Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

son, Hansen, Lemense, Gardner. Alb
sent: Otto Roenius.
Council called to order by Mayor
Briere. All Aldermen present except
Roenius.
On motion made and seconded the
reading of the Minutes was dispensed
with. 1-=sTs
The following petitions were grant
ed upon roll call.
Petition for Paving on Fourth Ave
nue. North.
Petition for Sidewalk on Ninth St.
same t. be laid 6 feet from property
line on the east side of said street for
a distance of one block between Wis
consin and Wylie streets.
Petition for sewer on Witter street
from Third street to the home of Geo
LaRour NOW owned by Witter l. P.)
Petition for Sewer on Seventh Ave
So. between Hale st and the Spur
track crossing on said 7th Ave. So,
removing old sewer and replacing with
new
Petition presented by Sewer Com
Daittee that a sewer be laid on End
Ave. No, between Washington and
High streets. Same on roll call grant
ed.
Petition for Pavement for q distance
of 1913 feet on Eighth ST. from Oak st.
crossing on motion made and seconded
same was laid on the table.
Petition for Arc Light on 9th Ave.
referred to General Business Commit
tee.
Petition for pavement on Third Ave
nue. North from the present pavement
to the Green Bay & Western main line
crossino. Same was referred to Street
Committee.
The petition of the Daughters of the
American Revolution to place a Mem
orial Tablet near the west side band
stand. until new postoffice is built.
Carried.
The request of the Red Cross Chap
ter for Aid in Paying the expenses of
the Flue HOSPITAL was on motion made
and seconded. they were allowed the
sum of Three Hundred Dollars $4,000
On motion made and seconded the
Council extended Miss McDermid a
vote of thanks for valuable services
rendered during the "Flu" epidemic in
this city. Unanimously carried.
Petition for sewer and water on Fif-
teenth Ave- No. referred to Sewer and
Water Committee.
Petition of the Fire and Police Com
mission for raise of city policemen. To
Chief $125 and Patrolmen 500 per
month, granted.
Petition of the Committee Of Local
178 International Common Labor u
Mon, with Memorandum of working
Agreement, referred to Committee con-
sisting of Aldermen Jackson. Gardner,
and Bamberg Motion carried.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman Link who moved
IFS adoption. Motion seconded by AL
derman Bamberg.
RESOLVED that ordinance entitled
"An Ordinance providing for the is
suance of $4,000 Street Improvement
Pnnds Of the Citv of Grand Pani1s.
Wisconsin," this day introduced, be
mon Council at the REGULAR mnetin"
thereof to be convened in the Council
Chamber in the City Hall onTuesday,
the 2nd day of September, 1919, at 800
o'clock p. m.
RESOLVED, FURTHER that the
City Clerk do publish in The Daily
Leader. the official newspaper of said
CITY. at least one week prior to the
date of the regular meeting whereat
said proposed ordinance will be taken
up for final passage, notice in sub
stantially the following form:
NOTICE!
To the people and voters of the city
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin:
Notice is hereby given that there
has been introduced and is now pendine
in and before the Common Council of
the city of Grand Rapids, Wood Coun-
ty, Wisconsin. and will, at regular
meeting of said Common Council, to be
held in the Council Chamber in the City
Hall of and in said City, on the End
day of September. 1919, at o'clock p.
M. be called up for final reading and
consideration and for passage, the fol-
lowing proposed ordinance, to-wit:
An Ordinance Providing for the Issu-
ance of $4,000 Street Improve
ment Bonds of the City of
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, certain of the streets in
the City of Grand Rapids have been
improved, which improvements to the
extent of $4,000 are properly charge
able to and are to be paid for by this
City, and in order to make such pay
ment, it is necessary to borrow said
sum of $4,000 and issue the bonds OF
said City therefor:
NOW, THEREFORE, the Common
Council of the City of Grand Rapids
do ordain as follows:
Section /. That there be borrowed
on the credit of the City of Crane
Rapids in the County of Wood anC
State Of Wisconsin, the sum of 30,00(
for the purpose of paying for sucl
street improvements, and that bonds
be issued therefor.
Section 2 That said bonds be thirty
in number of the denomination O.
$1,000 each, numbered from l to 80
both numbers included, dated July !
1919. and be due and payable in nu
merical order $4,000 on the first day o
January in each of the years from 1872
to 1880, both years included. Tha
such bonds bear interest at the rat
of five 90 per cent per annum, payabl
semi-annually on the first day of Jan
uary and of July of each year from tn
date of said bonds until payment there
of respectively, and that such interes
be evidenced by coupon attached t
said bonds, that such bonds be signe
by the Mayor and City Clerk of sal
CITY and bear the corporate seal c
said City, and the coupons evidencin
the interest thereon be signed by sal