Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, April II, 19Ot

SOullCll Itoplil5 III =. 10Oo.
Council met in its last session.
Mayor Wipperman in chair.
Aldermen present, Hickman, Davis,
Baker, HaSbrouck, BraZeau, Lutz
and Schroeder.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and with minor correction was
approved.
The committee on water works re-
ported that they were unable to get
any estimates on plant for this city
to report to council this evening.
Above report was accepted.
The Finance committee made the
following report on the annual report
OF the city treasurer.
We the committee on finance report
that we have carefully examined the
account between the city and it's
treasurer and compared it with the
city clerks books and also compared
the orders paid with stub of order
book and found them to compare and
we find that the treasurer had in his
hands April ,, 1900 the sum of 1850 AZ
belonging to the city. We further
report that we have cancelled all
orders paid and herewith deliver
them to your honorable body to
destroy. Respectfully submitted,
GEO. w. BAKER,
A. J. HASBROUCK,
GEO. w. DAVIS,
Finance Committee.
On motion above report was
accepted.
On motion Alderman Baker was
authorized to destroy city orders, who
destroyed same by burning them in
presence of the council.
The Finance committee made a
majority and minority report on the
bill of A. L. Fontaine of $1,000 for
printing election ballots.
Majority report recommends that
the bill be allowed at $500 and the
minority recommends that the bill be
allowed at $500.
On motion the majority report was
adopted.
Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed:
Brundage Bros. printing w ..........,..... $50 rs
Smith Il Margeson, thaWing sewers......". 90
Geo, Y. Wood, City Hall insurance.......... % 90
Fred Henry, IL days cleaning bridge 80. 25
H. Wlpperman, messages. So
Alderman Baker rendered his resig-
nation as alderman from 3rd ward
same was accepted by the council
Mayor Wipperman appointed T. w.
Kruger to fill the vacancy and same
wa confirmed by the council. After
taking oath of Office Mr.. Kruger was
seated.
On motion council then adjourned
to the west side city hall.
MILTON w. MosHER,
City Clerk.
New council met and was called to
order by the mayor elect, Goggins.
Aldermen present Wood, Lutz,
Reiland. Brazeau, Parrish, Kruger,
Pratt, Otto, Anthofer kellogg,
Oberbeck, Rossier, Hill and Boles.
Absent, Bundle and Schnabel.
The council proceeded to elect their
president by ballot. First ballot II
votes cast of which T. J. Wood
received 10, Jno. Parrish 3. G. NJ. Hill
/. T. J. Wood having received the
majority of votes cast was declared
elected.
The mayor then made the following
appointments:
City Clerk-Milton W. Mosher.
City Engineer-E. [. PhilleO.
Chief of POlice-James Glib sOn.
Lay OilSC- 1lONlGII,
Night Police-John Garrihee
Each of the above appointments
were confirmed by the council
separately.
The mayor then appointed the
following committees:
Ordinances-Rossier, Otto and
Brazeau.
Streets and sidewalks-Schnabe
Reiland, Hill and David Lutz, Jr.
Finance and taXation-Wo Ober.
beck, Parrish, Boles.
Fire limits-Pratt, Otto, Boles.
Excise and license-Kruger, Ant
hOfer, Bundy.
General business Kellogg, Brazeau,
Otto, Pratt.
The clerk presented the following
financial report of the city of Centralia
on April Il, 1900.
Centralia, Wis, April l., 1900.
Financial report for the year April 10,
1S99-April Il, 1900.