Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CITY COUNCIL Room, !
October /. 1894.

Council met, Mayor Tibbits in the
chair.
Aldermen present Schroeder, Huban,
Gaynor, Dessaint, Plenke, Tmm,
and Nilsson.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Report of Committee on opening
streets in the 4th ward was as follows:
The committee appointed by the
council 10 examine certain applications
for opening streets, now pending before
them, would respectfully report and
recommend:
That the street commissioner be
requested to order all persons who have
placed distractions in streets owned by
the city in the NJ of NW4 of SN4
1926 to remove the same.
That a lane or alley 80 feet wide be
opened up on the north side of the NE
SW 1926 (Fair Ground forty the
center line of which proposed alley
shall be described as follows: Beginning
at point in line with the center line OF
College Street, 10 feet south of the
north line Of the Fair Grounds forty;
thence west to Law Street.
We would recommend that as much
be added to the width Of this alley as
the owners Of Block 10, lying on the
north side of it, are willing to donate.
This recommendation as to this street is
made on the presumption that the
owners of the land described in the
alley will donate the same for street
purposes. If they will not we recon-
mend that any further attempt to put
street through at that place be
abandoned bV the council
AS for the street asked for extending
from the middle of the West side of the
Sci of SW4 1926 Eastward to a point
near the middle of said forty, we
recommend that it be disalloWed. But
Mr.. D. Case offers to donate the right Of
way, to the city, through his lands from
a point on Milwaukee Street about $50
feet north of the line Of the street
asked for by petitioners to the west line
of his lands This line Of street would
be parallel to, or rather a continuance
of g. Street in the SW4 of SW1 Of said
Section II and would be in harmony
with other existing and proposed
streets and would accommodate all of
the persons sought to be accommodated
| by the street proposed IN the petition,
and with the approval OF the petitioners
we would recommend that the city take
deed from Mr.. Case as he has proposed
and open the same for street.
JOHN A. GAYNOR,
JOHN DAILY,
JOHN TDM.
The vote to accept above report was
as follows: Ayes, Dessaint, Gaynor,
Schroeder, Nilsson, Plenke and Timm.
Noes, Huban.
| Application Of Il. p Arpin to
construct and maintain telephone line
within the city, subject to an ordinance
governing same, was granted by full
affirmative vote.
On motion the Street Commissioner
was instructed to repair sidewalk in
front of DR.. Writer'S residence.
Petition of J. Lutz Jr. for reissue of
saloon license read and on motion was
granted.
Recommendations Of School Board for
"School Studies in Words on motion
was confirmed by the council.
On motion offer of Clark LYON of clay
was accepted and the Street COmmiss-
| Toner instructed to place same where 1t
| is most needed.
Report Of the test of Street Lights by
! IL. b. AlversOn WAS read and showed
the city was getting on the average 50
per cent. of the 1000 candle power
provided for in contract. On motion
report was accepted and placed on file.
The following resolution was then
offered by Alderman Gaynor with
appropriate remarks:
Resolved that Nash Bros. be reQues-
ted to maintain each arc light furnished
to this city at 1000 candle power
nominal according to the report and
basis of estimate made and used by Mr..
Alvcrson III his tests and report now
! before US. If maintained at 2OO0 candle
power nominal we will accept it as a
| fulfillment Of the contract with the city
on their part.
Above resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Communication of B. NJ. Vaughan,
Attorney for Sarah Jane Codding In
case against the city of Grand Rapids
for injuries received was read and on
motion was referred to the finance
committee.
Opinion of City Attorney in reference
to delegating the power of paTdoning
city prisoners to the Mayor was read.
The CITY Atty. decided that the power
could not be delegated to the Mayor.
Opinion fled.
Under the suspension Of the rules the
following bills were allowed:
II. B. AIverson, Testing Lights 5000
Centralia Lumber Co.. Lumber............... 30 2
T. J. Wood, Pavement, IS 80
Nash Bros, Electric Light 1SO0C
r. Parrish d Bro, 4.5C
A. Gerard, 1.5C
John Dean, Street worl.............. 27.2$
! +. Schuman, 1" ....................... 62E
| s. johnson, ............... 62$
| Ed. MonSky, ............. p q
! J. mccarthy ...................... 460(
John Codding, Hauling Water. IL
| A. j. Hasbrouck NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2OC
! Geo Howes, Mason work .............. 115C
Bill of II. A. Sampson for grading
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