1891 Annexation of township schools by the City of Grand Rapids
The City of Grand Rapids annexed nine schools in 1891; four from Grand Rapids Twp, one from Paris Twp, three from Walker Twp and one from Wyoming Twp.
Map References:
Yellow = Grand Rapids Twp, Green = Paris Twp, Blue = Walker Twp, Red = Wyoming
Twp.
20 = Diamond, 21 = Congress, 22 = Lake, 23 = Baxter, 24 = Oakdale, 25 = Walker ,
26 = Widdicomb, 27 = Sibley, 28 = Hall
President's Report: By act of the recent Legislature a territory of about nine square miles, including a population of about ten thousand and containing nine school buildings with thirty school rooms has been added to the district. These schools were many of them ungraded it was a large an daunting amount for the city to receive at one time for digestion into is public school system, but so efficient has been the care bestowed upon them that they are already assimilated, and in any of them may be seen the same spirit, aims and plans manifested as in the oldest schools in the district.
We have now thirty-two buildings in our charge. In addition to this, we are, at the present time, renting fourteen rooms.
The only reference I was able to find in the Proceedings of
the Common Council (City Commission) reference to this annexation was for
the city surveyor to make suitable maps -- for the upcoming election -- first
Monday in April, 1891 -- for annexed lands by the late act of the Legislature.
March 9, 1891 pg 748. I assume these are the 1/4 section maps in City
Engineers which do not show the schools.
20. Diamond
Annexed 1891
Lot purchased Oct 23, 1889 by Grand Rapids Twp School District 1
Details: Diamond
21. Congress
Annexed 1891
Lot purchased Jun 2, 1889 by Grand Rapids Twp School District 1
Details: Congress
22. Lake
Annexed 1891
Lot purchased May 20, 1859 by Grand Rapids Twp School District No 3
Details: Lake
23. Baxter
Annexed 1891
Lot purchased Jun 5, 1883 by Grand Rapids Twp School District No. 15
Details: Baxter
24. Oakdale
Annexed 1891
Lot purchased Mar 11, 1889 by Paris Twp School District No. 7
Details: Oakdale
25. Walker
Alternate Name: West Leonard
Annexed 1891
Lot purchased Jun 5, 1885 by Walker Twp School District No. 14
Details: Walker
26. Widdicomb
Annexed 1891 No twp record found
Lot purchased 5 May 1891 by City Board of Education
Details: Widdicomb
27. Sibley
Annexed 1891 No twp record found
Lot purchased 27 April 1891 by City Board of Education
Details: Sibley
28. Hall
Annexed 1891
Lot purchased No twp or City record found
Details: Hall
From article City Schools
From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info