Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The City Fathers Met Last Evening
and Transacted Regular Business.

The regular session of the city coun-
Gil was held last evening, and consider
able business was transacted.
A petition was presented by the dray-
men, bus and hack drivers of the city,
asking that the council repeal the or
dinance in regard to the licenses of
hackmen and draymen. and the same
was repealed.
A petition from Mrs Bourcier, a wi
dow with several children to support,
was read and the rules were suspended
in order to take immediate action upon
it. Mrs. Bourcier stated that mort
gage on her home had fallen due, but
she had made arrangements whereby it
would be taken care of, so that she
could still retain the home. She asked
that the city pay back taxes on the
property, as she was unable to do so.
The council agreed to pay such taxes,
The petition of Geo. Schmidt, asking
that his saloon license might be re-
moved from the Avenue to Werle's
park, was granted, with provision that
Mr.. Schmidt furnish new bond.
Two petitions for catch basins on the
corner of jackson and Fourth streets,
were read and granted. Petition was
also granted for a catch basin on
Washington street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets.
A petition from residents along War
rem street, asking that the sewer be
extended from Seventh street up to
LaSalle street, was granted. A petit
ton for Mcclellan street sewer was
granted.
Report of committee on streets and
bridges, in regard to the building of a
new bridge over Jim Moore creek,
adopted, with the exception of not i'm
mediately letting the contract
A petition of residents and property
owners along Grant street was read,
which asked that the people along that
street be allowed to boulevard the same
at their own expense, with the excep-
ton that the city pay half OF the ex-
pense of the purchase and placing Of a
limestone curbing. This the people
wished to do, with a view to ,nacada
MIXING later, the street to have thirty
foot driveway, and to be prettily
adorned on either side with sodded
portions between the sidewalks and the
curbing After the reading of the petit
ton q recess was taken and the petition
was not taken up again during the
evening, but will again come up before
the council at its next meeting
A committee appointed for the pur-
pose of getting an appropriation from
the city to go toward the entertainment
of the Wisconsin Press Association,
came before the council and Jos.
Reiser and +. /. Wheelock acted as
spokesman for the committee After
hearing then remarks, asking that the
city donate 5000 toward the entertain
ment of the visitors, the council so
ordered and $500 were set aside for that
purpose.
A resolution that the city take charge
of and disconnect all water meters
owned by it, by Aug. 1, 1900 unless
same be paid for by water consumers
at the price paid for them by the city,
was adopIe5
Forty eight saloon licenses were
allowed by the council, following
which bonds and licenses of plumbers
and druggists were approved. Among
the bills allowed during the evening
was one for $500, for work done on the
city hall by Hugo Murlm. j. H.
Reiser, ex-mayor, complimented the
council in his remarks to them for the
pleasant appearance of the council
room, or barracks" as he called it.
The council adjourned until Thursday
evening of next week, July 18th.