Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, Oct. 4,

| SOUdGAA AsOOi4r OCt. +. 1000
Council met in regular session, Mayor
| INipperman in chair.
Aldermen present: Hickman, Row
! nd, Hasbrouck, Briere, Huban, Lutz
nd Schroeder.
Minutes Of the previous meeting read
md approved.
The committee to whom was referre d
the petition of E. I. Philleo and others
asking the city to lay out certain
street in First ward was granted fur
ther time to report on same.
The street committee was also
granted further time to report on the
petition of Iicknor, Wood, Reiland,
and others asking the city to discon-
tinue the street running diagonally in a
southeasterly course through part of
the sw4 of nw4 and through a part of
nwf of sw4 and through part of ne4
of sw4 of Section Is, Township % NORTH
of Range 6, being known as the "Four
Mile Greek" road.
| The finance committee was granted
further time to report on the bill of
| Green, Nroman, Fairchild, North and
| Parker for services in the case of Witter
and others against the city.
The special committee to whom was
referred the matter of getting suitable
| place to be used for city iail purposes
report that they can have a double steel
cage put in the northeast corner of city
hall basement, and partition and cell
| room for same at the cost of about
$1S5 90.
Above report was accepted and the
committee instructed to inquire into
the sanitary condition of the basement
of city hall and confer with state board
of control and report to council before
| purchasing cages.
| The street committee, together with
city engineer reported grades estab-
llshed on parts of Broadway and Wylie
| streets, and On Drake street and board
adoption OF same. (See resolution
| below
Alderman Hasbrouck offered the
| following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, By the common
council of the city of Grand Rapids.
Wis, that the grade of Broadway be-
| tween Washington and Oak streets.
Wylle street between Milwaukee and
Lincoln streets and Drake street be-
tween Water street and Broadway in
sad city, be and the same hereby are
adopted and established and ordered to
be recorded as required by law.
Above resolution was by motion
adopted
Moved and carried that Alderman
Schroeder be authorized to see that the
city hall roof be painted.
Motion made and carried that the
street committee advertise for bids for
stumping the south end of Madison
street.
Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed:
R. Parrish & Bro, merchandise se......s 1s
A. H. Fontalne, printing. ng.................... - GO
| Grand Rapids Foundry Co., fixing road
1nacn1ne SO
E. l. Philleo, establishing grades. 0G
J. L. Nash, stone wheel barrow. / 50
James MCCARTHY, 81 days at $500, side
walk Df1Qge II OO
Fred Wittenberg, 6H days at sl25 side
Central Electric Co. bill Of $50 aid at 81 %
The bill of Green, Vroman, Fairchild
North and Parker was by motion re-
terred to finance committee with
instructions to consult the CITY attorney
on the facts.
1t was moved and carried that the
balance ($1054) of the bill of Centralia
HaidWare Co. for iron railing be paid
| Moved and carried that the street
committee be instructed to give notice
to Mrs. Geo. R. Gardner to build new
sidewalk along the southwest side of
Oak street adjoining her lots
Council then proceeded to consider
tax levy, Acting Comptroller H. Wip-
perman reported as follows:
l., ID. Wlpperman, acting comptroller,
offer the following report as to the
amounts that should be levied upon the
taxable property of this city for the
| purposes named below.