Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
Council Room. Nav 3, 1895.

| C"uncil met in regular session, Mavnf
| Wipperman presiding.
+ Aldermen present: Hickman, Row :
land, Davis, Hasbrouck, Briere, lIubam,
Lutz and Schroeder.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
The finance committee ieported favor
ably ON the bill of Wood comfy Tele-
phonr Co. for 'phnne in city han, and
adversely ON thc bill of Wood County
! Telephone Co for phone in library.
The special committee on the ordi-
nance for cleaning of streets and side
walks reported the ordinance with
amendments, and ordinance as amended
was adopted
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of H. de Grandpri for
sewerage made the following report:
! To the Common Council of the CITY
of Grand Rapids-Gentlemen Your
| committee on streets, TO whom was
referred the petition of DR.. de Grand
pri asking the city TO place and con-
struct a sewer pipe from It point on
| High street near the sOutherlv corner
of Lot 81, southWesterlv along the west
| erlv side of said street 10 where the
| slough crosses the street, have had the
same under consideration and would
| recommend that said matter be deferred
until the city engineer had taken levels
| for sewer pipe for that part of the CITY,
| there being at present no grade for the
| sewer pipes established.
| Respe ctfuly submitted.
A. j. HAsBRoUCK,
GEO. i. ROWLAND,
DAVID LUTz, JR.,
Street Committee.
Above report was accepted.
The street committee reported tina t
they had the city engineer draw plan
with specifications Of the new proposed
railing on Water street and submitted
same to council.
On motion the plan and specifications
were accepted and adopted.
The city clerk submitted the following
bids of the banks for interest on CITY
deposits for the ensuing wear: First
National Bank, 3 per cent on daily bal
ance; Wood County Natioral Bank, %
per cent on daily balance. The bid OF
the First National Bank being the high
est was made the city depository for the
ensuing year.
Several bids were received for the
mason work on the addition to the
present retaining wall on Water street,
of which the bid of Reinhart Brehm of
$2.35 per cord, wall measure, was by
motion accepted, providing he will
enter into written contract for doing
said work in a Workuanlke and proper
manner. set the posts for the iron rail-
ing, and furnish a bond for the faithful
performance of said contract; that in
case Mr.. Brehm refuses to comply with
these provisions, the mayor and street
committee receive further bids for lay
ing up said wall, and let the contract to
the lowest responsible bidder, under
the conditions specified.
submitted a bid for iron railing for
retaining wall on Water street This
being the only bid received, the street
committee and mayor are requested to
solicit other bids from former bidders
and then let the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder.
The city engineer submitted profile
of the grade of Water street from
station is, near city hail, to Green Bay
& Western depot.
Alderman Hasbrouck presented the
following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, By the common
council of the city of Grand Rapids,
that the, grade, \ profile of which is
hereto annexed and marked ''Ex. A !"
of Water street from station Is, being a
point located at the center of Water
street and l 900 feet distant from the
east end of bridge measured on the
center line of Vine, Front and Water
streets as described on profile submitted,
De and the same is hereby approved,
adopted and established as the grade of
Water street from station Is to the GEN.
ter of main track of the Green Bay q
Wes ern Rv
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED,
That the grade hereby adopted and
established, together with this resou-
ton and the date of its passage, be
recorded by the city clerk in manner
required by the city charter.
Moved and seconded that the above
resolution be adopted, upon call of the
ayes and noes the same was unanl-
mOuslv adopted.
Moved and carried that an order be
drawn for $50 10, being fees for legal
Services rendered in the case of }. D.
Witter and others VS.. the city and Agri-
riculintal and Mechanical association.
Petition of Jack Starr for permission
to place sewer across Front street was
received and referred 10 street com
mittee.
An ordinance for the cleaning Of
streets and sidewalks was presented.
The ayes and noes being taken the
ordinance was unanimously adopted
and ordered printed.
The Twin City Electric franchise and
ordinance having been legally pub
| lished for four weeks as required bv
law. The ayes and noes beng called
for on its adoption resulted as follows:
Ayes-Rowland, Davis, Hasbrouck,
| Briere, Huban, Lutz-6.
| Noes-Rickman Schreder-2.
Under suspension of the rules the
| following bills were allowed:
H. Wpperman, expenses. 15O
| Wood Co. Telephone Co., city hall phone
oUO
Central Electric Co.. April light...........- 50. so
Jas. Mccarthy, % days at S2.0O..."........ 5000
| q. Sewatskee, 30 /" = 125................. 3.13
w. Henry y " A" 125.................. 63
| Ed MonSky 5 " 1.25.................... 6.25
James Blow 3 @ with team at $3.50 Sc. $50
1 NV, 81 y