Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-14
Council Proceedings
Council.roomslMarch 5.

Council met in regular session Mayor
Wheeland presiding. Aldermen pres
.ent:-Steib. Rowson, Gross, Nilsson,
Gelzlaff, Painter. BoSsert, KubIsiak,
Jackson, Ristow, Rossier, Lyon and
Hansen. Ii. A bsent-Arpin, Ket-
chum and Hill. 3.
On motion, the reading Of the min
utes Of the last regular meeting was
dispensed with.
City Attorney Jeffrey presented the
following report on the claim of r. E.
Mcfarland of S24.17 for rebate of taxes
and on motion, the report was adopted.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Grand Rapids.
Gentlemen: Upon investigating the
claim of r. e. Mcfarland for rebate
Of taxes on his homestead property to
the amount of Sill, / will say that
| find the tax on his four and one-half
lots and improvements, exclusive of
sewer tax, to be $34.17, which in com
parison to the taxes in that vicinity,
| would consider just and fair
With reference TO the claim fer re-
bate of Sc. 40 on the SW4 of the NE4
1925 will say that the value placed
on said forty is $500 which L also con-
slider fair and just and 800 less than
any forty in same quarter section.
| therefore recommend that this
claim be disallowed.
j. j. JEFFREY, City Atty.
City Attorney Jeffrey presented the
following report upon the claim of DR..
Frank Pomainville for medical relief
given Wilbur Sweeney and on motion,
the report was adopted.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
IF a nf
Gentlemen: After careful exam
ination of the claim of DR.. Frank Po-
mainville VS.. the city for medical re-
lief given Wilbur Sweeney of the
Town of Grand Rapids ] would report
that in my opinion | 90 not consider
this legal claim against the
city, J. j. JEFFREY, City A tty.
There was presented the petition of
Taylor & Scott Co., and others pray
ing for the continuation of Chase ST..
west from the southwest corner of
the M of the NW4 of Sec. 1925 east
to the west limits of said city on the
quarter line of Sec. No. 1925 east,
the petition being signed by all the
land owners along the said proposed
continuation and recitng that said
owners will give to the city the right
of way necessary for the opening up of
said street.
On motion, the street committee
were instructed to open up the pro-
posed continuation of Chase street &C
cor9ing to the petition as soon as the
deeds on the right of way were secured
from the different land owners.
There was presented the petition of
The John Arpin Lbr. Co., and fifty
I others praying for the appointment
of committee to investigate the cost
TO the city to open up street across
sblock 81 in the Third Ward at a point
near the old First National Bank
building, the said street to be sixty
feet wide. On motion, the petition
was referred to the street committee
to be reported upon at the next meet
Ing of the council.
There was presented communica-
tion from Mrs. f. MacKinnon to the
effect that if the city would for the
term of five years, remit the taxes up.
on certain lots in block one ~ of the
Original Plat that arrangements could
be made with the G.. w. p. & p. Co.
and the Wisconsin Central Railway
Co., for the use of the property for
park purposes. On motion. the mat
= ter was referred to the committee on
general business to be reported upon
at the next meeting.
The bills Of Taylor & Scott Co., fol-
1875 and of Teotil Lake for S11.55 ror
correction on taxes and the bill OF
Frank Stahl of $50. 46, alleged error on
tax roll, were on motion, referred tC
the city attorney.
The following bills were, on motion,
allowed by the following vote the clerk
calling the roll. Ayes Steib. RowsOn,
. Gross, Nilsson, Getzlaff, Painter, BoS-
sert, KubiSiak, Jackson, RiStow, RoS-
sier, Lyon and Hansen. IL Nays
None