Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-18

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was on motion referred to the com
mittee on general business.
The following resolution was re
ferred by Alderman Edw. F. Nc
Carthy and seconded by Alderman
Getzlaff:
Resolution.
Whereas. the city of Grand Rapids,
now owns a strip of land eleven feet
wide on the northeasterly corner of
Oak and Second streets, the same
being the land left from that tract
bought from the John Mccarthy es-
tate, at the time Of widening said
Oak street, and
Whereas, several prospective pur-
chasers have made proposals to pur-
chase said eleven foot tract, the high
est offer being SIPS for said tract,
Now Therefore, Be 1t Resolved,
that the Board of Public Works be
and they hereby are authorized to
sell said tract, more particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
All that part of lot number One
! (1) of Block number Fifteen 90
sometimes called Block Thirty 600
of Neeves' First and Second Add
ton to the village (now city, Of
Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wiscon-
sin, lying northeast of Oak street
as now widened and extended.
For a sum of money not less than
$1125O0 and for as much more as
they are able to get.
Be 1t Further Resolved That said
Board of Public Works advertise said
property for sale in the official paper
at least once before said sale can be
made
Be It FurtherResolved, That after
the Board of Public Works have
found a purchaser, pursuant to this
resolution then, the Mayor and City
Clerk be and they hereby are author
lied and instructed to execute to
such purchaser a quit claim deed to
said premises, executed in due form.
and that the money so received shall
be deposited in the general fund by
said Board of Public Works.
The resolution was adopted with
but one dissenting vote, Alderman
Jeffrey voting nay.
Ordinance No. 179 being an ordi-
nance directing the issue of general
street improvement bonds of the city
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. to the
amount of $4,000 and providing for
the payment thereof was presented
and adopted by vote of thirteen for
and none against. CThe same may
be seen in legal form)
Ordinance No. 17S being an ordi-
nance to amend section Of chapter
[, Of Ordinance No. III which is an
ordinance in relation to the rules of
the road for the city of Grand Rapids
said section pertaining to vehicles
stopping at the curb was presented
and adopted by unanimous vote, the
| clerk calling the roll. The same may
be seen in legal form.
Ordinance No 1870 being an ordi-
nance to regulate trains and locomo
tives in the city of Grand Rapids.
was presented and adopted by unani-
nous vote, the clerk calling the roll.
The same may be seen in legal form.
Ordinance No 1S1 being an ordi-
nance to regulate railroad trains with
in the city limits was presented and
adopted by unanimous vote, the clerk
calling the roll. The same may be
seen in legal form.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and adopted by vote of
eleven for and two against, Alder
men Yeschke and Lukasesh voting
against the resolution.
Resolution.
Whereas, Chapter 4S9 of the Laws
of 1918. has created two new Sec
tons of the Wisconsin Statutes, pro
viding, among other things, that the
Chief of the fire department in every
city, village or town is hereby con-
stituted a Deputy Fire Marshall,
whose duty, in addition to the power
and duties of other Deputy Fire Mar
shalls. is to inspect all buildings,
premises and public thoroughfares
within the fire limits of incorporated
cities, etc, at least once in every
three months, and all property out
side of the fire limits, at least once
in every six months. and to make
written reports thereof to the Coun-
ell and State Fire Marshall, and
Whereas, An inspection of this kin
viii require the services of a man
for approximately thirty days each,
four times a year, the expense where
of will approximate $500 on each side
of the river, in said city of Grand