Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04

nected with the 18th avenue sewer.
On motion the report was adopted
City Attorney Ca kins to whom was
referred the bill OF ". w. C. Henke
for over charge on sewer tax report
ed recommending that the bin be dis
allowed for the reason that Mr. Henk
paid the same tax per front foot sew
er as other people in the city.
On motion the report was adopted
City Attorney Calkins to whom was
referred the bill of F. ]. Wood for
excessive taxes reported recommend
ing that the bill be allowed
On motion the report was adopted
and the Clerk instructed to charge
the same back to the sewer district
City Attorney Calkins to whom was
referred the claim of Louis Schroed-
er for excessive tax reported recon-
mending that the claim be disallowed
On motion the report was adopted
The following resolution was pre-
scented and adopted by the following
vote the Clerk calling the roll:
Ayes: Andrew, Bamberg, Billmyre,
Getzlaff, Gilmaster, Prebbanow, Dix
on, Nash, Mosher, Payne and Jeffrey.
Nayes: Abel and Lukaseski.
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, March, 4, 1909, the Com
mon Council of this City granted to
the Grand Rapids Street Railroad
| Company franchise published May
u, 1909, for the construction and OPP
GRAFTON of its railroad, as in said fran
chise, and
WHEREAS, Section Is thereof in
part is as follows;
| Provided that that part of this
! franchise for the construction of the
! line of street railroad in said City
on the streets East of the Wisconsin
River shall be exercised by the con-
struction and operation Of said line
| Of street railroad East Of the Wis
consin River within two years from
the date of the passage and publica-
ton of this ordinance, and if not
so exercised within said period of
time, the franchise for completing
the street railroad on streets East
of the Wisconsin River in said City
shall expire and be of no effect
WHEREAS, said railroad has not
been and can not be constructed with
in the time limited on the East side
of said river in said City because a
new bridge, safe and suitable for the
carriage of the carsofsaidrailroad, has
er as was hoped and expected would
be at the time of granting said fran
chise; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the time for con-
structing said railroad on the East
side of said river under the authori-
ty of said franchise, be and hereby
is extended for the period of one yeal
from and after such time as such new
bridge shall have been constructed,
not, however, in all to exceed five
years from October, Is, 1911.
Grand Rapids Street R. R. Co.
G. M. Hill, Sec.
There was presented a petition
signed by Ed Mahoney and eleven
others praying your honorable body
to cause to have laid and construct
ed a standard sidewalk in said city
as follows Beginning at the south
west corner of lot No. 10, in sub-di-
vision of fractional lot No 7, Sec s.
% East and running thence north
erly along the East side of First st.
1 N, sufficient distance to connect
with the cement sidewalk as now
laid and constructed along the Alfred
Canning lots in the First ward of sait
city.
On motion the above petition was
referred to the sidewalk committee.
There was presented a petition OF
Earle Pease and 81 others praying
your honorable body to take such
further steps either by condemnation
widen Oak street a distance of one
block between Third and Scond stree
in said city and on motion was referi
ed to the street committee.
There was presented a petition of
E. p Arpin, Geo. E. Hoskinson Els
tat F. ]. Wood praying your honor
able body to vacate that part of Mil
waukee avenue in Sargent's Plat OF
Cruikshank's Plat of the city Of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, said street being
now known as Third street lying be-
tween blocks No. 10 and II in said
plat, and on motion referred to the
street committee.
The waterworks cammittee re
ported on the petition of Herman F
Loock and others praying your honor
able body to lay, construct and main
tain a water main on Tenth street
south between Oak and Chestnut SITS
reported recommending that the pray