Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL Room, July 6, 1897.
Council met in regular session, Mavo,
Baker in the chair.
Aldermen present: Wipperman, Row
land, Nilsson, Briere, Huban, Nash anC
Shredder.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap.
proved,
Report of committee on city charters
asked that the matter of getting char
ters printed be laid over until future
time as the cost of same exceeds theil
estimate
On motion the above committee was
discharged.
Finance committee reported on bill
of John Kline of $3.50 to be allowed in
full, and bill of Centralia Hardware
Co. of 5000 was allowed at $76.7O, de-
duction of $l4.00 being for rubber belt
which was ordered and was too large.
Motion made and carried that the
above report be accepted.
Report of city engineer of diagrams
and profles of sewerage and proposed
grades Of all streets in fractional lot |
and eof NV of Sec. II in this city was
received and by motion accepted and
ordered filed.
Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed, the ayes
and noes being taken:
Of 40
John Kline, blacksmith work............ $50
Alvin Snyder pitch pine for fire engine. SOC
k. Parrish q Bro, merchandiSe....... 294s
American Express, express on dog checks %
Gust Schuman, freight and drayage on
DOCKS ........ ................-. "a
A. L. Fontaine printing 1896
f. Beadle, four days carpenter work on
u uSheI lOW
II. H. West & Co., city books and records 597E
John Parrish, 32,5;
Grand Rapids Foundry Co., labor on
cruSher 144O
Menomlnee Blue Stone Quarry Co., curb
2f3.7Z
Central Electric Co.. 765C
E. I. Phllleo, engineer work and help. 63OC
Northwestern Stamp Works, dog checks SOC
Centralia Hardware Co's S bill of 800. .7O
allowed at present at $76.70.
Bill of Grand Rapids Foundry Co. OF
$53.66 for June referred to finance COM
mittee.
Alderman Nash offered his resigna-
ton as member of street committee.
On motion the above resignation was
accepted.
Petition of n. Pepin asking for some
kind of drainage on Fair Ground street,
opposite Z. Rmnius' residence, to keep
water and sand from running on his
land was referred to street committee
Motion made and carried that our
mayor confer with Centralia's mayor
about getting some new signs painted
for each end of bridge to caution people
not to drive faster than walk on bridge.
Petition Of E. P. Arpin in behalf of
county asking the city to help in extend
ing a good drain from present sewer
nOrtherly along creek TO the line of city
lots and that the county be rendered
such dirt as suitable for top soil for a
good lawn around county Jail presented.
On motion the above petition was
referred to street committee.
Mayor Baker appointed II. Wiper
man chairman Of the street committee
in place Of Alderman Nash, resigned.
The following applications for saloon
license, with bonds and proper receipts,
were presented: Thomas & Rath, Jake
Lutz q Co., Z. Il. DAILY, Chas. Gouger,
J. f. Johnson, Pabst Brewing Co., Sam
uel Thompson.
On separate motions the above appli-
cations and bonds were accepted and
the mayor and clerk were instructed to
issue license to same, and druggist per
mits to J. +. DAILY and F. /. SteiD &. Co.,
they having paid $40 each
Motion made and carried for mayor
and clerk to issue license to Hagemeiste1
Brewing Co., and Il. LerouX or others
on receipt Of the cash, and constituting
the mayor and clerk a committee of the
council for that purpose.
Mayor Baker then appointed Dan
| CASTILLO as weed commissioner.
The treasurers's report for the month
of June, 1897, was presented as follows:
June l. To balance on hand........... 175 Gs
{" II. Rec. from Mrs. ". L. Wood for
building walk...................... II u
30. Interest OIL depOsit.......... $500. 10 98
July s. Rec. y. Berg, Co. Treas, state
school funds. .............. 217 6j
6. Rec liquor license as follows
&. I. DAILY aly......................SG0
Thomas Il Rath ............. 300
J. LutZ 4 CO................... 300
J. +. Johnson. .................. 200
Pabst Brewing Co... 800
sam ThOmpsOn...........-. go
Chas. GOugcr ............... 300
F. L. Steib IL Con-. 10
J. L. Daly................. 10 40 90
$3.50 So
July s. By orders cashed... ............S1 ,5gS 10
To balance on hand.......:.......... 5,242 81
$3.50 Sc