Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-08

ton thereof on the eight line to the
west boundary line of said city of
Centralla, snal! constitute and be
known as the Fifth ward of said con-
solidated city: all that part of said
city Of Centralla lying south of said
Fifth ward as above described and
north of line beginning at the
easterly end of franklin street of said
city of Centralla, running thence west
along Franklin street to where it
intersectS FrenchS street, thence south
westerly along French street. towbere
it interSects Cranberry street, thence
westerly along said Cranberry street
TO the west boundary line of said CITY
of Centralia shall constitute the Sixth
ward of said consolidated CITY: all that
part of said city. of Centralia living
south of the Sixth ward as above des-
cribed and north of a certain line
beginning at a point where the east
end of GOgginS street extended would
interSect the Wisconsin river, thence
northwesterly on said Goggins street
to French street, thence southerly
along French street to GiddingS street
thence north along said Giddings street
to Chase street, thence west on said
Chase street and a continuation there
of on the eighth line to the west
boundary line OF said city of Centralia
shall constitute the Seventh ward of
said consolidated city: all that part of
the territory OF said city of Centralia
lying south of the south boundary line
of said Seventh ward shall constitute
the Eighth ward of said consolidated
city.
SECTION ). Except as otherwise
herein provided the ordinances of the
present city of Grand Rapids. together
with such ordinances. rules and reol1-
latiOnS of the city of Centralia as per-
tain to waterWorkS and fire depart
ment now in force therein shall be the
ordinances Of said consolidated city
and shall be and remain in force until
the same shall be changed or repealed
as provided by law.
SECTION 4. Until changed as pre-
scribed by law the present school sys-
tenn of the city of Grand Rapids shall
be in force in said consolidated CITY:
but the High school in said city of
Centralia and the High school in said
city of Grand Rapids shall continue
as separate and independent high
schools until changed according to
law.
SECTION ). After the passage and
publication of this ordinance and it's
ratification by the electors of the pres
ent city of Grand Rapids and Contra
liza, respectively, the present city clerk
of the city of Grand Rapids shall at
the time and in the manner provided
by law give due notice of the general
spring election, for the election of all
elective city officers for said cOnSolida-
ted city, including two aldermen for
the 9Th ward, two aldermen for the 9Th
ward. two aldermen for the 7th ward
and two aldermen for the Sth ward of
said consolidated city: the aldermen
of the 9TH, 9th, 18th and Sth wards of
said consolidated city who shall have
received the highest number of votes
in his ward shall be elected and hold
his office for two years, and until his
successor is elected and qualified, and
the alderman receiving the next high
| est number of votes in his ward shall
be elected and hold his office for one
year and until his successor is elected
and qualified. AS near as practicable
one half of the appointive officers of
said consolidated city shall be chosen
from the west side of the river and
the other halt from the east side of
the river.
SECTION 6. All moneys in the city
treasures of the present cities of
Grand Rapids and Centralia shall be
turned over to the treasurer of said
! consolidated city and all and every
sum or sums Of money due or to be-
come due to said cities or either of
them, whether for taxes or otherwise,
shall be collected by the officers of
said consolidated city in the manner
prescribed by law.
SECTION I. The people of the con-
solidated city hereby pledge them
selves to use their best efforts to
procure the establishment and mainte
nance of two post offices in said city,
one on the east and one on the west
side Of the Wisconsin river.
SECTION s. The city hall of the
present city of Centralia shall be the