Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-10

ing to sewer plans and specifications
| by unanimous vote, the Clerk calling
| the roll
| The sewer committee reported on
the petition Of VIM Noltner and o.
theirs for a sewer and water main ON
9th street south, from Oak street to
! Chestnut street, recommending that
| the petition be denied as there was
only y signers and 81 residents.
On motion the report and petition
was referred to the city engineer to
| ascertain if there We're signers e
nough to grant the petition, and re-
port at the next meeting of the coun
ell
The board of public works report
ed that at their meeting March 7th,
| 1918, they adopted the request from
the Railroad Commission of Wiscon-
sin dated March 9Th, 1913, by charg-
ing the city at large $500 per month
for each live hydrant also put meters
in all schools and public buildings
and charge them schedule rates for
water.
On motion by unanimous vote the
| Clerk calling the roll the council con,
firmed the action of the Board of
Public Works.
On motion the Clerk was instruct
ed to get quotations ON sewer pipe
from the different sewer pipe firms.
| On motion the City Attorney was
| instructed to take the necessary le-
gal steps for the city to obtain pos
session of the Electric & Water Co. IS
plant.
| On motion the City Attorney was
| instructed to draw an ordinance for
| the purpose of creating a board of
J commissioners to be known as the
| Electric, Water and Power Commits
SionerS
There was petition presented sing
! ed by Alex Mindak and IA others
praying your honorable body to take
out the sewer pipe crossings on the
north side of Grand avenue at 18th,
18th and 18th avenues and replace
them with regular wood culyerts.
On motion the petition was referr-
ed to the street committee with in
structions to report at the next meet
ling of the council.
On motion the City Engineer was
instructed to repair Fremont street
as soon ais possible, by unanimous
vote, the Clerk calling the roll.
There was a petition presented
signed by Felix Smolark and Al O.
theirs praying your honorable body
for an extension of 10th avenue nortl
from the 500 line tracks to the Sd
| gel road, a distance of about one
| fourth mile.
On motion the petition was referT
ed to the street committee and in
structed to report at the next meet,
ing of the council
hSNS was pCltlAOIL tUOoSiASNO1ci
a street light to be placed at the
intersection Of Baker and 10th street
On motion, same was referred tC
the committee on General Business.
Mayor Cohen presented the name
of w. T. Jones for Superintendent
of Public Works in compliance with
| ordinance No. 173. Moved and Sc
conded that the Mayors appointment
be confirmed. Motion lost.
| Mayor Cohen then presented the
name OF Gust Schuman for Superin,
tendsnt of Public Works in compi
ance with ordinance No. 173. Moved
and seconded that the Mayors ap
pointment be confirmed. Motion car
ried by the following vote, the Clerk
calling the roll Ayes-Billmeyre Nj
Carthy, Ellis, Getzloff, Nash. Lukas,
esh, Yeschke, Anderson and Damon
Nayes-Prebbanow Wittrock, and
Jeffrey.
/ A resolution was introduced by AL
derman Lukaseski, whereby the stan
dard working day for all laborine
men in the employment of the city
of Grand Rapids should be eight hours
per day from and after the first day
of May, 1913.
On motion, the resolution was laid
over for the new council
On motion by unanimous vote, the
Clerk calling the roll the following
bills were allowed:
H. A. Benjamin, IS fohos at
nc $3.50. ....'.'.S ~ -
A. l. Fontaine, printing 5S 6O
Gottschalk & Anderson, poor
orders -. 10 S.
G. R. Electric Cop jumping 247 IS
G. r. Electric Co., lighting SO2 a
Jensen Bros. repairing scales ) "a
Fairbanks Morse & Co. try
out books 49,. 81
r. H Gle Pub. Co. election
supplies $3.50. $3.50. %
Geo. w. Baker & Son buster Is
E. l. Philleo, services $500. As 90