Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-13
COUNCIL NET
TUESDAY, JUNE s
Council Room, June..6th, 1905.


Council met in regular session,
Mayor Nash. presiding. Aldermen
present: Slattery, Billmyer. Steib.
Gross, Nissen. Getzlaff, Porter. Bos-
sert, King, Mulroy, Hill and Me
man, 10. Absent: Arpin. Paulus,
Jackson and Rossier, 4.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and, on motion,
l. P. Witter appeared before the
council in the interests of the T.. B.
Scott library and asked for an appro-
priation of 81. 900 for the library.
Motion made and seconded that
there be appropriated from the city
funds the sum of 81 900 for the use of
the T. B. Scott Public Library this
year and the same amount be appro-
priated each year hereafter for the
same purpose.
Motion carried by the following
vote, the clerk calling the roll. Ayes:
-Slattery, Billmyer, Steib, Gross,
Nissen, Getzlaff, Porter, Bossert,
King, Mulroy, Hill and Nieman, 10.
Nays None.
The petition of N. Reiland and
others was presented praying for a
cross walk on Front street at some
point connecting the North end Of
Block 80 with the west side Of Block
81 in Neeves First and Second addi-
tions. On motion. the above petition
was referred to the street committee.
The petition of M. J. Favel and
others was presented praying for the
establishing Of side walk along the
east side of Milwaukee street, extend
ing from Peach street to Saratoga
street. On motion. the above petit
tion was referred to the side walk
committee.
There was presented remonstrance
by Henry Totzke and others against
the establishing of a sidewalk on the
east side of Milwaukee street as called
for in petition dated Sept. Both,
1904 and on motion the same was re-
ferred to the side walk committee.
The petition of the Grand Rapids
Foundry company and others was
presented praying for the construc-
ton of a sewer on High street west
side( and on motion the same was
referred to the sewer committee with
authority to act in the matter.
Alderman ROssier came in.
The petition of Robert Parrish and
others was presented praying for
the extension of the sewer system
south ON High street from the corner
Of High and Vine streets and, on
motion. the same was referred to the
sewer committee.
The petition of M. A. Bogoger
and others was presented praying for
the matchmaking of and the con-
struction of a sewer on that part
of Vine street between High street
and Front street, and, on motion, the
same was referred to the street COM
mittee.
The petition of Mat Carey and
others was presented praying for the
placing in passable condition Of ~
blocks Of Range avenue in Wickham' s
addition and, on motion, the same
was referred to the street committee.
The petition of Alart & Mcclure
was presented asking for permission
to construct and maintain an inch
vitrified pipe sewer on Pearl street
and, on motion, the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted.
Resolved by the Mayor and
Common Council of the City Of Grand
Rapids: That the petition of Alsrt
& Mcclure for permission to construct
a sewer on Pearl street, be and the
same is hereby granted as set forth
in said petition.
The petition of Gustav Baum and
others was presented praying for the
construction of a sewer: beginning
at the intersection of the center lines
of Witter and Washington streets in
the said city of Grand Rapids, run
ming thence south along the center
line OF Witter street to the intersec-
ton of the center lines of said Witter
street and Cranberry streets, also in
the said city of Grand Rapids.
On motion, by the following vote,
the clerk calling the roll the above
petition was granted. Ayes,
terry, Billmyer, Steib, Gross, Nissen,
Getzlaff, Porter, Bossert, King, Ros-
sjer, Mulroy, Hill and Nieman, 10.
ys,-None.
The committee on general business
reDOrted on the matter of mr. chasing