Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12
COUNCIL MEETING.

regular meeting OF lne cOuncu was
held last Tuesday evening, at which the
following business was transacted
Mrs. Flora Wolfgram asked that her
taxes be cancelled because of her power
ty Referred to committee on poor.
The petition published in this paper
last week relating to the passage of an
ordinance governing the construction
of public buildings in the city, so that
fire catastrophe may be eguarded against
was read and referred to a special COM
mittee consisting of Aldermen Steltz,
Genrich and Ringle. This committee,
together with the chiefs of the police
and fire departments, have since con-
Quoted an inspection of such buildings
as will be covered by such ordinance,
and the city attorney will frame an
ordinance such as is desired.
The committee on salaries was in
structed to report at the next meeting
the salaries of officers to be elected at
the spring election.
A communication from Mayor Mar
chetti vas read as follows:
WAUsAU, WIS, Dec. 1903.
To the Honorable, the Actinq Magor and
Common Council of the City of Wausau:
Gentlemen - Words cannot express
my feeling of the appreciation of your
action in passing the resolution making
an appropriation to me in The sum of
Eight Hundred $500 00) Dollars for
services rendered to the city: and, es
pecially in. the cordial and unanimous
manner in which this resolution was
adopted And under the circumstances
feel il my duty to notify you that ] am
under great obligation to you and each
one of you for the action which you
have taken, and for the appreciation
which you have shown towards me and
hereby accept the appropriation in
the manner and in the spirit in which
it has been rendered to me.
| am still very weak from the effects
of my sickness and it may take weeks
and months before I shall be able to
meet with you, but whatever there is
left within me shall be devoted to the
City of Wausau.
Very truly yours,
LOUIS MARCHETTI.
President Burke made a statement
saying he had appointed Henry
Johannes as member of the sci ool
board to represent the Seventh y ard
vice the late Chas. f. Thalheim. The
appointment was confirmed.
Henry Miller chief of the fire depart
ment, made hrs annual report covering
period from Dec 3lst, 1902 to Dec
3lst, 1903. 1t showed the following
facts:
Number of alarms. ms........................... II
Real fires. ............................... 36
CHIMNEY hres................. ..........,...... 81
False alarms......... ....................
FIRE loses ,5OO.U6
lns. paid on losses.............. 1,275.06
Net ses.,...................,.... 225 w
Salaries of department............ s, !69 90
Expenses of Departmental. 1,65S.7l
Fire alarm expenses........ -. 644.08
The report of the chief of police for
December showed that there were six
arrests made, and thirty-four tramps
and five dodgers were furnished beds.
The bids for the construction of the
new Wisconsin isver bridge were sub
mitted as published in these columns
last week The board of public works
recommended that contracts be let to
l.. II. johnson for the bridge over the
main channel at SS, 500 and to the Wis
consin Bridge and Iron CO., for the steel
trestle and lattice railing, at S10,750,
these being the lowest bidders. 1t was
moved and carried that acting mayor
and city clerk enter into a contract
with these two firms for the work. A
resolution was offered providing for the
levy of a sufficient sum of money which
in addition to the $4,000 already on
hand will be enough TO pay for the con-
struetion of the bridge. This also was
carried.
An ordinance was introduced pro-
| viding for one assessor for the entire
city. Who shall receive stipulated
salary for the work. This was referred
to the judiciary committee.
The board of public works was
authorized to consult with the officials
of the Northwestern road and make
arrangements for the opening of a right
OF way across the tracks of said com
pany that an approach to the contem-
plated new bridge may be secured.