Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-15


it will be done this year as I am in
formed, hence a great deal more wa
ter than has ever been in the-past,
VIII be turned down the east side Of
this Rudolph road.
I sincerely hope that you and each
of you, viii take this matter up and
deal with It as the situation and the
law requires
Yours very respectfully,
D. D. Conway
On motion the Mayor appointed a
committee Of three to investigate the
above complaint and report at the
next regular meeting Of the coun-
ell.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Fl
lis, GetzIaff and Billmeyer the com
mittee.
Alderman Anderson presented two
options on tracts of land in the north
west part OF the city, a acre tract
owned by James Gibney for S850.00
and about a 81 acre tract owned by
~. w. Cochran for $148O.0O.
On motion the city engineer to-
gether with Aldermen Davis, Ander-
son and Ketchum were appointed a
committee, to test the lands to find
what amount OF clay they contain
with authority to purchase the same
if in their judgment they deem ad-
visable by the following vote, the
clerk calling the roll: Ayes Ket-
chum, BiIlmeyer, Davis, Ellis, Nash,
Lukaseski, Prebbanow, Whitrock, Ar
derson, Damon, Payne and Jeffrey.
Nayes-Andrew, Mccarthy, Getzlaff,
and Yeschke.
Moved and seconded that there be
appropriated a sufficient sum of
money to build a retaining wall OPP
posite the library building and that
the city engineer be instructed and
is instructed to prepare plans and sps
cifications of same and that the board
of Public Works advertise for bids
on same, by the following vote, the
clerk calling the roll. Ayes-Billme-
yer, Mccarthy, Davis, Ellis, Getz-
Iaff, Nash, Pribbanow, Anderson,
Payne and Jeffrey. Nayes- Andrew,
Ketchum, Lukaseski, Yeschke, Whit
orck, and Damon.
There was a petition presented
and signed by Chas- Witt and eight
others praying your honorable body
to extend the sewer and water main
on Ninth street north a distance of
four blocks.
On motion the above petition was
referred to the sewer and water-work
committee
There was presented a petition
signed by Herman Wittenberg and
fourteen others praying your honor
able body to place and maintain an
| arc light at the corner of Seventh
avenue and Washington street.
On motion the above petition was
referred to the committee on Gener-
al Business.
There was a communication pre-
scented from H. Il. Sydow and G.. E.
Boles stating that the bridge cross
ing BoIe's Greek on the road located
on what is known as the ReiIand
Packing Co.'S road is, unsafe for
travel and is a public nuisance as the
same now exists and petition your
honorable body to make the same safe
for travel at once.
On motion this was referred to w
A. Johnson with instructions to re
pair and place in a passable condition
at once.
There was presented petition sign
ed by A P. Nimtz and two others
praying your honorable body to con
struct a sewer on Sixteenth street one
block north from Washington avenue
On motion the above petition was
referred to the sewer committee.
There was a petition presented,
signed, Nm. F. Demitz and ten 9th
ers praying your honorable body to
| cause a Waterman to be laid on
Grand avenue west a distance of two
blocks from the intersection OF
Grand avenue and Thirteenth avenue.
On motion the above petition was
referred to the water works commit
| tee.
There was presented an application
from the G. B. & Western R. R. Co.
to construct a spur track as part Of
its railroad system, from a point ON
its main line, about the easterIy line
of Third avenue in a general south
easterly direction along Hooker
street to the mill and mill grounds of
the Consolidated Water Power & Pa
per Co.
On motion the above petition was
referred to Aldermen Jeffrey, Andrew
and Pribbanow with instructions to
report at the next regular meeting
Of the council.
The following application for fran-
chlse was presented by the Elec-
trio & Wster Co.
APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE.
TO THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND RAPIDS, WOOD COUNTY,
WISCONSIN:
The Electric and Water Compan
hereby makes application and asks
that you grant to said Company an
ordinance an4 franchise substantial
" as follows:
An ordinance granting to said
Company the right to construct sAa
maintain a gas plant, including build
ings, tanks, reservoirs, and mach
inerF to manufacture and sell gas.