Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-11

motion, the same were referred to
the City Attorney
The matter of the owner of the
land upon which the East Side City
barn is situated was referred to the
City Engineer.
The following petition was pre- sent-
ed and, on motion, granted.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Feb. 26. 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council OF the City of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin.
conference.-the undersigned, Pc
ter Schuetz, respectfully represents
that he is the agent of Henry Bill
myer. That, in the Assessment Roll
of the City of Grand Rapids for the
year 1908, the said Henry Bilimyre is
assessed with the following described
property, to-wit:-Lot No. in Block
Is of Woods Addition which is as
sessed as follows,-Lot $4,000 and
Improvements $4,000, total $4,000
on which the tax is carried out in the
Tax Roll of said City at s19.11 Your
petitioner would respectfully represen
that there are, in fact, no improve,
ments On said lot No. in said Block
Is. Wherefore your petitioner respec
fully requests that you authorize Sam
Church, City Treasurer, to accept
the sum of 1929 in full settlement
of said taxes and that he be given
credit in his return for the sum of
1882 being the amount of the tax
on $4,000, the sum assessed for i'm
provements.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Schuetz, Agt."
There was presented the following
communication from Mr. Smart, and
on motion, action on the same was
deferred
ITO the Mayor and Council, City
of Grand Rapids, Gentlemen-:O On
February 3rd your Clerk, Mr. Boles,
notified US that he had orders to
collect license from Motion Picture
shows from Jan. LIST, 1909 at rate
of $500 per month and unless same
was paid at once the marshal would
close us up until same was paid. We
afterwards paid Mr.. Boles Sixteen
Dollars for months of Jan. and Feb.
We understand that there has been
no license collected from Wonderland
and Olympic Theatres, and no at
/ tempt has been made and is going
to be made to collect license from
them. Also we have heard that the
City Attorney has stated that Ordi-
nances relative to license on Motion
Picture shows is not worth the paper
it is written on. Now if the above
statements are facts, we would re-
specially ask you to refund to us
this Sixteen Dollars paid for licenses
Yours respectfully,
Ideal Theatre Co.
Per D. G. Smart
The City Clerk was authorized to
make arrangements with w. G. Kirc-
hotter for getting Mr.. Kirchoffer to
VISIT the City for at least one day
with a view of looking over the
water supply.
The following report OF the City
Treasurer for the month of February
was received and ordered spread up
on the minutes and filed.
Grand Rapids, Wis, March 1, 1909
To the Hon. Mayor and the Common
| Council, City of Grand Rapids, Wis.
Gentlemen:| hereby respectfully
submit the report of my office for
the month of February, 1909
Feb. 2, 1909, BAL in bank S51199 So
Feb. s. Reed. from G. E. Boles
| license Daily theatre 80 90
! Feb. IS. Reed. from G. E. Boles,
| license Smart theatre 16 90
| Feb. IS Reed. from C.iE. Boles,
| Wood Co. refund illegal
Feb. % Taxes collected during
month Of Feb: '0s 5'5 s. i i
s56436 rs
| Orders paid by bank 46115 70
Balance siO32O sS
Respectfully submitted,
Sam Church,
City Treasurer"
On motion, Council adjourned.
c. E. Bolss, F. Pomainville,
Clerk, Mayor.
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