Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-10-13

Council Rooms Oct. 3, 1905.

Mayor Nash presiding; Aldermen
present,-Slattery Billmyer, Steib,
Gross, Nilsson, Getzlaff, Porter, Paulus,
BoSsert, Jackson, King, Rossier, Null
roy, Hill and Nieman, 13. Absent
Arpin, /.
On motion, the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
There was presented a request from
the Badger Box & Lbr. Co., for the
placing of an Arc Light on Chase ST.
where it crosses the G.. NJ. & St. p. r.
r. and, on motion, the same was re-
ferred to the street committee.
There was presented the petition of
Mike Haza and others for the i'm
provement of High st. between DAILY
and Sherman SITS. and, on motion, the
same was referred to the street COM
mittee.
There was presented the petition of
Joseph Rick and others praying that
the G. M. & ST. L. r. r. Co. be COM
PEELED to place a sidewalk along their
property on the south side of Gran
berry st. Motion made and seconded
that the petition be granted.
Moved and seconded that the above
motion be amended, that the petition
be laid over until the next meeting of
the council and the amendment was
in1 hu no
clerk calling the roll. Ayes, Stat
terry, Billmyer, Steib, Gross, Nilsson,
Getzlaff, Porter, PauluS, Jackson,
King. Rossier, MulrOy, Hill and Me
man, IA. Nays,-BoSsert, l. Tue
motion as amended was carried unani-
mOusly,
There was presented the petition
of e. ROeniuS and others praying for
a cross walk on the south SIDE of Oak
ST. and across Fifth St. connecting
the N. E. corner of Block 8 with the
N. w. corner of Block and, on mo-
ton, the same was referred to the
street committee.
There was presented a remonStrance
by VIM. Corcoran and seven others
against the building of a sidewalk on
Milwaukee ST. south of E. ST. and on
motion, the same was referred to the
sidewalk committee.
There was presented the petition of
G. ID. Fritzsinger and others praying
that your Honorable Body grant the
band the use of the City Hall wv. s.
for the band rehearsalS and also to ap-
propriate $3.50 year for the main
the same was referred to the finance
committee.
The petition of Esther j. Lyon fol-
the removal of the ditch running
along the east side of the NJ of the S.
WI Of Sec. 1926 was returned to the
council by the committee on general
business with the following report
'We, your committee on this petition
respectfully find the proper solution
of this problem is to grade the street
where said ditch is now located, but
as to the needs of said street at the
present time we would not deem il
necessary"
On motion, the above report wa:
adopted and ordered placed on file.
The petition of Esther j. Lyon and
others for the opening up of ditch
and culvert across Grand ave-, anC
through Cloverdale addition was re
turned to the council by the com
mlttee on general business with the
following report. I'VE, your com
mittee on general business with the
City attorney and City engineer re
Spectfully report that the prayer O
the petitioners be GRANTEE and thai
the engineer be instructed to take
levels aud report the most feasible
plan to get rid of the surplus water
now being carried to the center of the
City without proper capacity to flow
away without great damage to prop
erty holders along said inadequat,
outlet" On motion, the above re
port was adopted.
The water works committee re
ported upon the petition of Ed. Ma
honey and others for water pipe
recommending that the petition b,
laid over and re-referred to the waite
works committee at the regular meet