Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Chambers, Sept. 4.1C


Council met in fegula~ session, Mayor
Ellis presiding. Present: Aldermen Bam-
berg, Link, Heiser, GeOghan, HalyOrsen,
Plenke, ROeniuS, GilmaSter, Bealer Whit
rock, Kruger, Damon, Jackson, Hansen and
Lemense. Absent: Alderman Arpin.
On motion, by unanimous vote, the read
Ing OF the minutes Of the previous meeting
was dispensed with, and the minutes APP
proved.
The report of the Sewer and Water Com
mittee, granting the petition for sewer ana
water on 14th Ave. So, was, on motion by
unanimous vote of the council, duly ac-
cepted providing there are not too many
rock on said avenue, and the city engineer
was instructed to take soundings on the
same.
The following report of the Board Of
Public Works was, on motion, by unani-
nous vote of the council duly adopted,
Aug 81, 1917.
The Board of Public Works met pursuant
to published notice, for the purpose of re-
ceiving bids for the inSta llatiOn OF Orna-
mental street lighting system.
Present: Mayor Ellis; Aldermen Plenke
and GilmaSter.
There were six bids received and are as
follows: Sterling Construction Co., $4,000 :;
Kelly Construction Co, s9425; J. A. Staub,
1880; Phil Whaling, S10150: NJ. n. Weeks,
$9468 and Natwick Electric Co, $S049.
The bid of the Natwick Elgrtric Co be
ing the lowest bid received, was on motion
and by unanimous vote of the board &C
Cepted.
Board Of Public Works
on motion, by unanimous vote of the
council, the clerk calling the roll, it was
decided to extend Hooker st. from 10th
Ave. east across the 500 and North Western
railway tracks.
ON motion, the Sewer Committee was in
structed to investigate the depth of the
sewer on 10th Ave. No. and report at the
next regular meeting.
The petition to have Oak st. from 2nd to
Sth St. and Fifth st. from Oak to Witter
St. paved with concrete was. on motion. by
q q
calling the roll, referred to the Board of
Public Works, and the property owners on
said street be requested 20 make sewer and
water connections this fall.
The petition to have Eighth St paved
with concrete from Baker st. to Oak St,
was, on motion by unanimous vote of the
council, the clerk calling the roll, referred
TO the Board Of Public Works. and the
property owners on said street requested
full.
On motion, by unanimous vote of tie
council the clerk calling the roll, the pc
utton Of the Wood County Telephone Co.,
asking the city to stand the necessary ex-
pense of moving the switches that control
the police red lights, granted.
On motion, by unanimous vote of the
council the clerk calling the roll, the fol-
lowing communication from the Board OF
Education was duly granted and the comp
troller instructed to include same in his
budget for the city of Grand Rapids.
September l, 1917.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council, Grand Rapids Wisconsin,
Gentlemen:
In accordanc with the following resolu-
ton adopted at q meeting of the local
Board of Industrial Education held on
August 81, 1917:
Resolved, that the Local Board of In
dustrial Education certify to the Mayor
and Common Council of this city that Il
levy of Four Thousand Five Hundred and
No 100 Dollars ($4,5O0OO) upon the taxable
property of the city of Grand Rapids will
be needed for the purpose of maintaining
continuation, Commercial, Industrial and
Evening schools for the ensuing year as
provided by Chapter Gle, Laws of 1911 as
amended in legislative session in 1917
l hereby certify to your honorable body
that levy of Four Thousand Five Hun
dred and No 100 Dollars (S4,5O0.0O) upon
the taxable property of the city of Grand
Rapids win be needed to maintain Continu-
alton, Commercial, Industrial and Evening
schools for the ensuing year, and that your
honorable body is thereby most respect
fully requested to certify to the proper OF