Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED

4 C1ty mdgor NC sarlSf1ed that II
above Cmopany will employ a min
mum of at least fcrty men ct lea,
ten months in the year or have q
average payroll of $4,000 per yes
for the next succeeding three wears.
The following resolution from tb
City Workman Union was then rea
as follows:
WHEREAS several of the eitv en-
ployees have joined the Internations
Hod Carriers Building and Commo
Labo-,s Union of America and no,
belong to said Union.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
by the Common Council of the City o
Grand Rapids that if said Council ha
no objection thereto and will not dis
criminate against any man due to hi
belonging to sueh or any other Union
On motion made and seconded thu
same was carried.
The petition for a new bridge wa:
read and on motion made and second
ed the same was carried and is as
follows:
To the Honorable, the State High.
way Commission of the State of Wis.
consin, Gentlemen
The Undersigned City of Grand
Rapids by its Common Council anc
Hon. Mayor hereby most respectfully
petition your Commission that the
said City of Grand Rapids de-
sires alone to construct a bridge
across the Wisconsin River, connec.-
ing the Easterly and Westerly sides
OF said River within said City OF
Grand Rapids by means of said bridge
and that said bridge will necessarily
be more than four hundred seventy
five feet in length, not including the
approaches and that said bridge is
necessary.
We further represent that this Pc
tition is made and presented pursuen,
to Section 1924, Wisconsin statutes
and respectfully petition your COM
mission to fix time and place for u
public hearing on this petition as pro-
vided for by statute.
City of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin
The petition from the Grand Rap
ids Post No. %, G. A. R. was receiv-
ed and read and on motion made and
~
E. Wheelan, city attorney, and Alder
men Geoghan, Jackson and Schlig as
committee, they to report at the
next meeting.
Upon motion made and seconded
the pay of the city fire teamsters
was raised to $4,000 On roll call all
aldermen voting aye.
On motion made and seconded the
city engineer was requested to fur
nish the plans with cost for city ma
chinery house to be built on sight of
old sheds which were destroyed by
fire. Motion carried.
On motion made and seconded the
city clerk instructed to purchase
The necessary planking to be used fo
seating purposes at the Amusement
Hall same to remain the property of
the city of Grand Rapids, Wis.
The petition of Harvey Gee and
others, representing all the proper
ty owners, request and water main
on Roosevelt street between Second
and 3rd Avenues. Same referred to
water committee.
The petition of H. j. Lemke and
others for sewer on Gardner st. and
10th Ave. referred to sewer COM
mittee.
The petition of ]. j.. Jeffrey and
others for water main on 10th Ave.
referred to water committee.
Petition of w. C. Hillman and
others for arc light on corner OF
Grand avenue and 18th Ave. referred
to general business committee.
The report of the committee on
Memorial Tablet made by Chairman
Horton and on motion made and Sec
onded they were instructed to pur-
chase a bronze tablet with names OF
the honored dead thereon as soon as
all are mustered out.
The following bills were then al
lowed:
Wood County Tel. Co... IS 37.95
n Smith 4450
Boehck-Luech Co. o'ao
w. F. Hess .............. 1901
w Marline Lbr. Co.. -. 1,O55.98
Kellogg Bros. Lbr. Co... 1oo.e
c1ona Pros Inc. . 1888
- po+orson Const Co. 447.0O
% Fonndrv Co.. 82790
Daily Leader ......... 1o'd
uI: oil IN 2.19
L. J. Goodness $4,000. s.Io
Cons. w. P. & P. Co. oo.oO
A+n,o. Co 43.37
I'll Grader MFG. Co. 155.10
Austin Mfg. Co. ......... lao
MaaL;nnon Mfo Co. -. 22.80
IIo,,,.,, -. 80 - 1884
p:dar,on 500
- =: Hosn;tal Asso. 1000
V. H. Burchell ;. 20
w. S. Mott Co. .....,......., lo'la
r1oo+r;c 70 27.36
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