Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-20
COUNCIL DOINGS.

A special meeting of She common
council was held last evening and the
bulk of the business to come before
that body was petitions for the building
OF sidewalks, constructing sewers, etc.
The committee on sewers reported
that the NJ. C. Connors Co, which had
the contract for constructing the Jeffer-
son street sewer, had completed job in
workmanIike manner and recon-
mended that an order be drawn for
$500, the contract price which was
done.
Mrs. Bertha Goetsch, whose husband
died some years ago as result of an
accident in the Mortenson q Stone
mill, in petition to the council stated
that she was striving to pay mort
gage of $3.50 on her home and that her
only means of livelihood was by doing
washing. She is using water from a
hydrant for which she pays IS yearly
and she petitioned the council to cancel
her water tax Referred to committee
on poor
A petition signed by several properly
holders asked that hydrant be placed
at the corner of First and Union avenues
as protection against fire, the nearest
hydrant to that section of town being
ten blocks distant. Referred to com
mittee on fire.
The petition of e. Paulos asking that
he be allowed to construct a small
building on the old music hall property
with wooden roof, to be used as a
fruit stand, was unfavorably reported
upon by the committee to whom it had
been referred. Paulos has constructed
the stand but has put canvas roof
over it which is permitted.
The committee on waterworks was
instructed to settle with the superin-
tendent.
Alderman Burke moved that the mat
ter of disposing of the city stone crusher
and purchasing new one be left en-
tirely with the mayor and board of
public works. Motion carried.
The following communication from
the executive boards of the Agricultural
and Training schools was read and the
mayor and clerk ordered to enter into
contract at the rates named therein:
To The Honorable, The Moyor and Com
mann DoO4ooT of fho 9th, Of H-os.o1,,
GENTLEMEN:-The boards of the
Marathon County Schools of Agriculture
and Domestic Economy and the Mara
thon county training school for teach
ers make application to the city of
Wausau to be supplied with water for
the use of said school in the building
now in process of erection on Stewart
avenue, in the city of Wausau, at the
following rates, which said schools
by their duly authorized officers, agree
to pay, to Wit:
The said boards agree to pay for water
delivered nearest said build ing, in the
usual manner, the sum of one hundred
ten (Sll0) dollars per annum for the
term of five years from the date of de-
livery Of water, said water to be de-
livered Without delay, and also the
actual cost of laying service pipe from
the main ia the street to the property
line of the school building, and also to
put in water meter to be approved by
the city council in connection with
said pipe; said school further agrees to
pay the sum of four cents for every
thousand gallons ofwater used by said
schools as shown by said meter in ex-
cess or two million gallons of water
used annually.
The city, in accepting this contract
or agreement, agrees to provide
mains of sufficient size and proper
hydrant connections for the usual fire
protection furnished other institutions
in this city.
The city of Wausau is to have the
right to examine and inspect the meter
at any time.
Wausau, Wis May 10, 1902
Jos. BURGER, President,
CARL NIEMAN, Treasurer,
JOHN +. LAMoNT, Secretary.
Board of the Marathon Co School of
Agriculture and Domestic Economy.
III. j. BLANCHARD, President,
A l.. KREUTzER, Treasurer,
JOHN +. LAMONT, Secretary,
Board of the Marathon County Training
School for Teachers
Council adjourned until next Monday
evening.