Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-01-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS


uary 4th, 1921 at o'clock P. M
The Common Council of Wisconsin
Rapids, Wisconsin,; called to order
by Mayor Chas. E. Briere, presiding
Aldermen present: John BAN
berg, John Ernser, Fred Link, Jake
Huber, Lacy Horton, NJ C. Geoghan
O. r. Roenius, w. w Hickman
James Lynch, M. C. Whitrock, F. H
Jackson, w H. Gardner, Grant Bah
cock and Benz. Hansen.
Aldermen absent: P. Tomsyck
and Otto Marx.
On motion duly made and second
ed the reading of the minutes Of the
previous meeting were dispensed
with.
On motion duly made and second
ed, and carried, the following reso-
luton was adopted.
Now therefore be it Resolved
That the common council of the city
of Wisconsin Rapids does hereby
consent to the conducting of boxing
and sparring exhibitions in said city
of Wisconsin Rapids, in accordance
with said Chap. 73c of said statutes
aforesaid, providing that any club
corporation or association to whom
license shall be issued by the state
athletic commission therefor shall
comply in all respects with the sta
tuteS of the State of Wisconsin and
all lawful orders, rules and regula-
tons of said state athletic commits
sion relative thereto.
Sewer and Water Committees re
ported favorably on the installing OF
sewer and water on Saratoga Street
between Fifth and Eighth Streets
and on roll call report adopted and
work ordered done
Sewer and Water Committee re-
ported on the petition of Spencer
Street, recommending that sewer
and water be laid from the junction
of Wickham Avenue and Horace
Street, now Eighteenth Avenue
South, one block North on Horace
Street, now Eighteenth Avenue
South. On roll call report adopted
and work ordered done.
and unanimously carried a-sewel
was ordered laid on Tenth Street
between Avon and Baker Streets and
work ordered done
The Mayor brought up the Ques-
ton of closing Drake Street between
the top of the Hill and First Street
Jorth for sliding purposes, and on
motion duly made and seconded
same was ordered closed and the
City Engineer instructed to fix up
the hill for sliding purposes.
Motion duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried that the time
for the payment of taxes, without
penalty, be extended to and includ-
ing February 18th.
Petition regarding the putting of
First Avenue South road under the
c. & n. w. railroad tracks received
read and placed on file
The following Resolution was duly
presented to the Council and read
md it was duly moved by Aid. Link
and seconded by Aid Roenius that
the following Resolution be adopted
RESOLVED, That ordinance en-
titled ''An Ordinance providing for
the issue of $30,500 Waterworks
improvement Bonds of the City of
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and
providing for the levy of taxes to
pay the same,'' this day introduced,
be taken up for final passage by the
Common Council at the regular meet
ing thereof to be convened in the
Council Chamber in the City Hall on
Tuesday, the 1st day of Feb, 1921.
at 500 o'clock P NJ.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the
City Clerk do publish in The Wiscon-
sin Rapids Daily Tribune, the Off
cial newspaper of said City, at least
one week prior to the date of the
regular meeting whereat said pro-
posed ordinance will be taken up for
final passage, a notice in substantial
ly the following form:
NOTICE
To the people and voters of the CITY
of Wisconsin Rapids, wisconsin
Notice is hereby given that there
has been introduced ana is now pend
ing in and before the Common Coun-
ell of the City of Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin, and will, at the regular
meeting of said Common Council, to
be held in the Council Cham Der in
the City He'll of and in said Citv o.