Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-09-16

The Board of Public Works report
ed that advertisement had been made
for the construction of a Is inch sew
er on Elm st. and Dewey ST. and that
in response thereto, bids had been
received from w. T. Jones for the
construction of a water main for
the sum of S2.592, and from the
Grand Rapids Plumbing & Heating
Co. for the construction of the sewer
at S1.10 per Hneal foot and rock ex-
cavations at $500 per cubic yard and
for the construction of the water
main at $50 per Iineal foot. The
Board considered both bids too high
and had voted to have the work done
by the City.
The Board of Public Works report
ed that advertisement had been made
for the construction of standard side
walk on Filth st. along the property
of John Parrish, and Michael McDon-
aid and that in response thereto bids
had been received from Bossert Bros.
& Co. and John Rasmussen, each
bid being for $1,000 per square foot
for the amount of walk necessary to
be constructed, but that Bossert
Bros. & Co. agreed to remove all
present poor walk along said proper
ty without expense to the city and
that the contract had been awarded
to Bossert Bros. e Co.
On motion, the foregoing reports
of the Board of Public Works were
adopted and the action of the Board
approved.
The Board of Public Works to
whom had been referred the matter of
the location of the street car track
along the Port Edwards road north
of the c. & N. w. Ry tracks, pre-
scented the following report which
was, on motion adopted.
Agreed upon by the G. R. S. r.
K. Co., and Board of Public Works,
Lyon Land Co., and Ida M. Lyon that
the center of the street car track
be located % feet from the present
East line of the Port Edwards Road
and that the Lyon Land Co. and Ida
M. Lyon give strip Az feet wide,
to the city, on each side of the pre-
sent street line, by deed to the City,
making rs foot street from the
North line of the Lyon Land Co. and
Ida M. Lyons land to the right-of-way
of the c. & N. w. R. R. Co.
Dated August 9Th, 1909.
Chas. E. Briere, Grand Rapids st. R.R.
F. H. Jackson Co. by L. Nj. Nash. V. Pres.
E. W. Ellis, G. NJ Hill, Sec
Frank Pomainville, F. j. Wood. Treas
Board of Public Works
Lyon Land Co by G. Lyon Pres.
j. Natwick, Secy.
Ihere was presented the report of
Geo. H. Kiley, foreman, on the Eighth
st. sewer, showing the cost of the
1850 feet of II inch sewer construct
ed on Eighth St. to be $1,163.57,
which report was accepted and order
ed placed on file.
There was presented the report of
w. T. Jones, foreman, upon the cost
of the sewer and water pipe laid
on Mckinley st. and Ninth Ave. to
Tenth Avenue, 1876 feet, showing the
cost thereof to be $4,000; and also
the report of w. T. Jones, foreman,
on the cost Of the sewer and water
pipe laid on Birch ST. to be $3379 90
On motion said reports were accepted
and ordered to be placed on file.
The following report of the City
Treasurer for the month of August
was presented and on motion ordered
spread upon the minutes and filed
Grand Rapids, Wis, Sept. 1, 1909
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council, City of Grand Rapids,
Gentlemen:-I hereby respectfully
submit the report of my office for
! the month of Aup 1909