Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Rooms, Sept. 3, 1907.
Council met in regular session,
Mayor Wheelan presiding. Present.
Aldermen, Arpiu, A, D. Hill, Steib,
Kubisiak. Jackson, Ristow, Lyon, @.
NJ. Hill and Hansen.
On motion. the reading of the
minutes of the last regular meeting
was dispensed with.
There was presented the following
communication from the Board of
was referred to the comptroller to re-
port upon at the next meeting of the
council.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Sept. 2, 1907.
To the Common Council,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
Gentlemen
We hereby certify, on behalf of the
Board Of Education of this City, that
it will be necessary to raise for school
purposes $4,000 by direct taxation.
OF this amount Sl305. 90 is for kinder
garten purposes.
Frank Pomainville,
President CT the Board of Education.
H. S. Youker,
Clerk Of the Board of Education.
The Sidewalk Committee to whom
had been referred the petition of w.
A. Drumb, ct. al, for the placing in
proper repair Of that portion of the
sidewalk on First Ave. North lying
between the MacKinnon corner and
the Tribune Printing Office reported,
recommending that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted and the said
sidewalk put on grade. On motion,
the report of the Committee was
adopted and the Committee instructed
to proceed with the work.
The Street Committee to whom had
been referred the petition Of L. E.
Mullen, ct. al, reported, recommend
ing that in place of the street being
lowered at this time, that there be d
few catch basins put in along the
street.
Motion made and seconded that the
Street Committee be authorized and
instructed to take whatever action
they deem proper to give the neceS-
Sary relief to petitioners.
Motion made and seconded that the
original motion be amended SO as to
adopt the Committees report. Vote
taken on the amendment and the
same was carried.
The Street Committee to whom had
been referred the petition of John A.
Gaynor, ct. al, praying for the ex-
tending and opening Of what used to
| be known as Main ST. (noW.SecOnd ST. J
from it's present northerly terminus
to the depot grounds Of the Green
Bay & Western Railway reported, re-
commencing that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted and, on motion,
the report of the Committee was
adopted.
On motion. by unanimous vote the
Clerk calling the roll, the Clerk was
instructed to draw an order of $25. 90
in favor Of the Rablin Estate, in pay
ment of strip of land to be used in
the extension Of Second St.
The City Attorney, to whom had
been referred the claim OF Frank
Stahl for S29. SO on account of error in
delinquent return, made the following
report which was. on motion, ac-
cepted.
ITO the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City Of Grand Rapids,
Wis.
Gentlemen
With reference to the claim of
Frank Stahl for reimbursement of
certain money paid by him to said
City on account Of not returning
certain taxes as delinquent, will say
that on interviewing assessor Jones
he states that be has reasseSSed said
property and therefore the City will
receive said tax this coming tax pay
ing time OF credit when same is re-
turned delinquent and then the with
in claim will be due Mr.. Stahl.
However the payment Of the same
at this time or few months later
will make but little difference and
therefore your Honorable body will
use your discretion in the matter.
j. ]. Jeffrey,
City Atty"
On motion, by unanimous vote the
Clerk calling the roll, the claim of
Frank Stahl for $29.69 was allowed.
The City Attorney to whom had
been referred the claim of w. L.
ICompton for 1886 presented the
following report which was, on
motion, accepted.
"To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council Of the City Grand Rapids,
Wis.
Gentlemen
With reference to the within claim
of w. c. Compton will say that there
is no liability on the part of said City
for said claim.
j. J. Jeffrey,
City Atty"
There was presented the petition OF
T. j. Cooper and 10 others, petitioning
your Honorable Body to cause the
telephone poles standing on the east
erly side Of Fourth Ave. North to be
placed IN the proper position ia order
that shade trees may be planted be-
tween the curbstone and sidewalk on
the said easterly side of Fourth Ave.
North, the present location of said
poles rendering the successful plant
ing of shade trees impossible.
On motion, the above petition was
referred to the Street Committee.
There was presented the petition of
j. l.. Nash, and others, praying your
Honorably Body to open up and place
in good paSSable condition street be-
ginning alta point on Oak St. between
lots owned by Henry McCann directly
East of his residence and running in a
Southerly direction to intersect with
Birch ST., 1.-THE street which is pro-
posed to be opened from Third st. to
the Lincoln High School) a distance
Of two blocks Also to lay a sewer
pipe on said street to connect with
the sewer on Oak st. On motion. the