Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

council room, April -, 19Ol.
Council met pursuant to adjournment,
Mayor Wheelan, presiding. Alder
men present, Wood, Lutz, Schuman,
Pratt, Lubbock, Otto, BosSart, kellogg,
Rossier, Mccarthy. Hill and Boles
Minutes Of last meeting Of old
council and first meeting of the new
council read and approved.
The committee on finance reported
verbally that they had delivered the
deed for part of the water lot to the
Princeton & Northwestern railway
company and that the railway COM
pany had paid to them s325.OO which
had been paid to the city treasurer,
all of which was done pursuant to
former resolution. The repol t
accepted.
Moved and carried that the mayor
and city clerk be authorized and
directed to execute deed to the Prince
ton & Northwestern railway company
for the west lot on which the city hall
is now partly located and that the
deed be delivered to the railway
company upon receipt Of the consider
alton, 81, 300 and upon receipt of deed
from the Lyon estate for the lot east
of the city hall lots, and upon receipt
Of the contract from the said railway
company to move the city hall and
other buildings now on city hall lots
and make proper water and sewer
connections according to the agree
ment between the city and the said
railway company.
Moved and carried that the mayor
and city clerk be authorized and
directed to execute order to the Lyon
1tnt 1trtn
dollars consideration for the deed to
the lot east Of the city hall.
Moved and carried that the street
committee be authorized and ordered
to notify Engineer LOWeth to complete
water works for the guidance of bid
ders and that they notify him to be
here as early as he possibly can to
confer with the street committee and
council on water works.
The street committee reported and
recommended that instead of employ
ing street commissioner, that the
city engineer be required to perform
the duties of a street commissioner in
addition to his other duties as city
engineer and he devote all his time
TO city business under the direction of
the street committee and that for
such service he be paid the sum of
$1,000 per year. 1t being the inten-
tion that the city engineer be required
to devote all his time to city business,
such as taking levels, establishing
grades, making corrections in assess
ment rolls, uperintending cOnstruc-
ton Of water works and sewers,
preparing city map and all other
city business as required by the street
committee.
Moved and carried that the report
and recommendation of the street
be authorized and directed to employ
the city engineer for one year for the
sum of 900.
Moved and carried that all bills be
O K by city engineer and alderman
Jackson before the same are acted
upon by the common council.
Petition presented asking for the
placing in a paSSable condition a
portion of the following named streets;
Wisconsin street between factory and
DAILY, Witter between Cranberry and
Wisconsin.
Petition referred to street commit
tee.
Petition presented asking that a
portion OF the following named streets
be put in passable conditions: Lyon
street between blocks one and two,
Meade street between blocks two and
three, Sherman street between blocks
three and four, Dewey street between
blocks four and five and Schley street
between blocks five and six. Petition
referred to street committee.
Under suspension of rules the
following bill was allowed, J. d.
Gibson for Service-burying dogs.
putting up election booths and clean
ing city hall S.. 90.
Moved and carried that the council
adjourn subject to the mayors call
MILTON w. MOsHER,
City Clerk.