Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-05-29


in April =. ..........S18,39 9.9S
Overdraft May l $500. 6,4s2.S1
Outstanding orders May
LIST -. ........ 31O-24
Total overdraft -. .s03.05
Respectfully submitted,
Louis Schall, City Treas.
To the Mayor and Common Coun-
ell of the city of Grand Rapids, Wis.
Gentlemen:-I hereby submit to
your Honorable Body the following
report for the year ending April 80.
Council Chambers, Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, May 9th, 1919.
City Council met in regular Session
Mayor Briere presiding.
All Aldermen present.
The reading of the minutes Of last
regular meeting was upon motion
made and seconded, dispenced with.
The Standard Oil Company then
presented the following Ordinace:
ORDINANCE NO. 215
The Common Council of the City
Of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, do OF
dain as follows;
Section /: That permission and
authority is hereby given and grant
ed to the Standard Oil Company, q
corporation organized and doing
business under and by virtue of the
Laws of the State of Indiana, to
construct and maintain for term of
fifty (5o) years, on the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
The west one-haf % of lots
seven 90 and eight 81 in block
Number Fifteen (15l of the original
plat of Centralia, now Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, the same being tract of
land fronting sixty-six (66) feet on
| Grand Avenue, and one hundred
thirty-two (132) feet on Fourth Ave.
it being the southeast corner of
| Fourth Avenue and Grand Ave-, a
service station and small private
garage, also underground storage
tanks suitable for its business to
store Petroleum products.
| Section 2: All ordinances and
| parts of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section g.: This ordinance shall be
in force and effect on and after its
passage and acceptance in writing
by the said Standard Oil Company.
| Accepted:
Chas- E. Rriere, Mayor,
F. G. Gilkey, Clerk.
| Dated, May 10 1919.
The matter then explained by rep
resentatiye Of the Standard Oil Com
pany and on Motion made and secon
ded, same was upon Roll Call Carried
All Aldermen voting aye when theil
names were called.
The following petitions were or
ommend of Committee, laid over un.
til next meeting:-
| Petition Sewer and Water on 18tl
Avenue North. !.
Petition Sewer and Water on See
! ond Street North and Water Main OF
18th Street.
heT following Petitions were OF
recommend of Committee allowed ant
upon Roll Call carried and same or
dered in, as petitioned for, and are a
follows:-
Petition for Sewer and Water OF
9Th Street North.
Petition for Sewer on Ninth Ave
| North,
Petition for Sewer and Water OF
Fremont Street.
Petition for Sewer on High Street.
The petition for sidewalk on Sara
toga was on motion made and secon
ded laid on the Table for future con
sideration.
The Report Of Board of Public
Works were then read as follows
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS
| Board OF Public Works met May
End, 1919 pursuant to due notice and
proof having been n4ade that d,a pub
lication of advertisement fof the bids
on the concrete and brick roads order
| ed laid by the Council, the said Board
stood ready to receive ali bids end no
| bids whatever were received and it
| was therefor moved, seconded and car
ried that the said Board recommend
to the Council that the City Of Grand
| Rapids itself proceed at once and do
said paving by city labor and under
direction Of the City Engineer.
Said Board then opened bids with
reference to the purchase of cement
paving machine and it was duly NOV
ed, seconded and carried that the
Board recommend that the. Council
purchase a Korning three bag ma
chine at the bid price CT s3,826.45 dol
lars, if large enough, and if not the
bag Kornin- or Smith machine at the
direction Of the City Engineer
RESOLVED that the Report Of the
Board of Public Works with reference
to the paving be accepted and the
City of Grand Rapids proceed forth
with to do its own paving by City