Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
OF GRAND RAPIDS

The reading of the minutes we
dispensed with upon motion mad
seconded and carried.
The Sewer Committee recommend
ed that the city furnish sewer pip
at cost to property owners wishin
to close the ditch near the Swat
property on 10th Ave. North; ais
that the city put in new culvert o.
said 10th Ave. that is 80 inch sewe
pipe, to replace the old culvert nov
there, which is in a state of repair
said work to be done at once.
On motion made and seconded
same was carried and culvert order
ed in.
The Water Committee recommend
ed that water main be laid on Bak.
er street between 9th and 10th ST
On motion made and seconded same
was carried and main ordered in.
On motion made and seconded and
carried the Witter estate was re-
quested to remove the old fire ruins
at the corner of Grand Ave and End
Ave. N. also to clean up said corner.
On motion made anu seconded the
city engineer was ordered to replace
the sewer on Grand Ave. between
18th and 18th Ave. and if found ne
cessary to 10th Ave. Motion carried.
On motion made and seconded and
carried the city officials were order
ed to purchase from John D. Smith
the land necessary to widen out 4th
St. n. at an amount not exceeding
100000
Motion made and seconded and car
ried that the city install an arc light
on Birch street near foot of hill.
The matter Of a sewer on Witter
street referred back to the property
owner for petition in the usual form.
The widening of Chestnut street
was then taken up and on motion
made and seconded the city officials
were ordered to purchase strip of
land from the Burt property at not
exceeding 100000 also to get deed
from Hickman and Bernier and in
stall walk thereon at the city's ex-
pense as pay therefor. Motion car
ried.
The following appointments were
then made by the mayor and same
ratified by the Council:
Swimming Pool-Geo. w. Mead,
j. R. Raglan, James Bogie.
Park COMMISSIONS. T. Foote.
Police Commissioner. F. Bande
lin
The council then elected the Board
of Review for the ensuing year as
follows: Chas. E. Briere, mayor; F.
G. Gilkey, clerk; F. H. Jackson, ald.;
w. E. Wheelan, city attorney; Nate
Anderson, supervisor; Mark Whit
rock, alderman.
The resolution of the school board
was then read and is as follows:
RESOLVED "a That the .applica-
ION of the Board of Education of this
city for loan Of $4,000 from the
State Trust Funds for the purpose or
rebuilding heating plants in Licofn
and Witter buildings, building a fire
escape on Licoln building, and making
necessary alterations in these and IN
other buildings, be and hereby is ap-
proved.
RESOLVED ca That sum suffic-
lent to pay as it becomes due, the prrn
cipal and interest on loan of $25, 900
authorized to be made from State
Trust funds to the Board of Educa-
ton of this city, be and hereby is Iev-
led upon the taxable property of said
city annually, until such loan is fully
paid.
On motion made and seconded
same was carried
Resolution from the Merchants &
Manufacturers Association read and
upon motion made and seconded
same was carried upon roll call, Is
aldermen voting aye when their
names were called and one voting
nay.
TO THE HON. MAYOR AND
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAND RAPIDS:
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association through its earnest er-
ferts have interested the Falk Com
pany to contemplate locating one OF
it's several plants in Grand Rapids
and the Reiland Packing Company
Building which is now idle and vacant
being suitable for the proper manu-
facture of potato flour and the said
Falk Company is contemplating the
buying of said Packing Plant and pro-
poses to buy said plant provided the
Common Council will appropriate To-
wards the purchase thereof out Of the
Industrial fund of the City the sum OF
$4,000 and will pay the 1918 taxes now
past due and will agree not to assess
said Packing Plant and its eon,em-
plated improvements at sum not ex-
ceeding $4,000 for the next five
years.
And the Merchants and Manufactur
ers Association believing said Indus
try to be for the best welfare Of the