Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-10

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A. B. Cotey,............:::..City of Pittsyillee
J. C. Davis, Town of Richfeld
G.. Y. Doud City Of Pittsville
| John Edwards, Town of Port Edwards
J. A. Gaynor, City Of Grand Rapids
Geo. r. Gardner, % {" e
E. r. Griffith, Of Vesper
Henry Gropp,"...........ToWn Of Lincoln
| M. x. Hansen. ........... Seneca
Nels Johnson, .............City of Centralia
James Hiles,. Town of Wood
| James KOhel ,...........TOWn Of Milladore
! Daniel McKercher,... g :" Rock
Peter Mullen, .......... g = Saratoga
II. J. PankoW, City of MarshfeId
Ferdinand Phillips, Town of Rudolph
S. E. Renne City of Marshfeld
Q. Rocheleau,. 49,. Town of Grand Rapids
! 3. B. Rossier,-...........City Of Centralia
Fred Schultz, Town of Auburndale
Jas, Thomas, City of Marshfeld
| =. ward. ................ 8 - PlttSVille
q. f. witter, ........... Grand Rapids
NJ. wollersheim....ToWn of Marshfeld
Moved by W. D. Conner and seconded
that L. A. Arnold be unanimously
declared elected chairman of the
Board Of Supervisors of Wood County
for the ensuing year Carried.
Supervisor Arnold takes the chair
and thanks the members of the board
for their courtesy.
The following resolution was presen-
ted and read by Supervisor J. G, Davis.
WHEREAS, the damage SO done by the
water and ice can only be repaired by
building new bridge and
WHEREAS, the County of Wood no
longer deems it duty to keep up and
maintain bridge at such point at the
expense of the whole County for the
reason that the larger portion thereof
| derives no direct benefit therefrom in
return for the large expense entailed
upon it therefor be it therefore
RESOLVED, by the County Board of
Wood County in meeting duly assem-
bled that the bridge across the said
Wisconsin river between the cities of
Grand Rapids and Centraia owned by
said County be and the same is hereby
forever closed as public highway and
for public travel the same being no
| longer fit for such use and be it further
RESOLVED, that such portions of the
ruins Of said bridge as may be of any
| service or use in the construction of a
| new bridge across said river between
| said cities be and the same is hereby
donated and given to such corporation
or corporations as shall see fit to build
a new bridge at or near said point across
said river together with all the rights
priveledges and franchise thereunto
appertaining belonging to said County,
upon said corporation or corporations
filing with the County Clerk an accept
ance of such donation and given proper
security to be approved by the County
Clerk that such material will be used in
the erection of such new bridge.
Any and all resolutions, ordinances,
orders now in force conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance or author
izing the expenditure of any money in
and about the erection, repairing Or the
maintainence of. said bridge are hereby
repealed and rescinded.
This ordinance shall be in full force
from and after its passage by the board
of Supervisors Of Wood County, Wis
consin.
Dated May Sd, A. D. 1888.
Motion made and seconded that the
resolution be adopted.
Supervisor j. G. Davis called to take
the chair and chairman Arnold addresses
the board in favor of the adoption of
the resolution. Chairman Arnold takes
the chair
Motion made and seconded that the
resolution be referred to a committee of
seven the committee to be appointed
by the chair.
Supervisor w. d. Common called to
take the chair and chairman Arnold
again addresses the members Of the
board in favor of the adoption of the
resolution and against the motion to
REFER. Chairman Arnold takes the
chair.
After considerable debate for and
against the adoption of the resolution.
The roll was called on the motion to
referr the resolution to a committee of
seven and declared lost by the following
vote:
AYEs-Supervisors Bell, Edwards,
Gaynor, Gardner, Hansen, Johnson,
Mullen, Nash, Phillips, Rocheleau,
Rossier, Witter.-12.
NAYs.-SupervisorS Arnold, Bowden,
Briggs, Connor, Cotey, Davis, Doud, |
Griffith, Crop, Hiles, Kohel, Nc
Kercher, Pankow, Renne, Schultz,
Thomas, Ward, Wollersheime-1S.
The following motion was presented
and read. I move that the words two
spans of the wood County Bridge be
inserted instead of the word bridges in
third word from end of first line resoIu- !
ton. Signed J. A. Gaynor.
The motion received a second. Roll
was called on motion to insert and was
declared lost by the following vote.
AYE.-Supervisors Edwards, Gaynor,