Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-13

roll Ayes: Aldermen Bamberg, An
drew, Sampson, Renne, Briere, Pan.
ter, Roenius, Lukaseski, Gilmaster,
Jackson, Ristow, Rossier, Nash and
Payne, IA. Nayes: Aldermen ELS
and Jeffrey, ?.
Thereupon the Mayor declared the
motion duly carried and said fran
chise as so amended adopted and
granted, which said franchise is as
follows: (Same may be seen in le-
gal form in Ordinance No 127)
The Committee, to whom had been
submitted the proposed franchise Of
the Electric & Water Company, re-
ported to the Council submitting a
completed draft Of franchise which
said Committee recommended for
adoption by the Council. The same
was read in full by the Clerk to the
Council.
On motion, by unanimous vote, the
Clerk calling the roll, Ordinance No.
128, granting to the Electric & Wa
ter Company of the City of Grand
Rapids the right to establish and
maintain and operate an electric
light and power plant in the City of
Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wiscon-
sin, under and pursuant to Chapter
499 Laws of 1907, was duly allowed
and adopted and granted. (Same
may be seen in legal form.)
There was presented a remon-
STRANGE, signed by Julia L. Brown
and 33 others, against the granting
of the petition of the Parkinson Mar
ling Lumber Co. for a. permit to
place a track or spur on Sumner
Street, in said City, as prayed for
in it's application and, On motion, by
unanimous vote, the said petition
of the Parkinson arling Lumber Co.
was denied.
The following communication was
presented and ordered filed
''To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the City Of Grand
Rapids, Wis:
Gentlemen: AS Decoration day is
approaching and close at hand, in be-
half of the G. A. R. I respectfully
ask your Honorable body, for an ap-
to defray all expense. T he law on
the statute books give the Coun
ell the power SO to do. Last year
the appropriation was $4,000 to the
G. A. R. and $4,000 to w. R. C.
Our expenses this year will be
enough. Opera House rent-speak-
ers and team hire.
Hoping you will give this matter
your favorable consideration as in
years past,
| remain your most respectfully,
w. H. GETS,
Commander Pc t.
On motion, by the following vote,
the Clerk calling the roll, there was
appropriated $4,000 from the general
fund to Wood County Post No %.
G. A. R. and there was also ap-
propriated $4,000 from the general
fund to the Woman's Relief Corps to
help in defraying the expenses on
Memorial Day, mad the Clerk was
authorized to draw orders for tie
same. Ayes: Aldermen Bamberg,
Andrew, Sampson, Ellis, Briere, Pan
ter, Roenius, Gilmaster, Jackson, Ris-
tow, Rossier, Nash, Payne and JEFF
frey, IA Nayes: Renne and Lu-
kaseski, 2.
Supt H. S. Youker addressed the
Mayor and Common Council, and
presented to the Mayor a handsome
gavel made in the Manual Training
School and extended an invitation
to the members Of the Common CoUn
Gil and other City Officials to visit
the Manual T raining School some
evening.
Motion made and carried that the
cepted and the date set for the
visit to the Schools was Wednes day
evening, May II, 1909 at 7:30.
There was presented the petition
of ]. O. Winger and others petit
tioning your Honorable Body to
cause to be laid and construct e
an extension of the sewer and wa
ter pipe on Birch street in said City,
as follows: Commencing at the sew
er and Waterman as now laid at the
corner of Fourth Street South and
Birch Street and thence running
Easterly on Birch Street to the ter
minus of said street a distance of
about 800 feet.
There was presented the unanimous
report of both the sewerage commit
tee and the Waterworks Committee
recommending that the foregoing pc
tition be granted and, ON motion, by