Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26

in detail together with such recOmmen-
datiOns as in their opinion. will best pro-
mote the interest of tax payers and the
citizens OF our city, the following mat
! ters:
j. The cost of building and installing
an electric light plant with site there
for with power to furnish one hundred
| lights OF two thousand candle power; OF
plant to furnish one hundred and
twenty-five lights of two thousand can
die power; OF a plant to furnish one
hundred and fifty lights of two thousand
candle power together with the esti-
mated cost of maintaining and operat-
| ing the same in the most economical
manner consistent with reasonably good
service, such estimate to include inter-
est on the cost of the plant and installa-
tion to allow for depreciation and re-
pairs. cost of poles, wires, lights and all
other necessary and proper fixtures and
apparatus.
Such investigation also to include
whether or not other lighting of diff
ferent kind can be had at a less cost,
which will furnish an equal amount of
light or any other phase of the question
which the progress of the investigation
may lead, the mayor and board of pub
lie works to deem worthy of investiga-
ton.
?. The financial condition OF the city
and whether or not the city is now in
position where it can build, maintain
and operate such plant.
And he it further resolved that the
mayor and board of public works be and
they are hereby authorized to employ
competent and wholly disinterested cleo
trical engineers and electrical experts,
architects and any other expert assist
ants that they may require TO procure
workings, drawings, plans and specifica-
lions of such plant with detailed esti-
mates of The probable cost thereof.
And be it further resolved that such
sum of money as the board shall deem
necessary TO expend in making a COM
plete and thorough investigation, in
cluding preparation of plans, speciica-
tions and estimates, be and the same is
hereby appropriated. such amount not
to exceed fifteen hundred dollars, tl500)
which is hereby set aside for such pur-
pose.
After a recess of ten minutes Alder
man Muenchow moved to make the
lighting committee members of the in
vestigating board, but the amendment
was lost and the resolution passed by
an unanimous vote.
The mayor then announced the ap-
pointment OF the following committees:
Finance - Muenchow, Kickbusch,
Rapraeger.
Claims-E Emil Flatter, Ewing, Krue-
ger.
Police Liljeqvest, Farrell. Buten-
hoff.
Fire Head, Krueger, Breitkreutz.
Public Property Ewing, Gust Flat
ter. Gaedtke.
Judiciary-Schmidt, Hase. Justeson.
Water Works-Farrell Muenchow,
Emil Flatter.
-Kickbusch, Steltz, Gaedtke
Licenses-Hirsch, Muenchow, Buten-
hoff.
Lighting-Head, Ewing, Hirsch.
Paving Hirsch, Kiekhusch.
Sewers-Krueger, Schmidt, Farrell.
Health-Hase, Emil Flatter, Schmidt
Poor-Gust Flatter, Rapraeger. Steltz
Streets and dges-Breitkreu
Justesou, Lilieqvest.
A resola:sis,n was introduced by Alder
man Emil Elatter abolishing the office
of superintendent of water works and
providing that the collection of water
tax and other duties of the office be
placed in the hands of the city clerk
and board of public works. The res
olution was referred to the committee
on water works.
A resolution by Alderman Steltz, pro-
viding for increasing the salary of the
assistant chief of the fire department
$500 per month was referred to the
committee on salaries
Alderman Haase introduced a reso.
luton instructing the clerk to adver-
tise for bids for the publishing of Off
cial notices, which was adopted.
The next meeting will be May Sd.