Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-29
Council Proceedings.
Council room May 20, 1902.


Council room May 20, 1902.
council met in special session
Mayor Wheelan presiding. Alder
man present-Arpin, Lutz, Schuman,
Metzger, Gross. Kruger, Pratt, La
peck; Otto, Jackson, Flewelling. Nc
Carthy and Boles.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved
Moved and carried the report of
| superintendent ofwaterworkS, Cooper
and city treasurer Mosher be referred
| TO the finance committee and that
they report at the next meeting of
the council.
The street committee reported on
| the petition of Chas. Miller and others
recommending that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted, providing the
right OF way is secured without cost
to the city. On motion the report
was adopted.
| City attorney Gaynor reported YER
bally on the matter of the Wisconsin
Central Railroad crossing the street
at the southSide that he had made an
agreement with the company what
conditions the franchise should be
granted upon, and the application for
| franchise would be published so as to
be acted upon at next meeting of
council.
| City attorney GaynOr reported on
the question of AUDITING lot owners
being liable for damages from defect
i've sidewalks that the lot owner is
liable, but if not the city charter can
be so changed as to make him liable.
Moved and carried that the city at
tOrney be instructed to commence
action against the G. M. & St. P. and
G. & n. w. Railroad Companies to
collect forfeitureS for the violations
OF ordinance requiring gates on Gran
berry Street.
A petition of James DalSin and
others was presented praying your
honorable body to place in a passable
condition that portion of High Street
| lying west of DAILY Street.
On motion the petition was referred
to the street committee.
A petition of B. T. Worthington
and others was presented praying
your honorable body to build and con-
Struct a sewer on French Street, be-
ginning at a point, where sewer on
| Washington Street running east and
west, crosses French Street, run
ming thence north CD French Street
four blocks to the center line of But
Ter Street where it crosses said French
Street.
On motion the petition was referred
to the street committee.
Under suspension of rules the fol-
lowing bills were allowed.
A. L. Fontaine, printing .-........S25.S5
John Schneider. 10 $50 lbs. rock...-........- 2.16
A. D. Hill. freight on car Of brick $500
nj e. Meddanph hanlinU wood
90
Moved and carried that attorney B..
r. Goggins be employed to assist the
city attorney in the defense of the
action of Maud Fuller against the city
and that the necessary expenses of
litigation be paid by Mayor and City
Clerk and an itemized bill of same be
reported to the council.
Moved and carried the mayor be in
structed 10 settle claim of g.. Bruder-
Ii against the city if not to exceed $50.
On motion the bridge committee
were instructed to report as to the
cost of changing the present bridge
across the Wisconsin river to steel
bridge.
Moved and carried that engineer
PhiileO be appointed noXiOuS weed
commissioner and instructed to serve
notices. on property owners for the de-
Struction of nOXiOus weeds and if not
destroyed by property owners same to
be done by the city and charged up to
property owners.
Moved and carried that the First
National Bank of Grand Rapids be
continued city depository for the en-
I suing year.
Moved and carried that we accept
the bid of the Wood County Reporter
Of cents per folio, for printing all
council proceedings, ordinances, in
fact all City printing and be the
official city paper for the ensuing two
years.
Moved and carried that the Electric
and Water Company and Telephone
| Company be ordered to paint their
poles before June 1St, 1902.
Moved and carried that the matter
| of stationery for the WaterWOrkS be
referred to the street committee.
On motion council adjourned.
NJ. CT. GORDON.
W. e. WHEELAN. City Clerk.
Mayor.