Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Rooms. April II, 1906.

Nieman. L. Absent: King, L.
On motion the reading of the min
utes Of the last meeting were dis
pensed with.
The side walk committee to whom
was referred the claim of Emile
SCHUYLER reported, recommending that
the parties who put in the walk be re-
Quested to replace the detected blocks
by good ones as the walk is guaranteed
to the city. On motion, the report of
the committee was accepted.
On motion by a unanimous vote
the clerk calling roll the following
bills were allowed:
Drumb s. Sutor printing $3.50. $50 0c
Wood County Drug Co., election
blanks. observation-disclosures. 2 90
JACK Baker burying one dog. so
j. A. Gaynor attorneys fees
in railway gate cases .... 20 90
Total of bills ........ Isis so
The following resolution was pre-
Sented and unanimously adopted by a
raising vote of the council.
RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, There has been COM
pleted another prosperous period in
our city's history marked by a con-
Servatiye and economical expenditure
Of the city's funds. -
THEREFoRE,-Be it resolved that
we tender to Mayor L. NJ. Nash for
his careful and painStaking manage
ment our most sincere thankS:-And
be it further resolved, that the city Of
Grand Rapids purchase a life sized
portrait of our honored Mayor and
+ h. 70 Ia flrr j
played in the City Hall in commem-
grafton and appreciation of his seviceS
in the administration of city affairs
during the past two years.
On motion the council adjourned
Sine die
G.. e. BoLEs, l.. M. NASH,
Clerk. Mayor.
Council Rooms, April, II, 1906.
The new council called to order by
Mayor w. E. Wheelan. Roll call
showed the following Aldermen pres
ent: Arpin, Ketchum, Rowson, Steib,
Gross, Nilsson, Getzlaff, Porter, Kub.
isiak, Bossert, Jackson, Ristow, Ros-
sier, Mulroy, Hill and jeffrey.
La Fayette Porter presented his
resignation as alderman of the Fourth
ward, and, on motion, the same was
accepted.
Alderman P. Mulroy presented his
resignation as alderman of the Seventh
ward, and on motion, the same Was
accepted.
Mr.. Porter suggested as his sue.
cesSor r. A. Weeks and alderman
Getzlaff presented the name of Adolph
Painter. Motion made and carried
that the vote for alderman in the
Fourth ward be taken by ballot and
the ballot was SO taken. The total
| number of votes cast were IA of which
number Adolph Painter received IL
and was declared elected alderman
from the Fourth ward.
Motion made and seconded that
Clark Lyon be elected alderman in
the Seventh ward to succeed P. Null.
roy. The motion was carried and
Clark Lyon declared elected alderman
from the Seventh ward. Alderman
Lyon was sworn in by the clerk.
The following appointments were
made by the Mayor:
APPOINTMENTS
City Attorney. j. jeffrey.
City clerk-C. E. Boles.
City Physician-Dr. f. Pomainville
Chief of Police, d. Gibson.
/ Day POlice-John Garihee.
Night Police least Side)-JOhr
Rath.
Night Police (west side)-M. Mason
COMMITTEE
| On Finance-Aldermen ROSsier
Steib, Ristow. ------,----
General BusineSS-Aldermen Bes
sert, Getzlaff, RowSon.
StreetS-Aldermen Gross, Hansen
Painter
Sewerage-Aldermen Hill, Steib
kubisiak.
idewalks-Alderm Arpin, Mis-
son. Lyon.
Waterworks- Aldermen Jack 0 n
| Getzlaff, Ketchum.
Board of Public Works ldermeI
Gross. Hill: Arpin, Jackson, anc
Mayor Wheelan. ~
City Engineer-E. |. Philleo.
Poor miSsioneI-Peter Mccain
ley.
Superintendent of Water Works
Fred Pfeiffer.
City Teamster least side)-Johr
Henry. =
City Teamster (west side)-Mike
| Sierck.
Weighmaster least side)-Ed. Nc
earthly.
Weighmaster west side) Mr.. Phil
lips.
On motion the above nominations
Of the Mayor were unanimously con
| Grmed by the council.
On motion alderman Jackson was
elected president OF the council.
Alderman John jeffrey presented
his resignation from the Eighth ward
On motion, Benz Hansen was elected
alderman from the Eighth ward to
succeed John j. Jeffrey.
On motion, the bonds of the city
treasurer and the city clerk were fixed
at the same amount as last year, to.
wit: $4,000 for the treasurer and
$1,000 for the clerk.
On motion, tie city clerk was au
thorized to get bids from the news
papers for the city printing and from
the banks for the city depository. !,
On motion, the conncil adjourned.
W. e. WHEELAN,
Mayor