Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15

ward of said City, from its present
Northerly terminus to the depot
grounds of the Green Bay & Western
Railway. On motion, the petition
was referred to the Street Committee.
There was presented the petition of
Andrew Odegard and 8 others, praying
your Honorable Body to lay sewer and
water pipes on Birch st. for two
blocks East Of 4th st. On motion,
the petition was referred to the Sewer
and Water-works Committees for
their joint action.
There was presented the petition OF
W. A. Drumb and others praying
your Honorable Body to have placed
in the proper repairs that portion OF
the sidewalk on lSt Ave. North lying
between MacKinnOn corner and the
Tribune Printing Office, the object be-
ing that the proper grade may be eS-
tablished and the walk raised to such
grade. On molten, the petition was
referred to the Sidewalk Committee.
There was presented the petition Of
John Cola and IA Others representing
that JnO. Cola desires to build, on his
own land and at bis own expense, a
street that will be continuation of
Gardner ST., West to the st. Paul
Rail way right-of-way, and that part
Of Gardner st. lying between blocks
and in Gardner & Writer'S Addi-
tion has never been opened up and
graded and that it is necessary that 1t
should be graded and made passable
order to make the proposed extension
available. and praying your Honorable
Body to order that Gardner st. be-
| tween said blocks 4 and be opened
up and graded aud made passable. On
motion, the petition was referred to
| the Street Committee.
The following report of the Board
Of Public Works was presented and.
| on motion, accepted.
August 9Th, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:-We the undersigned
members of the Board of Public Works
Of said City, to whom was referred the
petitions for widening Of Oak street
between blocks IA and 30 of Neeves LIST
and End Addition in said City, do
hereby report as follows:
| l. We find said petitions sufficiently
signed by the required number being
ten (10) resident free holders of the
third ward of said City.
2. The following is the description
Of lands to be taken, for the widening
of Oak street, "a strip Of land twenty
(20) feet wide off the SoutheaSterly
side OF lots one a. two ~ three ~ and
four (4) of block thirty (30) NeeveS
first and second addition to the City
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, and adj
| jacent to Oak street,"
3. That hereto annexed marked EX-
hibit IA" and make part OF this re-
port is plat showing the proposed
widening of Oak street:
| w. E. WHEELAN,
| CHRIS GETZLAFF,
FRANK L. STEIB,
E. w. ELLIS,
G.. III. HILL.
Board of Public Works.
The following resolution was pre-
Sented, and, on motion, adopted.
RESOLUTION.
August 9th, 1907.
| "Be it resolved by the CommC n
Council of the City of Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wisconsin:
| /. That it Is necessary to condemn
the lands designated In the petition
for the widening of Oak street be-
| tween blocks IA and 80 Neeves 1st and
End Addition in said City and also
designated in the report thereon by
the Board of Public Works of said
City, for the purpose named in such
petition.
( 2. The City attorney is hereby di-
rected to commence and prosecute the
proper proceedings for the condemna-
tion and acquisition OF said lands"
The following report OF the Board
Of Public Works was presented and,
on motion, accepted.
| August 9Th, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand Rap.
ids, Wood County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: We the undersigned
| members OF the Board of Public Works
Of said City, to whom was referred
the petitions for the widening of Vine
street between blocks Is and IA Neeves
1st and End Additions to the City of
Grand Rapids, Sargent's plat of said
City, do hereby report as follows:
l. We find said petitions sufficiently
signed by the required number being
ten (1O) resident free holders of the
third ward of said City.