Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

t.OuGcll tu}EmDeESy Dec. 4, Jb1f.
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Ellis presiding. Present: Aldermen Arpln,
Bamberg, Hefscr, Link, Geog nan, HalVor-
SEN RopniuS. Plenke, Gilmaster Bealer,
Whitr0ck, Kruger, Damon and Lsmense.
Absent: Alderman Hansen.
ON motion by unanimous vote Of the
council. the clerk calling the roll, the fol
lowing reports of the Board Of Public
November END, 1917
The Board of Public Works met pursu
ant to published notice for the purpose Of
receiving bids for the plumbing and hsat-
ing OF the new Ere house.
Present: Mayor Ellis Aldermen Jack
son and GilmaSter.
On motion by unanimous yote, Of the
board the bid OF J. q. Farley for Thirteen
Hundred and Fifty (S135000) Dollars for
the complete heating system was accepted.
On motion by unanimous vote OF the
ing and Heating Company for Five Hun
bred and Fifteen Dollars for the complete
plumbing system was accepted:
Board of Public Works.
December 3rd 1917
The Board of Public Works met Decem
Der 3rd 1917. Present: Mayor Ellis: Alder
men RoeniuS, Gilmaster and Jackson.
ON motion and by unanimous vote of
the board, the board agrees to furnish the
rock and pay Miller & Schroeder Fourteen
Dollars and Fifty cents per cord for laying
the rock, for the extra depth in the west
wall of the new fire house
The bid OF Johnson " Hill company IOf
Seventy mine ana sixteen cents for furnish
ing all window shades i'll the new city hail
was on motion and by unanimous vote OF
the board was accepted.
The bid Of William Suhr for Two Hun
bred and Eighty-nine dollars and twenty
seven cents for the furnishing of all the
material and painting the walls of the new
city hall was on motion and by unanimous
vote OF the board was accepted.
Board of Public Works.
on motion by unanimous vote of the
council the clerk calling the roll the
mayor appointed Aldermen Bealer and
Jackson, the city attorney and the city en-
ginccr us committee to ascertain the
amount Of land needed to open Brown ST.,
and also the price of said land.
ON motion by unanimous vote of the
council the clerk calling the roll, the petit
ton of the county board to have the White
Way extended to Fifth st. and to the
Christian Science church on First ST., was
hy resolution referred to the Board OF
Public Works for further action.
ON motion by unanimous vote of the
council the clerk calling the roll, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
state of Wisconsin, Wood County SIS.
Whereas the Board of Education of the
city Of Grand Rapids OF Wood county, has
this day authorized and directed the preSi-
dent ana clerk of said board to make APP
pItcation for ana borrow from the Trust
Funds Of the state of Wisconsin the sum OF
S2L0O000 for the purpose Cd Payment OF
deficit due TO construction of Edison school
S3991.39: % payment of Indebtedness tC
alterations of school buildings, 50 .502 81
Lincoln school, $4,000 Therefore be il
Resolved, That there shall be raised and
there is hereby levied upon all property
real and personal within the city of Grand
Rapids county of Wood, a direct annual
taX sufficient to pay the interest on such
debt as it falls due, and also to pay and
discharge the principal thereof, as Sucn
principal falls due. within twenty years
from the time of contracting said debt, in
accordance With the amendment to Article
n, Of section ;. Of the Constitution of the
state Of Wisconsin.
/ hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true copy of the Resolution
adopted by the common council of the city
of Grand Rapids in Wood county, on the
18th day of December, 1917, at the time OF
authorizing the application for the loan
Witness my hand and the seal of my
office this 9th day of December, A. ID. 1911
IL. - Jos. Wheir, Jr.,
City Clerk.
On motion the petition for street light at
the intersection of Washington st. ana
Fourth Ave. No. was referred to the Gener-
al Business committee.
ON motion by unanimous vote of the
council. the clerk calling the roll. the pc
tition of John Henry and w. a. Johnson
for an increase in their salary of SO pei
month. was granted.
ON motion by unanimous vote of the
council, the clerk calling the roll the
mayor and city clerk were instructed am
authorized to borrow $4,000 to carry on
the necessary york of the city during the
month of December.
Following is the treasurers report for
the month of Nobember:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council Of the city of Grand Rapids:
Gentlemen:
/ herewith submit the report of my office
for the month Of November as follows:
Nov. l, cash on hand. 19S1.43
Nov s reed of Bank Of Grand
for sewer pipe. ...'....-..."...... 400
garbage cans ................... 24,75
for Vocational school aid. ...... 1856
65cI Of st. r. r. taX........,... 1854
for boiler ,.s...............i $500
sewer pipe ................... 1896
garbage cans ...e..,............ 49-5
Nov. Il, reed for liz, lie. publica 49,
Nov. %, reed for dog tax.......... 1OS0O
Total .S14S7S on
orders paid Oy bank .............$ t6S4615
City treasurers report of the Water
Works dept for the month of Nov. 1917:
orders dra WI in November &f5
SAAaSEs
Deposited in November ........... St2s3ts
Overdraft December LIST. .ss8sss IS
Respectfully submitted,
Louis A. Schsi5
City Treasurer.
The following bills were allowed:
Nash Hdw. Co., supplies. ......-...S o
Daily Ice & Coal Co. coaI........... EsrSs
r. MacKinnon Mfg. Co.. repairs sd.as
DR.. J. ]. LooZe. quarantine and ex-
penSeS - convention. ........... 50. So
wagon .................... $50. 60
Rochester Can Co, garbage cans. 5eeee
Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co., two
pike poles. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. zee
Louis NeiJZel. sand Observation-Disclosures. 2s5s
Dessert Coal Co, coal............... 1885
Russell Grader Mfg. Co., grader. 255. IL
West Disinfecting Co, supplies 9so
Andrews & Bodette, broken glass 5M
City Engineer, Nov. expense. 1900. 1aR
Try Henry, drayage. INSTRUMENTATION. 80
i. l.. Farley, labor. Observation-Disclosures. u.59
Lewis Eron, labor. 5s.sS
Wood Co. Tel. Co., service. $4,000. LIN
J. D. Smith, supplies ............... 1889