Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Rooms, Oct. 5, 1909.

council meet IN regular session,
Mayor PomainYille presiding. Pres
sent, Aldermen Bamberg, Sampson
Ellis, Briere, Painter, RoeIfus, Luka-
seski, Jackson, Ris -ow, Nash, Payne,
and Jeffrey, II. Absent, Alderman
Andrew, Renne, Gilm1ster and Ros5i
er, 4.
On motion, the reading Of the min
utes of the previous meeting was
dispensed with.
Mr.. l.. M. Nash, Chairman Of the
Finance Committee of the Board of
Education and Supt ScLwede, and
Mr.. I. P. Witter, addressed the Coun-
ell in behalf Of the Board of Edu-
cation with reference to the approp-
ration asked for by the Board.
The Committee on General Bushes
reported upon the petition of c. E..
Krause, ct. al. for three street lights
in the First Ward, recommending
that the petition be granted and that
the placing Of the lights be left with
the Committee on General Business.
On motion, by unanimous vote, the
Clerk calling the roll, the rec0mmen-
dation of the Committee was adopted.
and the Committee authorized to
have the lights ms aI.ed.
There was pre5en ed the petition
of Mary A Collier for an extern
sion of water pipe on Second Avenue
South, and on motion, the same was
referred to the Committee on Water
works.
The following resolution was pre-
scented, and on motion, unanimously
adopted, the Clerk calling the roll.
Resolved, that it is the wish of
the Council that the City Attorney
take the necessary steps and proceed
as rapidly as possible to condemn the
Harvey Gee and the Saul Preston
property for park purposes. ."
Motion made and seconded that a
six-foot sidewalk be established a.
long the SOutheriy side of Vine ST.,
between Second and Third Streets.
Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that SiX-fOot
walk be established on the Northerly
side of Vine St., from Second to
Third Street. Motion carried by the
following vote, the Clerk calling the
roll Ayes, Bamberg, Sampson, Pan
ter, Lukaseski, RistoW, Nash, Payne,
Jeffrey, 8. Nayes, Ellis, Briere,
Roenius and Jackson, 4.
The following report of the Board
of Public Works was presented.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Sept. "a, 1909.
To the Common Council of the City
of Grand Rapids, Wis.
conference.-the, the undersigned,
Board of Public Works of said City,
beg leave to report that at a meet
ing of said Board, held at the office
of the City Clerk on the 23rd day of
Sept, it was voted by the Board that
it would be advisable to lay a two
inch pipe on Ninth Ave. N, instead
Of a four inch, as recommended by
the Committee, and as voted by the
Council, as there is already a siX-inch
Waterman both on Eighth Ave. and
on Tenth Ave.
1t was also at said meeting, voted
to instruct the Clerk to advertise for
bids for the construction of the wa
ter-pipe ON Twelfth and Thirteenth
Ave. and on Mckinley st.
At a meeting of said Board on
the oath of Sept. to receive bids ON
the construction of a sidewalk on
Grand Ave. along the West 81 feet
of Lot in Block 9 of the Original
Plat and Scott & Jackson's Addition,
and also ON Third Ave. along the
West side of Lots Z & s i'm said
Block, no bids were received, and the
Board of Public Works requests au-
'thority from the Council to proceed
with the building of the said walk.
At said meeting, it was voted by
the Board to award the contract to
Dessert Bros. & Co., for the sum OF
S1S7, for the construction of a 80
foot bridge over the Lyon Creek on
Tenth Avenue South.
Frank Poma inville,
+. H. Jackson,
E. w. Ellis,
Otto r RnaniuS