Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-08
COMMON COUNCIL.

Tuesday evening, February 4, at 1880 p.
M, Mayor Hoyt presiding. Aldermen
Bark, Lefeber, Hamme. Jones, Decker.
Thomas, Breed and Baumbach being
in attendance
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved
The financial statement of the city
treasurer for the month of January
certified as correct by the officer acting
as comptroller was presented and or
dered placed on file.
The marshal's report of street lights
not burning during the month of jan
uary was presented and referred to the
finance committee.
A petition as follows was presented:
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Common
Council OF the City Of Wauwatosa.
The undersigned, citizens of the City of Wan
watosa, hereby respectfully represent that the
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction Com
pany, corporation heretofore operating -
street railway in our city, has failed to run its
cars on Wells and other streets since the 2ist
day of January to the inconvenience Of a great
number of the citizens of Wauwatosa
Therefore the undersigned petition your hon
orable body to take such action will compel
the above named company either to run their
cars forthwith or to cause their charter TO be
annulled and the tracks, poles and other OBJ
structiOns to be removed.
Dated at Wauwatosa, this the first day of
February, 1902.
Z. @. DRzHER,
F. NJ. SEYMOUR,
CHAs. a CARTER,
j. Is. BRAND,
/. Boos,
G.. 4. GUN,
JACOB DRgHER,
A. r. FoRTIER,
G. G.. SEVERANCE,
]. W. VoRLKEL.
The petition was referred to the ju-
dietary committee.
A communication was presented
from the officer acting as comptroller
calling attention to the fact that
the semi-annual interest on thirty-two
water works bonds is now due and re-
questing that the proper order forp pay
ment thereof be made. The communi-
cation was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The city bills and pay rolls for Jan
nary were presented and referred to
the finance committee.
A plat of a tract of land to be
known as C. X Rogers subdivision
was presented and referred to the COM
mittee on plats and grades.
A recess was then taken and upon
again assembling the finance com
mittee reported back the pay rolls of
street laborers and city Officials for
January, with the recommendation
that they be allowed and ordered paid.
Upon roll call the pay rolls were al
lowed and ordered paid.
The finance committee reported back
the communication concerning the pay
ment of interest on water works bonds
with resolution providing for the
payment of the same, upon surrender
of the interest coupons
The roll was called and the resolu-
ton was adopted;
The council then adjourned to Thurs
day evening
EXTRA SESSION.
The common council met in special
session Thursday evening, February 6
for the purpose of considering the
petition of citizens in relation to the
street railway question, Mayor Hoyt
presiding. Alderman Baumbach.
Breed, Thomas, Decker, Jones, lIamme,
Lefeber and Bark were present.
The Judiciary committee reported
back the petition concerning the street
railway company with resolution as
! follows:
! BE 1t resolved by the Common Council OF the
vi! Nauwatosa that u committee of three
mtmuets OF the common council shall be
selected at this meeting to confer with the OH.
Gals OF the Milwaukee Light, Heat and Trac.
tinn company, relative to its present non-user
/ OF franchise therefore granted to said com.
pany, by the common council of this citv with
] the view of ascertaining officially the reasons
existing or claimed 10 be existing by said com.
I pany for its failure and refusal to operate and
use the franchise in said city over the so.ralled
wells street Car Line,
The resolution was adopted. Alder
man Baumbach. Decker and Lefeber
We're then selected committee to con-
fer with the railway company. The
mayor announced that if the com
mittee were ready to report before the
next regular meeting of the council a
special meeting will he called.
The council then adjourn d.
! An unusually large number of citi-
Gems were present at the council meet
ing to listen to the proceedings
| Wauwatosa Minute Men,