Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Rooms, August 4th, 1908.
Council met in regular session
Mayor Pomainville presiding. Pre-
sent: Aldermen A. d. Hill, Bamberg
Steib, Sampson. Ellis, Briere, Painter
Roenius. Lukaseski, Gilmaster, Ris
tow, RoSsier, Lyon and Payne, IA
Absent Aldermen Jackson and G. M
Hill, 2.
The reading of the minutes of the
last regular meeting was, on motion
dispensed with.
The Street Committee to whom haG
been referred the petition of Mrs
Dan Case, ct. al, for the extension Of
Ninth street south from f. street
to the southern limits of the city
reported, commencing that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted and thai
the Board of Public Works proceed tt
lay out the road. On motion, the re
port of the committee was adopted.
The matter of tine opening up of q
street south from Oak street in &C
cOrdance with the petition of J. l.
Nash. ct. al, was on motion, left will
the Street Committee for another
month, they to see if the street Car
| be extended to connect with some
other street.
Motion made and seconded that the
school board make the improvements
in the way of grading, fencing anG
curbing the Lowell school grounds
the city to pay its proportion of the
same so far as it pertains to the curb
ing and street. Motion carried.
Motion made and seconded that the
school board be introduced to build q
sidewalk along the south and west
sides OF the Irving school grounds
Motion carried.
Alderman A. D. Hill of the Finance
Committee, reported that Ex-Treas
Frank Stahl requests a meeting with
the Finance Committee and the city
attorney with reference to the Fl.
nance Committees report on the ex.
treasurer's annual report. On motion,
the request of Mr.. Stahl was granted
Motion made and seconded that the
sidewalk on 18th street north from
Washington avenue to the Irving
school grounds be torn up. Motion
carried.
The following resolution ordering
in sidewalk on 18th street, was pre-
sented and, on motion, adopted.
RESOLUTION.
Pursuant to the statue in such
case made and provided it is hereby
Iresolved and ordered by the Common
Council of the city of Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wis, that a new side
walk be constructed in accordance
with the provisions of that certain
ordinance No. 112, entitled can Ordi-
nance Defining Standard Sidewalk, -
duly adopted by said city of Grand
Rapids on the 5th day of November, A.
D., 1907, or that a sidewalk be con
structed as good as said standard side
walk, to be approved by the Board OF
Public Works of said city of Grand
Rapids, along the line of and in front
of the following described property,
situated in said city of Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wisconsin, to-wit:
Auditing on 18th street north along
the east side of lot number six (6l
block number twenty (20) of Woods
Addition to Grand Rapids, owned by
Louis Schroeder.
Auditing on 18th street north along
the east side Of It's number seven (7)
and eight (S) block number twenty (2O(
Woods Addition to Grand Rapids,
owned by Nick Ernser.
Auditing on 18th street north along
the east side of lots number five ~,
six (6), seven (7) and eight (S) block
number twenty (20), Woods Addition
to Grand Rapids, owned by Mrs. p
DeSsaint.
IT is FURTHER RESOLVED AND
ORDERED. That in case the respective
owners of the above described
premises or any of them. fail or neg
lect to construct said sidewalk within
ten (l0) days from the date hereof, in
front of his premises as herein re-
quired, then the Board of Public
Works of said city of Grand Rapids
shall cause such sidewalk to be con-
structed in front of such premises,
herein described, and in the manner
herein described, and the cost of such
construction shall be assessed against
the owner of the premises in front of
which said sidewalk is so laid, in the
manner provided by law.
Dated at the council chamber, CITY
of Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wis,
this 4th day of August, A. D., 1908.
Approved by an affirmative vote of
the Common Council of said CITY of
Grand Rapids, this 4th day of August,
A. D., 1908.
Attest
@. E. BOLES. T. POMAINyILLE.
Clerk. Mayor.
There was presented the petition of
+. NJ. Hayes, ct. al, praying YOUR
honorable body to cut down and i'm
prove First avenue south, and, on
motion, the same was referred to the
street committee.
There was presented the petition of
Ed. Mahoney, et al, praying YOUR
honorable body to cause to be laid
standard sidewalk beginning at the
sw corner of lot 10 In subdivision of
fractional lot I, section 1925 east,
and thence running northerly along
the east side of First street north a
sufficient distance to connect with
the sidewalk as now constructed
along the Alfred Canning lots. On
motion, the same was referred to the
sidewalk committee.
There was presented the petition of
Fred Brunka, ct. al, praying your
honorable body to cause to be laid and
a standard sidewalk along
the southerly side of Baker street
from the intersection of said Baker
street and Ninth street to the inter-
section of said Baker street and 18th
street and, on motion, the same was
referred to the sidewalk committee.
There was presented the petition of
Geo. l.. Williams, ct. al. praying your
body to cause to be laid and
standard sidewalk along