Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-03
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room. March |. 1895

land, Nilsson, Hasbrouck, Briere, Nash
and Schroeder.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The special finance committee to
whom was referred the treasurer's an
nual report for year ending April 20,
1897, reported as follows:
To the Common Council Of the City
of Grand Rapids-Gentlemen We,
the committee appointed TO examine
and report upon the annual report of
w. II. Reeves, city treasurer, for the
year expiring April 20, 1897, have ex-
amined said report and checked up all
orders paid out with the stubs and with
the treasurer's and clerks books and
| looked up all moneys received by said
treasurer, and find the said report cor
rect. We, therefore, recommend that
said report be accepted, and that the
cancelled orders be destroyed in pres
ence of the council.
We recommend that hereafter orders
be issued for all payments to be made
| by city treasurer and that no orders be
| issued except the claim be first acted
on by the council.
GEO. T. ROWLAND.
CHAs. BRIERE.
Motion made and carried that the
latter clause of the above report be
stricken out and the balance of report
be accepted.
Motion made and carried that the
vouchers accompanying the above
report be now destroyed and same were
destroyed.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of market square report
that the only suitable place to be had
at present for such square is the city
lot where the city Jail now stands, to-
gether with the street along side OF
same. Above report was by motion
accepted.
Moved by Alderman Hasbrouck and
carried that street committee be in
structed to fill in and level the city lot
where the city jail now stands and put
railing on the east side and use lots,
together with street along same, for
market square uutil some better place
could b. had
The committee on ordinancesto vii IN
was referred the ordinance of arnexa-
ton of certain territory to the city
made following report:
To the Common Council of the City
of Grand Rapids: Your committee ON
ordinances, to whom was referred an
ordinance to annex certain territory t"
tx of "a
specially report that they have had
the same under consideration and have
made some amendments, and a.
amended have had SAID ordinance
printed in ihe Wood County REPORTER
and would recommend the passage i
said ordinance as printed.
Dated Harch |, 1898.
II WIPPEEMAN,
HAS. BRIERE,
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Above report VAS G,y motion a,ionred
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