Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council Room, June 5th, 1900.
Council met in regular session,
Mayor Goggins presiding.
Aldermen present: Wood, Lutz,
Brazeau. IRELAND, Kruger, Pratt,
Bundy, Otto, Anthofer, Kellogg, Ober-
beck, Schnabel, Rossier, Hill and
Boles. Absent: Parrish.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
The committee, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of library building
lights, reported recommending that
the Twin City Electric Co. be request
ed to put in a meter and that the city
pay for said light at meter rates. Re-
port adopted.
The street committee reported that
they had authorized the digging of a
ditch from the county jail to Frank
lin street. Report adopted.
A petition was presented asking for
sewer from DR.. Boorman's corner
north along on French street, same
was referred to street committee.
Petition presented asking the city to
put in a passable condition by widen
ing and stumping the road running
west from the west line of Sec. 10 to
Milwaukee street being the road runn-
ing east and west along the north side
of the VIM. Corcoran place.
Same was referred to street commit
tee to report on at the next meeting.
The following petition was pre-
sented:
Grand Rapids, Wis, June 5, 1900.
To The Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,
Gentlemen: The Ladies' Advancement
Association, by their committee on
public improvements, would respect
fully call your attention to the deSira-
bility Of cleaning rubbish from the
following localities on the East side:
First, On the street near FarriSh'S
lumber yard, better known as the old
HOpp house, to remove machinery,
StumpS, etc.
Second, The city lot next to John E.
Days drug store.
Third, Lot next to Bakers furniture
store.
Fourth, The river bank from below
the bridge to Williams island.
Fifth, The river bank above from
the Congregational church to Mr..
LutZ'S old brewery.
Sixth, Complaints come from people
in regard to shavingS which are hauled
from the pulp mill to the Grand
Rapids Table Co., as they are
scattered along the street. and on to
the lawns, etc.
Seventh, The old fence on the west
side of the city lot near the county
jail should be removed.
WEST SIDE.
First, Along the st. Paul switch
from the Centralia fire house to the
Jackson Touring mill, containing rub
Dish, StumpS, logs, brick and sewer
pipe.
Second, Along the Green Bay track
from one crossing to the other, every
thing is dumped and looks badly from
the railroad.
Third, Shavings being hauled from
the Mackinnon Mfg. cOmpany's plant
to the Twin City Electric plant, are
scattered along the street and on the
lawns in the vicinity thereto.
Fourth, The streets back and on the
side of the planning mill contain a
large quantity of rubbish and also
Stumps that ought to be removed. 1t
also would improve the general appear
ance Of our streets if the owners would
move the wagons, carriages, bicycle
frames, etc, from the streets.
Some ordinances ought to be en-
acted to prevent parties from dump
ing rubbish along the banks of the
river. 1t is understood that the city
has dumping ground for such mate
rial, and this ought to be where such
material should be deposited.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. W. T. JONES,
Chairman Of the Committee.
Same was referred to Aldermen
Brazeau, Pratt and Rossier with
power to enforce and grant the relief
prayed for.
The ordinance committee was in
structed to draw a proper ordinance
providing dumping place for rub
bish and garbage with penalty at
tached for dumping elsewhere.
The city attorney made a report on
the bill of A. L. Fontaine. He fnr-
Their reported on the opening up of a
certain street in 5th ward as follows:
To The Honorable, The Manor and
Common Council Of the City Of Grand
Rapids: The undersigned city at
torney, to whom was referred the
| petition to lay out certain street
running between the premises owned
by Herman Wadke and Albert Hahn
connecting French street with the
road leading to Rudolph, to ascertain
who owns the land between the said
premises of Herman Wadke and Albert
| Hahn, reports as follows:
1t appears from the manner in
which the premises of Albert Hahn
and Herman Wadke were conveyed
and also all other premises adjoining
said proposed road as conveyed by the
original owner OF government lot No
three 81, section No. eight Isl, town,
shin No tMentN-tMn 90 north ranoe