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

PhllleO'S recorded plat of the city of
Centralia that the land between the
premises owned by Herman Wadke
and Albert Hahn has been dedicated
for the purpose of street being a
continuation of the street between
the premises owned by Adolph Miller
and August Krahl so as TO connect
French street with the road leading to
Rudolph.
Such dedication is sufficient and
the street committee would be
authorized at any time they deter
mined to open up said street and put
the same in pasSable condition.
Dated May 23rd, 1900.
W. T. WHEELAN.
City Attorney.
Reports accepted and ordered filed.
Moved and carried that the bill of A.
L. Fontaine of $500 balance due for
printing election ballots be allowed.
On motion the street committee was
authorized and empowered in its dis
cret1on to obtain right of way and
open up street from the northeast
corner of Wlckam's addition north
90 rods, Same being according to petit
ton presented the Centralia council
some time ago.
On motion the street committee was
authorized to notify Albert Hahn to
move his barn off the street between
his and Wadke's premises.
An ordinance amending the rules,
regulations and tariff of water rates
of the water works on west side was
presented and adopted and may be
seen in legal form.
Moved and carried that the city pay
tor the sewerage work done this year
out of the general funds and that
same be paid into the general fund
out of the sewerage fund when same
is levied and collected.
Moved and carried that all bills to
be acted on by the council must be
filed with city clerk not later than
the last day of the month preceding
the meeting of the council and that
the bills be o K by the parties author
lzlng same or by the city clerk.
Moved and carried that Business
Mems association be given the priv
1lege of holding their meetings in
the council chamber.
Moved and carried that the COmmu-
nlcatlon of the Centralia Hardware
co. in regard to selling the city their
hay scales be referred to committee
to be named by the mavor. Same was
referred to the committee on finance
and taxation.
The council by ballot elected Alder
men Schnabel and Kruger to act with
the mayor, assessor and clerk as
board of review.
Moved and carried that the city
engineer take levels determining pro-
per depth of ditch of the new Rudolph
road and that the street committee
be authorized to dig said ditch by con-
tract or otherwise.
The city engineer presented grades
and profiles of Cranberry street from
west end of wagon bridge to G. M. &
st. P. depot and of Front street from
Jackson to Cranberry thence from
Cranberry to east and west quarter
line through Sec. IS, %, 6 and of
Washington street from French to
Factory, High street from Main to
Factory and Giddings street, Seward
street from French street to Hale
street, Fremont from French to Daily
street. Factory street from Fremont
to Cranberry, Daily street from Ere
mont to Cranberry, French street
from Lincoln to Seward, Maple street
from G. B. & M. r. r. to Giddings
street.
Same were approved and adopted
and ordered filed.
ResOlred, That the standard side
walk for all that portion of Front St.,
Main St.. and French ST.. extending
north of Cranberry ST., for the distance
of one block and all that portion Of
said streets extending south of Gran
berry street for the distance of one
block shall be of the width of ten feet
and shall be constructed of oak plank,
inches thick of the grade known and
distinguished as sidewalk plank, laid
on four StringerS, to be 4X4 or better
laid on a solid foundation and all con-
Structed in 4 good substantial and
workmanlike manner.
Resolred, That the standard sidewalk
for all streets on the West Side of the
Wisconsin River except, Cranberry
wagon bridge across the Wisconsin
river and the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway tracks, and except all
that portion of Front street, Main
street and French street for the
distance of one block north of Gran
berry street and all that portion of
Front street. Main street and French
street extending south of Cranberry
street for the distance of one block,
shall be five feet and four inches in
width and shall be constructed of oak
plank of the grade know and distin-
guished as sidewalk plank, laid on
three StringerS to be AKA or better laid
on a solid foundation and all con-
Structed in a good substantial and
wOrkmanlike manner.
Under SUSPENSION of the rules the
following bills were allowed:
Street commissioner city time for May. 1854 81
JAS. Gibson. burying dead dog and colt. so
Gordon q Kruger, lumber. ............... 80 II
A. i. FOntaine, printing for Supt. water
WORKS. ........... :......... Z 30
ordinances ..............,....... Sc 60
Twin City Electric Co., May light :.... 2o5 90
pairs and trucks .................... 80 IA
Fred Pfeitfer, extra work at pc Wer house Is
Gitchell & Lubbock, mdSe. for cruSher.... % 81
John Stelb, wood at power hOuSe......... IS
j. L. Moore, bolts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40
James Canning, use of boiler ::......... 90
Robt. Parrish & Bro. merchandise ....... so
Drumb Sutor, printing. .....:........... IS
W. S. Gardner, % days supt. of streets. 46 90
sewers ............ rs %
James Chamberlain, 8 loads rock 49,. so
Martin Mullen, 8 days on streets i'll April so
l. w. Bremen, filing saw: ....,....;.: 30
John HI. Harrison, knife for road machine 90
Saul Preston, sharpening picks and drills %
Centralla Lumber Co., lumber. ........... 129 10
j. f. Moore. lumber wagon and repairs. A. 65
CentraIia Hardware Co., sewer pipe, etc. 75S 90
The following pumping station re-
port for the mouth ending May 51st