Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-06-17

completed publication and posting De
ing more than three weeks prior
hereto.
Now, Therefore, Be II Resolved,
that said portion OF Fifth Ave s,
formerly Spruce street, lying be
tween Grand and Seventh Avenues,
south, be and the same is hereby
declared vacated and permanently
abandoned, and
Be II Purifier Resolved that upon
the adoption Of this Resolution by
this Body, and the approval there
OF that a certified copy hereof shall
be prepared and deposited with said
Wood County National Bank, ana
that said Railway company be no
gifted OF the same in order that it
may authorize the said bank TO de
liver the conveyance and abstracts
Of title to the City Clerk.
Be It Further Resolved that this
Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and read and By unanimous
vote Of the Council the clerk calling
the roll the same was adopted.
Resolution to Pave Grand Avenue.
Be it Resolved, that all that part
or portion OF Grand Avenue in the
city OF Grand Rapids, as now laid out
between the easterly boundary line
Of the night of way OF the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Company
and the westerly boundary line OF
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Company as the same now
crosses said Grand Avenue and as
now laid out. be graded and paved
with brick, the same to rest upon a
concrete foundation Z
Be 1t Further ReoIved, that the
Board OF Public Works OF the city
OF Grand Rapid be and they are here
by directed forthwith to view the
premises affected by asid improve
ment and to determine The damages
and benefits to each parcel Of real
estate affected thereby; to find and
determine the entire costs OF said
contemplated improvement, the bene-
fits and damages which will acrue to
the several parcels OF land affected
thereby, and the amount that should
be assessed under the provisions of
Sections 925-175, R. S, to 925-181, R.
S., to each parcel of such real es-
tate as benefits accruing thereto by
such contemplated Improvement.
JOS. Lukaseski.
The following report OF the City
Attorney was ON motion, and by a
unanimous vote OF the Council adopt
ed.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand
Rapids:
GentIemen:I have examined the
facts, as we'll as the authorities, with
reference to the Petition of Mrs. Bald
epstone, and as far aus l can find, the
assessor acted with perfect good
faith. No objections were made by
the party in question to the tax be
fore the Board of Review, and a vol
untary payment of the tax was made
to the City Treasurer, therefore in
my opinion, the City is under no Ii
ability, and that said petition should
be denied
Respectfully submitted,
Ghas. E. Briere,
City Attorney.
The following report of the City AT
torney was on motion and by a unani
nous vote of the Council, the clerk
calling tue roll, adopted.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and
Common Council of the City OF
Grand Rapids;
| Gentlemen:-I have investigated
claim of Mrs. Andrew Zurfluh, which
fact discloses that claimants cloth
es were injured due to the negligen-
c. of the city officials in operating a
city hydrant. Ordinarily a city is
not liable for any negligence of it's
servants while acting in a governmer
tai function, but authorities hold thai
where a city owns and operates &
water-works system, then and in sud
case, it acts in a private capacity ant
| is liable for all such acts. My opin-
ion is based on State Journal Pub
Fishing Company VS.. Madison, 14>
Wis, 800.
| Claimant through her attorney ha!
agreed to accept Ten ($1O) Dollars
lin full for her claim and there being
no question as to the liability of tht
atty. / would therefore recommend
that said amount be allowed ant
paid as a settlement in full of sale
| claim.
Respectfully submitted,
Chas. E. Briere,
City Attorney.
The City Attorney was ON motion
and by a unanimous vote instructe;
by the Council to cause the propel
notice to be published in accordance
with Sec. 925-1O4 in the matter o
putting in water works in the city o
Grand Rapids, Wis.
On motion and by a unanimou
! vote of the Council the clerk calling
The NIL The -cairls of Paul RiStOM. I