Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-02-17

WOOD COUNTY NATL. BANK
Corner Vine and Second Sts
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Clty Hail, COUNCIL CndH1 DetS, City
of Wisconsin Rapids.
Council called to order in regular
session, Aldermen present: John
Bamberg, John Ernser, Fred Link,
Jake Huber, NJ c. Geoghan, o. r.
Roenius, w. w. Hickman, James
Lynch, Otto Marx, M. C. Whitrock,
F. II. Jackson, w. H. Gardner, Grant
Babcock and Ben Hansen. Alder
men absent: Lacy Horton and P.
Tomsyck.
Mayor Chas. E. Briere, presiding
Motion made and seconded that
the reading of the previous meeting
be dispensed with Motion carried.
Petition for an arc light at the
corner of Baker and Fourteenth
Streets, received and referred to the
General Business Committee.
Petition for Water and Sewer on
Thirteenth Avenue North received
and referred to the Water and Sewer
Committee.
There having been filed with the
City Clerk and presented to the
Council due proof that proposed
Ordinance No. 227, with a Notice Of
F. G. Gilkey, City Clerk, that said
ordinance would be taken up and
considered by the Common Council
of the City of Wisconsin Rapids, at
a regular meeting of the Council to
be held February list, 1921 81 8
p. m. was duly published in the Daily
Tribune, the official newspaper in
said city on the 18th day of January,
1921, said proposed Ordinance No.
227 was thereupon taken up for con-
sideration and on motion of Alder
man John Bamberg, duly seconded
by Alderman O. r. Roenius, Ordi
nance No. 227, being Ordinance pro-
viding for the issuing of $4,000
be adopted.
Said Ordinance No. 227 after be-
ing duly read was duly adopted by
said Common Council on roll call,
Aldermen Bamberg, Ernser, Link,
Huber, Geoghan, Roenius, Hickman,
Lynch, Marx, Whitrock, Jackson,
Gardner, Babcock and Hansen vot-
ing Aye and no aldermen voting No.
md Mayor Briere thereupon declared
aid Ordinance No. 227 duly adopted
aid Ordinance so adopted being as
follows, to-wit, Ordinance No. 227:
Mover, seconded and unanimously
arried that the Board of Public
Works and the City Engineer in
yestigate the ACCESSIBILITY of purchas-
ing a truck for the City and to re-
port the same back to the Council
Moved, seconded and unanimously
carried that the Board of Public
Works be authorized to dispose of
the fire engine upon the best terms
AVAILABLE.
Moved, seconded and unanimously
Grand Rapids Brewing Company for
Industrial aid be referred to the
Board of Public Works.
Moved, seconded and unanimously
carried that the old fire bell in the
West Side Fire Station be donated
20 the Evangelical st. Johns church.
Moved and seconded that the pres
employees remain the same and until
hanged by the Council.
Motion carried.
1t was moved, seconded and unan-
'mously carried that it be the sense
If the Council that the City issue
100000 City improvement bonds
run from One to Five years, and
hat permanent paving be done this
ear, so that the City's share thereof
will not exceed said amount, and that
all paving be done on streets in the
order of which the petitions were re-
eived and allowed by the Council.
Claims of Geo. L. Williams Estate,
f. j. Wood, Mrs. C. Garrison and
J. w. Bender, received and referred
o the City Engineer and City Attor-
ley.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered to be paid on
roll call.
frand Rapids Publishing Co $68.65
y. S. Sanitary Specialties Corp. "a 90
eugene Dietzgen Co. ....... 81