Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-11
tor and seven AGAINST.

for and seven against.
The Mayor appointed Sam Parker
as dog tax collector.
On motion the appointment was
confirmed.
Moved and seconded that the city
engineer and superintendent Of wa
ter works sink wells on the Webb
property at once.
On motion the city attorney was
Instructed to take up the matter of
bonds for the purchase Of a Diesel
engine.
There was a petition presented 5 ig
ed by John Nimtz and four others
praying your honorable body to ex-
tend and put in water pipes on Wash
ington avenue at the same time the
sewer is put in, from Sixteenth street
to Eighteenth street.
On motion the petition was gran
ed by unanimous vote, the clerk call
ing the roll.
On motion the petition for a sew
er on Chestnut street was referred
TO the sewer committee.
On motion the petition t o sprink-
le First street north was referred to
the Board of Public Works and City
Engineer.
On motion the petition to have 1st
ayeiue south repaired was referred
to the street committee.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and adopted by a vote of four
teen for and one against, the clerk
calling the roll.
WHEREAS, The statutes of the
State Of Wisconsin, Sections, 925-
100, to 925-1O6, provide for the assess
ment by the Board of Public Works,
of all lot owners abutting on streets
wherein water mains are laid for De
tial payment for the laying of said
water mains
THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED
That the Board of Public Works is
hereby directed by the Common Coul
ell to enforce that part of the Sta
tutes of the state of Wisconsin, hereil
referred to, and assess all property
owners abutting on streets wherein
water mains are ordered to be laid
in accordance with the provisions o.
law in such case made and provided
Dated at the City of Grand Rapids
this End day of July A. D. 912.
J. ]. Jeffrey
were presented by the Board of Parl
Commissioners.
We, the undersigned Park Commits
sioners, having. been appointed BY
the Mayor of the city of Grand Ran
ids to look after the parks and N Ans
recommendations for the improve
ments as we deem wise and neces
sary, do hereby recommend to tht
Council the following improvements:
LIST. We recommend that a cemen
curbing be placed around the iLbrar!
Park on the Feast side of the river
where it is now lacking, and that il
putting in this curbing a platform
five feet by four feet be made around
the drinking fountain so as to dc
away with that unsightIy wooden base
which is there now.
End. We recommend that city en-
gineer lay out a foot path about foul
feet wide and same be filled in with
crushed rock, to take the place OF
the path now leading across the parl
| 3rd. We recommend that trees be
planted between the curb and the
side walk from the Library building
extending towards the Christian
| Science church aus far as the proper.
ty extends.
4th. We recommend that park
benches four feet long be purchased
say twenty-five or thirty, similar to
those in the park of the Consolidat
ed Water Power & Paper Company
which can be had for $500 each deli
cred i'm the city.
9Th. On account of the pedestrians
walking across the round grass plat
in front of the entrance of the Lii.
brary building and wearing away the
grass, etc, we recommend that a fenc.
be put on the south side of the side
walk between the side walk and sha6
trees, fence to be similar to fence on
the bank of the river.
9Th. We recommend that start
be made on embarrassing the Robin
son Park.
You will notice from the above
that We have confined our attentions
particularly to the Library Park on
the East side as we realize that we
cannot improve all the parks at once
| and We prefer to make such improve
ments as are absolutely necessary
to one park at a time. The ex-
pense of improvements as recon-
mended is very, very small
The commissioners also recommend
that some of the principle streets and
roads within the city limits be maca-
damized or paved or clayed, and that
We recommend the use of oil for
sprinkIing in place of water where
the streets have been properly pre-
pared.
F. MacKinnon, chairman
n. Reiland.
Hannah M. Conway.
E. Roenius.
Mrs. George w. Paulus.
Park Commissioners.
E. B. BEDFORD, Sec.