Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-07
An Ordinance,

in Wood county. Wisconsin, and liking
the terms Of such annexation.
The common council of the city of
Grand Rapids do ordain as follows:
Section AL that territory stu
ated in the county of Wood and state
of Wisconsin. within the corporate
limits of the city of Centralia shall be
and the same is hereby annexed to the
city of Grand Rapids. and the people
now inhabiting and who may inhabit
the said territory and the territory of
the present city of Grand Rapids, shall
be a municipal corporation by the
name of Central Rapids, and said
corporation shall have the
general powers possessed by municipal
at common law and in
addition thereto shall have and possess
all the powers and rights now possessed
and enjoyed and exercised by said
city of Grand Rapids under the general
charter law of the state of Wisconsin.
Section 2:-All that territory which
now constitutes the First ward of the
present city of Grand Rapids shall be
known as and constitute the First
ward of the consolidated city Of Cen
trial Rapids: all that territory which
now constitutes the Second ward Of
the present city of Grand Rapids shall
be known as and constitute the Second
ward Of said city Of Central Rapids:
all that territory which now cOnSti-
tuUes the Third ward of the present
city of Grand Rapids shall be known
as and constitute the Third ward of
said city of Central Rapids: all that
territory which now constitutes the
Fourth ward of the present city of
Grand Rapids shall be known as and
constitute the Fourth ward of the
consolidated city of Central Rapids;
all that territory OF the present city
of Centralia lying mort b of Fremont
street and north of line which would
be a continuation of said Fremont
street to the west limits of said city
of Centrala. shall be known as and
constitute the Fifth ward of said con-
SOlidated city of Central Rapids: all of
that certain territory bounded as
follows to wit:
On the north by Fremont street and
a line which would be continuation
of said Fremont street to the west
limits of said city of Centralia: on the
east by the main channel of the Wis
cOnSin river: on the south side by
Cranberry street, the north line of
Marcott'S addition to said city of Cen
tralia, and Franklin street, shall be
known as and constitute the Sixth
ward of said consolidated city of
Central Rapids: all that certain terri
tory bounced DIS follows to wit:
Commencing at the southwest Orner
Of the NV quarter of the NV quarter
Of Section No ID in Township twenty
two (22), North of Range five ~ east,
being point on the west boundary line
Of the present city of Centralia, run
1ing east to the northeast corner of
Lot No. Tin Section No. is
If Township No. %, Range s East:
thence south on the east line of said
Lot No. 2 to the Main channel of the
river; thence in a north
oaSterly direction meandering the
main channel Of said river to point
where an eaSterly extension of Frank
in street in said city of Centralia
would interSect the main channel OF
said river: thence west along said
Franklin street, the north line OF
MarcOtt'S addition to the city Of Cen
Jralia and along Cranberry street to
the west limits of said present city Of
Centralia; thence south to point of
shall be known as and con-
,titute the Seventh ward of said
city of Central Rapids;
al that territory OF the present city of
Jentralia not included in any of the
fhree wards hereinbefOre described
and bounded shall be known as and
the Eighth ward of said
city of Central Rapids.
Section 3:-Except as otherwise
herein provided the ordinances of the
present city of Grand Rapids now in
force therein shall be the ordinances
If said consolidated city of Central
Rapids and shall be in force through
out said city of Central Rapids until
Jhe same shall be changed as provided
Oy law.
Section 4:-There shall be main
tanned by said consolidated city of
Central Rapids, one ~ High school
which shall be located in new build
ng on the present Centralia or west side
If the Wisconsin river, provided that
, central and suitable location can be
secured, but all schools Of said con-
solidated city shall be under one
under the system now in
'orce in the present city of Grand
Rapids, until changed by a vote Of the
egal voters of said city of Central
Rapids.
Section 5:-All contracts, liabilities,
debts and obligations contracted,
made or incurred by both the present
,ity of Centralia and the present city
If Grand Rapids, respectively shall be
assumed and be paid by said CONSOLE
lated city of Central Rapids.
Section 6:-Immediately upon the
passage and publication of this Ordi-
nance and it's ratification by the
electors of the present cities of Grand
Rapids and Centralia, respectively,
Jhe city clerk of the present city of
Grand Rapids shall in the manner
provided by law call an election in
said consolidated city, at which there
shall be elected a mayor, city treasurer,
assessor. assistant assessor, and two
aldermen in the Fifth ward, two
aldermen in the Sixth ward, two alder
men in the Seventh ward and two
aldermen in the Eighth ward of said
city. The mayor. city
treasurer, assessor and assistant asses
sor shall be and are deemed to be the
to the mayor, treasurer and
assessor Of the present city of Grand
Rapids, now in office and shall
hold their respective offices until their
successors are elected at the annual
election to be heldin said city of Central
Rapids on the first Tuesday of April.
1900: the alderman in the Fifth. Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth wards of such con-
city who shall have received
5he largest number of votes in his
ward shall hold his office until sue
,essor is elected at the annual election
to be held for such consolidated CITY
On the first Tuesday of April, 1901, and