Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CITY Council ROOM, |

Council met in regular session. Mayor
Baker i'll the chair.
Aldermen present. Plenke, Nilsson,
Nash. Gaynor, Gettsloff, Dessaint and
Abel.
Minutes. of last meeting read and
approved.
The Committee 10 whom the matter
of Potter's field was referred reported
as follows:
To tie Honorable Common Council of
the City of Grand Rapids.
| Gentlemen.-Iour committee, to
whom was referred the investigation of
the condition of the Potter's Field in
| Forest Hill Cemetery beg leave to
report as follows, to wit:
1st, We have found the plat of ground
grown up to brush and trees.
I'd, We find the ground occupied by
graves of bodies of those not residents
! of the city and by some who are amply
able to purchase a lot elsewhere.
! Sd. We find that parties 60 there and
bury their dead without permission
from any one and place graves hap
hazard as they see fit.
Your committee beg leave to recon-
mend the following:
First, That the ground be cleared of
! brush and plated into lots 4XS it., that
such lots be numbered and a diagram or
plat be filed in the City Clerks office.
Second, That all who wish TO bury
! therein shall get, from the City Clerk, a
permit specifying the number of the
lot to be occupied and that more except
residents of the city, who are too poor
to purchase lot, be allowed to bury
| therein, unless they pay into the city
Treasury reasonable sum for the same.
Third, That the ground shall be
enclosed with good substantial fence,
and the gate of entry be placed on the
west side, and that the street on the
east side of the city be opened up to
the west side of the Potters field, and
repaired so as TO make it passable.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. w. BAKER Co,
HERMAN ABEL oo'n
Moved that above report and recon-
mendations be accepted by amending
part two of recommendations to read,
'"That all who wish to bury therein
shall get written order from the Mayor
countersigned by the Clerk" and strik-
ing out that part relative to the sale of
lots.
J. a. Gaynor, to whom was referred
the matter of securing title to the Old
Cemetery, reported as follows:
To the Common Council of the City
of Grand Rapids:
Observation-Disclosures hereto
is a copy of the deed by which the city
holds title to the cold Cemetery" |
have tried to find the heirs Of J. j.
Cruckshank, but without success so far.
| thought at first it would be advisable
to get their c. &. to the lands described
in the deed, but on closer examination
of the deed [ am satisfied and give it as
my opinion that the city may vacate the
old cemetery and that the property or
title would not revert to the heirs of J.
j. Cruickshank because there are no
words in the deed that imply reverslon
in case the land should cease to be used
as burying ground. Case of Rowson
VS.. Uxbridge Allen 125 settles the law
for the state of Massachusetts and there
can be but very little doubt but our
courts would hold the same way.
Sooner or later the Old Cemetery will
have to be vacated. but before it is done
those who have relatives buried there
ought TO be invited to remove the
remains and the monuments that mark
the graves of their friends and relatives
to the City Cemetery, and the rest so
far as they can be identified should be
moved by the city. We would recon-
mend that the common council give
notice of its intention to vacate said
cemetery and request all persons inter-
ested 10 remove the remains of their
friends and relatives.
June %, 1895 j. A. GAYNoR
Above report was accepted.
The Street Committee reported that
the tract of land which Mr.. Geo. r.
Gardner wishes to repurchase from the
city contained large amount Of gravel
and clay and recommended that the
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Street Committee also reported that
they had constructed watering tank
on Drake Street at a cost of 81 90.
On motion the Mayor was elected
Chairman Of the Board of Health,
Geo. B. Brazeau Sec'y and DR.. G. f.
Witter Health officer.
Petition to open Peach Street was
referred to the Street Committee.
A petition from q. A. r. post was
read asking assistance from the city to
secure lot in Forest Hill Cemetery
was on motion referred to the finance
| Committee.
Under the suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed:
James NIcCarty street work 10 D
| G. H. Nisson team work.................. 8 u
A. L. Fontaine, printing: 20
r. Parrish & Bros. supplies. 10 IS
| b. Metzger, water trough. 90
a. Oettlnger, copy Of deed................... 90
Witter & Taylor Insurance ..... 90 90
The following applications for Saloon
license with the proper bonds were on
motion accepted:
Il. Lanouette, Chas. Gouger, Samuel
Thompson, Chas. Damitz, Louis Fritz,
Nick Thomas, Daniel Hanrahan, Lutz
& Co., Ed McCamlev, Hagermeister
Brewing Co., Pabst Brewing Co.
Bond of A. Anderson was accepted
and Mayor and Clerk instructed to
issue license on payment of required
amount.
Treasurer's report was then read as
| follows:
DIR.
To Cash on Hand June 3.......~S1166.01
90 School fund from State S55.91
% 10 Saloon LcenseS..... 100000
80 Show License. 31.00
g" Druggists per1nits......- 20.00
S4O72.92
By Orders $50. GA
Balance on Hand ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3736 2S
s4o72 90
On motion repairing of the Spring
which supplies the water for City Hall