Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-25
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Council Chamber, Dec. 2, 1913.

Council met in regular session
Mayer Cohen, presiding. Pres en-:
Aldermen Bamberg, GauIke, Mecca Il J
Edw. F.; Calkins, Mccarthy. E. T.;
Getzlaff, Plenke, Luhaseski, Yeschke
PreDbanoW, Wittrock Damon, Tom
syck and Jeffrey. Absent: Aldermen
Ketchum and Grain.
On motion the reading OF the min
utes of the last meeting of the coun-
Gil was dispensed with.
The committee ong eneraI business
reporr ed on tie petition of VIM. A.
Berg and others for a street light
on Grant street near the st. P. Ry
crossing, recommending that the pc
tition be granted.
On motion by unanimous vote, the
clerk calling the roll, the report was
accepted.
Committee on general business
made the following report:
We, the undersigned comma ttee, to
whom was referred the claim of Isaac
P. Witter for tresrass ON his lots
abutting on 7th street find:
1. That said Isaac P. Witter is the
owner of a long lot, 2O4 feet by 50
feet, abCtting on said 7th street, ana
2. That the city of Grand Rapids,
did without Mr.. Writer'S consent and
without compensate ON therefor fill IN
a strip 80 feett wide ard 204 feet
long on said lot, leaving said Wit
ter only 20 foot strip 2O4 feet
long and we would recommend that
the city do forthwith abandon the
said 30 foot strip 204 feet in length
to Mr. Witter and if he so desires
it that said city remove such. filling
as they caused to be placed thereon.
Respectfully submitted, this End
day of December, 1913.
J. J. Lukaseski
Nick Tomsyck,
E. T. Mccarthy.
On motion the petition of Louis
Painter and others fer an arc light
at the corner of Ninth and Prospect
streets was referred to the COM
mittee on general business.
On motion the petition of w. G.
Henke and others praying your hon
orable body to cut Oak street be
tween. 18th and 18th streets, to the
proper grade and dress the surface
with proper material to make a hard
dry roadway, was referred to the
street committee
On molten the petition Of A
Ramps and others for an arc light at
the corner of Saratoga and 18TH
streets was referred to the committee
On general business.
The committee on. general business
reported on the petition of R. F.
Matthews and others for a street
light at the intersection Of Saratoga
and Fourth streets, recommending
ILClI LIIC pCtIIIOIL DN1 utIISI.
On motion the report was accepted.
On motion the PROPOSE ion from theI
village of Port Edwards in. straight |
ening out the river road was re
ferred to the street committee
On motion the communication from |
E. P Arpin in regard to dredging !
canal, from railroad Greek to the
Rood drainage ditch, a distance OF /
about 80 rods, for the purpose Of
an overflow of the Wis
oonsin river during high water, was
referred to Aldermen Getzlaff, Jeff
rey, Calkins and Engineer PhilIeo.
On motion the request Of A. B.
5utor asking the city to furnish an
abstract of the property purchased
rom the City last month, was grant
I'd by a unanimous vote, the clerk
Ealing the roll and the Mayor in
'tructed to have an abstract drawn
If same
The report of the sealer Of
and Measures, was present
d and on motion was ordered placed
N file
The resignation of joe Grain, Alder
nan in the Eighth ward, was pre-
ented, and on motion accepted.
The Mayor appointed Herman Bin
peboese, alderman in the Eighth
ward to fill the unexpired term OF
oe Grain, resigned.
On motion by unanimous vote, the
Jerk calling the roll, the appoint
lent was confirmed. II
On motion by vote Of eleven for
nd three against the following bills
ere allowed.
go. Waterman, drayage ....$ l 40
labor waterworks. :. 206 80 ..