Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-13

Nilsson, Ellis, Getzlaff, Painter, BosSert,
Kubisiak, Jackson, Ristow, Lyon, G.
NJ. Hill and Hansen, IA. Absent,
Arpin and RoSsier, 2.
TIE reading of the minutes of the
last regular meeting was, on motion,
dispensed with.
The Street Committee to whom had
been referred the petition of John
Kollenda ct. al. for the opening up OF
paIt of West Hooker St., reported,
recommending that tue prayer of the
petitioners be not granted at this time
and, on motion, the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
The Street Committee to whom had
been referred the matter of widening
Oak and Vine Streets reported as
follows.
"YOur Committee on widening Oak
and Vine SITS. beg to report that we
have no report to make on Vine st.
as this time. On Oak st. we find the
Mccarthy place can be bought for
S3500.00. We think the building on
this place would sell for from $3.50 90
to $4,000. Geo. W. Baker asks $500
90 and 10 feet of the Mccarthy place
and he to move his own buildings.
We have been unable to get a price
on Mrs. Cooney's place
We recommend to accept the Baker
and Mccarthy proposition and that
the City Attorney endeavor to get a
price on the COOney place"
On motion the Committees report
was laid over and the committee in
Structed to get better proposition
and to report at the next meeting of
the council.
The Street Committee to whom bad
been referred the matter OF obtaining
right-Of-way west from the M.
Fahrner place presented the following
report which was, on motion, adopted
with the understanding that the
Street Committee get proper right
Of-way and that the City have the
right of constructing sewers through
the strip of land to be decided by the
Lyon Land Co., to M. Fahrner.
"We your committee on the petition
of Esther ]. Lyon to secure right-of-
way for street running west from the
NJ. Fahrner place, find we can not
get right-Of-way through the Guy
Nash property for less than $4,000. We
have proposition from the Lyon
Land Co., for right-of-way running
west, west Of the Fahrner place, to
the old road, also piece Of land be-
tween the river and M. Fahrner place
for park purposes provided the streets
are laid out as per above proposition.
We recommend same be accepted"
Mrs. Pease, representing the city
Federation of WomenS' Clubs. ad-
dressed the council requesting that
some action Of the council be taken
toward the removal of the barn from
the proposed park near the Library
Building, also further improvement of
the park near the Z. j. Cooper resi-
dence and suggesting the purchase,
for park purposes, of that part of the
Lyon Estate north of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. and lying he
tween the highway and the Wiscon-
sin River. The request was also made
that a committee of three be ap-
pointed from the council to act with
committee from the Federation as a
Park Commission for the purpose of
mapping out system of parks and for
the care and improvement of those
already established and those which
may be established in the future.
Motion made, seconded and carried
that the Mayor appoint committee
Of three members from the council to
act with two members to be appointed
from the Federation as Park Com
mission. AS such committee the
Mayor appointed alderman G. M. Hill,
Hansen and Ellis.
On motion, the improvement of the
parks was left with the Committee on
Parks with power to acc.
The Committee on General Business
to whom had been referred the petit
tion of the ladies' of the City Fedora
tion of Clubs for the reconsideration
of the building of the City Fire Engine
House on the property north Of the
Library Building and their recon-
mendation that it be built back of
Miss A. M. Gordon's property, now
owned by the City, reported recon-
mending that the prayer of the petit
tion be granted. but not the building
the Fire Engine House back of Miss
A. M. Gordon's as that would cut up
the Market Square.
On motion. the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
The Committee on General Business
to whom had been referred the matter
of getting bids on heating plant for
the Library Building reported that