Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-06
CITY COUNCIL.

At the council meeting last evening,
after little business of minor import
ance, the first matter was the petition
recommended by Chief Malone and APP
proved by the board, praying that each
policeman and fireman be given one
weeks vacation in the year with pay
allowed.
The proposition to macadamize Grand
avenue from the railroad bridge south
as far as the cemetery was laid over
until next adjourned meeting.
Mayor Marchetti made the announce
ment of the appointment of Mrs. Eva P.
Quaw, Mrs. Mary d. Plumer and Mrs.
Helen Van Vechten to succeed them
selves as members of the board of direc-
tors OF the free public library for term
of three years. Appointments con-
firmed.
Report of the chief of police for the
month of July showed that there had
been incarcerated in the city bastile
during that time Al persons. Of these
81 were ordered to leave town, Is re-
ceived Jail sentences, and eight paid
fines amounting to $500.
A resolution was offered providing
for the raising of the street east from
high bridge. Adopted.
1t was proposed that committee be
appointed to select new site and make
an estimate cost of erecting a new city
building. This was done on account of
the present unsafe condition of the city
hall.
The following communication was
presented to the council for considera-
ton:
To the City Council of the city of Wau-
Sau:
Gentlemen Fourth street from the
corner of Washington to McIndoe
streets, a distance of nearly six blocks,
is without light, and there should be
at least one street lamp placed which
can easily be spared from some of the
streets where every block has one light.
During the last week | have given
my attention to the costs of paving,
and have ascertained that it costs on an
average about $50 per day to operate
the stone crusher, and about SO per day
to operate the steam roller. 1t is easy
10 see that matchmaking streets is
quite expensive, and | recommend to
the city council to be careful in order
ing much more of this work done, be-
cause the finances of the city are not in
condition for doing it. During the
present week the work on the street on
East Hill will be finished. The cruSher
has been running now for eight days
continuously under the supervision of
Mr. Swisher very satisfactorily without
any stoppage almost: The crusher was
set IN running by Bernhard Hernke,
who afterwards, and now is, operating
the steam roller, and who is a very
competent and able engineer whose
services the city should secure. The
work of putting in the rock on La Sale
and Liberty streets was under the
supervision of Mr.. Ludwig JOlitz, and |
recommend that if any more pavements
are to be laid this year that said work
be done under his supervision.
| call your attention particularly to
the defective condition of the sewer
system of the city. Last fall, after the
heavy rain, many of the cellars in the
lower part of the city were overlooked
from sewers, and the same overflow
took place after the heavy rain this
summer, only to a lesser extent. Sew
erage was carried into the cellar under
houses on the east side as we'll as on the
west side, and l strongly recommend
and urge that the city obtain the advice
of a competent expert as to how this
condition can he rempdied
The city may be congratulated that
the detention hospital is vacant and the
city free from contagious disease.
The mayor should be given authority
to have rules for the government of the
police printed. including direction and
duties of policemen, with regard to city
ordinances and the care of city prop
erty. Respe ctfully yours,
LOUIS MARCH ETH, Mayor.
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