Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-04
COUNCIL IN
MONTHLY MEET
Will Help Eagles Beautify City For
State Convention-Gives G. A. r.
SIS For Memorial Day.
WOOD COUNTY NATIONAL
BANK CITY DEPOSITORY
Orders Paving of Baker Street, Third
Street and Third Avenue.
(From Wednesdays Daily.


All the aldermen were present.
R. F. Matthews and members of the
decoration committee of the Eagles
appeared before the common council
last evening and stated that they could
secure electric light streamers from
Marshfield to use in this city during
the Eagles convention. The commit
tee asked the city to place these string
ers in position and to furnish current
for their lighting free. The city was
also asked to paint the telephone poles
from the c. M. & st. P. Station TO the
Library building, white for a dis
lance of II feet from the ground The
council agreed to do all the commit
tee asked and a committee of alder
men consisting of Plenke, Gaulke and
Geoghan was appointed to cooper
ate with the Eagles committee in
these matters.
A resolution was passed that all
property owners on Baker, Third
street and Third avenue fronting on
the street where the paving is to be
done, shall put in sewer and water
connections to the curb line
The paving of Baker street, Third
street and Third avenue was author
lied by the council and the Board of
Public Works was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids.
That the three roads leading into the
city, the Biron road, the Seneca road
and the Rudolph Road be fixed for
500 feet with concrete was left over
until the next meeting.
The G. A. R. asked for an appro
priation of $500 to be used in the OBJ
servance of Memorial Day. This was
granted.
1t was agreed that Theodore Chap
man, attorney, should be engaged in
the matter of the bonds for the new
fire hall on the east side.
The ordinance for an eight hour day
for city employees and those doing
contract work for the city brought on
some sharp arguments, but was fin
ally referred to the Board of Public
Works and the street committee.
A petition from the Ahdawagam
Furniture company for the placing
ofthree fire MIGRANTS near their prop
erty was referred to the water COM
mittee.
A petition from Fl. E. Brown, ath-
letic director for the high school,
place banners across the street to adj
vertise a kite tournament, was grant
ed.
The Wood County National Bank
being the highest bidder, was made the
city depository.
The bids of the various banks were
as follows:
Wood County National, 3 1-8 per
cent balanced daily, per cent on over
draft.
Bank Of Grand Rapids 3 per cent,
balanced dolly, per cent overdraft.
First National Bank 2 ga per cent
balanced monthly, 6 per cent over
draft.
Citizens National 21A per cent, ga
per cent on sinking fund.
The Wisconsin Valley Leader was
the only paper bidding on the city
printing and was made the official pa
per on it's bid of so cents per folio.
George w. Mead, J. B. Arpin and
L. A. DeGuare were appointed COM
mittee on the swimming pool.
T. w. Brazeau was re-appointed or
the park commission.
F. H. Jackson was appointed as aid
erman member of the Electric and Wa
ter commission to succeed J. J. JEFF
frey, who is now city attorney.
The report of the city treasurer was
read and adopted.
Complaints about the ditch on the
side of the Rudolph road about mile
from the city were discussed and the
council decided to move the road go
feet from the ditch if the right of
way could be secured.
The usual number Of bills and &C
counts were allowed and the council
adjourned.