Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-04-21

Coulthard received the eight votes of
the aldermen and was declared elected
Alderman Breed nominated Charles
b. Perry for the Office of city attorney
There being no further nominations
the roll was called and Mr.. Perry re-
ceiving the votes of the eight alder
men present was declared elected.
| Alderman Bark nominated Julius
Marquardt for the Office of city mar
shall and the roll call being ordered
Mr.. Marquardt was elected by the vote
of the eight aldermen.
Alderman Fowler placed Mr.. j. d.
Warren in nomination for the office of
street commissioner and upon roll call
Mr.. Warren received the eight votes of
the aldermen and was declared elected.
The mayor then announced the fol-
lowing committees of the Council:
Judiciary Fowler, Kneeland and Bark
Plats and Grades Fingado Breed and
e 'keF.
streets Breed, Fowler and Kropp.
Rules and Ordinances Decker, Kneeland and
Jones.
License Bark, Kropp and Jones.
Finance Kneeland, Fowler and Decker
Health-kropp, Jones and FiuRado.
Breed.
Fire Department-Br Kueeland and
Bark.
The mayor then nominated subject
to confirmation by the Council
For school Commissioner at LARGE. q
Wheeler
Commissioner Second Ward Ferdinand
Bark.
Commissioner Third ward-G A. Kurtz.
For Commissioner of Health d. q. Hatha.
way.
All of which nominations were un-
animously confirmed by the Council.
A communication from the Milwau-
kee Orphans Home Aid Association
was presented. The communication
was as follows:
To the Honorable, the Common ConpciI
of the City of Wauwatosa:
We the undersigned, the Milwaukee Or
phans Aid Association owner of lot five (55
II. H. Days subdivision Second Ward of the
city of Nauwatosa, hereby petition and re-
quest your Honorable Body to lay water mains
and connections on Milwaukee avenue from
Chureh street To Western avenue, In said city
Of Wauwatosa.
Our Association is organized for the purpose
OF extending aid and comforts to orphans and
homeless children and Hmeora ting their con
dlliOn. To etfectualty carry out our uuruo-as
and make ample provision conductive To- the
health of these children we need pure water
aud better facilities. Pure water Is essential
ana indispensable to their comforts
We trust this will receive your kindly con
slderation.
The Milwaukee Orphans Aid Association.
JOHN G. KOCH, President
AUG. RICHTER. Jr., Secretary
The communication was referred To
the committee on Judiciary and streets
Alderman Decker offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas the Board OF Education for several
years has been obliged 10 rent am additional
school room at cost of about one hundred
ana ufty dollars per annum, and
whereas the present Council room could be
used as school room relieving the city from
paying rent now therefore
BE 1t Resolved by the Common Council. CITY
OF Wauwatosit, That the officers performing
the duties of board Of public works Ice and are
hereby authorized to have the second floor of
the engine house finished for Council room
clerk once and committee room at cost
not to exceed 1850
The resolution was referred to the
finance committee.
Alderman Breed offered resolution
providing for the spriukling of the fol-
lowing named streets and portions of
streets in the city from May lst or as
soon thereafter as may be necessary to
Nov. list, 1900, viz East and West Mil
waukee avenue from Western avenue
to Thirteenth avenue; Wauwatosa ave-
nue. from North Main street to North
avenue; North aud West Main streets;
Greenfield avenue from West Main to
Chestnut street; State street from
North Main to west line of FATHERS
subdivision; Church street from North
Main to West Milwaukee avenue; Wis
consin street from Church street to
West Milwaukee avenue.
Alderman Decker offered a resolution
directing the officers performing duties
Of board of public works to Law side
walk at the expense of abutting prop
erty owners along the portion Of Grand
avenue, which was graded in 1899.
from Fifty-third to Fifty-ninth street.
the work to be according to plans and
specifications on file therefor.
Mayor noyt called the attention of
the Council to the question OF city
lighting, stating that the lighting
franchise now owned by the Milwaukee,
Light Heat x Traction Company in the
city of Nauwatosa, as well as the con.
tract for street lighting between the
city of Wauwatosa and that company.
viii expire in 1902, that while both