Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
City CotTCIL Room,
May 4, 1891. ]

NiiA NoT.sCIL ROOM,
May 4, 1891. ]
Council met in regular session.
Present: Mayor f. j. Wood. alder
men Dessaint, Mahonev, Henry, Brun-
dage, Timm, Case and Parrish.
The committee on grounds for new
city hall building presented the follow
ing report
To THE CRY COUNCIL: Gentlemen
/ Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of securing suitable grounds
for new city hall building beg leaye to
report, as follows: We can obtain from
Messrs. Gardner & Scott lot Is, block 81
Neeves 2nd addition, in rear Of present
city building for $500, we can also obtain
| lots u, l3 and IS block 81, Neeves' 2nd
addition for 5000. The best proposition
| that we have been able TO get from Mr.
| H. Edwards & Son for what is known as
| the 'Rablin House" site is as follows:
Give them 500 in cash, lots 10 and 10,
block 81; Neeves addition and move
their barn upon said lots. We think
the barn can be moved for 5000. Lot Is
will cost us 5000 and the cash payment
! of 500 would make the property cost
us Sll00 together with our present city
| hall lot.
Respectfully submitted, F. J. Wood,
Dan Case, Z. B. BrunGage, committee.
On motion, the council authorized the
committee to accept the proposition of
Messrs. H. Edwards & Son, and pu,-
chase the same, all members of the
council voting in the affirmative.
On motion, the bonds of the following
named persons applying for saloon l.
cense were approved, ana the City
Clerk was empowered to Issue the prop
er license:
J. B. Glignon with f. Pomainyille and Joseph
Closuit as surities; Casberg Jogerson' with ~
Johnson and G. NJ. Hill as sureties Thomas &
kuntz with F. Stahl and Chas Gouger as sure
ties; Dahlke X Demitz, with Jacob Lutz and
Chas. DAILY rs sureties Fritz Bros, with Chas
E. Daily and B silber as sureties Buhlmeyer 4
Miller, with B. Sllber and II. Kuntz as sureies;
Ben. Wheeler, with f. Pomainville and Ed
Il.
Lanouette ana Ben Wheeler as sureties T. Ian
ouette, with PomainvilIe and Chas Briere as
sureties, Chas. Gouger, with b. Silber and L.
Fournier as surcties.
On motion, the following ordinance
was adopted.
An ordinance permitting the Green
Bay, Winona K St. Paul Railway COM
,,ory +o l,piIl - Cr,,. +ro,.l fr,,,, 80 ,,,;,,
line to the mills on the east bank Of the
Wisconsin river, all on Section eight, in
Township twenty-five, north of Range
six east,
The Common Council Of the city of
Grand Rapids do ordain:-
| SEC. /. That the Green Bay, Winona & st.
| Paul Raj way Company be- and is hereby au-
thoriZed, empowered and granted the right and
| privilege to construct 1t spur track across or
along all streets and alleys upon the line now
surveyed and located and hereafter to be staked
out, from sad cOmpany's main track to the
Pioneer Wood Pulp companY's mill, on the east
bank OF the Wisconsin river. and the Nash
Brothers FIGURING mill Oh "Foundry Island, -
adjacent to said east bank, all on Section eight
(Sl, i'll Township twenty-five (22), north of Range
six (6) east, i'll said city. Said track to be 10
Gated, built and used to insure the least
practical Inconvenience to the public.
SEC. 2 That The ordinance shall take effect
and be i'll force from and after its passage and
publication.
F. ]. WooD, Mayor.
| This ordinance was passed by the common
council this 18th day of May, 1891.
SETH REEVES, City Clttk,
On motion, the following vas referred
! to the committee Oh ordinances:
"An ordinance to prevent children
being upon the streets, commons; or
public grounds or in public places of the
city of Grand Rapids during the night
! time"
On motion, Peter McCam!ey was re-
appointed superintendent Of the Grand
Rapids and Centralia bridge for the en-
suing year with d salary Of 925 for the
year.
The marshal presented his appoint
ment of Herman Boutcher as deputy
marshal. which on motion was rejected
| The bill of A. L. Fontalne for printing,
500, on motion referred to the com
mittee on finance.
The following bills were allowed un-
! der suspension of the rules:
| D. NJ HuntingtoH sundries for fire dept g 5.92
- zines and vtriol for
fire 36.61
\. L. Compton, cleaning bridge............... 800
| Q. L. ROsenkriI(s, use of room for election 300
| On motion, the clerk was instructed
to draw an order on the city treasurer
for 5000 to pay for lot -, block 81 },
| Neeves' addition, and also TO issue or
der8 to the city officers for one months
pay and pay in full the aldermen of the
OLD council and the board Of c&nvassers.
Mr.. H. H. Compton presents the mat
ter before the council Of the cftys using
part of one of his lots. Noaction taken,
Mr. Compton consenting to have the
lot properly surveyed and bring the