Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, May s. 1900.

ment Mayor GOgginS presiding.
Aldermen present Lutz, Brazeau,
Reiland. Parrish, Bundle, Pratt,
Otto. Anthofer, Oberbeck, Schnabel,
Hill and Boles
Absent Wood, Kruger, kellogg, and
ROSSier.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition asking city to lay
out a certain street in Scott and
Writer'S addition to the city Of
Centralia NOW Grand Rapids report
that the Improvements asked for in
the petition is much needed but the
land should first be plated by the
owner thereof. Report adopted.
The street committee reported on
the petition asking the laying out of
certain street in the 9Th ward recon-
mending that same be referred to city
attorney to ascertain ownership of
east half Of right of way between the
lots owned by II. Watke and A. Holm.
Report adopted.
The committee also reported on
petition asking the laying out and
opening up Of certain street in 9th
ward, recommending that the city
acquire by purchase or condemnation
the necessary lot from Mrs. n.
st. Amour and that said street be
opened up. Same referred to city
attorney to take proper proceedings to
acquire title.
The street committee asked farther
time to report on petition asking the
digging of ditch from county jail to
Franklin street.
Same was granted.
The committee to whom was re-
fcrred the matter of dividing the west
side into sewerage districts reported
that they had divided same into ,
districts as follows:
Sewerage district No. 5 to consist of
and include all that territory in said
city Of Grand Rap.,s which lies south
of the east and west quarter line
through center Of section Ii of town
snip - north, range 5 east and section
IS, town - north, range & east, and
which lies west Of the Wisconsin river
and which shall hereafter be known
as sewerage district No. 5 of Grand
Rapids, Wis.
Sewerage district No. to consist of
and include all that territory in said
city Of Grand Rapids which lies north
of the north boundary line of sewer
age district No. ) and south of the
east and west quarter line through
center of section No. i, township %
north, range , east, and through
center of sections and of township
p north, range & east and which lies
west of the Wisconsin river and which
shall here after be known as sewerage
district No. Of Grand Rapids, Wis.
Sewerage district No. to consist of
l11 ba4
city of Grand Rapids which lies north
of the north boundary line of sewer
age district No. 6. south of the north
boundary line of said city of Grand
Rapids and west of the Wisconsin
river and which shall hereafter be
known as sewerage district No of
Grand Rapids, Wis.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. JOHN SCHNABEL,
G.. NJ. HILL,
n. IRELAND,
DAVID LUTH, Jr.
Committee.
Above was unanimously adopted
The following petition was pre-
Scnted
TO TIE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, WOOD COUNTY,
WISCONSIN:-We the undersigned, the
owners of more than one half of the
frontage of the lots AUDITING upon
that part OF Cranberry street in said
city of Grand Rapids, tOwit: All that
part of Cranberry street situated,
lying and being between the west end
of the wagon bridge across the Wis
cOnSn river and the depot grounds of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway company, which is more than
the length or width of three blocks of
lots abuttng upon said portion of said
street, and the street crossings. to
wit: Six blocks of lots and the street
crossings between, petition your
honorable body to improve said deS-
cribed part of Cranberry street by
establishing the proper grades thereon
and by paving the same with macadam
pavement to be made in such manner
Us shall be specified by the city engin-
eer and be approved by the mayor Of
said city.
Dated this 2nd day of May. A. d.
1900.
This your petitioners will ever pray.
JOHNSON & Hull co. by \. JOHNSON
Pres. G. NJ. HILL, Sec'y
JAMES CHAMBERLAIN
Mrs. MAGGIE CHAMBERLAIN
J. d. WITTER
WM SCOTT
G.. \. CORRlVEAU
J. w. NATwICK
THE CENTRALIA HARDWARE Co.
per l.. NJ. NASH Pres and Manager
CAROLINE ROSSIER
+. PONIAINVILLE. Est. by +. PO-
MEANWHILE, CAROLINE POMAINvILLE,
Trustees.
John S1rIB
john HOLLMULLER
Mrs. II. AKEY
Mrs. \. BANDELINE
Mrs. MARY DIXON
CHAS. E. DAILY
ARCHIE MCMILLAN
GEO. Is. MCMILLAN
Above was referred to street COM
mittec to report on same at this
meeting if possible. The committee
reported on the above as follows:
We. the undersigned street commit
tee, to whom was referred the above
petition. report as follows:
We find that the petition complies
with the law and that the signerS
thereof are the owners of more than
one-half of the frontage of the lots
abutting on the portion of Cranberry
street therein described and we recon-
mend that the prayer of the above
petition, petitioning that the city of
Grand Rapids pave all that portion of
Cranberry street from the west end of
the wagon bridge to the depot grounds
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway be granted. and that the said
portion of Cranberry street be paved
with macadam pavement and that
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