Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-12
ADIEU TO POLICE JUSTICE:
CITY FATHERS ABOLISH THE OFFICE
Bulky Batch of Bills Bespeak Big Business
For the Board-0ther important Acts
Considered at the Meeting.
Council Room. March 3, 1908.

council ROOM. March >, 1919.
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Wheelan presiding. Aldermen pre-
sent, Lutz, Arpin, Schuman. MetZger,
Gross, Kruger Pratt. Lubbock, Otto,
Bossert, Jackson, FleWelling, Nc
Carthy and Hill.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved
City Attorney Gaynor reported On
city ordinances regulating sale, etc,
OF intoxicating liquors
On motion the report was received
and placed on file.
superintendent Of poor McCamley
made the following report:
To the Common Council of the City
OF Grand Rapids.
Your committee appointed to look
after Christ BOeschenStein and family,
who were public charge on the city
at Milwaukee. Wisconsin, being
supported there at the expense of the
city, would respectfully report:
That on the 7th day of February
last, the undersigned ?. McCdmley
went to Milwaukee on an excursion
ticket, and called on the Superinten-
dent Of the poor Of that county,
William G. Spindler They failed to
be able to find Mrs BOeSchcnStein or
any Of her children at their usual
place of abode, Whereupon, Mr..
McCamley notified Mr. Spindler that
if Mrs. BoeSchenstein applied to or
for any further relief, he should buy
her Il railroad ticket and send her to
this city. The amount of relief that
had been given her was small, the
exact amount, the superintendent was
not then able to state.
He found Christ BoeSchenStein at
the County Hospital where he had
been some four weeks on a charge Of
So per week to the city.
He then took the said Christ
Boeschenstein with him and left him
at the county poor farm. After two
days it was found that he was so
insane and unmanageable that they
could no longer keep him at that
place. WhereupOn a petition was filed
with the County Judge, asking to
have him adjudged insane.
The friends and relatives of said
insane person were duly notified at
their respective poSt-otficeS of his
condition and asked to take charge Of
him. No replies were received, and
on Saturday, February 13 he was
committed to the insane asylum at
Mendoza.
Attached Hereto find copy of notices,
also the bill of expense invoked by p.
McCamley.
1t will appear that Christ Boeschen-
stein was kept at the County Hospital
for about four weeks, and this claim
will be about 820. The bill Of Mrs
Boeschen3tein will be small as will
also be that of the bill for keeping
him at the county poor farm. where
he was retained but two days, all of
which is respectfully submitted.
PETER MCCAMLEY.
j. A. GAYNOR.
On motion the report was accepted.
Engineer Pfeiffer reported on the
cost to the city of pumping water as
compared with the price charged the
city by the Electric & Water Co.
REPORT OF TEST.
The test was made by myself and
A. Otto, he representing the Electric
Light Company.
We started February 10, at Y p. m.
and stopped February II, at Il .. M,
each day of twenty-fOur hours we
made four runs.
The first day we run hours, Is
minutes making 1850 strokes at
12@ gallons per stroke, 1875, ,S75 gallons
for the first day. Steam pressure
from 20 to so pounds; water pressure
from so to IS pounds; wood used
cords.
SECOND DAY
The second day we ran s hours, 80
minutes making 1889 strokes at 124
CT
gallons pumped for second day.
Steam and water pressure about the
same as first day. Wood used about
Ii OF a cord of pine wood. To make a
good allowance we say 4 cords for the
days test.
When we started the test the
standpipe was full within about two
feet. The first day we run about two
feet short of this. but we made ur
this loss on the second day. We
pumped in 2 days, il hours, sc
minutes, strokes made in the II
hours, so minutes, 81, 529 gallons at Ia
gallons per stroke makes 394, 112 gal.
Ions for the days or SOL, $50 gallons
per month go days. We pumped the
water through elbows and 10 ball
joints, 40 degrees and a greater
distance smaller pipes then from
our pumping station.
EXPENSE FOR ONE MONTH
GO eds of pine wood at 81 so ner cord....S 90 OF
3 gallons valve oil at 55 cents $50. - II
Engine oil one gallon at % cents .... q
Kerosene 10 gallons at IA cents.......... / Il
Waste pounds at IL ucents............... Il
Brooms, lamp wicks, soap and Matches q
Salaries 20 On
Total for month, .......... ........ ......S165 s.
If we used compound pump 80 to 3;
per cent. less fuel. 80 per cent or $50
S27 less per month S13S. 35 or about ?!
cents per 1000 gallons. The Electric
Light & Water Co. charges fO
5,9ll,7S0 gallons, S202.35: cost Us tC
pump with old pump, s16535. or So
less then Electric Light COmpan,
charges. If VIC used compouu(
pump we would save 80 per cent. OF
fuel, 81, or S64 less then we are pay
ing now. FRED PFEIFFER.