Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The common council met in regular
session. mayor Geo. l.. Williams in
the chair.
Aldermen present.-Robt. Parrish,
VIM. Brown, E. l.. Tibbits and Z. j.
Wood.
Aldermen absent. james Canning
and L. G. St. Amour.
Minutes of the last special session
was read and approved.
The committee that was appointed
to examine the Treasurers report made
their report which was on motion
accepted and the city orders cancelled
were burned in presence of the COM
mon council
On motion the bill of Welcome
Hyde & Co. of S14.00 which was laid
on the table at last meeting was taken
up and allowed in full.
The following bills were allowed in
full, all members present voting in the
affirmative:
Bill of I. C. st. Amour $40, city pauper Mrs
Bill Of Dr., Whitney $685. county pauper H.
Bill of NJ, slattery s49.7O. county pauper II.
Gray, allowed in full.
Bill of Henry Kuntz $500 rent of room on
on election day, allowed in full.
Bill of Robt. Beatty Sl.75, street work, allow
ed in full.
Bill Of. Robt. Parrish & Bro. IS. 10, sundries,
allowed in full.
Bill of J. W. Freeman $50, city pauper Mrs.
PoIenS ky, allowed in full,
Bill Of j. D. La Breche Sis rebate on taxes
Bill of L. G. Ogden $500, leather straps for
engine, allowed in full.
Bill of c. E. Pariseau $780, for wheelbarrow
allowed in full.
Bin Of Fontaine Bros. s4.75, job printing,
Bill of E. Tenant s1.OO, hauling engine, al
Bill Of n; L. Compton $500. street work,
allowed in full.
Bill of VIM. Quinnel $500, for
hauling engine to Bagley house fire in
Centralia, was on motion allowed at
$500
1t was moved and seconded that
each of the following named men be
allowed $3.50 for services rendered at
the Scott, Bagley and st. Amour fires.
Motion carried: DIR. G. G. Edison, A .
Emmes, e. L. Bodette, Geo. Hunting
ton. D E. Carey, Robt. Beatty, John
Plenky, Ward Pulver, Mentor Cor
don, Isaac and Chas. Wheeler, NJ
Huntington and Henry Hardin.
Bond of M. Q. Woodwork of 5000
justice of the peace for the third ward
city of Grand Rapids, was on motion
approved by full affirmative vote of
council.
Bill of Fontaine Bros. $4,000 for
printing 100 copies of city charter and
bill of Geo. L. Williams $500 for
compiling the same, was on motion
allowed in full
The following order in reference to
the disposal of city charters was on
motion passed unanimously:
Be it ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of the city of Grand Rapids that
the city charters in book form as
recently published by Fontaine Bros.
numbering 100, be disposed of as fol-
lows:
LIST. Subject to the provisions here
after named the City Clerk shall be
entitled to the custody of, and shall be
chargeable with the safe keeping Of
said books.
End. so of said books shall be
stamped Getty Property" and each of
the following named officers shall be
entitled to receive and hold during
his term of Office ore copy to-wit:
The Mayor, Marshal, Treasurer,
Assessor, Aldermen, City Attorney,
City Clerk, Police Justice, Street
Commissioner. Engineer, each member
Board of Education.
Sd. The City Clerk shall procure
and keep charter receipt book and
each officer receiving copy of such
charter shall sign receipt therefor
and upon the expiration of his term of
office shall return the charter SO re-
ceived by him to the City Clerk who
shall indicate the return upon such
book.
4th. The remaining SO copies shall
be kept for sale and sold by said Clerk
singly at $3.50 per volume and the
money so received by the Clerk shall
be paid over quarterly to the city
treasurer.
Bill of Mr.. Huban $500 hereto
fore presented for damages to lands in
the town of Grand Rapids was on
motion indefinitely postponed.
There being no further business be-
fore the old council the out going
members retired and the newly elected
councilmen filed their oaths of office
with the city clerk and assumed the
duties of their office
NEW COUNCIL.
The bond of the newly elected city
treasurer was on motion fixed at S10,-
100000
The amount of the city marshall S
bond was on motion fixed at $4,000.
On motion of Mr.. E. l.. Tibbits
A. L. Fontaine was reelected city
clerk for the ensuing year.