Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-09
COUNCIL MEETING.

The following is the most important
business transacted at the meeting of
the council held last Tuesday evening
La petition by property holders
along east jackson street it was stated
that during recent survey it bad been
discovered that residents on the north
side of the street had extended their
sidewalks beyond the street line, and
as this had been done through error it
was desired that the city recognize the
line as they had established it. The
petition was referred to the committee
on streets and bridges.
9. s. Cone. petitioned the council To
abolish the ordinance requiring him to
pay license fee for shows held in the
opera house, stating in the petition that
other cilies collect no license from
opera house managers and it was his
opinion that the taxes he pays on the
property is sufficient. Referred to COM
mittee on licenses.
A representative of Gollmar Bros
circus was present and asked that the
license fee of 500 exacted of him be
cut IN two, because his circus is not so
large as the big concerns, only sixteen
cars being required to transport where
other circuses have sixty. Rules were
suspended and immediate action taken
with the result that the request was
granted.
Upon the request of s. M Quaw it
was ordered TO repair West Bridge
street, between Third and Fifth Ave-,
at cost not to exceed $40, Mr.. Quaw
agreeing t. pay two-thirds of it.
Geo. b. Chatham, Supt of the Wau.
sau Cannery, presented claim for per-
sonal injuries and destruction of bicycle
amounting to $l5. On the night of July
9th Mr.. Chatham raI into pile of side
walk lumber piled in front of the S.. M.
Quaw lots on First Ave. near the
Mortenson Lhr. Co.'s mill
The chief of police, in his monthly
report stated that during July total of
GA persons had been cared for at the
city lookup, As of whom were tramps.
The street lamp at the corner of
Eighth ard Warren streets was ordered
changed to the corner of Eighth and
Fulton streets, upon recommendation
of the lighting company.
A druggists license was granted to
w. w. Alhers.
A saloonl license was granted to A. r
and A. f. Mcdonald, 2l0 Washington
St.
The committee to whom had been
referred the petition of the board of
education, asking that live acres of land
be purchased of S. M. Quaw, situated
on N Third Ave-, to be used for school
purposes, recommended that the same
be denied and the report was adopted
The reason given was that the price of
81, 800 asked was too high.
Upon petition of property owners OF
Kickbusch's second addition the plat of
that section was accepted and permits
sion granted to open French street
across the Northwestern right of way
The recommendation of the paving
committee that Sixth street from Adams
to Forest street and Forest street from
Sixth to Grand Ave, be macadamized
was adopted. With the completion of
this work Wausau will have eleven
more blocks of improved streets.
Two bids were submitted on widen
ing the walk on the south side of the
falls bridge. The Hennepin Bridge Co
offered to do the work for $40 and
the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co. for
Sl00 The latter was given the con-
tract.
It was ordered to take up and relay
the sewer on Stewart Ave. and Clark
street SO as to give it pitch of IS inches
instead of 2
Macadam was ordered to be laid on
First Ave- from Gallon to Clark street
at width of 40 feet and Clark street
from First to Third Ave. 80 feet wide.
Upon recommendation of the mayor
the salary of the dog catcher was fixed
at $40 per month, by vote of 8 to s.
E. w. Keaton, of Boston, in letter
to the mayor, desired to know whether
there was an opportunity of securing a
franchise for street railway in this
city. The mayor was instructed to in
form him that there1was and to submit
a proposition. The franchise granted
local men some time ago has expired.
Bills were allowed and several sewer
contracts awarded, after which the
council adjourned.