Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

Clerk. President
Council Chamber, April Is, 1912.
New council called to order by
Mayor Cohen. Present Aldermen,
Andrew, Ketchum, BiIlmeyer, Nc
Carthy, Davis, Ellis, Getzlaff, Nash,
Lukaseski, Yeschke, Prtbbanow, Wit
rock, Damon, Mosher, Payne and
Jeffrey.
Mayor Cohen addressed the coun
ell making the following suggestions
which We're on motion by unanimous
vote the Clerk calling the roll or
dered spread upon the minutes.
Gentlemen, and Common Council
of the City Of Grand Rapids:
Z assume this office as your May
or with great pleasure. It is my
earnest desire to get your co-opera-
ton to my office, and give me your
united support in the good work l
want to accomplish Without your
support I am unable to accomplish
anything. With it we can make this
Administration a success. We must
make good to the City of Grand Rap
ids by all means and make a good
showing for this Administration.
1t is impossible for me to appoint
all of you Aldermen to chairmanships
but I want all of you gentlemen who
will be appointed, to work in har-
mony and put your shoulders to
the wheel as a Get-to-Gether Club,
and give the City of Grand Rapids
the best Administration ever had.
| I would like to make the following
suggestions, and hope to have your
earnest support in the same:
l. To give the City of Grand
Rapids a good, clean, administration
2. Business System. Everything
to be done on business principles
\ dollars worth of service for e
very dollar of taxes collected.
3. Our City Clerk to keep a set
of books, whereby the Receipts and
Disbursements of the several depart
ments of the city affairs can be east
ly ascertained.
f. Our City Water Works to be {
separate department. Purchase al
materials necessary and pay fol
same. Open a separate bank accoun
for this departmental and at the enc
of the year if any surplus is on hanC
such surplus to be loaned to the City
without any interest. This will en-
able our City Water Works to pro
vide for a rainy day in the future
Revise our water rates so as to have
a uniform graded scale of charges
and not to interfere with the Rate
Commissioners.
). To pay our City Iaborers e
very two weeks.
6. To purchase a Stone Crushel
and Steam Roller, and fix UP om
streets where it is most necessary.
Z. To build a FireBngine House
and have a paid-up Fire Department
consisting of at least three men. The
said Engine House to be located or
the west side. Purchase two hors
es for sand purposes, SO as not tt
interfere with the Volunteer Fire De
pertinent on the East Side.
8. To instruct the City Civil En-
gineer to stake out paths in tht
Library Park for cement walks, OF
the east side, and purchase one doz
en- Park Benches for said Park.
g. All policemen to be dressed
in like uniform, with belts and
Billy clubs, and make good ap
| pearance and have the day and night
! forces alternate every two weeks.
The following appointments Were
made by Mayor Cohen which We're
on motion, unanimously confirmed by
the council
City Attorney-Geo. P. Hambrecht.
City Clefiz-M. G. Gordon.
Health Commissioner F. X
Pomainville
City Engineer-Edw. PhilIeo.
Poor Commissioner-Peter Mccain
| ley.
| Supt, of Fire Engine and Library
Building-D, NJ. Huntington.
Supt Of Waterw0rks- Fred Pfeiffe1
Police and Fire Commissioner for
a term of five years-F. 6. Gilkey,
to succeed Robt. G. Rowland
Library Gommissioner-Mrs. G. J.
Kaudy.
Committees.
Finance Aldermen, Nash, Ketch.
um, and Yeschke.
General Observation-Disclosures, Pay.
ne, Lukaseski and Mosher-
SFeets-Aldermen, Ellis, Pribban.
ow and Mccarthy
Sidewalks AldermeR, Getzlaff, Lu.
kaseski, and Damon.
Observation-Disclosures, Davis, An.
drew and Pribbanow.
Sewers-Alderplen, Jeffrey, Bill
meyer and Witreck.
Board of Public Works Mayor Co.
hen, Aldermen Ellis, Getzlaff, Dav-
/ is, and Jeffrey.
| On motion by unanimous vote the
/ Clerk was instructed to cast a ballot
in fagCr of E. Ellis for president of
the council for the ensuing year. The
ballot was cast and Z. W. Ellis de-
! elaped elected president of the coun-
ell for the ensuing year,
On motion the bonds of the City
Treasurer were fixed at $3.50, 900 and
the bonds of the City Clerk at $10,-
600.
On motion the City Clerk was in