Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-09-04

OF OFFICERS
For Special Election by Mayor
Wheelan at Council
Meeting.
SEWER FRANCHISE IS
GRANTED TAYLOR { SCOTT
E. T. Mccarthy Wanted Damages
-.Another Saloon License
Passed Upon.

Council Room, Sept. /, 1903,
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Wheelan presiding. Aldermen pre-
sent,-Lutz, Schuman, Metzger,
Gross, Pratt, Lubbock, Otto, Bossert,
King and Hill.
On motion reading the minutes
Of the previous meeting were dis
penSed with.
The ,waterworkS committee re-
ported on the petition of the Grand
Rapids Table Co. recommending
that the petition be laid over until
next season.
On motion the report was adopt
ed. City Attorney Gaynor reported
on the claim of E. t. Mccarthy
as follows:
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, Aug. 4, 1908.
To EMMETT MCCARTHY: For
damage to the stone wall under and
east of his blacksmith shop On Oak
street caused by surface water turned
from said street on to his lands at
that place $50 during the present
summer. EMMETT MCCARTHY.
STa1p Woop 6ouNrT Sp WISCONSIN IS
Emmett Mccarthy being duly
sworn deposes and says that the above
bill is just and true and no part of
the same has been paid OR presented
for payment. EMMETT MCCARTHY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of August, 1903.
BURTON L. Brown.
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, August 81, 1908.
To the Common Council of the city
of Grand Rapids.
GENTLEMEN: In relation to the
annexed claim of Emmett Mccarthy,
which was referred to me at your last
meeting, would respectfully report:
That it is purely question Of fact
as to whether the city is liable in this
matter. If the damage to the wall in
question was caused by the city run
ming surface water from it's street
onto the lands of the claimant, the
city is undoubtedly liable for such
damage, as it caused, but this is a
matter of fact which your street
committee is better informed than |
am.
For various reasons I do not believe
that Mr.. Mccarthy is entitled to the
full amount of the damage done to
his wall, and il an allowance is made
to him by the council, in my judgment,
the amount should not exceed the
sum of $40, but there are many
members on your committee that are
better qualified to advise you in this
matter than / am.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN A. GAYNOR,
City Attorney.
On motion the report was refer
red to the street committee to re-
port as to the fact If the city had
gathered water and turned on to
Mr.. McCarthy's property also if
such surface water caused his wall
to fall.
A communication from Mrs. J. D.
Witter in regard to the dangerous
condition Of the sidewalks on High
street was presented and read.
On motion Alderman Bossert was
instructed to inspect all the side
walks and report all bad places and
have the same repaired.
The application of Chas. Dixon
and Richard Harvey for a license to
to run a saloon on lots and 4,
block Is, Scott and Jackson's addition
to the city of Centralia now Grand
Rapids, was on motion granted.
On motion the petition of Chas.
NJ. Webb and others for the opening
and fixing the grade on part of
Madison street was referred to the
committee.
On motion the petition of NJ.
Harzinski and others for the extern
sion of the sewer mains from Free
mont street to the Polish catholic
church now being erected on Daily
street was referred to the sewer COM
mittee.
The remonstrance against the
construction of the sewer in or along
Sycamore Or Saratoga streets was On
motion tabled as the sewer is about
completed.
The petition of Mrs. Eliza Laveigne
and Mrs. Hannah NJ. Burchell was On
motion, referred to the waterworks
committee.
The petition of w. NJ Martin and
others for the continuation of the
sewer on Water street northerly to
the intersection Cherry street was
on motion referred to the sewer COM
mittee.
The petition of Joe Konkel and
others for the opening and placing in
a passable condition that portion Of
West Elm street east of Daiy street