Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-07

ton shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk.
SEC The application provided for in Sec
ton , OF this Ordinance shall be also aceompan-
led by ii bond executed on the part of the owner
OF owners of such stock, and shall run 10 the
t1ty OF tiTand Rapids in The sum of Two Hun
dred Dollars tS200.00 and shall be conditioned
for the payment of the license fee as hereinafter
provided and for the faithful observance of the
provisions of this Ordinance. and of such other
ordinances as the Common Council of this City
may enact
SEC. /. Such application and bond upon be-
ing filed With the said City Clerk shall be by
him Immediately presented to the Mavor of this
city for his approval. and when approved bv
said Mayor, he shall endorse such approval
upon said application and bond. and thereupon
such applicant shall pay to said City Clerk as
license fee the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars
$500, the payment of which license fee shall
entltle the applicant to certificate from said
city clerk and shall authorize him to carry on
the business of transient merchant, trader or
dealer in this city for the period of one month
and at the end of one month the said certificate
may be extended from month TO month, nat ex-
| ceedlng one year, upon payment monthly in
advance of the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars
(S25.G0l.
SEC. :. Said City Clerk Immediately upon
receiving any license money from such transient
merchant, trader or dealer shall issue to him a
certificate, which certificate shall be also
counIersigned by the Mayor, and said clerk
shall at once pay TO the City Treasurer ali
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SEC. 6. Such license sha IL not be transfera bic
nor shall the same be construed as authorizing
the person or persons to whom it shall be issued
10 90 business IN more than one place within
the city limits
SEC T. Any person violating the provisions
OF this act and who shall advertise or sell goods
without having first obtained q license from
this city as hereinbefore provided sh II be
deemed guilty OF miSdemeamor, and upon con
vlctlUn thereof shall be punished bv a fine of
not less than Twenty-Five Dollars JS25 OM nor
more than One Hundred Dollars (SIUO cor to-
gerher with the costs of prosecution, and in
default of payment of such fine and costs shall
be punished by imprisonment in the common
jail OF Wood County for period not exceeding
ninety days.
SEC. S. This Ordinance shall take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage and pub
lication.
Approved and passed by the Common Council
OF the City OF Grand Rapids, February 4th,
1895.
Attest F. L. TTBBITs, Mayor
GEO. B. BRAzEAU City Clerk.
Vote on above ordinance was as
follows:
Ayes, Gaynor, Dessaint, Huban, DAILY,
Nilsson, Plenke, Timm.
Noes, Schroeder.
Petition of E. Toepel, Dan Case. Jos.
Cola, ct al. for the opening of a street
in the 4th Ward read and on motion
was granted providing Joseph Cola
would donate 80 foot street on the
West line Of lot 10 North to the street
running along the line of Fair Ground
forty.
J. A. Gaynor then presented the
following resolution:
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requested by the Mayor to keep a strict
and accurate account of the number of
hours that each arc-iight remains
extinguished each night; and the
number of hours that any light burns
considerably below the contract require
ments, noting as near as he can the
condition of all lights below the contract
requirements, and the number of hours
1t remains in such defective condition
and report the same to the Mayor at
such times as he may require.
The above resolution was adopted by
full affirmative vote.
Under the suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed:
American Fire Engine Co., Repairing Fire
H. Nilsson, Freight on IS
Witter q Taylor, 5000
King Bros, Repairs on Engine. ............ 1910
d. NJ Huntington, Mise. .... $50
\. L. FOntalne, Printing~... ............ $50
kammeron, $50
l.. Schroeder, $50
john Kline, epalrs............ .............. LOO
&. b ParlSeau, 736
r. Parrish Bros, Stove. .................. 1860
On motion contract of John Henry
for City Team was renewed for balance
of the council year.
Treas. report was then read, accepted
and filed.
On motion Mayor and clerk were
instructed to issue orders for city officers
salaries as follows:
D. Castillo, Marshal .......S 25 90
Geo B. Brazeu, City Clerk.................. Il. 50
John Henry City 60Q0
d. NJ. Huntington, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
A. Gerard, Night 2O.OO
Moved by Alderman Nilsson that no
one be allowed to play cards in the City
Hall during the day, Carried.
On motion the Engineer was instruc-
ted to purchase car load of coal for
engine and boz. Spanners.
On motion The Mayor was instructed
to purchase what wood the city wanted.
On motion the council adjourned.
GEO. b. BRAzEAU, City Clerk.