Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
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lows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin.
Gentlemen
We, your committee appointed to
confer with VIM. Johnson and try
and effect settlement for his injury,
beg leave TO report that we met with
Mr.. Johnson and DR. Pomainville and
are advised by DIR Pomainville that
Mr.. Johnson is still disabled about
| 25 per cent and will probably always
be disabled. We suggest that he be
paid $500 in full settlement and are
advised by Mr. G. E. Briere, Mr..
Johnson's attorney, that full releaIs-
es will be given the city upon the
payment of the said sum.
All of which is resp ectfully sub
mitted-
Dated August 4, 1914.
Frank w Calhins,
A. c. Gilmaster
F. M Schnabel,
Committee.
Grand Rapids Wis, Aug. 4, 1914.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Grand Rap
ids, Wisconsin.
| Gentlemen
In re William Johnson,
VS.. City of Grand Rapids.
| At the request of one of the mem
| bers of your Special Committee, in
the above entitled matter l investi
gated the law, applicable in the case
of William Johnson and find that
the law, as it existed at the time of
his injury would entitle him to re-
ceive, in addition to the hospital bills
etc, IS per cent of his loss in wage,
until said sum would aggregate four
times his annual income. This might
entitIe him if permanently disabled,
to about 100000, collectable week
ly, after figuring his loss of wage
earning on account of his injury and
might draw out the liability of the
city for several years until said ag-
gregate sum is paid to him. The law
at the present time limits this liabil
ity to a less sum, but l am convinc-
ed that the City's liability would be
determined according to the law as it
existed at the time of his injury and
l would therefore recommend as fay
orable an adjustment as the commit
tee might make for a lump sum, less
than the Cityis aggregate liability.
Dated this 4th day of Aug D.,
1914.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
G. P. Hambrecht,
City Attorney.
The above report of the committee
was adopted by unanimous vote OF
the Council, the Clerk caIlign the
roll and the Clerk ordered to pay
Mr.. Johnson $4,000 in final settle
ment of his claim upon presentation
of proper release approved by City
Attorney.
The street Committee reported as
follows:
Grand Rapids, Wis, July 3, 1914.
To the Hon Mayor and Common
CounciI of Grand Ranids
Gentlemen
We, the undersigned petition your
honorable body, to lay out and grade
for a sidewalk on the easterly side |
of (S) ave. south beginning ON CD |
ave and thence running north one
block.
We the committee to whom was
referred the within petition beg to |
report that we do not see fit to grant
this petition, as it stands at present /
for the reason that it would be a
block of walk without a connecting
walk at either end, and would sug
gest that the petitions herein ex-
tend this petition to cover and in
clude the block next north of the
one referred to in this petition.
Chris Gettslaff
Chr. Street Committee
H F. Gaulke
Petitioners
Thomas Bratton
NJ. n. Carey by
C. E. Boles, his agent.
Grand Rapids Street R.R. Co. by
H F. Kempfert, Supt.