Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-29

Blanchar.
City Engineer, E. l. Philleo.
Poor Commissioner, Peter Mccain
ley.
Supt. Fire Engine, D. NJ. Hunting
ton.
Committees
Finance Aldermen jeffrey, An
drew and Lukaseski.
General Businss-Aldermen Nash,
Bamberg and Jeffrey.
Streets Jackson, Pan
ter and Gilmaster
observation-disclosures Briere, Nash
and Renne.
Waterworks Roenius,
Ristow and Sampson
werage-Aldermen Ellis, Ross er
and Payne.
Board of Public Works-Aldermen
Roenius, Ellis, Briere, Jackson and
Mayor Pomainville.
of the Mayor were unanimously con-
firmed by the Council.
On motion, Aldermen Fred H. Jack
son was elected President of the
Council
On motion, the bond of the City
Clerk for the ensuing year was fixed
at 100000.
Mr.. F. ]. Wood addressed the
Council requesting that when the
Council adjourned, it do adjourn I'M
til April %, in order that they may
meet on that day for the purpose
of acting on the application of the
Grand Rapids Street Railway Com
pany for franchise.
On motion, the City Clerk was in
structed to get bids from the differ
ent papers for the City printing and
official paper, and from the banks
for the City depository.
Motion made and seconded that
VIM. Goldberg be granted permission
to erect platform, water-pipe and
switch board on the location where
the former street sprinkler obtained
water for sprinkling purposes, the
work to be done under the super
vision of the Street Committee.
Ordinance No. 126, relating to do
nestle animals, geese or poultry
running at large, was presented and
on motion, by the following vote,
the Clerk calling the roll, adopted.
Ayes: Bamberg, Andrew, Sampson:
Briere, Gilmaster, Nash, Payne and
Jeffrey, 8. Nayes: Aldermen Renne,
Ellis, Painter, Roenius, Lukaseski and
Ristow, 6.
Same may be seen in legal form.)
The matter of opening up and i'm
proving that part of the West Hook
er Street between Ninth and Tenth
Avenues was referred to the Street
Committee.
The matter Of improving Butler
and Rosenchanz Streets was, on mo-
ton, referred to the Street Commit
tee.
was instructed to investigate the CON
dition of the sidewalk on Oak Street
along the Gardner Block and to re-
port at the next meeting of the coun-
Gil
On motion, Aldermen Roenius was
appointed a committee of one to con-
fer with the School Board with ref
erence to the building of sidewalk
along the school grounds leading to
the County Training School.
Alderman Bamberg reported upon
the matter of the improvement of
Byron Robinson Park to the effect
that, in his opinion, the park could
be underbrushed for about $500. On
motion, the matter was referred to
the Committee on General Business
On motion, Alderman Painter was
appointed a committee of one to
look after the burning over of the
old fair grounds.
There was presented the petition
of Earle Pease and Geo. w. Mead
for the laying of a Waterman in the
street connecting Second and Third
Streets between the residence prop
critics of E. w. Ellis and Geo. l.. Will
liams and, on motion, the matter
was referred to the Waterworks com
mittee.
Motion made and carried that
when the Council adjourn, it do ad-
journ until Wednesday evening, April
%, at 500 p. m.
On motion, the Council adjourned
C. E. Boles, F. Pomainville,
City Clerk MavOr