Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
CITY BUDGET
Sl23,731.65
Council Meets in Busy
Session. Herman
Smith Appointed
to Fill Vacancy
in First Ward

All the aldermen were present at
the regular monthly meeting of the
city council last, evening.
The mayor reported that it was nee
.essary to raise s123. .731.6 .65 to cover
the necessary expenditures Of the
city.
The report of the Board Of Pub
lie Works accepting and paying for
the paving work on the east side
and on sidewalks ordered in was
accepted by the council.
Out of the budget of $123, ,731. .65,
$38 900 was for school purposes of
which $500 was for the Continua---
ton School.
The Board of Public Works report
ed the amount of money necessary
for sprinkling purposes as $40, for
water and $132 for oil. The rate for
sprinkIng per front foot was lower
this summer than ever before, being
about c. One half of the expense
Of teamsters is charged to the sprink
ling department and the other half
to the fire department.
A resolution was adopted ordering
a sidewalk on 10th street from Oak
one block north.
a resolution was adopted in favor
of ahving the continuation school
The city attorney reported that
the Rood Construction Co., was not
entitled to a rebate on taxes.
A special committee consisting of
Aldermen Calhns, jackson and Ban-
berg, was appointed to draft resolu--
tions of respect for the late E. G.
Ketchum, was appointed.
A petition, signed by 40 voters of
the First Ward that Herman Smith
be appointed to fill the vacancy as
alderman Of that ward, caused by
the death of E. c. Ketchum, was read
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ted by the council.
A petition for a sewer on Second
Avenue from Grand avenue to the
south line OF Mrs. Golfers prop
erty was referred to sewer commit
tee.
A petition for a street light at the
corner of Oak and Tenth street and
also for a street light at the corner
of Chestnut and Twelfth street, was
referred to the committee on general
business.
A motion to place no more street
lights this year was lost.
A petition signed by all the prop
erty owners who opposed the widen
ing of Oak street and who did not
Sc the city, asking the city to pay
them back the amounts assessed was
referred to the city attorney and the
finance committee.
A communication was received from
the Grand Rapids Electric company,
offering to install nitrogen gas
lights in place of the ark lights now
in use, for $400 NJ. n. Weeks of
the Electric company addressed the
council on this matter and told them
that these lights would use less cur
rent and give more lights than the
ark lights now used. The proposition
was made under the provision that
if the city takes over the plant, with
in eighteen months, it would not
cost so much, but if the city does
not take over the plant in that time
it will cost the city nothing. If, how
ever. the city takes ever the plant,
in ltss than IS months, the city is
to set a reduction on the cost of
S22. % for each month.
The matter of renting the city
scales so that they will bring in a
revenue was left over to the next
meeting.
A representative of the Travellers
Insurance Company addressed the
council on the matter of Liability IN
surance. Taylor & Scott submitted fig
ures on this proposition. The mat
ter was left to the Board of Public
Works
The matter of purchasing an add
ing machine for the city clerks Of
flee was left to the Board of Pub
lie Works.
E. P. Arpin presented a bill for
income tax rebate, which was referred
to the city attorney.
Dr. F. o. Kickbush spoke on the
matter of having inspection of the
meat markets to see that nothing
but good meat be sold 10 the people.
This matter was left to the Board
of Pubic Works.
The usual grist of bills and
accounts was allowed and the ooun-
ell adjourned.
The meeting was a busr one and
kept the members occupied until af-
ter II o'clock
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