Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-15
Yours respectfully,
GEO. L. WILLIAMS,
Ci+ +ro,r0

Motion made and seconded that the
matter of the advisability of bond
ing the city, and as to the amount
deemed necessary to raise, and as to
what purpose the issue should be
used for, be referred to the Board
of Public Works and the City At
torney to investigate and report
back to the council. Carried.
Motion made and seconded that it
be the sense of the council that the
city be bonded for the purpose of
taking up the overdraft, making wa
ter works extension and other i'm
provements. Motion carried by unan
imous vote, the clerk calling the
roll.
There was presented Ordinance No
131 regarding the use of city water
and, on motion, by unanimous vote,
the clerk calling the roll, the motion
was adopted (same may be seen in
legal form.
Motion made and carried that the
matter of revising the water works
rules and ordinances, and the
plumbers ordinance be referred to
the water works committee, Super
intendent of the water works, and
the City Attorney. Motion carried.
A communication was read from w
E. Wheelan, stating that he has
Judgment against the city for costs
in the re certiorari proceeding, State
of Wisconsin, eX rel Johnston & Ma
son VS.. City, amounting to $3.50.
City Attorney Williams recommended
that the above Judgment should be
paid. On motion, the recommends
ton of City Attorney was carried.
Motion made and carried that the
foregoing named judgment for $3.50
be paid and that the Mayor and
Clerk be authorized to draw an or
der for the amount of same Motion
carried by the following vote, the
clerk calling the roll: Ayes, Bamberg
NAAAuISH, OeA111DcO11, 1tCLIIC, L1lIS, uI1-
ter, Briere, Roenius, Lukaseski Gil
master, Jackson, RistoW, Rossier,
Nash, Jeffrey, Is. Nayes, Payne, l.
There was presented the following
report Of City Attorney G. L. Will
liams in the matter of trial of the
appeal of NJ. A Bogoger and wife
from award Of Board of Public
Works, and on motion, by unanimous
vote, the Clerk calling the roll, the
report of the city attorney was adj
opted, and the Mayor and Clerk au-
thorized to draw orders for amount
named, to the respective parties des-
! ignated in the report. =
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand
Rapids.
Gentlemen; With regard to the
appeal of NJ. A. Bogoger and wife
from the award made in the condem-
nation proceedings with regard to
the widening of Vine street, | desire
to report to you as follows
The case was tried at the last
term of court. The trial commenced
on the 9Th day of June with mo-
ton to dismiss the appeal and was
not completed until the morning Of
the 18th of June. The award made
by the Board Of Public Works was
Four thousand five hundred dollars
! (4,500). The jury raised this
amount to Fifty-three hundred dol
lars ($5, 1900
Judgment has not been entered as
yet nor the costs taxed I cannot
give any very definite idea at the
present time as to what the total
amount of the Judgment will be, but
! presume it will be in the neighbor-
hood of Five thousand, five hundred
dollars ($5,500). [ was very much
surprised at the verdict in this mat
ter, and do not think that the judg-
en- to the Supreme Court. I recon-
mend that such appeal be taken
and I desire to say that if the
council will authorize an appeal to be
taken, and l am not successful in get
ting a reversal Of the Judgment, I
will make no charge to the city for
my services on such appeal [ es-
innate that the actual expense Of
taking the appeal, if the city is I'M
successful would be in the neighbor-
hood Of Three hundred Dollars $4,000
I am very anxious to have authority
given me to go on with the matter
and take an appeal because l firmly
| believe that the Board of Public
/ Works, in allowing the Bogogers Four
/ thousand five hundred Dollars (S4,-
/ 500 gave them every cent they are
| entitled to, and | believe that it is
| for the interests of the city, in view
| of future work on the same line be-
ing contemplated, that an appeal be