Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-13
water main is laid.

There was presented a petition
signed by Arthur Sickles and 9th
ers praying your honorable body TO lay
and construct sewer on 9Th avenue
south for a distance of two blocks to
Sumner street.
On motion the petition was refer
red to the Sewer Committee.
There was presented a petition
signed by E. ". Turbin and six 9th
ers praying that the sewer on Fourth
street be extended a distance of five
blocks between the intersections of
Witter and Dewey streets with said
Fourth street.
On motion the petition was refer
red to the Sewer Committee.
There was presented petition
signed by G. R. Schuman and three
others praying your honorable body
to have a water main laid on Baker
street from the intersection of 18th
street, west on Baker street a dis
lance Of one block.
On motion the petition was referr-
ed to the water works committee.
There was presented a petition by
the police commission for another MAJ
on the police force.
Moved and seconded that the petit
ton be denied, the Clerk calling the
roll. Ayes: Andrew, Ketchum, Bill
meyer. Mccarthy Getzlaff. Yeschke,
Whitrock and Anderson. Nayes
Davis, Ellis, Nash, Lukaseski, Preb-
banoW, Damon, Payne and Jeffrey.
The vote being a tie the Mayor
voted to deny the petition, and the
petition was denied.
Ordinance No. 166 being an ordi-
nance to amend that part of ordi-
nance No go, pertaining to tariff OF
water rates of the Grand Rapids Wa
ter Works" and to revise said tariff
Of water rates, was presented, and
adopted by a vote of sixteen for and
none against, the Clerk calling the
roll.
(The same may be seen in legal
form)
Ordinance No. 1877 being an ordi-
nance to establish a board of park
commissioners in and for the city of
Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wiscon-
sin, was presented and adopted by a
vote of sixteen for and none against
the Clerk calling the roll
(The same may be seen in Legal
form)
Ordinance No. 1853 being an ordi
nance to constitute a board of review
for the City of Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin in accordance with
Sec. 925-199 of the Wisconsin Statu-
ties, and acts amendatory thereof and
supplementary thereto, was presented
and adopted by a vote of sixteen for
and none against, the Clerk calling
the roll
(The same may be seen in Iegal
form).
Ordinance No. 169 being an ordi.
nance to suppress the practice of the
business Of all palmists and fortune
tellers was presented and adopted
by vote of IA for and two against,
the Clerk calling the roll.
(The same may be seen in legal
form)
1t having been decided to have one
Supervisor and two Aldermen serve
ON the Board of Review for the en-
suing year, the names of SuperYis-
or Edward Lynch and Peter Mccain
ley We're presented as candidates.
Edward Lynch received seven votes
| and Peter McCamley received nine
votes. Peter McCamley having re-
celved the greater number of votes
was declared elected to serve ON the
Board of Review for the ensuing
year.
The names of Aldermen Jeffrey and
Ketchum were presented there being
no other candidates, on motion the
Clerk was instructed to cast a ballot
IN favor of Aldermen Jeffrey and
Ketchum to serve on the Board of
Review for the ensuing year, the bal
lot was cast and Aldermen Jeffrey
and Ketchum were declared elected
to serve on the Board of Review for
the ensuing year.
Mayor Cohen made the following a
pointments on the Library Board,
which were, ON motion, confirmed by
the Council.
f. J. Wood for a term Of three
years to succeed himself and Mrs. G.
J. Kaudy for a term of three years to
fill the vacancy caused by the re-
signation of Mrs. Gibson.
On motion, Aldermen Davis. Bill
meyer and Anderson were appointed
committee for the purpose of con
sidering applications for liquor sell
ers licenses.
Moved and seconded that the ma
terial TO be furnished for repIankfng
the side walk and driveway ON the
wagon bridge be divided equally be-
tween Kellogg Bros. Lbr. Co. and
". A. Marling Lbr. Co. Motion car
ried.
Moved and seconded that the drive
way on the wagon bridge be plank
ed with 3 inch tamarack plank. Mo
ton carried
The committee appointed at the
regular meeting of the council in
May for the purpose of investigating
the road roller and stone crusher pro
position, for city use, reported as