Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
CITY COUNCIL.


The most important matter to come
up at the March meeting of the council
held last week was the old and much
talked-of bridge question Last Tues
day j. F. Cleveland, one of the officers
of the c. & n. w. R'y. Co, notified the
council by telegram that while that
company did not approve of crossing
at the point desired by the city, yet it
would acquiesce and not cause any op-
position. Accordingly when the coun-
ell met, a resolution was put before that
body and passed providing for the
opening OF street across the track and
on the west side of the river which will
give thoroughfare for approaches to
the bridge. Following this was another
resolution authorizing contracts to be
made for the bridges construction,
as originally planned The Henni-
pen Bridge Co., of Minneapolis, win
be given the contract for the
bridge work at $500 while the
Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co., of
Milwaukee, gets the contract for the
trestle work at $40, 750. This will make
the bridge cost a total sum of SIS, $50 or
81, $50 in excess of the original appro-
priation. This sum, however, has been
provided for. AS soon as the contracts
are made with these companies it is
quite likely that they will at once begin
shipping material here in anticipation
of commencing work as soon AS the
spring floods have subsidized.
A petition was presented, signed by
great many property holders of the
west side, asking that the ordinance
river be abolished The petitioners set
forth that the ordinance greatly retards
the growth and improvement of the
section inelosed by such limits. A
number of people, they state, desire 10
improve their property but under pres
ent conditions cannot do so. The
petition was referred to the committee
On fire.
In communication John Marquardt
stated that on Feb 9Th he slipped on an
ice covered sidewalk and fell, breaking
a leg. lie asked for damages to the
extent of 800, but as the claim was not
made in the proper form, no action was
taken on it.
Mary E. Williams, as usual, came in
for debate. Upon recommendation of
the superintendent of poor her petition
asking for the CANCELLATION of her taxes
was disallowed
1t was recommended by the board of
public works that sewers be constructed
during the coming season as follows:
Second Ave. from Spencer to Elm.
Second Ave from Alexander to Elm.
Clinton St., from First Ave to falls
bridge.
Elm ST., from Fourth Ave. to Fifth
Ave.
Fifth Ave, from Elm SSt. to Central
Ave.
Seymour ST., from Walton to Kick
busch
Kickbusch ST., from Grand Ave, to
Seventh St.
Fulton St from First to Second.
Fifth ST., from Adams to Hamilton.
Sixth St., from Adams to Hamilton.
The committee also recommended
that large sewer be built along Stinch-
field creek, either parallel with its
course or in the creek bed.
The following places were chosen as
polling places for the next spring cleo
ton and it was decided to have no reg
istration, because a registration will be
required at the fall election
First neutrality-suspicious. school
Second ward-Engine house
Third ward-Hamerla's shop
Fourth ward-Danielsons store
Fifth word-Holzman' hall
Sixth ward-Grant school
Seventh ward-D. A. T. v hall
Eighth ward-Burek's hall
Ninth ward-Hess' place
After allowing bills, the counsel adj
journed.