Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-05-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council, held in the Council Cham
bers at the City Hall, in said City OF
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
Mayor Chas. E. Briere presiding
Aldermen present: John BAN berg,
John Ernser, Jake Huber, Lacy Hor-
ton, NJ c. Geoghan, c. r. Roenius,
! w. w. Hickman, James Lynch, P.
Tomsyck, Otto Marx, M. c. Whit
rock, F. H. Jackson, w. H. Gard
ner, Grant Babcock, and Ben Han
sen
Aldermen absent: Ferd Link.
Meeting duly called to order
| Motion duly made and seconded
that the reading of the minutes OF
/ the previous meeting be dispensed
with
| Finance Committee Reported the
matter of the purchase of street
| recommendation. Motion made and
seconded and carried that the matter
| of the purchase be laid on the table
Carried.
Duly moved, seconded and carried
that the following resolution be
adopted.
Resolved that
Whereas the Common Council at
meeting heretofore held recon-
mended to the State Highway Com
mission that the wagon bridge be
not extended, and
Whereas the Common Council now
believing from the report of the
railroad Commission Engineer, that
the matter of lengthening the bridge,
being a engineering problem should
be left with and decided by the Wis
consin Highway Commission, with
out recommendation from the City.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved
That the Common Council leave
| the matter of lengthening or short
ening the bridge, entirely to the Wis,
| consin State Highway Commission
without recommendation Of any
kind.
| Resolution unanimously adopted.
| Report of Committee of Chamber
of Commerce with reference to the
esta blishing of rest rooms, read and
on motion accepted.
The T. E. Nash heirs having pre-
scented deed to the City OF Grand
Rapids of the River Bank, it was
duly moved, seconded and carried
that the following Resolution be
adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Com
mon Council of the City of Grand
Rapids does hereby accept the con-
yeyence of the river bank opposite
the T. f. Nash residence in the City
# Grand Rapids for park purposes.
with the conditions and limitations
IS set forth in deed from Guy Nash.
T mes B. Nash and William A. Scott,
trustees under the last Will and
Testament of r. E. Nash, deceased,
and Ella M. Nash, widow of T. e.
Nash, deceased, dated April 30, 1929,
to the City of Grand Rapids, and
naei ed to the Council this 4th day
# May, 1920.
Ala. Whitrock brought up the mat
or CT covering the streets with stone
nd Aid. Marx the matter of esta5-
fishing a catch basin near the Mroz
property.
Motion duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried that the matter
# establishing. of an Are Light on
corner of Sixteenth and Chestnut
treets be referred to the General
usiness Committee, and the estab-
isnm ent of an Arc Light at the Eddy
eferred to the General Business
Committee.
ORDINANCE NO. PIT
Aid. Geoghan moved and Aid
Ernser duly seconded that Ordinance
No. PIT be adopted, said Ordinance
AN ORDNANCE providing for the
ISSUANCE of 100000 Bridge Bonds of
being as follows:
the City of Grand Rapids, Wiscon-
sin.
WHEREAS, the Common Council
If this City did heretofore file pet
ition with the State Highway Com
mission of the State of Wisconsin
setting forth that this City did desire
10 have constructed bridge across
the Wisconsin River, navigable
stream rum ng through said City
connecting the easterly and westerly
sides of said river within said City o!
Grand Rapids, sa d bridge being mo
re than Ats feet in length, not includ
ng approaches, ans! being necessary,
All as provided by Section 1321-a Of
the Wisconsin Statutes, 1917, as am
ended; and
WHEREAS. said State Highway
Commission did fix a time and place
for q public hearing on said petition
within said City and gave notice the
reof by publicat on in at least one
newspaper published in said City, and
after said hearing, held August Z,
1919, did by order entered September.
s, 1919, find and determine that the
erection and maintenance of bridge
across the Wisconsin River is a nee
essity. that said bridge as located
would be 500 feet, more or less, in
length, not including approaches, and
did locate same at the site of the ex-
listing bridge connecting Vine Street
and Grand avenue in this City, and
determined the character thereof and
estimated as the cost of constructing
said bridge the sum of $4,000; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions