Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-13
COUNCIL
Council Room, May 10, 1887.

Council met pursuant to adjournment,
Mayor Baker presiding.
Aldermen present: Wipperman, Row
land, Nilsson, Briere, Huban, Nash, and
SHREDDER.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The matter Of street improvement
was then taken up.
The street committee then reported
the benefits and damages of the several
parcels Of real estate along Front street
from Gardner corner to northeast end
of Front street by reason of change of
grade of same street, and also reported
the benefits, damages and assessments
apportioned to the different tracts of
real estate along that street between
those limits by reasons of the various
public works or improvements mem
toned in the minutes of last meeting;
and same reports were ordered on file
and may be seen or application.
Motion made and carried that street
committee see that the foundry bridge
be repaired and put in passable condi-
ton.
Grade on Center street was then
taken up.
Alderman Wipperman then offered
the following resolution to adopt grade
Of Center street from its junction with
Front street to its junction with Baker
street and, on motion, said resolution
was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, By the common coun-
Gil of the CITY of Grand Rapids, that the
grade of Center street in said city from
its junction with Front street to june
ton with Baker street, established and
described on Exhibit A hereto annexed,
be and the same hereby is approved,
adopted and established.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED,
That the grade hereby adopted and es-
tablished, together with this resolution
and the date of its passage, be recorded
in the manner required by the city
charter.
Alderman Wipperman then intro
duced the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, By the common coun-
Gil of the city of Grand Rapids. that the
grade of Front street in said city, estab-
lished and described on the annexed
exhibit A" (beine the same grade
mentioned in the minutes of the meet
ing of this council of May 4, 1897, as
adopted at that meeting) be and the
same hereby is approved, adopted and
established as the grade of said Front
street from the center line of Vine
street to the northerlY terminus Of said
Front street, where that street abuts
upon Water street and Baker street in
said city.
Belt FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED,
That the grade hereby adopted and es-
tabished, together with this resolution
and the date of its passage, be recorded
by the city clerk in the manner required
by the city charter.
Motion made and carried that the
mayor appoint committee Of three to
see and report about getting pamphlets
printed of our city charter. The fol-
lowing committee was then appointed,
Wipperman, Nash and Briere.
Moved by Alderman Wipperman,
that this city grade, cut and fill Front
street to sub-grade of the established
grade Of the adopted grade Of said
street from the Gardner corner to the
northeast end thereof Motion sec
onded and carried.
Moved by Alderman Rowland that
this city crush the necessary rock to
macadamize Front street from the
Gardner corner to the northeast end
thereof. Motion seconded and carried.
Moved by Alderman Nilsson that the
curb stone purchased by the city be
placed and fixed by the city along said
Front street Of said city, on both sides
thereof, between the Gardner crossing
and northeast end of said street. Mo-
ton seconded and carried.
Moved by Alderman Wipperman that
the city haul the crushed rock to It's
proper place to macadamize Front
street from Gardner corner to the
northeast end thereof. Notion sec
onded and carried.
Moved by Alderman Nash that the
city roll this spread rock into place, as
is required by the engineers plans and
specifications, along Front street from
the Gardner crossing to the northeast
end of said street. Motion seconded
and carried.
Moved by Alderman Nash that all
sidewalks on Front street be 10 feet
wide. Motion seconded and carried.
On motion council adjourned.
MILTON w MOSHER.
City Clerk.