Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room. Dec. :. 1S9

Council Room, Dec. 5, 1899.
Council met in regular session,
Mayor Wipperman in chair.
Aldermen present, Hickman, Bunde,
Davis, Baker, Hasbrouck, Brazeau,
LutZ and Schroeder.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The city attorney who was to report
on bill of j. Gibson of So 10 for Serv-
ing condemnation paper reports
recommending the allowance of same
at $l.90. Report accepted
The finance committee reported on
bills of Twin City Electric Co. of
$3.50 for street light for October
recommending that the bill be allowed
at &65.77 and the bill of 442 for
incandeScent lights to be allowed at
$3.05 and the bill of 81. % for Library
light not Chargeable to the city: and
reported back bills Of Grand Rapids
Foundry Co. of $51.1S and of Emile
RoSsier of 75c. without recommended
ton. Same were referred to the city
clerk to look up. Above reports were
accepted.
The Committee on Water Works
made report as to cost Of different
locations for pumping station.
Report on file Above report was
accepted.
Petition presented asking city to
lay out Il street in fourth ward run
ming west from Milwaukee street to
the Emile TOpel residence property
Same was referred to street COM
mite
Petition presented asking city to
condemn certain piece of land so #.
wide lying east of Public Market
same to be used for and made part of
the Public Market. On motion the
prayer of the petitioner was granted.
Alderman Baker introduced the
following resolutions:
BE It reSolrcd by the Common Council
OF the City Of Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin, that it is neces-
Sary to take the lands hereinafter
described for the purposes hereinafter
mentioned.
BE It farther rcsoLred by the said
Common Council. that it is. and is
hereby declared to be the purpose and
intention Of this council to take said
lands tO-Wit:
Beginning on the east line of the
lot purchased by the City Of Grand
Rapids from John Parrish in 1892
being approximately lot 10 of Block 4.
OF SargentS subdivision of Fractional
lot l. at southwest corner of lot of
said block Of subdivision of Frac-
tional lot l. Section Il, Township ~
north, Range 6 east. according to
SargentS Plat of the city of Grand
Rapids, (Said lot being known as the
NJ. Gordon lott run thence from said
southwest corner of said NJ. Gordon
lot eaSterly along the south line of
the said NJ. Gordon lot and along the
south line of the lot occupied by d. NJ.
Huntington with Il store and shop
being lot Of said Block 4 to a point
- it. east of said point OF beginning,
thence run south parallel with the
west line of said Fractional lot to
occupied by \. b. Sampson and now
occupied by II. A. Sampson and his
mother, saiu line being the north line
of land now owned by John Parrish
and occupied by him us a lumber yard:
thence westerly along the south line Of
said Sampson lot and its continuation
being the north line of said John
Parrish lumber yard lot to the easter
~ line of said lot purchased by said
city from John Parrish: thence north
erly along the eaSterly line of said lot
purchased by the city from John
Parrish to the point of beginning all
of the said lands to be condemned
being part of the said Block t, which
tract is owned and occupied by H. A.
Sampson and Mrs. 4. B. Sampson his
mother SO far as known: then that
said tracts are to be taken for the
purpose Of an addition to the public
market of the said city and to widen
and extend the same and be used foI
such public marketin connection with
said lands now owned by said city and
adjacent thereto. and on the west side
of lands hereinbefore described and
sought to be taken.
Be 1t further resolved that on the 9th
day of February. A. ID. 1900, at 1C
O'Clock in the forenoon. they will
apply to the County Judge of Wood
county at his office in the court house
in the city of Grand Rapids, in said
county for jury to condemn anC
appraise said described lands for the
purpose aforesaid.
Be 1t further 7'esolred that the clerk OF
this city make and cause to be served
on all persons interested due notices
of the adoption of this resolution anC
the said application to appoint sale
jury.
Adopted December 5. 1899.
Above was adopted by a unanimou!
VOTE
Resolved by Alderman Davis, thai