Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

/ NVO1NSAA NVOEEUIINUS
Council Rooms, April 2lst, 1908.
/ Council met in last session, Mayor
Wheelan presiding. PreSent:-Alder
men Steib, RowSon. Nilsson, Ellis
GetZlaff, Painter. KublSiak, LukaSeSki
Jackson, RiStow, RoSSier and Lyon
| u. Absent: Aldermen Arpin, A
ID. Hill, g. NJ. Hill and Hansen,
| On motion. the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting was
dispensed with.
The committee on general business
presented the following report which
was, on motion, adopted.
S"Grand Rapids, Wis, April 20, 1908
| To the Hon. Mayor and Common
| Council of the City of Grand Rapids.
| Wis.
Gentlemen:-We, your committee
ferred the matter of comforting with
the officers of the Electric & Water
Company for the purpose of learning
| the possibility OF their furnishing ad-
ditional street lights and getting
prices on the same beg leave to report
j as fOllows,-That the Electric &
Water Company can furnish to the
city the number of so candle power
lights which they may need and will
| charge for the same the sum of Sl.66s
per month, the Electric & Water
Company agreeing to care for and
maintain the lights. We, your COM
mittee. hereby respectfully recon-
mend that the common council pro-
| ceed with the matter and have ten of
~ ub re nlo of III
river. We further recommend that
The ten lights to be placed on the
east side be located as follows: One at
the intersection of 18th and Washing
ton street; one at the intersection of
18th and Baker streets: one at the IN
terSectiOn of 10th and Avon streets:
one at the intersection of 10th and
Grape streets: one at the intersection
of 9th and Pear streets; one at the
intersection OF 7th and Apple streets:
one at the intersection of 3rd and
WalnutS streets: one at the inter
section of 3rd and Gran t e
streets: one at the intersection OF 4sh
and Witter streets and one at the in
terSection of 4th and Madison streets.
We would further recommend that
the arc light now located in front of
coin street formerly 1St avenue) be
moved about 100 feet Southerly to the
intersection of Madison ana Lincoln
streets.
On account of the fact that all the
members OF our committee are from
the east side and that we are not
familiar with the needs of the west
side of the river we would recommend
hn MI Of ha Erh ho
west side be left with the new COM
mittee.
G. II. Nilsson.
S. j. RowsON.
CHRIS. GETZLAFF.
Committee on general business.
The following bills were presented
and on motion, allowed, by unanimous
vote, the clerk calling the roll.
Geo. L. Williams, services in suit of
Centralia P. & w. P. Co. S 95 90
e. E. BOleS, election supplies,
postage, etc. 7S3
Geo. T. Rowland & Sons, supplies l 05
Frank POmainyille. quarantining
aud fumugating q 90
Frank Pomainville, services 90
Joe Wheir, Jr., livery l so
Emil Schiller, bounty on spar
rows SO
D. W. Compton, snow shoveling IL 90
Total s143.18
The bills of B. L. Brown for S2l.2l
and James A. KeyeS for SS.61 for
Justice fees were presented and, on
motion, referred to the city attorney.
The Following report of Justice
James A. Keyes was presented and,
ha
minutes.
estate of Wisconsin
Wood County, ISS.
City of Grand Rapids.
Statement of fines collected in city
cases for violation of city ordinances.
April End, '06 City of Grand Rapids
VS.. Jake Spresser, fast driving 1000
May 5th 'O6 City of Grand Rapids
VS.. Alfred Miller, bridge
June 4th, O6 City of Grand Rapids
VS.. Mary Sheldon, drunkenness 100
March 9th, '07 City of
Grand Rapids VS. J. G. Smith
bridge ordinance. LOO
May 29th, 'O7 City of Grand
Rapids VS.. G. E. Krause, Saloon
closing ordinance 1000
Total s23.OO
l, Jas. A. Keyes. a Justice of the
Peace in and for Wood County do
hereby certify and return to the city
treasurer of said city that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
statement of all fines collected by me
10 city cases since my last report
Dated April 21st, 1908.
JAS. A. KEYEs,
Justice of the Peace"
The matter of the payment of fines
to the city or county by justices in
cases against the city ordinances was,
on motion, referred to the city at
torney.
Moved and seconded that the mayor
and city clerk be authorized and in
structed to execute the proper con-
tract between the city and w. L.
Jones for the construction of the
ditch on the quarter line through
section 8 and 5 Twp. 22-6, from the
Sigel road TO the river, according to
the bid of said w. T. Jones, sub
mitted to and accepted by the board
of public works. Motion carried.
On motion, the council adjourned
sine die.
Clerk, Mayor.
Council Rooms, Apr. Il, 1908.
New council called to order by
Mayor Frank Pomainville. Roll call
showed the following aldermen pre-
sent. Bamberg, Steib, Sampson, Ellis,
Briere, Lukaseski, Gilmaster, Jack
son, Ristow, Rossier, and Payne IA.
Absent:-Aldermen a. D. Hill and
@. NJ Hill, 2.
The following appointments were
made by Mayor Pomainvil!e.
APPOINTMENTS.
City attorney, Geo. P. Hambrecht.
City clerk, &. E. Boles.
Health commissioner, DR.. w. O.
Blanchar.
Chief of police. John Garihee.
Day police, J. D. Gibson.
Night police, east side, Herman
Smith
Night police, west side, William
B .rg.
CITY engineer, E. |. Philleo.
Poor commissioner, Peter NC
Camley.