Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Chambers
February 2, 1915,

Council meet in regular session,
Mayor Cohen presiding.
Present Aldermen, Bamberg,
Smith, Gaulke, Schnabel, Garrison,
Mccarthy, Getzlaff, PIinke, Lukas-
eski, Gilmaster. Mueller, Wittrock,
Damon, Jackson, Benniboose, Jeffrey.
The reading of the minutes of the last
previous meeting was, on motion, dispen-
sed with and the minutes approved
George Sherman appeared before the
council and asked that the petition by
John Miles and others praying for water
main on first avenue south aud allowed
by the council on December L, 1914, be
extend to include his property next
south of where the petition called for and
then and there agreed to pay his frontage
! proportion thereon in the regular way
and to waive all further statutory notice
III the matter.
By a unanimous vote of the council the
above request was granted the clerk calling
the roll.
Mrs 0. Dudley appeared before the coun-
ling tax be refunded for the reason that
only a portion of her lot was sprinkled,
and that only few times during the sea
SON On motion and by a unanimous vote
OF the council, the clerk was ordered to
refund to Mrs o. Dudley, S4.60 on account
of error aving been made in the charge
The following petition was presented
and the same referred to the sewer and
| water committee.
! Gil of the City of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin
We, the undersigned res
| idents and freehOlders of the said city, do
| hereby petition your Hon body to lay and
| construct water main in and along 18th
! avenue north, commencing at the inter
| section of said 18th. avenue and Grand
| avenue and run thence nOrtherly, in and
along said 18th. ave- N, for a distance of
| three blocks to Fremont street.
| We hereby waive all further notices in
| this matter and promise to pay pro rata
share of the cost Of said sewer and water
main, and any and all front foot assess
ments made in connection Herewith.
Dated this 10Th day of January, a. D.
Max J. Wittrock,, Frontage, 1872 #; Fred
J. Wittrock, lots; Joe P Posinski, 1 lot;
Adam Moves, lots; Jacob Kleppin, -
| tenberg. 1916 lots; Anton KObza Jr, 2
lots; Lyon Land Co. c. Lyon Pres. g.
lots; John MrOz, lots; William Hill
The following petition was presented and
the same was referred to the sewer and
water committee.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common
| Council of the City of Grand Rapids, Wis
We the undersigned
| citizens and taxpayers of the City of Grand
| Rapids, Wisconsin, dOhereby respectfully
petition your honorable body to cause to be
| laid and constructed q sewer and also a
| water main in said City as follows; On
| thirteenth avenue North from the inter
| section of said thirteenth avenue and
u
said sewer and water main to be of the
size and construction as provided in the
| plans for sewer and water main on file in
the office of the City Engineer, and for this
| we will forever pray.
We hereby waive all statutory notice
| in said matter and promise and agree to
pay our foot front tax for both said sewer
| and water main, and also our pro rata
share of the sewer district tax.
John Miller, 70 front feet, 10 Ave North
Reinhold Kruger, 30 front fit. - Ave
North; Lyon Land Co. Per c. Lyon, $50
front #, 13 Ave. North J. r. Sonnenberg,
80 front #. 10 Ave. North Edw. Otto, 132
front #. Is Ave. North; Emil Neitzel, 100
#. - Ave. North; George Small brook,
132 #. 10 Ave. North; Geo. GermansOn,
80 ft. 10 Ave. North; Ole Marks, 20 ft. 10
Ave. North; Fred Mosher, SO #. 13 Ave.
Mike J. zabawa, 100 it. ID Ave. North;
Mrs. Lilly Zabawa, 100 fit. 13 Ave. North;
Ferdinand Frank, 100 TT. u Ave North;
Ferdinand Heise, 165 fit. 10 Ave. North;
| VIM. Kernin 132 #. 13 Ave. North; Walter
WittrOck, 132 TT. 10 Ave. North.
On motion by unanimous vote of the
Board of Public Works was ordered to
notify taxpayers who have property abut-
ting on that portion of 18th street in the
City of Grand Rapids, Wis. in which water
main and sewer pipe were laid during
1914, to be and appear before said Board
of Public Works at the Library Building
in said City of Grand Rapids on the 9th
day of February 1915, at 80 p. M for
the purpose of settling any disputes with
|
for water main and the said Board of Pub
lie Works is hereby delegated full power
and authority to settle any matters that
may come up in relation to the payment OF
the special assessment. Also to notify
tax payers who have property abutting on
that portion of Grand Avenue in said City,
in which sewer and water main was laid
during 1914, to be and appear before said
Board of Public Works at the City Hall
West Side, on February u, 1915 at Z 80
P NJ for the purpose 0 fsettling any dis
putes with reference to the payment Of
special assessments for water MAN, and
| the said Board of Public Works IS hereby
delegated the same authority with refer
ence to Grand Ave. as it has in the 1lth
street matter.
| as supervisor of the 18th ward, and the
Z same was accepted by a unanimous vote
Mayor Cohen thereupon appointed P
Mulroy as supervisor in the 18th ward, City
of Grand Rapids, to fill the vacancy for
the unexpiTed term caused by the resign
alton of W T. Mobiles which appointment
was ratified by a unanimous vote Of the
council, the clerk calling the roll.
The claim Of 7. F. Johnson for a refund
of taxes on account Of Illegal assessment
was referred to Mayor Cohen. Alderman
The The Claims aG sd Of John D. Smith. Louis
Fourier. August Miller and John Schmick
for refund of taxes on account of illegal
assessment was referred to assessor Clark
Lyon and City Clerk.
whereas Tire Wisconsin Legislature in
a recent act. permits cities towns and vii
lagos by a two thirds vote of their govern
ing bodies, to extend the time Of paying
taxes from February 1st, to March 1st.
without inyOcating penalty Of two per
cent for delinquency, leaving it optional
with the said governing bodies Of the said
municipalities to make such extension,
Now Therefore Be It Resolved, BY the
Mayor and Common Council Of the CITY Of
Grand RaDids, Wood County, Wisconsin,
that the time for paving taxes in this
, city be and if is hereby extended to. and
including the 9th day Of February. a. D.
1915. without payment Of two per cent
penalty. otherwise provided by law
/ Dated this 2nd day Of February, A. D.
, 1915.
Passed approved and adopted by the
, affirmative vote Of the Common Council. the
Clerk calling the roll. The following al
r dermen voting in favor Of said resolution,
to-wit: Bamberg. Smith. Gaulke. Schnab-
FL. Garrison. Mccarthy. Gettzlaff Plinke,
Lukaseski, Gflmaster. Mueller. Wittrock,
| Damon. Jackson. BennibO0se. Jefery.
the said resolution to-wit: None
r The following aldermen absent: None.
J. A. Cohen, Mayor.
!. Attes: Burton L. Brown. City Clerk.
The following petition was presented TO
the council:
= To The Hon. Mayor and Common Council
of The City Of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
: Gentlemen
We, the undersigned mem
E bers of the Police Force of the City Of
. Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. do hereby petit
: ion your Honorable BODY to increase our
| salary, the sum or Five Dollars per month,
and for this we viii forever pray.