Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-25
Council PROCEEDINGS

70 Mayor Chas. E. Briere. presiding:
dfanu RAPIDS, Wisconsin. Council Cham
befs; City Hall, July ?, 1915, S o'clock
Alderman present: Ernser, Bamberg,
Burchell, Horton, Lemense Geoghan. Bea-
ler, Wh1trock, Schlig Damon Roenius
Plenke Lynch, Jackson. Absent Link,
Hansen.
Motion made and seconded and unanin-
ously carried that the reading of the
minutes be dispensed with.
Whereas there has been heretofore open
the westerly bank of the Wisconsin where
the same flows through LYON park Add
| ton to the city of Grand Rapids, Wiscon-
! sin,
And Whereas certain residents and pro-
perty owners are DESTROYS of parking
portion q SAID street or driveway.
! Now Therefore be it resolved nv the
common council Of the city of Grand Rap
| ids that permission be and the same is
| hereby granted to the owners of lots 4, 8.
dition, to park strip of land % feet in
width between the southeasterly line of
| the sidewalk heretofore ordered to be CON
| structed and the northwesterIy line of the
| driveway hereinafter established.
And Be 1t Further Resolved that the
/ northWesterIy line of said driveway be
and the same is hereby established at a
point thirty feet distant from the south
1 T.,
| and of block l, Lyon Park Addition, anG
the width of said driveway be and tie
same is hereby established at twenty feet
| Motion made by Alderman Geoehan and
| seconded by Alderman Burchell that reso-
| luton be adopted. Motion carried all
| aldermen voting aye.
| General Business Committee reported
that an arc light be installed at corner Of
| 9th and Arbor Street. Motion made and
| seconded that the report of the Commit
tee be adopted and the light installed.
General Business Committee reported
| that an arc light be installed on the corner
of Oak and 18th Street. Motion made and
seconded that the report be adopted and
| the light installed. Motion carried
Board of Public Works reported recon-
| mending that the city install no more arc
lights until after the war. Motion made
and seconded that the report be adopted
| and that no more lights be installed until
after the war. Motion carried.
Board of Public Works recommending
that no new sewers water extensions
| be installed during the present year. Mo-
! adopted and that no further sewer or wa
ter extensions be put in during the year.
City attorney reported on the claim of
0. N. Mortensen and recommended that
| the claim be held open pending the i'm
provement Of the patient. Motion carried
that the report be adopted.
| City attorney reported on the bill of
Fred Zwicke recommending that the same
| be disallowed. On motion made the re-
port was approved.
The petition Of W. S. Gardner for a re-
sewer committee.
WHEREAS Birch street, from its inter
section with Third street South to Second
street in the city of Grand RAPIDS, Wis
consin, is a main travelled street,
| AND WHEREAS many pedestrians use
said /. Birch street for travel and there are
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED
by the Common Council of the city of
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, that there be
and there is hereby ordered to be forth
with laid, constructed and maintained a
standard sidewalk and curb on the south
westerly side of said Birch street from its
intersection with Third street South 70
connect with the sidewalk on Birch street
adjoining the property of the Congrega-
tional church society, said sidewalk to be
constructed along the northeasterly side
| IF lot 8, block 2 Neeyes First and Second
Addition to the city of Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wisconsin.
Motion made and seconded that the reso-
tution above be adopted. Motion carried
On roll call, all alderman voting aye for
| said resolution.
Resolution. Whereas there is now a
| ,egal street laid out in front of lots 1, 9
;. 4, 3, g. of block / of Lyons Park Ad-
lition to the city of Grand Rapids and
5here is no sidewalk on the westerly side
thereof of said street and on the easterly
| side of said lots. Now therefore be it re-
solved by the Common Council of the city
of Grand Rapids that there be and is here
by ordered to be forthwith laid. construct
ID and maintained standard sidewalk
md turn along and adjoining the easter
iy side of said lots 1, 2, 8, 4, s. 6 of block
of Lyons Park Addition to the city OF
Grand Rapids. Motion adopted by un
lnimous vote, the clerk calling roll call.
Due proof having been shown to the
Common Council that the city clerk of the
eity of Grand Rapids has heretofore caus-
ed to be published and printed in the
Daily Leader, theof1cial newspaper of the
ity of Grand Rapids the resolution Of tie
Common Council data1 august Is, 1915
of Grand Rapids of the proposed 5000
public building bonds together with the
proposed ordinance thereof, that due
proof of said printing and publishing is
on file with the city clerk of the city of
Grand Rapids and thereupon alderman
Burchell duly moved that Ordinance No.
207 being an ordinance for the issuing of
litter set forth in full was read to the
council and thereupon said ordinance was
duly adopted by the said council, the
Ernser, Bamberg, Burcheil, Horton, Geog,
han, Bealer, Whitrock, Schlig, Damon,
Roenius Plenke, Lynch, Jackson, Lemense
voted aye. No aldermen noted no and the
mayor thereupon declared ordinance No.
POI duly adopted. Said ordinance being
is follows:
Due proof having been shown to the
Common Council that the city clerk of the
city Grand Rapids has heretofore caused
to be published and printed in the Daily
Leader the official newspaper of the city
Of Grand Rapids the resolution of the
Common Council dated August 15 1918 en-
titled "Notice to the people and voters of
| Grand Rapids of the proposed $4,000 wa
ter works bond together with the propos-
I'd ordinance thereof, that due proof of
said printing and publishing is now filed
with the city clerk of the city of Grand
Rapids and thereupon alderman Bamberg,
| July moved that ordinance No. POS being
IN ordinance for the issuing of $4,000
| water works bonds as hereinafter set
| forth in full was read to the Council and
| thereupon said ordinance was duly adopt
I'd by said council. the city clerk calling
| the roll call, aldermen Ernser Bamberg,
Burchell, Horton, Geoghan, Bealer, Whit
rock, Schlig. Damon, Roenius. Plenke,
| Lynch, Jackson, voted aye. No alderman
voted no and the mayor thereupon declar
| ID ordinance No. POS duly adopted. Said
| ordinance being as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. POS
An Ordinance Providing for the Is
suance of $4,000 Water Works
Bonds of the City of Grand
| Rapidc WISCONSIN