Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-07-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Chambers, City Hall, July
6, 1920.
Council met in regular session.
Mayor Chas. E. Briere, presiding. Al
dermen present: Bamberg, Ernser,
Link, Huber, Horton, Hickman, Geog-
han, Lynch, Tomsyck, Whitrock, Jack
son, Gardner, Hansen and Marx.
Aldermen absent: Roenius and Bah
cock.
Motion duly made and seconded that
the reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting be dispensed with.
Petition of George and Ray Waters
for a ditch alongside Of their land and
on roll call same was granted.
The Board of Public Works of said
city of Grand Rapids having made
due report that on the 14th day of
July, 1920 at o'clock p. m. after due
notice, sealed bids were received for
the sale of the 100000 Bridge Bonds
of the city of Grand Rapids; that the
Drake-Ballard Company of Mime
apolis, Minnesota, were the highest
bidders therefor, they having bid,
par accrued interest and 425 premium
and said Board of Public Works hav-
ing sold said bonds to said successful
bidder for said bid, it was
Duly moved by Alderman Geoghan
and seconded by Alderman Hansen,
that the sale Of said 100000 Bridge
Bonds of said city of Grand Rapids to
the Drake Ballard Company, as re-
ported aforesaid, be and the same be
ratified, confirmed and approved and
the mayor and city clerk of said city
of Grand Rapids be authorized forth
with to duly execute and deliver said
bonds to said bidder.
On roll call said motion of confirma-
ton was duly adopted by unanimous
vote of all aldermen present. Alder
men Ernser, Bamberg, Huber, Link,
Horton, Geoghan, Hickman, Lynch,
Tomsyck, Marx, Whitrock, Jackson,
Gardner, Hansen voting cave" and no
aldermen voting ''no" and the mayor
thereupon declared said resolution
duly adopted.
Motion duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried on roll call that
the city clerk be authorized to trans
fer the proceeds of the bond issue
from the bridge fund to the general
fund to be used until such time as the
same is needed by the bridge fund.
Motion duly carried.
Motion duly made, seconded and
carried that ''B" street be fixed up and
repaired.
The sidewalk committee of the city
of Grand Rapids have recommended
that a new cement sidewalk be laid on
both sides of Twelfth Street, from
Baker to Apricot Street; it was there
upon duly made, seconded and car
ried that a concrete cement sidewalk
be built on both sides of Twelfth
Street from Baker Street to Apricot
Streeti and that after due notice to
property owners to build the same,
that the city proceed and put in and
do the same and assess the same
against the abutting property.
Motion duly made, seconded and
carried that an arc light be or
dered put in on the corner of Sixteen
tn and Chestnut Streets.
Motion duly made, seconded and
carried that Ordinance No. PIT be
adopted Said Ordinance being as fol-
lows: Ordinance No. PIT. An Ordin-
ance relating to the parking of auto
mobiles, trucks and all other motor
driven vehicles and also all other We
hicles of any other kind and decrip-
ton in and upon certain streets in the
city of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin
The Common Council of the City of
Grand Rapids, do ordain as follows:
1t Is Declared to be unlawful for any
owner, driver or operator of any auto
mobile, truck or any other vehicle, mo-
tor driven or otherwise to park the
same for a longer period than TWEEN
ty minutes in and upon Grand Avenue,
between where First Avenue crosses
said Grand Avenue and the intersec-
ton of Fourth Avenue with said
Grand Avenue and in and upon Second
Street, between so feet Northerly of
the intersection of Second Street and
Vine Street and a line drawn across
said Second Street, said line being a
continuation of the northerly line of
lot of block 80 Neeves First and Sec
ond Addition where the same crosses
said Second Street and in and upon
First Street; commencing at the