Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

CITY COUNCIL Room, |
Sept. Z, 1896. !
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Baker presiding:
Aldermen present. Getzloff, Nilsson,
Martin. Nash, Abel, Gaynor, Schroeder
and WipPerman.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetings read and approved.
The finance committee reported on
bill of John Arpin Lumber Company as
follows:
To the Common Council of Grand
Rapids:
We, the undersigned Finance COM
Inittee to whom was referred the bill of
the John Arpin Lumber Company for
the sum of S205.27, do respectfully re-
port that we have examined said bill
and measured the AKA oak stringers
therein charged and find that the total
amount of said stringers suitable for
sidewalks is 1920 feet, being 362 feet less
than charged, and therefor recommend
that said bill be allowed at S199.06.
Dated Sept. Z, 1896.
II. WIPPERMAN, Chairman.
HERMAN ABEL,
w. NJ. MARTIN.
The c0mmitte on stone crusher and
road roller presented as their report a
provisional contract for stone Crusher
and five ton road roller, with the Alt
man Co., for which the city is to pay
$4,000.
RESOLVED, That the provisional con-
tract made by the mayor, with the Alt
man Co. for road roller, stone crusher,
screens, elevator and bins, be approved
by the council provided the opening in
thn how 60 l,n rnoo,+i0,, Of I-C
is inches by Is inches, and provided
further that the whole be delivered
and set up ready for operation on or
before Sept. Goth, 1896.
The vote on above resolution was as
follows:
AYEs-Wipperman, Getzlof, Nilsson,
Martin, Nash and GaynOr.
NAYs-Abel and Schroeder.
J. A. Gaynor moved that the mayor
and street committee f Echase the rock,
locate the machinery and make the
necessary arrangements to give the
stone crusher trial test Carried.
Moved by II. Wipperman that the
street committee be authorized to pur-
chase curb stone and do the grading
and paving on the street they propose
to pave, provided the lot owners are
willing to pay their portion. Carried.
Moved and carried that the matter Of
establishing grade and width of side
walks where paving is done be left to
the mayor.
The street committee reported on the
| opening of the street in front of John
Grignon's residence, that the Closuit
| Estate intend to plat their land in that
locality and open up streets, and they
| recommend that any action on the part
| of he citV bo DOStDOOo6
| Report as above was unanimously
accepted.
j. A. Gaynor then presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t has been determined by
! the Common Council of the City of
| Grand Rapids that the sum of So, 500
will be required for city school pur-
| poses, and the sum of So, 800 will be re-
| qulred for general city purposes,
| IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, By the Com
| mon Council that the sum of $6, 800 be
and the same is hereby levied for school
| purposes, and that the sum of S9, 800 be
and the same is hereby levied for gen
eral city purposes.
On roll call above resolution was adop-
ted by full affirmative vote.
Petition Of Mrs. M. j. Worden and
others for an arc light near the NJ. E.
church was on motion laid over for con-
sideration till next meeting.
| Communication of E. B. Brundage
was on motion referred to the street
committee to report at next meeting.
An ordinance to adopt the provisions
of Subdivision Nineteenth" of Sec. 50
of Chapter 1876 of the Laws of 1889, en-
titled "An Act dividing cities into
classes and providing for their incorpo-
ration and government" as amended
by Chapter 3l2 Of the Laws of 1893, in
charter of the City of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, was presented and under
the suspension Of the rules was adopted
by full affirmative vote.
(See ordinance i'll another column
Under the suspension of the rules the
| following bills were allowed:
| Central Flpctr rio CO lights S75 rs