Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-13

Ton OF the break and 10 the previous
condition of patient and his injured
eg-
Yours respectfully,
Frank Pomainville,
Health COMM ssioner
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, February
4th, 1913 t
To The Honorable Mayor and Com /
mon Council, of the City Of Grand |
Rapids, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: On January oath, 1913 |
l wrote TO the Industrial Commission
Of Wisconsin, concerning the status |
Of the case of William Johnson, as
follows, to-wit:
"On July Goth, 1911, William John |
son, a day laborer working for the |
City of Grand Rapids, at S1.75 per day |
was injured by the caving in of an |
at the place where he |
was working The accident caused /
a severe fracture of his ankle bones, |
which took nearly a year to heal, and |
IN the process of healing shortnaed
his leg a trifIe. His leg still both
ers him and probably will bother him
for several years. Johnson being an
elderly man and subject to rheuma-
tisnl, aggravated by alcoholism Since
the injury, hte City has been pay
Workman's Compensation Law. Mr..
Johnson was not rugged, nor was he
active at the time of the injury, he
having been a saloon keeper several
years prior thereto. The doctor now
Informs me that Johnson probably
will never be able to do hard manual
work, partly on account OF the INJURY
to his leg. Johnson is now tending
bar and earning fair wages.
THE Mayor wants me to ascertain
from you the right of the City and
the rights of Mr. Johnson in the pres
ent case, under the Workman's Com
pensation Act. 1t appears to me that
the City is liable SO long as Johnson
suffers in any way from his injury,
but would like to get the information
of your Committee on this matter, so
that I may submit it to our Mayor
and Common Council, not la .er than
Tuesday, February 4th, next. ; will
appreciate your cooperation j. this
matter"
received a reply to the aboTe let
ters, as follows:
'Tn re William Johnson VS.. City
of Grand Rapids.
Under the provisions of the Com
pensation Act the employee, injured
growing out of and incidental tc his
employment, is entitled to receive
from the employer such medical and
surgical treatment, medicine, supplies
etc, reasonably necessary at the time
Of the accident and thereafter fer
ninety days, to relieve and cure him
from the effects of the injury. In
addition TO the medical and surgical
treatment, the employee is entitled
to an indemnity of So per cent of his
average weekly wage while totally dis
abled While practically disabled,
the employee is entitled to SIS per
cent of his loss in wage. In no e
vent can the injured employee recoV-7
er more than four times his average
annual wage.
In your letter you state that viii
liam Johnson, at the time of the ac-
cident, was receiving $1.75 per day.
At this figure his average weekly wa
would be $1,000 and while totally dis
abled he is entitled to receive from
the City $685. per week. For any
period of partial disability he is en-
titled to receive an indemnity of IS
per cent of his loss in wage,
(Signed:) Industrial Commission
L. A Farrell, Chief Examiner.
This correspondence is submitted
for your information, to be used in
connection with the Report of the
City Health Commissioner. All of
which is respectfully submitted.
Dated at the City of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, this 4th day of February,
A. D. 1913.
Geo. P. Hambrecht,
City Attorney.
Moved and seconded that VIM.
Johnson be allowed $1.O0 per week
providing he is drawing a salary of
$500 per week at present.
Motion carried by the following
vote the Clerk calling the roll.
Ayes: Andrew, Billmeyre, Davis
Gettzlaff, Nash, Yeschke, Whitrock,
Anderson, Payne and Jeffrey.
Nayes: -McCarthy, Luwkaseski.
The committee to whom was refer |
red the application of the Electric
& Water Co. for gas franchise re- |
ported recommending that the petit |
ton be denied for the reason that |
the Electric & Water company did |
not specify when they intended to in
stall the plant.
On motion the report was accept
ed.
The following resolution was pres
ented by alderman Whitrock and on
motion. adopted by the following
vote the Clerk calling the roll
Ayes: -Bilhmeyre, Mccarthy, Getz-
laff, Lukaseski, Yeschke, Whitrock,
Payne and Jeffrey.
Hayes: Davis, Nash ard
Anderson,
WHEREAS the Grand RapiCs Elec-
trio company started and Was for
many years operating under and by
City of Grand Rapids, and
WHEREAS in the granting Of said
franchise the city reserved theright
or ODtiOu to purchase the entire plan