On motion accounts of G.. F. Witter and J. n.
Brundage referred to the Mayor and Clerk with
instructions to issue City Orders in payment of
same if found correct.
| On motion the following accounts allowed by q
| full affirmative vote:
A. NJ. Atwood, room for election purposes, $1,000
E. La Bleux, Goods to VIM. Bowen, 795
Geo. Neeves & Son, g " 3.6
| D. Baker, digging grave for f" 800
John Wagner, Ballot boxes and hat rack. 400
J. F. Lunt, Services, letting contract City
printing. 800
| C. Q. Baker,
printing, 800
Joseph Wood, Rent of house for Mrs. Athrop, 1900
do '' s. g King, 900
| do :" Polensky, 600
! J. n. Brundage. city printing, SO
! W. P. Mccormick, special police, So, 00-al-
| lowed at 800
| On motion, Council aajourns until Monday,
June 10th, 1873, at * o'clock. P. NJ.
c. O. BAKER, City Clerk.
| City of Grand Rapids, June 10th, 1878.
| Council met pursuant to adjournment. His
Hon. Mayor Lunt in chair.
| Present-Ald. Reeves, Stevenson, Purdy, Mil
| Ter, W Oruen anu NeeNeS.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approx
ed.
NJ c. Woodwork, Police Justice, presents and
reads his report for the quarter ending January
| 10th, 1873.
! On motion, the said report referred to a COM
mittee consisting of Aid Reeves and Purdy, who
are instructed to investigate the same and report
at the next meeting of the Council.
| Petition Of r. c. Worthington and Others ask
ing that front Street be widcned to eighty feet
! from the street leading to the Wood Co. Bridge
to a point opposite Il. c. Worthington's store
presented and referred to the committee on
streets and sidewalks.
On motion, Ordered that the contract to plank
the sand hill on the continuation Of Oak Street
be let to the lowest responsible bidder at the
council room on Monday. June 30th. at X o'clock
p NJ, and that the proper notice Of the letting
of said contract be given.
On motion Of AID. Reeves. the committee OF
streets and sidewalks instructed to have the side
walks on Front Street repaired and rebuilt
where the same have been destroyed by fire, a
as early day as practicable.
| On motion, the committee appointed TO pur
chase fire engine, instructed and authorized tt
visit Green Bay on Thursday, June 18th, to wit
! ness the trial of different fire engines.
The following accounts presented and allowed
John Rabin, material for calaboose, sll.t
/ do :. Al
: Geo. Neeves i Son, " - 159
: T. ". Stevenson, and work on " 49.7
Mss Butterfell, 1S4 days work at Mrs.
Bowen ~
Katie Riley, weeks work at Mrs. Bowens 20
:. J. Purdy, committee services, 90
\. D. Worlen. gooi= 10 4. Delmeyer, 29.l.
, }. y. Grundage, city printing, 81
Aid. Reeves moves that the account Of Dr.. q
7. Witter be allowed at $3.50, and an order b
drawn on the treasury for the same.
Aye-Reeves Stevenson, Purdy, Miller an
Wordcn. Ala. Nneves not voting.
Account of A. Pierce called up, and on motion
: Same referred back to committee, with nstruC
tons to investigate and report at next mcetin
of Council.
On motion. Council adjourns until Moada
June Both, 1873, at * O'Clock P. NJ.
c. o. BAKER, City Clerk.