Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Room March ). 1901.

Council Room March 5, 1901.
Council met in regular session
Mayor Goggins presiding
Aldermen present Wood, Lutz,
Ireland, Pratt, Bundy, Otto, Antho-
fer, Kellogg, Oberbeck, Schnable,
Rossier, Hill and Boles.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The finance committee reported on
the petition Of the MarShtield &
Southeastern Railway company ask
ing the cancellation of the tax on lots
L. -4,-5, g. block l McComb's
addition said lots being used for
railroad purposes recommending that
the prayer of the petition be granted.
Report adopted.
Committee also recommended that
the tax on block SO Woods addition
west side be cancelled same having
been sold to railroad and is used for
railroad purposes. Adopted.
The council on motion duly carried
authorized the city treasurer to
accept tax on the assessed value Of
$50 from McDonOugh same being for
an acre of land in S. w. n. E. Sec.
1926, and copied in roll by error at
| 5000
Also to accept tax from Mrs. Geo.
r Gardner on lots 1,-2,-7,-S block 2
Gardeners addition at a valuation of
S4OG she being assessed in error for
the full block at $500. Also to
accept personal property tax from
Chas. Demitz on a valuation of $50 as
| assessed instead of $500 copied in roll
by error.
Clerk was authorized to issue city
n TO 10 rlz 4
Emil Schiller for $3.50 same being for
tax paid in error.
On motion duly carried treasurer
was instructed to collect proper tax
against [. Zimmerman, Archie Weaver
and others in like situation whose
property is by error in copying listed
at nominal amounts only. If such
taxes be not paid said property to be
| treated as omitted and listed twice
for assessment the coming year.
Moved and carried that the assess
ment on piece of real estate to III.
A. Sampson appearing on page 122
| assessment roll be referred to city
attorney to look up title, Sampson
claiming not to own it.
The committee appointed to sell TO
the Princeton & Northwestern Rail-
way company strip of land 200 feet
wide crossing the city water lot was
granted further time to report on
same.
A petition from 6. a. COrriveau
asking permission to place a stairway
on the west side of his store building
was presented and referred to street
committee.
The matter of dispoSing of the old
IRE soda fountain on west side was
on motion referred to finance commit
tee.
n0rdinance determined the num-
Der Of Justice of the peace within the
city of Grand Rapids, Wis. was
presented and adopted.
May be seen in legal form
Moved and carried that 3 additional
arc lamps be placed between the
residence Of Nels Johnson and the
south side and that the locating of
same be left with street committee.
Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed.
Frank Stahl, city treas clerk hire. ......S125 90
ID. y. vaughan, legal services settling
Twin City Electric Co. Feb. light ....... 80 p
Mdlter Smith. saving wood ...... 49,. 3 %
=. A. \ pm M recording fair ground deed %
MoSher, kug & Co stationery and OIL. 4 S.
d. NJ. Huntington. mdse streets........... u 90
t"frlveau * Garrison mdSe for city hall. 3 %
l. F"n'aln printing .................... 81 10
ID NJ. Huntington mdSe library ........... . 20
Wood Telephone Co. phones TO Apr 1 80
GorrIVeau X Garrison, oil and wood. -
East side fire dept repairs on fire alarm. 40 05
Taylor K Scott, insurance library bldg. 25 90
+. =. Renne, - - % 90
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Wood and uuauino lsly
adopted
Resolved by the common council of
the city of Grand Rapids. that from
and after the 5th day of March, A. d.
! 1901, regular meeting Of said coun-
| Gil shall be held on the third Tuesday
OF each aud every mouth commencing
with the third Tuesday i'll March 1901
at $50 p H., in addition to the regu-
/ lar meeting provided for by law, to
! be held on the first. Tuesday of each
/ month.
/ Dated this 5,h day of March, 4. D.
1901
F. J. WOOD.
! MOVED and Carried that the safe OF