Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Rooms Sept. 6, 1905.


Council met In regular session Mayo
Nash presiding. Present. alderman;-|
slattery, Billmyer, steib, Gross, Nilsson,
Getzlofi, Porter, Paulus, Bossert. Jackson,
King, Mulroy, Hill and Nieman, IA,
absent;-Arpin and Rossier, 2.
The reading of the minutes of the last
regular meeting was on motion, dis
pensed with.
There was presented petition of Ed.
Mahoney and others praying that a
lateral water pipe be laid extending from
the main water pipe on Water street, at
q point of about $50 feet south of the main
track of the G. B. & w. R'y., near the
Love House, running thence south
easterly about 246 feet to point opposite
the residences of VIM. Brown and John
Grlgnon,-being the center of street
not named on Sargent's Plat of said city.
On motion, the above petition was re-
ferred to the water works committee.
There was presented petition of Ed.
Morrill, and others praying for the open
Ing up and laying out of highway 60
feet wide the center line of which shall
be AZ MISUNDERSTANDING at point on
the easterly side of Water street 80 feet
northeast of the northerly corner of lot
In Government lot 6, section 6-22-6 east
according to Sargent's Plat and subdivi-
sion of said government lot 6 running
thence southeasterly at right angles to
Water street 256 feet.
On motion the above petition was re-
ferred to the street committee.
There was presented g. petition of T.
j. Cooper and M. Heindl praying for the
laying of water pipe distance of about
27O feet on Mead street In Lyons Second
addition and on motion the same was re-
ferred to the water works committee.
There was presented petition of
Gustave Baum and others praying for
the laying out and construction of a
water main as follows; beginning at
the center Of the intersection of Wiscon-
sin street and Eighth avenue, running
thence westerly along center lire of Wis
consin street to the center of the inter
section of said Wisconsin street with
Ninth avenue; running thence northerly
along to center line of Ninth avenue to
the intersection of the center lines of
said ninth avenue with Washington
street.
On motion the above petition was
granted by the following vote, the clerk
calling the roll, Ayes, -Slattery, Billmyer,
Steib, Gross, Mission, Getzloff, Porter,
Paulus, Bossert, Jackson, King, Mulroy,
Hill and Nieman, 14.-Nays,-none.
There was presented petition of w,
r. Sydow and others praying your honor
able body to place in a passable con-
dition the highway beginning at the
southeast corner of Wickham's subdivi-
sion and running thence westerly along
the section line between sections Is and
"a Twp. 22.5 east, to the southwest
corner OF said section No. Is and on
motion the same was referred to the
chairman of the street committee with
instructions to have the necessary work
done.
There was presented the petition of G..
II. Margeson and others representing
that they are anxious that the side walk
on Milwaukee street be extended south
from Z street to the city limits and pray
ing that you reconsider your action by
which the notices to build said side walk
were revoked, and to give proper authori-
cation to extend the walk to the city
limits.
On motion, by the following vote, the
clerk calling the roll the above petition
was referred to the side walk committee.
Ayes.-Billmyer, Steib, Gross, Porter,
Jackson, Mulroy and Hill, Nays
slattery, Getzloff, Paulus, Bossert, King
and Nieman, 6, not voting, Mission.
There was presented the following
communication from the school board.
Grand Rapids, Wis.,, Sept. 5, 1905.
To the common council, Grand Rapids,
Wis.
GENTLEMEN
We hereby certify on behalf of the
school board of this city that it will be
necessary to raise for school purposes
$50, 900 by direct taxation of this amount
81 $3.50 is for kindergarten purposes.
Signed.
President of School Board,
III. ). YoUKER,
Clerk of School Board.
w. F. KELLOGG,
Chairman, of Finance, Committee.
On motion, by the following vote, the
clerk calling the roll the following
resolution was adopted, Ayes, -Slattery,
Billmyer, Steib, Gross, Nilsson, Getzlaff,
Porter, Paulus, Bossert, jackson, King,
Mulroy, Hill and Nieman, IA Nays
None.
"Resolved; thu. there is hereby levied |
upon all the taxable property of the city
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin the sum of
$25. 900 for the ensuing year for school
purposes, and the clerk is hereby |
instructed to spread the same upon the |
tax roll"