Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08

discussed the matter Of consolidation of
the cities of Grand Rapids and Contra
liza. This committee also asked the
chair to appoint committee of three
to confer with committee appointed in
Centralia last evening upon this matter,
Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed, the ayes
and noes being called on each:
a. L. Fontaine. printing ................... 10 80
Central Electric Co.. bill of So so all at 81 50
Wood Co. Telephone Co., mo. phone. 5 20
street commissioners, city time Nov.,..... lis 80
Arp1n Lumber Co., sidewalk plank IL 60
Gillen Stone Co., crushed rock .... II O6
}; d. Mitter, BAL due on building sewer. "a 90
+. l. Philleo engineer services............ 81 50
Geo Howe, plasterlng city lockup....... 90
K. Parrish d Bro, merchandise. ........... 7 81
Greene, Nroman, Fairchild, North & Par
ker, bill of $50, allowed less $50 paid 179 10
VIM. Lamay, for dirt S1.2O, allowed at. so
Bill of Grand Rapids Foundry Co. of
$16.26 for labor on crusher, ETC.. was on
motion referred to finance committee.
The bills of Ed Mahoney, John
Plenke and o. I. Hougen of $40 each
for use of residences and store building
as polling places for caucuses, registra-
ton and election this fall, referred to
finance committee.
Moved and carried that the chair APP
point committee of three with mayor
as chairman to confer with the COM
mlttee appointed in Centralia last even
Ing upon the matter Of consolidation of
the cities of Grand Rapids and Cen
tralla.
WIpperman, Hasbrouck and Rowland
were appointed as such committee.
The street committee acting as Board
of Public Works, having filed it's com
plete and final report on benefits and
damages accruing to the several parcels
of real estate AUDITING on Water street
by reason of the completed work or
improvement of macadamizing and
curbing the same, reported the
amount that should be assessed under
the provisions OF the charter of this
city to each such parcel as benefits &C
cruing thereto by reason of such COM
pleted work or improvements.
And due notice that said complete
and final report was on file and that
the common council would consider the
report and hear all objections thereto
at s O'Clock tonight, having been duly
published and due proof of publication
having been made and filed with the
clerk of this city:
Said report was placed before the
council by the city clerk at this, the first
meeting of that body since such report
was filed, and the council proceeded to
consider such report, and said report
being read in full. and fully and at
length considered by the council, moved
by Alderman Briere and seconded that
said complete and final report be APP
proved and confirmed.
Ayes and noes on the question called,
with the following results: Ayes, S.;
noes, O.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Row land, who moved that
the resolution be adopted. Motion
seconded;
Be IT RESOLVED, BY the common
council of the city of Gran Rapids that
the several amounts mentioned to be
levied against the several tracts of land
in the annexed final report of the board
of public works upon the lands in said
report described be and said several
sums hereby are levied and specially
assessed upon and againsI the several
froo re- lofC and fc e lot, Il
in said final report of said board of
public works to this council, and the
city clerk of said city of Grand Rapids
is hereby authorized and instructed to
extend all of the amounts SO assessed
in and place them upon the tax roll of
1898 against said described tracts, lots
and parts of lots, against each its appro-
pirate sum as there reported, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the city at
large pay the balance of the cost of said
improvements.
Said final report is annexed to and
made part of this resolution, for the
purpose of determining said amounts.
(See resolution and report on fle)
By vote the above resolution was
adopted. Ayes and noes being called
and all members voting for its passager
1t was moved and carried that the
chair appoint committee of three to
consider whether it is best to retain or
discharge the law firm at Green Bay
that the city has now in its employ in
the case of Witter and others against
the city.
Wipperman, Briere and Schroeder
were appointed as such committee.
The treasurer's report for month of
November, 1898, was presented as fol-
lows:
Nov. !. To Cash on hand.......... ........Sl53 70
. II. Rec. from Jack Baker buryihg
hog 1 90
= - Rec. J, d. Witter and Harmon
for cuTbing and labor -........... y 80
e 80. Rec. E. T. Harmon. sewer con
nection ............,...........l....,.... % 90