Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-05-19
COMMON COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting of Common Council
May Is, 1890.

Regular Meeting of Common Council
May Is, 1890.
The regular meeting of the common
council was kell May Is, 1900, all
the members of the council being in
attendance, Mayor Hoyt, presiding
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Under the head Of unfinished bust
ness and upon motion of Alderman
Breed, the petition for laying water
mains to the Milwaukee Orphans Aid
Association Home together with all
committee reports thereon, was re-
referred to the committee on judiciary
and streets
The city clerk presented to the coun-
Gil notice Of application for vacation
Of the south one-half of the Recorded
Plat of College Land Companys Sub
division No. 1, which was referred to
the city attorney.
The city clerk, acting as comptroller,
presented to the council communica-
tion as follows;
TO TUE COMMON CoUNcIL CRY OF
WAUwATosA Gentlemen ON May II
| notified the officers performing duties
OF Board of Public Works, that suffi-
cient funds were not available to carry
out the instructions of the common
council in the matter of laying water
mains on a portion of Center street and
Fifth and Sixth avenues. Herewith is
statement of the condition of the
general fund of the city showing the
unappropriated balance in said fund,
Dated May Is.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD CoUtTHARp,
City Clerk, Acting as Comptroller
REsoURCEs-GEN FUND.
Balance In treasury May i............... $2l33 73
Liquor license tcstimate) ...,.. ....,... 200 10
Total. ......,............ 50 1853 70
DISBURSEMENTS.
Belonging To street repair fund ........S 400 %
Spriukng streets six month ........,.. l20 %
Finishing second floor engine house. 25d 90
Total. .............s $3.50 90
Estimate available funds after July 10 n ,6s3 73
Estimated amount necessary to pay or
binary cXpcues for balance of year. $50 90
The report and statement was ordered
placed on file.
The finance committee reported back
various claims and bills with the recon-
incubation that they be allowed and
paid. They were ordered paid by vote
of the council.
The officers acting as Board of Public
Works filed report notifying the
council of the receipt Of communica-
ton of the officer acting as comprotol-
Ter, to the effect that sufficient funds
were not available to lay water mains
on the streets designated by resolution
of the council of April II, 1900, and
requesting further instruction from the
council
The report was referred to the com
mittec on Judiciary and streets.
The proposed sewerage ordinance
which was on April II ordered publish
ed in the official paper as proposed
ordinance with proof of publication
attached, was taken mp and referred to
to the committee on sewerage.
The council then took a recess and
upon again assembling, the committee
on judiciary and streets to whom was
prior to the recess referred the matter
of water mains and report of the Off
GERS performing duties of Board Of
Public Works, reported with a rcsolu-
ton which was recommended to the
council for adoption, The resolution
was read and the rules suspended, after
which the resolution was adopted.
The resolution recites the financial
status of the city concerning funds
available or which will become or may
be made available for laying water
mains, aud repeats the resolution of
April 18th concerning the laying of
water mains, and provides for the lay
ing of water mains along Center street
from Second avenue To the east side of
Fifth avenue, also on Sixth avenue
from East Milwaukee avenue to the
south line Of lot G, u. X. Brewers sub
division.
Alderman kucclaud presented reso-
luton providing for borrowing Sl.00D
under the provisions Of section 925.
Subsection l96, Wisconsin Statutes for
lSos, and upon motion the rules were
SUSPENDED and the council unanimously
authorized the borrowing of that
amount OF money The mouey will
not be borrowed. however. until the
same Shall hc necessary for use 10y the
city.
TOWN BOARD.