Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-19

connect with ana be continuation OF
the paving done by the city last year on
Front street. This your petitioners will
ever pray.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1898.
Frank Stahl Chas. Dougherty
Jacob Lutz, Jr. Ed Mahoney
Thomas Love NJ. J. McRaith
John j. Canning Elizabeth Rablin
G. w. Bowen per F. ]. Wood
Rosa LYONS H. Rablin
David Lutz, Jr. w. r. Reeves
Theresa Kuntz Mrs. S. Reeves
Sophie Roy Peter Love
Dennis Mccarthy 0. T. Hougen
Mrs. M. Slatterv S. Slattery
Mrs. John Arpin Lutz Bros.
Whereas the owners of more than
one-haf Of the frontage of the lots
upon Water street in this city between
the southerly end thereof and the
Green Bay & Western Ry. have peti-
toned this council to improve said
street by macadamizing said street IN
such manner as shall be fully specified
by city Surveyor and approved by the
mayor Of this city, a resolution was pre-
sented by Alderman Rowland that this
city make such improvements under
! the provisions of the charter of said
city and that said city have said work
done by men in the employ of said
city.
Above resolution was unanimously
adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, By the common
council of the city of Grand Rapids.
that the board of public works of this
city be, and they hereby are ordered to
view all premises along Water street in
this city from the southerly end thereof
near the city hall to the Green Bav
railroad and determine the entire cost
| Of the completed work of Improvement
upon that street, the benefits and dam
ages that will accrue to the several par
cells of real estate by the work or inn
provement of grading and macadam-
izing the same and the amount that
should be assessed under the provisions
| of the charter of this city to each parcel
OF SAID real estate as benefits accruing
thereto by such completed work or
! Improvement
Above resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Moved by Alderman Hickman that
the board of public works of the city of
Grand Rapids be, and they hereby are
instructed and ordered to macadamize
Water street of said city from so-caled
station 16, near city hall, to Green Bay
4 Western depot in such manner as the
city surveyor or engineer shall specify
and the mayor thereof shall approve.
Above resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed:
A. l.. Fontaine, printing g...................s2 40
Nekoosa Paper Co. wheel scrapers.......... 40 90
Ed MOnsky, y day labor....... -.............. 63
The application Of Phil Ward for a
saloon license year at the prorata
amount was presented to council.
Moved and carried that a saloon
license be granted to Phil Ward from
June l, 1898. to the 1st Tuesday in July,
1898, same to be located in Closuit
building near the Green Bay depot.
Moved and carried that the saloon
license of Thomas and Rath be trans
ferred to Rath & Rawson on receipt of
satisfactory bond.
Moved and carried that mayor APP
point committee of three to look up
the account Of the stone crusher and
report how same was found at the next
meeting.
Aldermen Huban, Briere and Davis
were appointed as such committee.
Moved and carried that street COM
mittee be authorized TO purchase dies
and such other accessory parts for stone
crusher as are needed from time to time
to replace the parts worn out in running
the machine, and to purchase in ad-
vance and keep on hand duplicates OF
parts that are liable to wear out.
On motion council adjourned.
MILTON w. MoSUER.
CITY Clerk