Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-09-07
COMMON COUNCIL.

STTHE COMMON COZ Neil met III reg
ular session at the City Hall
Tuesday evening, Sept. 3rd, 1901, at
7:3O p. m.-Mayor IIoyt, presiding.
Aldermen Breed, Baumbach, Decker
Uamme. Lefeber and Thomas being in
attendance.
The minutes of the last two meet
ings were read and approved.
The financial statement of A. +.
Kellogg for the month of August
1901. certified as examined and found
correct, by the officer acting as comp
troller. was presented and ordered
placed on file.
The marshal's report of lights not
burning during the month of August,
was presented and referred to the
finance committee.
The sewerage committee reported
that pursuant to the order and direc-
ton of the council at meeting held in
May of this year, the septic tank por-
ton of the sewerage system has been
completed, according to detailed plans
therefor on file.
A communication from the attorney
was presented requesting that he be
furnished with an accurate survey and
description of the Dreutzer fence en-
croachment on East Milwaukee avenue
for use in the action directed to be
commenced on behalf of the city for
the removal of the encroachment, The
communication was referred 20 the
finance committee.
The city clerk presented a communi-
cation calling attention to the fact that
on September 18th, there will fall due
semi-annual interest on 80 sewer bonds
amounting to $3.50, and requesting that
provision be made for the payment of
the same, referred to the finance com
mittee.
A certificate and estimate of the
amount of sewer pipe laid was pre-
scented by Alvord & Shields, engineers,
showing all pipe to be laid this year on
the east and north side of the river
completed at total cost, including
specials. of $40, 1902 q portion of
which has been paid on former esti-
mates. The certificate was referred to
the finance committee.
The August bills and pay rolls were
presented, read and referred to the
finance committee.
The committee on finance reported
back an estimate heretofore given to
the sewer contractors for indefinite
postponement, Mr., Raumbach explain
ing that the estimate presented at this
meeting included the former estimate,
aud upon vote of the council all action
on the first estimate was indefinitely
postponed.
The committee on fire department
reported back an ordinance fixing com
pensation for the members of the hook
and ladder company with the recon-
mendation that I be passed. The or
tinance was passed unanimously. 1t
appears elsewhere in this Issue in Off
cial publication,
Alderman Breed presented a resolu-
ton directing the Board Of Public
Works to procure survey and deScrip-
ton OF the Dreutzer fence cncroach-
ment ON East milwaukee, avenue for use
in the action directed 20 he commenced
in behalf Of the city. The resolution
was adopted,
a resolution was presented directing
the city clerk to purchase at the eX-
pense of the city ten copies of Esta-
brooks annotated city charter law for
use 10y the members Of the council.
Referred TO the judiciary committee,
A recess was then taken to give the
finance committee an opportunity to
act upon the pay rolls, and upon again
assembling, the pay rolls OF city OH
cialS and street laborcrs for the month
az August were reported back for al
lowauce as were also the bills for street