Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
COUNCIL MELTING.

common council was held tuesday
evening, seventeen members present.
The first matter TO be brought up was
the yetoes of the resolutions of Alder
man Liljiqvest. accepting the plans and
specifications Tor an engine house In the
Eighth ward and instructing the board
of public works 20 advertise for bids for
the construction of the sa..io. Upon
motion to pass the resolutions over the
vetoes, they were sustained The vote
on each was 8 to but as it requires a
three-fonrths vote to kill veto the OBJ
ject of those who favored an engine
house was not accomplished.
Upon suggestions offered in com
munication from the city attorney it
was voted to revise the citys ordi-
nances. Many of them were drawn up
so long ago that present conditions
make them obsolete, and new ones
have been passed from time to time
that conflict with older ones, and as it is
today it is not safe for an attorney to
{ prosecute anyone under them. The
city attorney, aided by five members of
the council-Genrich, Muenchow, Pow
ers, Hoffman and Hirsch-will revise
the old ordinances and the sum of S75
was voted for stenographer's fees.
J A bill of 1852 against the town of
Kronenwetter for the care of smallpox
patients was reported by the city attor
ney as paid in full.
Upon request of the board of educa-
ton it was voted to transfer $S, 600 from
the sinking fund to the school fund.
Peter Mcdonald was granted license
to conduct a saloon at 734 jefferson St.
A petition of Jacob Graebel asking
permission to build brick yeneered
addition to his store on Gallon street
was referred to the committee on fire.
Following this petition j. N. Manson
addressed the council with reference to
violations of the ordinance covering it.
He stated that his efforts in trying to
secure a lower rate of insurance for
Wausau people had so far been unsuc-
CoSSlul because Oh JneSe NlOldllOuS
The fact that people are willing to al
low their neighbors to build frame or
brick veneered buildings within the
fire limits, and the council so grants
them the right, makes insurance cost
our people from ST. to S. more per
81 900. His advice was that the ordi
nance be strictly adhered to, in which
case he may be able to attain the object
he has sought
1t appears that the horse deal be-
tween NJ. j. Kavanaugh and the city
has not ended The former served
notice on the council that he has taken
an appeal to the circuit court in the
decision of the council.
Mrs. Mary Williams presented her
usual monthly petition. This time she
asked that her water tax be cancelled.
1t wss referred to the committee on
poor.
The appointment of Jas. Kennedy as
policeman to succeed to the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Robt.
Goetsch was on motion confirmed.
The following were appointed as
members of the school board for term
of three years to succeed themselves
Second ward, w A Paff; Fourth ward,
w. B. Scholheld; Ninth ward, Louis
Salzman; at large, f. p. Stone.
The water superintendent was in
structed to flush the city mains every
six weeks until cold weather.
The board of review in communica-
ton recommended that hereafter only
one assessor be appointed to make the
assessment instead of three, claiming
that more just and equitable assess
ment could be made
The report of the special committee
recommending that the bridge to be
built across the Wisconsin river in the
across Stewards island, was adopted.
The west approach will be on Williams
street, near the tannery, the east ap-
proach south of Columbia park. The
Ruder Brewing Co. and w. A. Patf will
contribute free of charge so foot right
of way for the east approach and the
Alexander Stewart Lumber Co. will
donate a 60 foot strip across its island.
The board of public works was in
structed to secure bids for new roof
for the east side engine house and re-
port at the next meeting.
Upon information from the chairman
of the finance committee that there was
not enough money in the general fund
for current expenses, $4,000 was or
dered transferred from the sinking
fund
The city engineer recommended that
the Leahy q Beebe bridge be re-planked
with elm planks. to be laid lengthwise,
the estimated cost being $500. The
board of public works was instructed
to have the work done at once.
1t was ordered that an arc light be