Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council room July 2. 1901.
Council met in regular session
Mayor Wheelan presiding. Alderman
present Wood, Lutz, Schuman, Far
rish, Gross, Pratt, Lubbock, Otto,
BosSert, Kellogg, Jackson, Rossier,
Mccarthy, Hill and BoleS.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The city attorney made the follow
ing report.
To the Honorable, the Mayor ard
Common Council of the city of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin;
l have pursuant to your direction
made an investigation so far as have
had the opportunity of the claim of
Maude Fuller against this city for the
sum Of 5000, because of an alleged
injury to her on one of the streets Of
this city March 21st, 1901. So far as
appears from the facts at hand you
would not in my Judgment be author
lied to allow or pay said claim or any
part thereof, and 1 would respectfully
recommend that it be disallowed.
Respectfully,
B. r. GoGGINs, City Attorney.
On motion the report was adopted.
The following resolution was
presented by Aldermen kellogg.
Resolved, that there is hereby ap-
propriated to the Grand Rapids cornet
band the sum of $500 out of the gen.
eral fund of the city, not otherwise
appropriated, on condition that said
band will furnish at least one open
air concert each week from this date
to October 1st,. 1901 and from May LIST,
1902 to July LIST, 1902; said sum to be
| paid in monthly instdllnlents of $50
each on the first Tuesday of each
month for one year from this date,
provided said band will keep up it's
present organization and continue to
employ its present instructor or one
equally good.
On motion the resolution was
adopted by the following vote the
| clerk calling the roll: Ayes-LutZ,
Schuman, Parrish, Pratt, Lubbock,
Otto, Kellogg, Mccarthy and Boles.
NayeS Wood, Gross, Jackson, ROsSier
and Hill.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of investigating the
income of two fire cOmpahyS reported
a difference of S25 in favor of the
west side company and recommending
an allowance of $500 for the east side
company and 1915 for the west side
adopted by the following vote the
clerk calling the roll: AyeS-Wood,
Lutz, Schuman, Parrish, Gross, Pratt,
Lubbock, Otto, Kellogg, Jackson
ROssier, Mccarthy, Hill and Boles
NayeS-DOne.
Petition presented asking
We, the undersigned property
owners on Front street on the west
side of the river, hereby respectfully
petition your honorable body that in
the improvement of said street now
being made between Goggins street
| and the property of Thomas E. Nash.
| you place curb stone at the distance
| to wit: 161a feet from the street line.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1901.
q. W. Mason, w. t. Jones, A. Pet
erson, for the Moravian church, S.
Preston, A. L. Ridgman, w. H. Carey,
E. M. Hayes, B. II. Goggins and B. H.
Hansen.
On motion referred to the street
committee.
Moved and carried the committee
on finance are instructed to either set
aside 81, 200 now in the treasury or
take such steps as may be necessary to
make arrangements with the city
depository for loan of 81, 200 to meet
| the first inStallment of interest, due
on the WaterWOrkS bonds January 81,
1902, in the event there is not sufficient
money in the treasury to meet such
payment as in their Judgment may be
BEST
Application for an ordinance autho-
rizing the construction and operation
Of a street railroad by electric or other
power in and along certain streets in
the city of Grand Rapids, Wood
county, Wisconsin was on motion
referred to the city attorney to report
at next meeting of the council.
Under suspension Of the rules the
following bills were allowed