Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-11-30

on their views as to what pavement
should be used to pave our streets.
Whereas, the city Of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, desires to cause to be
paved with Creosoted Wood Block
Pavement, the following street and
portions thereof and market place
in said city to-wit: Grand avenue
between the depot Of the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Com
pany and the bridge across the Wis
constn River; Vine street between
the bridge across the Wisconsin River
and Second street south; Second
street south between Vine street and
Oak street; Second street north be-
tween Oak street and Baker street
including all Of the Market Square;
and First street north between Oak
street and the Green Bay depot.
1t is Ordered by the Common
Council Of said city that the Board
of Public Works Of said city do view
the premises and determine the dam
ages and benefits which will accrue
to each parcel Of real estate by reason
Of all of said contemplated paving of
said streets and portions thereof and
market square; and the entire cost
Of said paving; and the amount that
should be assessed to each parcel OF
such real estate as benefits accruing
thereto by reason Of such contempIat
ed paving, it being understood that
paving as used in this resolution
includes all the necessary preparation
for the proper foundation for said
paving and all other necessary work.
labor and services and materials that
may be necessary to properly do
said paving.
The following petition was pre-
scented, signed by Mrs. l. P. Witter
and "a others:
To the Honorable, the Mayor and
Common Council OF the city OF Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin:
The undersigned residents and tax
payers Of said city respectfully petit
ton your honorable body that you ap
proprtate from the general funds Of
the city the sum of One Thousand
81, 900 Dollars to pay past deficit and
future necessary expenditures in the
regulation and support Of Riverview
Hospital located in said city. And in
this connection we respectfully call
your attention to Section 925-52
Par % Statutes 1898. Resolution for
this purpose annexed to same.
On motion, action on the above
petition was postponed until the
next regular meeting of the council,
and the City Attorney instructed to
look up the legality of such an ap-
preparation and report at the next
regular meeting of the council.
The sewer committee reported on
the petition of James Mason and
others for a sewer from the inter
section of Second Ave, South and
Grand Avenue one block southerly,
recommending that the petition be
granted, if upon soundings being
taken, there is no rock to be encoun-
tered. The work to be done next
spring On motion the report was
received.
The sewer committee reported on
the petition of G. M Hill and others
for sewer on 4th avenue north
recommending that the petition be
granted and work done next spring.
Report received.
Alderman Bamberg presented the
name of E. P. Arpin for supervisor
in the first ward to fill the unxpired
term of w. H. Reeves On motion h
unanimous vote E. P. Arpin was
elected supervisor in the first ward
to fill the unexpired term of w. H.
Reeves.
The Board of Public Works pre-
scented the following statement of the
cost of sprinkling Third street south
during the preceding summer.
We, the undersigned members of
the Board of Public Works of the City
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin do here
by present to the Common Council
of said City complete and accurate
statement of the cost of all sprinkling
during the preceding summer, stating
the cost of each block separately,
| abutting on the street, to-wit: High
| street, Third street south.) The fol-
| lowing report shows the number of
| feet on each side of all of that por-
| ton of Third street south sprink-
led during the past season; also show
the cost of said sprinkling to be
$4,000, also gives the number of feet
and cost of sprinkling to each block;
! also shows that the cost of sprink-
ling amounted to practically five (5)
cents per foot.
Dated this 9Th day Of November,
1911.
W. E. WheeIan, Mayor.
Geo. w. Davis.
c. Getzloff.
E. W. Ellis.
J. J. Jeffrey.
Board of Public Works,
City of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
Neeves' First and Second Additions.
Cost of Fl. in
Spg. Blk.
Block 8, 4 lots, so #. each $1,000 200
Block 9, lots, so it. each 1000 200
Blk. 10, lots, so #. each 1000 200
Blk. II, lots, so #. each 1000 zoo
Blk. u, 4 lots, so #. each 1000 200
Blk. Is, lots, so #. each 1000 200
Blk. p, lots, so #. each 1000 200
Blk. q, lots, so #. each $50 $50
Blk. 20, lots, so it. each 1000 200
Blk. 10, 4 lots, so it. each 1000 200