Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-07-18
COUNCIL IN
SESSION
City Lawmakers Hold Special Meet
Ing Tuesday Evening.
MATTERS or INTEREST DISCUSSED.
C. II Baxter ASKS for PRIVILEGES. Water
Thieves Scored Teams Hauling fire
Apparatus to Receive So Each.

An adjourned meeting of the Com
mon Council to take action on various
matters left over from the regular
July session was held Tuesday eve
ming at tie Council chambers.
Mayor Hassel called the body to
order. All the aldermen with exeep-
ton Of AID Ressmeyer were present.
Reading OF minutes OF last meeting
was dispensed with
c. II. Baxter was present and was
1 given an opportunity to rehearse a
grist OF grievances it was his lot to
3 have He desired permission in the
first place to construct a cesspool in
the alley adjoining his store building
on the east. The drainage from the
store and other apartments in the
building had to 90 somewhere and he
believed a cesspool the only way out
OF the difficulty.
The matter was discussed and fin
aliy by a motion of Aid. Henkel was
left to the Business committee to in
vestigate and if they found every
thing favorable Mr.. Baxter was to
have privilege to Immediately COM
mence operations.
Mr.. Baxter desired the granting OF
one more favor. The overflow Of
water from numerous faucets about
his building has been running into
the street The Council at a recent
meeting decided to check all such
Drainage and Marshal Budworth under
orders from the Council proceeded to
plug up all such escapes. Mr.. BaX-
tiers was included in the list and he
is greatly Inconvenience thereby.
He wished to attach this drain to the
one at the drinking fountain near his
store.
This proposition after being dis
cussed was left to Supt. Stephens OF
the waterworks, Marshal Budworth
and Aldermen Brooker and Wetter
Supt. Stephens and Clerk Michaelis
were authorized to settle with A. j.
Howell for water used in irrigating
his strawberry patch.
l The proposed purchase of Griswold
property at the pumping station was
discussed and it was voted to leave
the matter with the Business commit
tee, with authority to make tie EUR
chase. Plans ana specifications for
dwelling to be erected at the station
for use of the engineer were present
ed by Aid. Muesse. The building. a
2-story frame. is similar to the one
about completed by Geo. Gibbs in
the fourth ward, and it is estimated
will cost in the neighborhood of
$l.l00.
Considering the numerous neces-
sary expenditures that are contemp-
lated it was moved that the
city construct no more new side
walks the present season, and the
motion was carried.
Aid. Place believed that a little
economy should be practiced also
along the line of macadamizlng, at
least until other contemplated i'm
provements were completed, and
made motion TO the effect that
after Jobs now in course of compile
ton were done that no further mae
adamizing be done for the present.
Carried.
Petition for laying Of water main,
signed by John Pendleton and other
second warders, was read and laid
over
Water users are abusing their priv
ileges concerning hours for lawn
sprinkling, etc and numerous re
ports were made of people using
water for lawn privileges who possess
no right 10 the same. having not
paid the extra cost for this practice.
Stringent measures were advised and
Aid. Henkel moved that the ordi-
nance pertaining to the matter be re
published. that all might become ac-
quainted with the penalty prescribed.
Carried.
The extension Of the drain near
Aid. Mas : came up and on motion
OF Aid. Knapp it was voted to put ID
the proposed extension at once
No action was taken on matter OF
granting saloons privilege Of add
tional hours on night of Aug. 22nd.
occasion Of the II. ". 4 picnic. the
city charter not allowing Council any
such power.
Question Of compensation for team
hauling ire apparatus 10 fire came on
Tor hearing AID. Knapp moved
that hrst TWO teams attaching TO ap-
paratus Al time of alarm be allowed
s.. Carried. Council adjourned.