Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16

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Petition asking to establish side
walk grade on Washington avenue
On motion referred to committee OF
streets and sidewalks.
Under suspension of the rules thu
following bills were allowed.
| Sam Parker IS days labor pril at 1.5OS % 5
| Johnson e. Hill Co., balance due Il. VAN
denheuvel on wood. Sc o
A. L. Fontaine, printing Observation-Disclosures. % 4
| julius Cook, day and hours on sewer. 1
| B. T. WOrthington, room for election and
setting booths. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u
Electric & Water Co................. ....... 264
John Plenke, room for election and
setting booths. .........................
Grand Rapids Foundry Co............... o.
Grand Rapids Lumber Co....................- AZ 81
J. Weir. % days, April, at 81. 50.......... SO
+. j. Wood, revenue stamps for deed and
recording same o.
The street committee presented the
following resolution.
COSTS OF SEWERS.
RESOLVED, That it is the sense Of
this council, and the street committee
are hereby directed to SO provide ano
order, that for all sewers hereafter
constructed there shall be assessed
against all lots, parts Of lots and
parcels of land fronting or abutting
on the work so done on each side OF
the same for it's whole length an even
rate Of 25 cents per linear foot on each
side of the street of the whole front
age of each lot, or part of lot or lots,
or parcel of land fronting or abutting
on each side of said sewer, except
corner lots, which shall be assessed as
provided in Section 925-216 r. S.
The above resolution was unani-
mously adopted.
The following proposition was pre-
sented by the Electric & Water Co.
To the Mayor and Common Council Of
the City of Grand Rapids:
We hereby propose to connect our
electric lines with the electric pump
ing station to be installed by the city,
and take charge of said station and
maintain and operate the same. and
take care of all machinery in said
station and keep the same in repair,
provided such repairs do not exceed
$4,000 per year: and to pump all
water required by said city for a
period of ten years for the following
compensation:
For the first $500, 900 gallons or less
pumped per month, $4,000.
For all water pumped per month in
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than 100000 gallons, cents per 1000
gallons.
For all water pumped per month in
excess Of 10000 and less than
100000 gallons, q cents per 1000
gallons.
For all water pumped per month in
excess Of $500, 900 gallons, 2 cents per
1000 gallons. -
Provided that at the end of five
years a REIMBURSEMENT of these rates
shall be made.
Signed, ELECTRIC & WATER Co.
Alderman Hill moved that the
proposition be accepted. Alderman
Wood seconded the motion. The
motion was carried by the following
vote, the clerk calling the roll.
Ayes-Wood, Lutz, Schuman, Far
rish, Gross, Pratt, Otto. BoSsert,
Kellogg, Jackson, Rossier, Mccarthy,
Hill and Boles.
NoeS-Lubeck.
City engineer made the following
report:
The honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the city of Grand Rapids.
Gentlemen: l submit herewith for
your consideration grades established
for the following streets to-wlt: Main
street least side). commencing at the
center of Lavigne street located on
the north side of block of Cruik-
shanks plat of the city of Grand Rap
ids, at which point the elevation of
grade esta blished is 1883, running
thence southerly along the center line
of said Main street on uniform slope
to the center of Mill street at which
point the elevation of grade established
is 117.3S thence continue on the center
line of said Main street on a uniform
slope to the center of Drake street at
which point the elevation of grade
established is has. All elevations
herein mentioned are referred TO city
Datum. Bench mark" elevation 100,
being the top of water table at N. W.
corner of Gardner block located on lot
1 of block II of Neeves addition to the
city of Grand Rapids.
Washington Ave. least side), COM
mencing at the center of Milwaukee
street at which point the elevation
of grade esta blished is 1850 running
thence east along the center line of
Washington Ave. on uniform slope
to the center of Madison street at
which point the elevation of grade
established is 1900, thence continue
on a uniform slope along the center
line of said Washington Ave. to the
center of Lincoln street at which point
the elevation of grade established is
1880, thence continue along the CEN
ter line of said street On a uniform
slope to the east city limits line at
which point the elevation of grade is
1880.
Front street from Vine street south,
commencing at the center of Vine
street at which point the elevation of
grade is 99.71, running thence south
on the center line of Front street on a
uniform slope to the center of Elm
street at which point the elevation of
grade esta blished is $3.50, thence con-
tinue on the center line of said Front
street on uniform slope to the center
of Pine street at which point the ele-
walton of grade is "a, thence on uni
form slope to the center of Locust
street at which point the elevation of
grade is 95.
E. l.. PHILLEo,
City Engineer.
On motion the above report and all
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