Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-05-10

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Same ordered III.
On motion, by unanimous vote OF
| The Council the clerk calling the roll
| the petition for q street lamp at the
+ corner Of Birch and Second st. south,
was. upon recommendation Cf the
r'7ncraI Business Committee, granted
and the light ordered in.
The General business Committee, to
whom had been referred the petition
for stree liohts at the corner Of 9th
and Plu b ST, at Third St. and
Plover s., and at the corner Of
Granite and Elm St. and at the corner
Of Sherman and Elm SITS, recon-
mended that the same be oran-eG, but
p0red until the fall CT 1918. Upon
Council, the clerk calling the roll, the
recommendation was adopted.
The City Engineer reported that
there were a number of sewers that
needed cleaning and advised the pur-
chase Of a Turbine sewer cleaning
machine. On motion, by unanimous
vote of the Council, the clerk calling
the roll, the City Engineer was in
stTUcted to purchase a Turbine sewer
cleaning machine.
The report of the City Engineer on
the matter of opening Seventh St. to
Drake St., was, on motion, by unanl-
nous vote of the Council, the clerk
calling the roll, referred TO the Board
of Public Works with instructions to
have same opened providing same can
be done without buying any Of the
land to be used for the street.
On motion, by unanimous vote Of
he Council the clerk calling the roll
the Street Committee was instructed
to get right Of way for the extension
Of Brown St. . the Sigel road and, il
right OF way cannot be obtained from
the property owners, II was decided
that same would have to be condemn
ed and said street opened.
The petition Tor oil sprinkling OF
Fifth St., from Oak St. to the south
line of the c.. w. Rood property or
Lincoln St., was, on motion, referred
to the Board Of Public Works.
The petition for oil sDrinlding OF
Fifth st. from the library TO the G. B.
& W. depot was, on motion referred
to the Board Of Public Works.
The petition for oil sDrinklinG or
Vine St. between the intersections Of
End and Sd st. was, on notion refer
red to the Board Of Public Works.
The petition for oil sprinkling on
Oak ST. from 4th St. TO 5th ST., was,
on motion, referred to the Board OF
Public Works.
The petition for oil sprinkling on
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the Board Of Public Works.
The petition for oil sDr3nkIing on
Eighth ST., beginning at q point 20 #.
s. Of Oak. St. and extending n. there
from IA feet, also on Oak St. $40 #,
from 7th to 9Th St, was, on morl0--
referred to the Board Of Public
Works.
On motion, by unanimous vote OF
the Council the clerk calling the roll
the City Engineer was instructed to
survey and set stakes on Fourth st.
and Saratoga St. near the John
Smith property and, if upon such sur
yey it is found that any of the prop
ert- owners are occupying any part
Of the street, the Citv Attorney be
instructed to notify them to vacate
same.
The Committee. to whom was refer
red the matter of looking up a loca-
tion for the new fire engine house
suggests the site just north Of Eugene
MjjIer's property on Fifth St. No,
providing same can be used by the
city. Upon motion by vote Of if
teen for and one against. the report
was ado"ted. Alderman Hansen vot-
ing IN the negative.
On motion. by unanimous vote Of
the Council the clerk calling the roll
the petition of the G. A r. asking
that the city donate $500 to defray
expenses on Memorial Day, was
granted.
The EDITION of the town Of Grand
Rapids for drainage connection with
the sewer on Washington Ave. was.
upon motion, referred TO the City At
torney and the Sewer and Water Com
mittee, with instructions to investi-
gate and report at the next regular
meeting.
The bid Of Dan Z. Ellis for furnish
ing all material and painting approx
mately SIX hundred street signs, and
replacing those that are down, for
$185.00 and the painting of the water
hydrants for $4,000 was, upon motion.
referred to the General Business Com
mittee.
The bid Of the Grand Rapids Tri-
bune Co. to print the Council pro-
ceedings and have same printed in
the other two papers of the city at
the rate of go cents per folio was, up
on motion. b. unanimous vote Of the
Council, the clerk calling the roll, &C
cepted, and the Grand RAPIDS Tribune
was declared the official paper for tbs
The combined bid of the four banks
of the city for the city depository of
fered two per cent. on daily balances
and charge six per cent. on loans
was, upon motion by unanimous vote
Of the Council, the clerk calling tbs
roll, accepted and the city clerk in
structed to make arrangements with
/ one bank to do allthe book work.
The bill Of the Geo. E. Hosl1insOr
Estate for refund Of taxes on sprink-
! ling Drake St, was, upon motion, re
/ fevred to the City Engineer.
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