Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

City Attorney.
The following resolution was pre-
scented:
Resolved: % That there re ana.
hereby is appropriated out of the
general funds of this city the sum of
One Thousand ($1,OOO.OO Dollors to
be used in past deficit and future
necessary expenditures in the regu
lation and support of Riverview Hos
pitaI in this city
~. That the mayor, clerk and
treasurer be authorized to make such
payment on presentation of claims
duly verified by some member of the
hospital management and having the
approval endorsed thereon of the city
physician On motion the resolution
was lost by a vote Of II against and
for the resolution.
Moved and seconded that the city
do not do any paving during the year
1912 but that it proceed to make all
sewer and water connections and cross
wafer main connections from the c.
NJ & St. P. Ry. to the G. B. & w.
! Ry.
There was presented to the Mayor
and common council the following
petition:
We, the undersigned residents and
legally qualified electors of the city
of Grand Rapids being favorably i'm
pressed with the idea of the com
mission form Of government for this
city as provided by the statutes of
this state and Chapter AS of the law
of 1909, as amended by Chapter 387
laws of 1911, hereby petition that you
issue proclamation and cause a special
election to be held at which shall be
submitted the question: Shall the
plan to reorganize the city of Grand
| Rapids, Wisconsin, under sections 925
M-3O1 to 925 M-318 inclusive of the
statutes be adopted?" and this we
will ever pray.
Dated November 1911.
Signed by about 400 electors.
| The petition was referred to the
City Attorney.
There was presented Ordinance No.
164 being an ordinance to change the
name Of Mulberry street in the city
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, to Witter
! street and the name OF Witter street
to Mulberry street and on motion
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calling the roll.
| (The same may be seen in legal
form)
The Common Council OF the City
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, do or
dain as follows:
Section 1. The name of Mulberry
! street in said City of Grand Rapids,
! Wisconsin, being the street which
runs from Second street south in sale
city in a southeasterly direction to
Lincoln street in said City is hereby
Changed to Witter street.
Section ,. The name of Witter
street in said city being the srteet
which runs from Third street south
in said City in a. southeasterly
direction on the northeasterIy side of
Blocks Nos. One % and Nine 90
of Gardner's Addition to said City,
I and along the northeasterly side Of
Block No. One % of Wisconsin
Heights Addition in said city for a
distance of three blocks is hereby
changed to Mulberry street.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after the date of its passage and pub
/ LEGATION.
Passed, adopted and approved
December ., 1911
". E. Wheelan, Mayor.
Attest: NJ. G. Gordon
City Clerk
On motion by unanimous vote the
clerk calling the roll the following
bills were allowed:
Electric & Water Co., pump
ing Nov, .... ..-..S 26l 90
Electric & Water Co. lights
Nov, -. -. -. 876 IA
F. Lamberton, drayage -. 20
Ed. Radke, drayage ..... 25
J. J. Canning, drayage 1870 rs
Fred Loock, killing and bury
ing dog 49,. $3.50. so
Anton Anderson, burying dog l so
Grand Rapids Foundry Co.,
scales. and catch basins 22g IS