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

council CnamDef, April 1oIn, 1911.
Council met in last session, Pres
ident Ellis presiding.
Present Alderman Andrew, Bamber
Abel Prebbanow, Dixon, Nash, Mo
sher, Payne, and Jeffrey. Absent AL
derman Davis,
On motion the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting was dispens-
ed with
Mr. Chas. Briere appeared before
theCouncil in behalf of the City Band
stating that the band boys had
been very fortunate in getting the ser
vices of Mr.. ]. w Merrill as leader
of the band to succeed Mr.. F. L. Bliss
providing the city would pay Mr.. sMer
rill $500 per month.
On motion by unanimous vote the
Clerk calling the roll Mr.. ]. w. Mer
rill was engaged for one year at a
salary of $500 pei. month.
Mr.. D. NJ Huntington appeared be
fore the Council and stated that the
fire engine needed a new boiler and
that he did not consider ours safe.
On motion the President appointed
d. M. Huntington and Aldermen
Gilmaster and Getzlaff, a committee
to find what the cost of new boil
er would be and report at the next
meeting of the Council
Mr.. Joseph Cohen appeared before
the Council asking that permission
be granted him to have a solid brick
building erected on lot Is, block 80
Nerves Addition to the City of Crane
Rapids.
Mr.. Cohen was. informed that by
filing the proper plans and specifi
cations as per the fire limits ordi
nance with the Clerk the permit would
be granted.
Mr.. Cohen. asked permission O.
the Council to let the building ht
had moved, set where he had plac
ed it. Moved and seconded tha
Mr.. Cohen's building be allowed tt
set where placed.
Motion lost
Moved and seconded that Mr.. Cob
en- be granted permission to move
the building back where it formerly
set.
Motion lost.
The committee to whom was refer
ed the matter of purchasing drop hal
ported that they were unable to COM
to an agreement as one department
| favored the harness and the other di
not.
On motion the report was laid OF
| the table
The sewer committee to whom wa:
referred the petition of Chas. Fand
rick and others praying your honora
BILE body to lay, construct and main
tain four catch basins at the inter
section of Twelfth and Saratoga SITS
reported recommending that the pray
er of the petitioners be granted and
that the necessary catch basins bt
put in on Twelfth street at the same
time.
On motion the report was adopted
and work ordered done by unanimous
vote the Clerk calling the roll.
The committee to whom was referl
ed the petition of the Grand Rapid:
Improvement Association in relation
to the city appropriating $4,000, t
obtain the services Of a landscape
gardner to lay out plan, our riY
er banks and parks reported favor
ably, recommending that the appro
priation be granted On motion the
recommendation was denied by the
following vote, the clerk calling the
roll. Ayes: Andrew, Dixon, Nash
Payne and Jeffrey. Nayes: Bamber
Abel, Billmyre, Getzlaff, Gilmasterl
Lukaseski, Prebbanow and Mosher.
The committee that was appoint
ed to visit Menasha made the follow
ing report:
Grand Rapids. Wisconsin, April 3rd
1911
The Hon, The Mayor and Council
City of Grand Rapids, Wis.
Gentlemen:-Yo commit appoint
ed to inspect the Menasha pumping
works, in which the Diesel engine
is used, would report that they Wis
tied Menasha on March 22nd and were
shown through the plant by the City
Clerk, Mr.. Little, and the Engineer
of the station who explained in de
tail the working of the Diesel engine.