Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-02-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Grand Rapids, Wis, Council Cham
bers. Feb. 4, 1919.
Roll call showed all alderman pre-
sent.
sent, Chas E. Briere, mayor presid-
ing.
Motion made. seconded and carried
that the reading Of the minutes of the
I last meeting be dispensed with.
Street committee and city engineer
reported on the matter of the applica-
ton for a bridge by Joseph Rick on
18th Avenue be denied Motion made
that the report of the committee be
adopted.
Board of Public Works reported
favorably and recommended that the
petition of John Hollmuller request
ing the permission to move his build
ing approximately Is feet onto his
old lot be granted. Motion made,
seconded and carried that the report
be adopted and that the permission be
granted as prayed for by said John
Hollmuller. All alderman voting aye
on roll call.
Motion made and seconded that the
bill of the Grand Rapids Amusement
| Company for $223.75 be allowed,
| same adopted on roll call, all alder
| man voting aye.
The matter of establishing coal
| the table and motion made and Sc
conded that action on the resolution
be indefinitely proposed. Motion car
| ried on roll CALL all alderman voting
! aye, excepting alderman Bealer, Whit
rock and Lynch voting no.
Petition for a sewer on 18th Avenue
south was referred to the Sewer Com
mittee.
Ordinance No. PA relating to the
purchase of copper, brass and vaIu-
able metals presented and it was duly
| moved and seconded that the same
| be adopted, the same was unanimous
| ly adopted on roll call, all alderman
voting aye.
ORDINANCE NO. 214
! An ordinance relating to junk deal
ers in the city of Grand Rapids.
| The Common Council of the city Of
Grand Rapids do ordain as follows:
| Section l. Every dealer or person
who purchases any articles composed
| IN whole or any part Of gold. silver,
precious stones. copper, lead. brass or
| link or who obtains same by exchange
| from any person whatever shall take
| the name Of said parties so disposing
| of the same and shall report said
! purchase to the Chief of Police of the
city Of Grand Rapids within "a hours
| Section 2. Any person who shall
| fail to report as provided in section !
Il this ordinance or who shall destroy
! CT alter the form Of said articles with
i'll "a hours from the time of said
. purchase shall be guilty of a mis-
| deamor and punished as provided in
| section hereof.
| Section 8. Whoever being a dealer
in second hand articles or keeper of a
junk store purchases any article ex-
! cept rags and waste paper from
| minor under IS years of age without
! the written consent of the parent or
| guardian is guilty of a misdemeanor
| and shall be punished as provided in
| section 4 hereof.
| Section 4. Any person or persons
violating the provisions of this ordi-
| nance shall be guilty of a misdemean-
| or and shall be upon conviction there
| OF be punished by fine of not less
| than SIS and not more than $50 and
| costs Of the prosecution and in case of
failure to pay such costs and fine the
| person shall be placed in a Jail of
W Odo Co, for a periOr not exceeding
| 90 days and not less than 10 days or
until such time as the costs and fine
are paid.
Section 5. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after the date hereof
! Passed by an affirmative vote by the
Common Council this 18th day of
February 1919.
CHAS. E. BRIERE, F. G. GILKEY,
Mayor City Clerk.
On motion duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried on roll call the
following were the salaries as fixed,
all salaries not changed remaining the
same: Assessor $50 per month, Poor
Commissioner $3.50 per annum, City
Engineer $4,000 per annum, Chief Of
Police $1,000 per annum, PatroIman
$11OO per annum, city labor from CSC
to 4Oc per hour. city teams soc per
hour.
The Council then discussed the
question of paving for the coming
year and suggestions were made as to
the paving of Grand Avenue, also one
block north Of Grand Avenue. on
Third Avenue and one block south en-
Fourth Avenue, Eighth street from
Baker street to Oak street, Oak street
from Second to Eighth street. Fifth
street from Oak street to Lincoln
street. Lincoln street from Birch
Witter street.
Moved, seconded and carried that
said city purchase a clock for the city
hall at a sum not to exceed $45.