Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-23

Town of Arpin. Observation-Disclosures. so
Total. s26 20
After deducting this amount from
the total amount paid out during the
year the balance left which is $500
being the total cost to the City for
temporary support given to the poor,
all of which is respectfully submitted.
p. MCCAMLEY,
Supt. Of Poor.
The street committee reported,
recommending that some action
should be taken to get ria Of the
water near the plant of the Badger
Box Lbr. Co. On motion, the recon-
mendatiOn of the street committee
was adopted and the street committee
instructed to take whatever action is
necessary in the matter,
There was presented the petition of
Frank POmainville, President of the
Board Of Education, and others pray
ing for the construction of sewer on
Fifth St., sOuthweSterly from the
southern terminal point of the said
sewer, as the same extends from
Peach St., to point where Grand
Ave. interSectS the said Fifth street.
Motion made and seconded that the
rules of council be suspended and the
above petition be granted by vote of
the council. Motion carried, by the
| following vote, the clerk calling the
roll. AyeS:-A. D. Hill, Steib, Row
son. Nilsson. Ellis, Getzlaff, Painter,
BoSsert, Jackson, Ristow, Rossier,
| Lyon, Hill and Hansen, H. Nays
None.
There was presented the petition OF
f. w. Kruger and 40 others praying
you honorable body 10 put in, con-
Struct and maintain on Third St,
South, two additional arc lights on
said Third ST.; the present light near
Judge Webbs residence to be removed
to and placed opposite the Grace
House; one additional light to be
placed on Third St, opposite the
residence of Mrs. j. ID. Witter and
the second additional light to be placed
opposite the vacant lots of ID. D..
Conway,
On motion, the above petition was
granted by unanimous vote, the clerk
calling the roll.
On motion, the committee on
general business were instructed to
investigate the number and location
of the street lamps in the city and the
location where additional lamps are
necessary and to confer with the
Electric & Water Co., for the purpose
of making arrangements for additional
street light service and to report at
the next meeting Of the common
council
There was presented the petition of
the Grand Rapids Federation of WO-
mems Clubs praying your honorable
body to put in sewerage and city
water in the Irving School building
and to build or cause to be built, side
walk along the property known as the
DeSSaint property leading to said
school building.
On motion, the above petition was
referred to the committee on sewers
and side walks.
There was presented the petition of
the Grand Rapids Federation of WO-
mems Clubs praying your honorable
body to reconsider the proposition Of
building a City Fire Engine house on
the property north of the library
building already set aside for a small
city park, and recommend it to be
built back of Miss A. NJ. GOTdOn'S
property owned by the city and now
being used as a market square.
On motion the above petition was
referred to the committee on general
business.
There was presented the petition of
Esther j. Lyon praying for the re-
mOVal of the ditch running along the
East line of the S. w, / of Section
No. 1926 East from the center of
said Street to one side of the street.
On motion, the above petition was
referred to the street committee with
power to act in the matter as they
deem advisable.
There was presented the petition of
Esther J. Lyon and Others praying
your honorable body to reopen the
culvert and ditch across Cranberry ST.
Just west of what was formerly the
Berg property,
On motion, the committee on
Finance were instructed to take up
the matter of the drainage of the
lands in the northwest part of the
city, to investigate the same and to
report to the council making some
definite recommendation.
On motion, the matter of the i'm
provemept of the highway from the
Northwestern railroad bridge South,
to the city limits was referred to the
street committee and city engineer
with power to make tue necessary i'm
pr0vementS.
On motion by unar'NOuS vote the
clerk calling the he following
bills were allowed.