Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12

City of Grand Rapids, Monday, april 2lst, 1873
Ills Hon. Mayor Luat i x, char.
Present, Aid Reeves, Stevenson, Purdy, Miller
Worden i Neeves.
On motion, oriersa: That the City Clerk and
Mayor be and hereby authorized and Instructed
to issue City Orders in The amocE. three dollars
| to each and every inspector and Clerk serving al
the election on .p-il LIST, 1873 And be ii further
ordered that hereafter when any general or special
election shsl Occur, the City Clerk and .yor are
hereby granted like authority to issue City orders
in the said sum oethreu dollars to e.ch and every
Clerk and Inspector serving 1t such general Or
special election.
Ordered that the sum of three dollare be + herei
by is appropriated to each member Of the City
Board Of Canvassers.
Mayor appoints the following Corr riittecs hr tile
ensuing year:
rin.nce & raxatisn--Ald. Ns.yes, Reeves 4
Wor en-
Olinsnees--A,d: Reeves Seeyss L Miller.
Excise < L;eease--Al Stevenson, Pa"ay i Nil
Streets and Sidcwa,ks--All. Purdy, Stevenson and
Wordca.
Fire Lin ts--All. Wor,,cn, Reeves & seeves.
Joseph Ru ssei, F. IA sell, closut, \. =.
Bieux, II. Bel,nyer e Bro. 4. Arp.n, =. 'oye~,
ana VIM. Hocha present the required boa is sor 81
loon Lccrse, an, o. motion approved.
o. motion Brcw.rs D. grsntel uat the next
meeting of Council in which to co,np'y with the
requirements Of The Excise Ordinance.
The following communication presented ~ n.
Webb:
"G-tni Rapids, Wis, April 10Th, 1873
To the Common Coaa Gil:
Gentlemen: Thanking you for the compliment OF
a reelection to the City Attorneysh!p, mutt re-
spectfu.ly decline the same at $500 year. Had
known at yoar last meeting that You had seen
proper to reduce TIE salary, should have stated
my post Oh ut the time. Respectfully,
CaAs. NJ. WEBB"
Ala Purdy moves tn at the order fixing the Salary
Of the City Attorney at seventy-.ive dollars be re-
considered and repealed. Moton carried.
Sid Worden moves that the salary of City Attor
neg be fixed at 10000.
Aye--Purdy, Worden and Neeves.
No-Reeresj Stevenson and Miller.
Mayor Lunt casts deciding vote in favor of fixing
salary AT 10000.
Council procee TO elect City Attorney n place
| of C. NJ. Webb; Resigned: Bao: taken with TIL
following result:
! c NJ. webb 3 votes; Geo. n: Gardner Totes.
| v 4yor Lunt casts deciding vote IN favor Of c.
Webb:
AID purdy in bel, If of committee appointed tt
investigate the liter Of house take. and used ~
pest-house, rcp,r.s that AID. N-eves and h mse
went aud took me,su-cm ats Of the build ny, and
! ade estim tie of the probable cost of the ou
ing, and that It the op oi OF the com asi;es tn 1.
house of that size and kind, ami in every respec
as good as the one ken and used; can be built FOL
one hundred dollars.
On motion Of Aid. Reeves, the City treasurer Wal
instructed to tender N. ponne}ly the sum Of fttS
dollars. the SINE 10 be in full for al claims de-
mands that Mr.. onne'y may have against she CITY
TO The use of such house pest house, and or
derai that order be drawn tlss treasury in tbs
said amount Of fifty dol.afs
Mr.. Donne'ly being present, accepts The fifty dol
| lars and releases the city from further claim.
Or motion, the following resolution presented and
passed
Reso'red That the Mayor be and hereby is au-
tlrr.zc and instructed to take the necessa y steps
procure the erection Of good and liable guard
house in the lin part of the city, for the purpose
0! conlning Offenders against the peace. ihe c1st
Of the same exceed Eundre,: .sne fly dol
lars.
The following accounts presented ar. referred to
the finance Committee:
Spatord 4 Compton, goods to Mrs. Athrop, 81.
Do g pest house, 5.9i
Joseph Wood, rent Of house for Mrs. Atirsp, 1s.eo
do t" {" =" g Ma. King, GOO
do I" &c & " Mis-. roienssy, 6:a0
Mrs Pull Perredo, board of count psupsr, 17.5l
2. Hurley, Justices fees, l9s
c. g. Baker, services making At city canvass; CSC
On mot on, Council aljourns Until Monday, III.
5th, 1878, at O'Clock 7. NJ
{. o. EAKsa, CITY Clerk.