Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-23
CITycOUNCIL.


An adjourned meeting of the com
mon connoil was held last Tuesday
evening, Mayor Marchetti presiding
for the first time since his long illness
and when he took his chair he found a
large bouquet Of carnations on his desk
presented IVY members of the council.
Mr.. Marchetti expresse6 his thanks for
the flowers, also for the many kind.
nesses shown him during his illness.
X. +. Parcher, as representative OF
the Wausau Electric Co, addressed the
council with reference to what he termed
on oversight on the part OF the COM
pahy in not otfurnishing bid for street
lighting. 1t was not intended, he said,
to ignore the city in this respect, but
the fact is that while there are quite a
number of stockholders il the company
none of them saw the advertisement.
Had it been noticed bid would have
been submitted, and the company is
still willing to present a bid The board
of public works was instructed to adj
yertise for new bids.
There was also an expression of opin-
ion that the present lights were not
satisfactory, to which NJ Weeks, super
inteGdent of the Wausau Electric com
pany, stated that while other lights can
be secured, he was of the opinion that
the ones now in use give the best SER
vice. As soon as the new power house
is built, he said, and more power se-
cured, there would be no cause for
fault finding. At the last regular meet
ing resolution was introduced APP
pointing a committee to investigate the
cost OF municipal lighting plant This
committee was instructed at Tuesdays
meeting TO ascertain the cost of other
street lamps and what would be fair
price for street lighting. John Ringle,
chairman OF the committee, arose and
stated that he would refuse TO serve
{or the reason that the city is not in
position, financially, atpresent to build
a plant of its own, and he considered
any committee work to that end as time
and money wasted r. E. Powers,
father of the resolution, was appointed
in his place.
Otto Schochow, who has leased
Columbia park for a period of five years
was granted transfer of saloon license
from Scott street to that place.
A petition for cancellation of taxes
on the property of the Druids was
denied, because of the fact that it is not
exempt from taxation.
The board of education recommended
that a lot adjoining the Franklin school
be purchased, for it will be but
q short time before an addition must be
built on that school, when additional
ground will be required. The lot can
be purchased for $780, The matter was
to committee.
An ordinance was passed providing
for but one assessor for the entire city,
he to serve during the entire year, and
also to act as building commissioner.
By an ordinance passed the board of
public works will hereafter be com
posed of the mayor, the clerk and comp
troller.
Salaries of the mayor and assessor
were fixed at 5000 and s9O0respectively
The bridge question again came up
for discussion. The board of public
works made a statement saying that
options had been secured on all lands
to be crossed by a street leading to such
bridge, except the Northwestern R'y
Co.'S property. Alderman Burke stated
that he had been requested by the at
torney for the company to ask that no
further action be taken until the March
At that time he expected
definite answer. The request was ac
ceded to.