Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-29
COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Council Chamber, Feb. 18th, 1912.
Council met in adjourned session
President Ellis presiding. Present
Aldermen Bamberg, Abel, BiIlmyre,
Davis, Getzloff, Nash, Gilmaster,
Lukaseski, Pribbanow, Whitrock,
Damon, Mosher, Payne and Jeffrey
Absent Alderman Andrew.
City Attorney Calkins reported on
the question of the day police acting
as truant officers stating that it is
perfectly proper and legal for the day
police to act as truant officers and as
the appointing of truant officers is a
function of the school board he had
notified the school board to this eff
feet
On motion, the report was accepted
and ordered placed on file
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of obtaining offers
to supply electric current to the city |
from the Consolidated and .Centralia
P. & w. P Co. reported no offer
obtainable from either.
On motion the report was accepted |
and ordered placed on file.
The committee to whom was re
ferred the protection of the city from |
high water made the following re-
port:
Grand Rapids, Wis, Feb. 10, 1912.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand |
Rapids.
Gentlemen: Your committee on
protection from high water etc,
reports:
LIST That the dyke near Ketchum'
is high enough.
End That in the judgment of the
committee the expense Of raising the
road near Ketchum's is greater than
the benefits to be gained, and the
committee recommends that petition
be denied.
3rd That there is no danger from
high water from the river on the
west side, the water coming from the
marshes north of the city.
4th. That sea wall should be col
structed from the corner of Miller's
| lot, at rear and upstream to a point
about 100 feet up stream, as sketched
| by the city engineer, to be not less
than four feet at bottom and two feet
at top, provided Miller builds as pro-
jected From the point where this
wall strikes the bank a cement wall
not less than u inches thick is to
replace the present railing for a
sufficient distance to safeguard the
road from overflow.
5th. That committee be ap |
pointed to confer with property owner
from Amusement Hall up, to see if |
they will cooperate with the city in |
building a wall to the Amusement |
Hall corner. If they will pay two |
thirds and City balance of cost, the |
committee advises that the wall be
built
Respectfully submitted,
Signed: Guy Nash, Chairman
VIM. Pribbanow.
F. F. Bilmyre
On motion the report was re-
referred to the committee with in
structions to find what can be done
with the property owners towards
constructing the wall and arrive at
some definite proposition, and build
the city's part of the wall as recon-
mended by the engineer The fol
lowing amendment to the above
motion was added: THAT the city
build cement wall along the iron
railing" The following amendment
ID the amendment was added THAT
the committee be instructed to get SO
cord of rock from 18th Ave. sewer
delivered at the library building.
Tie motion was carried by the follow
ing vote the clerk calling the roll. |
Ayes-Bamberg, Abel, Billmyre.
Davis, Getzloff, Nash, Pribbanow,
Payne and Jeffry. Nayes- Gill
master, Lukaseski, Whitrock. Damon.
Mosher
On motion the question of raising
the road in front of Ketchum's place
was laid on the table.
Moved and seconded that the CITY
sell the surplus rock on 18th Ave.
sewer at $1.0O per cord, take them as
they come. Carried by unanimous
vote
The mayor recommended the fol-
lowing list of officers to act as in
spectors, ballot clerks and clerks of
election for the succeeding two years
and on motion the recommendation of
the mayor was by unanimous vote
approved.
l, the undersigned mayor of the
City of Grand Rapids, do hereby
recommend the following list of
officers TO act as inspectors. ballot
clerks and clerks of election pursuant
to the statutes in such case made and
provided
FIRST WARD.
Inspectors of Election. J. Can
ming, Dennis Mccarthy and Sam