Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-10

upon the petition of Ed. Mahoney, ct.
al, for sidewalk along the easterly
side of First St. north, recommending
that the petition be referred back to
the petitioners 20 have at least one
property owner, along whose property
the sidewalk is to be built. sign the
petition. On motion, the report of
the committee was adopted.
Motion made and seconded that the
Board of Public. Works cause
standard sidewalk to be Immediately
CONSTRUCTED along the property of F.
MacKinnon described as that part of
fractional lot No. IL section 1926
east, as described in yUl. K Of deeds
on page $50 Wood County Records.
T. A. Taylor appeared before the
council with reference to the pro-
posed ditch in the western part of the
city saying that practically all the
necessary deeds have been obtained
and that the remaining deeds have
been promised. On motion, the
matter was deferred until the ad-
journed meeting of the council.
City Attorney Hambrecht rendered
written opinion on the matter of
the guarantee of the interest on the
proposed bonds of the Electric &
Water Co., to the effect that the city
has no legal right to guarantee the
payment of the interest on the bonds
of said company as requested in their
petition. On motion. the report of
the city attorney Was adopted and
ordered placed on file.
There was presented the resolution
providing for sidewalk AUDITING on
Vine street along the southwesterly
side Of lots 4 and of block IA of
| NeeveS' first and second addition and,
on motion, the same was referred to
the sidewalk committee.
| There was presented the following
proposition of M. A. Bogoger and
Rosa Bogoger for settlement in the
matter of the widening of Vine street
and, on motion, action on the same
was deferred until the adjourned
meeting of the council.
There was presented the petition of
Peter Christman and others for Side
walk on the west side of Eighth
street, commencing at the Sc corner of
lot 10 block 2 subdivision fractional
lot l section 1926 east, running
north along the west side of Eighth
st. to the north line of lot III block 2
and on motion. the same was referred
to the Sidwalk committee.
There was presented the petition of
Aug. Kurtz and seven others for
sewer to be laid along Chestnut Street
from the city limits connecting with
the north and south sewer on Tenth
Street and. on motion, the same was
referred to the sewer committee.
There was presented the petition
of theJ. d. Witter Estate and II. S.
Youker praying for the extension of
the sewer and water pipe on Fourth
Street South from the terminus of the
present sewer and water main on said
street southerly a distance of about
l2O feet. On motion, the matter of
the sewer extension was referred to
the Sewer Committee.
The Water-Work Committee re-
commended that the above petition for
water main extension, together with
that of III. S. Wagner for extension,
of water main on First Street, South :.
be referred to Supt. Pfeiffer and, on
motion, the recommendation of the
Committee was adopted.
There was presented the following
petition of the City Federation of
Women's Clubs and, on motion
the petition was granted with thanks.
Aug. 81, 1908.
Honorable Mayor & Councilman
Grand Rapids.
The City Federation
of Women's Clubs, through it's Civic
Improvement Com, begs permission
to remove the billboards at the foot
of Oak ST.. north of Days Drug store
and to clean up the spot back of the
same. The Federation to assume all
expense.
BY doing this one more unsightly
object may be removed and a pleasing
view of the river substituted.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT Co."
There was presented a notice of
appeal to circuit court of Wood county
from the action of the council in the
matter Of the claim for damages of
Guy r. and Geo. n. Wood and, on
motion, the same was ordered placed
on file.
On motion, by unanimous vote the
clerk calling the roll, the bill Of the
Electric & Water Company for 1854. 20
for August pumping was allowed at
S325,0O.
On motion, by unanimous vote the
clerk calling the roll, the following
bills were allowed.
Chas Hanneman $50 hrs. "a TIC s45.5
Ed ManSke 116 I" IS Sc 20 20 |
Henry Helke G team 1856 " 35c IS 10 |
Nick Ernser ISL g &c TIC 26 AZ |
Geo. Kiley 100 &c &c 1880 |
j. B. PaSsoneau $50 &c 60 $3.50
VIM. Goldberg & team pa " 35c $40
Fred Painter team 70 =" 2?65
Christ Thompson $50 /" TIC 4375
Chas. Margeson team So 35c 215 |
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