Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CRY COUNCIL Room, |

chair.
Aldermen present Schroeder, Huban,
Gaynor, Dessaint, Plenke. Timm,
Nilsson and DAILY.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Alderman Gaynor presented the
following report which on motion was
accepted.
To the common council of the city of
Grand Rapids:
Gentlemen:-I would respectfully
report that the record title to the streets
in the \ of n. w. ! of S. E. !, 1926,
is in Mrs. NJ. J. Worden and | recon-
mend that the city take title to same by
Q. G. deed from Mrs. NJ. J. Worden.
Her price is $50. J. a. GAYNoR.
Aid. Nilsson presented the following
report which on motion was accepted:
To the Common Council of the CITY
of Grand Rapids,
conference.-the the committee to
whom was referred the application to
widen the street described as follows:
Commencing at the S. w. corner of
block 9 of Subdivision Of S. +. of \. w.
1925 running thence east to the ). Z.
corner of block II of said subdivision
thence south rods thence west to the
place where said line will intersect
First avenue In said city, do recommend
that said street be abandoned or
referred to some other committee to
report at next meeting.
C.. H. NIssoN, Chr'm of Com.
Petition of F. Podawiltz et al. for
street, on motion was laid on the table.
The following ordinance was offered:
ORDINANCE.
For the prevention of cattle. running at large
within the limits of the city of Grand Rapids.
The Common Council of the city of Grand
Rapids do Ordain as follows
SECTION l. From and after the first day of
November, A. D. 1894, it shall not be lawful for
any person or persons to allow any cattle owned
by him or them or in his or their possession to
be, or run at large within the city of Grand
Rapids; and no person or persons shall allow
any OK, COW, calf or other horned animal
belonging to him or them or in the possession of
him them, to at large in any of the
streets, squares, lanes, alleys unfenced tracts
of land within the city of Grand Rapids.
SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the Mar
shall to take up, hold and impound all cattle
found running at large contrary to Section l of
this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. When the Marshal shall take up
and impOund any animal pursuant to Section
of this Ordinance, he shall serve a written
notice on the owner or owners thereof if known
20 him, stating the amount of charges due for
taking up and holding the same, which charges
Dollar (s1.OW for each animal so taken up and
mpounded, and Fifty cents $50 per day for
keeping the same and fees for the service of said
notice equal to fees for service of summons in
Justice Court
SECTION 4. In case the owner is not known,
said Marshal shall give similar notice or notices
OF said taking up and lmpounding as is required
of the taker up of strays under the general laws
of this state, and the expense of such notice
shall be added to the other costs of such taking
up and impounding.
remain unclaimed, and the costs attendant
upon such taking up and impounding remain
unpaid for more than ten days after such notice
is given, then the said Marshal shall expose for
sale and sell the same at public vcndue to the
highest bidder for cash, having first given ten
days notice thereof in the same manner as is
execution issued out of Justice Court, and after
paying all fees and expenses, and costs of
advertising under this ordinance out of the
proceeds of such sale shall deposit the balance,
if any, in the hands of the Treasurer of said
City, and shall also make full report of his
doings, and file the same together with the
receipt of the Treasurer, with the City Clerk.
The money so paid to the Treasurer shall be
paid to the owner of such animal upon the
order of the Marshal, upon such owner proving
his ownership to the satisfaction of said
Marshall the costs and expenses of such taking
up and impounding, notices and advertising are
hereby declared to be a lien upon the animal so
taken up, which lien may be fOreclosed and
enforced by sale as aforesaid.
SECTION 6. Any person violating Section of
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine of not less than One Dollar
and not more than Ten Dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the County Jail not more than twenty
days.
SECTION :. This ordinance shall take effect
and be enforced from and after the first day of
November, 1894.
Passed and approved by the Common Council,
August 9th, A. D. 1894.
Attest: F. L. TIBBITS,
GEO. B. BRAZEAU, Mayor.
City Clerk.
The vote was as follows:
AYES: Nilsson, DAILY, Schroeder,
Gaynor, Huban, Dessaint. Noes:
Plenke, Timm.
Aid. Gaynor then presented the
following resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That Mrs. Barbara Hamm
be permitted to move her store building
now on lot 2, block 81 to lot 9, block 80
of Neeves' LIST and End addition.
And that she be permitted to lay
drain pipe from said lot ? to the
Wisconsin river between blocks 81 and
SO the same TO be done with as little
obstruction to travel as possible and
under the directions of the street COM
missioner.
Under the suspension of the rules
the following bills were allowed:
D. NJ. Huntington, Mdse.............. .....S 1910
r. Parrish d Bro, MdSe ,,,,. $50