Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-06
Dated October 4, 1898.


The above resolution introduced by
Alderman Briere and referred to the
board Of public works was reported on
as follows:
The foregoing resolution to condemn
land for public markets, ETC., having
been referred to the board of public
works, and said board having consid-
cred tie matter therein and having
made plat and a particular description
of the land proposed to be taken;
Your said board hereby report that
said lands to be condemned are particu-
larly bounded and described as follows,
to wit:
Beginning on the east line of the lot
purchased by the city of Grand Rapids,
from John Parrish in 1892 (being lot 10
of block 4 of Sargent's subdivision of
fractional lot l at southwest corner of
lot 8 of said block 4 of subdivision of
fractional lot |, section II, township %
north, range 6 east, according to Sar-
gents plat of the city of Grand Rapids
(said lot 9 being known as the NJ. Cor
don lot) run thence from said southwest
corner of said M. Gordon lot easterly
along the south line Of said M. Gordon
lot and along the south line of the lot
occupied by d. NJ. Huntington as store
and shop (being lot s of said block 4) to
a point 80 #. East of said point of be-
ginning thence run south parallel with
the west line of said fractional lot l to
the south line of the lands formerly
occupied by A. B. Sampson and now
occupied by H. A. Sampson and mother
as a homestead, said line being the
north line of land now owned by John
Parrish and occupied by him as a lum-
Der yard, then westerly along the south
line of said Sampson lot being the north
line of said John Parrish lot, to the
east line of said lot purchased by said
city from John Parrish; thence north
erly along the easterly line of the said
lot purchased by the said city from John
Parrish to the point of beginning, all of
said land to be condemned being part
of the said block 4.
We further report that the plat hereto
annexed and marked Exhibit A and
made part Of this report is plat of
the said lands above described and
proposed to be condemned and is pre-
pared by this board as required by law.
We recommend that the said resolu-
tions be adopted and that the land
herein described be condemned for the
purposes therein specified.
A. J. HAsBRoUCK,
GEO. T. ROWLAND,
DAVID LUTz, JR.
Board of Public Works.
Moved by Alderman Briere and sec"
onded by Alderman Hickman that the
report of the board of public works and
the resolutions reported on by them be
adopted. Report and resolution unani-
mously adopted.
Mason & Johnson were by motion
granted permission to transfer their
saloon license across street into the
Dalke building.
Permission was by motion granted
Euzebe LaVigne to open up his we'll in
Fourth ward and cover same with two
go"d flat rock, he to leave street in as
good condition as now and save city
from all harm and expense while same
is beirg done.
The treasurer's report for month of
September, was presented as follows:
Sept. g. To balance on hand........ ...S ,92O 40
so. Interest on deposit ...... IS
1924 58
Sept 80. By orders paid during month ,O81 %
" By balance on hand............... 843 81
s1,924 So
Above report was received and Or
dered filed.
On motion council adjourned.
MILTON w. MosHER.
City Clerk.