Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
Thursday, August IS 1907.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Rooms. August 6, 100

Council Rooms. August 6, 1907.
Council met in regular session,
Mayor Wheelan presiding. Present:
Aldermen Steib, RoWson, Nilsson, Ell
lis, Getzlaff, Painter, BoSSert, Kubis-
lax, Jackson. Ristow, Lyon, G. N.
Hill and Hansen, Is. Absent: Arpin,
A d, Hill and Rossier, 3.
On motion, the reading of the min
uteS of the last regular and adjourned
sessions was dispensed with.
Alderman Bossert reported that the
cost of fifty candle power lights will
be $500 per month.
Motion made and seconded that the
Committee on General Business be au-
thoriZed to have placed ten fifty can
die power lamps on each side OF the
river, to be located as they judge best.
Motion carried.
T. a. Taylor addressed the Council
with reference to the necessity OF iM-
mediate action in the construction Of
the sewer on 18th street for the &C
comodation of the Irving School
building.
Motion made and seconded that a
sewer according to the plans AID speci-
tications be constructed from the IT.
wing School building ten blocks South
on 18th street to Oak street, and that
that part of the sewer from the Irving
School building to Baker St., be con-
structed Immediately. Motion carried
by unanimous vote, the clerk calling
the roll.
Geo. Gutenberg address the Council
With reference TO the opening up of
9th Ave, and, on motion, the matter
was referred to the Street Committee.
There was presented the petition Of
VIM. Goldberg and 9 others praying
that your Honorable Body build, con-
Struct and maintain a sewer from Oak
ST., TO the southern limit Of the City
on 8th ST., in accordance with the
plans and specifications now on file,
Oh motion. the petition was referred
TO the Sewer Committee.
There was presented the petition of
Albert Hahn et al. praying that your
Honorable Body clean out, widen and
deepen a certain ditch in said City
described as follows: commencing at
a point in the said ditch in the SEA of
the NE4 of Sec. 1926 East where the
road crosses the same, and continuing
along said ditch in a SOuthwesteriy
direction as far as and to the Green
Bay & Western Railway track In the
5th ward of said City. On motion.
the petition was referred to the sewer
Committee.
There was presented the petition of
e. P. Arpin and 81 others represent
ing that there is danger of high water
coming down through the Main ST. of
the East Side of the city near the Lii
brary building through the slue ex-
tending along the river and connect
ing with what is known as Railroad
Creek TO the Eddy, and that an en-
bankment was built to discOnnect the
slue from said Railroad Creek before
the erection Of the present dam Of the
Consolidated Water & Paper Co., and
that this embanknent is too light
and not high enough for present pro.
lection to the City, and praying your
Honorable Body to cause SubStan-
tial wall and embankment to be built
across said Slue at the point where
the present embankment is located,
said wall to be located as soon as pos
sible. On motion, the petition was
referred to the Committee on General
Business.
There was presented the petition OF
Jno. A. Gaynor and % others praying
your Honorable Body to lay out, ex.
tend and open what used to be known
as Main St., now End St., in the first