Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-18

for the ensuing year and will pay
3 Is per cent per annum on the daily
balances, interest credited monthly.
When the city is without funds our
rate will be per cent per annum on
orders carried, interest payable
monthly. This bid made with the I'M
derstanding that if we are favored
with the city account that we areto
r eceive on deposit all city moneys in
Guiding the sinking fund, and it is
agreed that a balance in any account
would act as an offset against orders
carried Of another account which had
no balance
Yours respectfully,
Guy o. Babcock, Cashier.
The mayor made the following ap-
pointments, which were duly ratified.
by unanimous vote of the council.
Committee on Swimming Pool-Geo.
W. Mead, J. B. Arpin, and L. A. De-
Guere.
Park Commissioner to succeed E.
P. Arpin, T. w. Brazeau.
On the Electric and Water Com
mission to succeed J. J. Jeffrey, AL
derman F. H. Jackson.
On motion by unanimous vote Of
the council, the matter of changing
the portion of the Rudolph Road.
buying the necessary land to make
such change and doing such other
things as may be necessary in said
| matter, was referred to a committee
consisting of the mayor, city attor-
ney and city engineer. Said committee
to have full power to act in all mat
ters including the purchase of the ne
cessary land, without further action
Of the council.
1nasmuch as Wood county appro-
priated 100000 for the purpose of
paving outlying roads, on motion, it
was decided by unanimous vote of the
council, the clerk calling the roll, that
the city appropriate a like sum, and
that they pave five hundred feet on
the Biron road near the ice house and
raise said road from two to four feet
as is necessary and that they pave
| five hundred feet on the Rudolph road
leading into the city and that they
pave five hundred feet on the Seneca
road leading into the city, with con-
crete, sixteen feet wide and that the
board of public works is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to advertise
for bids in said matter.
Upon motion, the common council
ordered the paving done on Third
Avenue South, Third street south and
Baker street and authorized the Board
of Public Works to advertise for bids
| for same.
The following bills were allowed by
unanimous vote of the council, the
clerk calling the roll:
| Henry Fritz, labor ----S 900
Bossert Coal Co., coal and use
of pump $40
J. D. Gibson, railway fare 1.76
Frank Kilian, burying dog 1.50
Wood Co. Reporter printing 7.20
Kellogg Bros. Lbr. Co. supplies 210.39
J. Holmes, supplies and repair
ing 1916
| E. [. Philleo, services for Apr 104.00
W. A. Marling, supplies 1904
Johnson & Hill Co., hardware
supplies 2.75
Louis Laramie, painting safe LOO
Hart Mfg. Co., supplies to west
side city hall --------- lis
J. D. Smith, hardware supplies 11.20
G. A. Philleo, cartage---- rs
Peter McCamley, services---- 1926
| Geo. T. Rowland & Son, sup
plies ---------------- 700
Worden-Allen Co., steel sup
plies ----------------- 327.39
W. E. Dee, sewer pipe 203.80
Electric & W. Co. city light
ing ---------------------- 383.76
A. B. Bever, clerk of circuit
court, fees NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 800
Gutta Percha & Ruber Co.,
fire hose ----------------13 1860
MacKinnon Mfg. Co., boiler
truck ------------------ 1000
J. E. Farley, plumbing sup
plies ----------------------- 6.72
Jackan & Tomsyck poor orders 6.26
Nash Hardware Co., hardware
supplies 1898
Wood County Telephone Co.,
telephone service ------- 1913
Grand Rapids, Wis, May End 1916
To the mayor and common council
of the city of Grand Rapids.
Gentlemen: [ beg leave to report
to your honorable body the total
amount paid out, on my order, by the
city of Grand Rapids for the support
of the poor for the year ending May
1st, 1915, as follows:
George Smith ------$ 1901
VIM. Warantz --------- 1895
Mrs. Dora Eichorn ------- 23.72
A. Mishenick --------- 455
B. J. Lewis ----------- 22.63
Casmer Rybitski -------- 1869
James Love ------ 1854