Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-09
CITY COUNCIL.

| An extra long session of the city
council was held last Tuesday evening,
all Tut two members being present.
| A petition asking for an appropria-
ton for series of band concerts, to be
given on the county square during the
summer months by the Columbia band,
wa; referred to committee on finance.
Cutler Post asked for an approprl-
attic n of S75 to partly cover the expense
OF a Memorial day observance. The
petition was granted by unanimous
vote.
Applications for plumbers licenses
were received from A j. Halder, A. b.
Wheeler & Son, b. j. Hett and the
Danielson Plumbing and Heating
Co.
f. Kickbusch, Jr, j. Justeson and
Z. Kruger were appointed committee
to investigate the terms offered by the
Wisconsin Valley Traction and Power
Co., which asks for a franchise to build
a street railway. The committee is to
report at the next meeting, at which
time perhaps some action will be taken
with reference to the petition.
Poor Commissioner f. K. Schneider
submitted his annual report for the
year ending April 1st, showing the
oOOdl OOoO VI Ills uoPdl tluOHI w fiidNC
been So, ,S54, 20.
j. w. Coates, who had been orr red
to remove two strands of barbed gire
he had placed above woven gire
fence, appeared before the council ind
entered a protest. Unless the b. bed
wire was allowed to remain, he lid,
the fence would be destroyed by st-.sool
children. His protest was referred to
the committee on streets.
During the month of April, acc nd
ing to Chief Malone's report, there
were 80 persons confined in the city
lookup, of whom AS were vags.
DIR. 5. Sauerhering, city health officer
submitted report dealing chiefly with
the condition of the city water.
A. b. Wheeler & Son, plumbers, were
given the contract for laying city water
service pipes.
Paul Bernhard, city lamp trimmer,
was allowed $40 monthly for expense
of keeping horse.
A bill was received from the village
of Birnamwood for S1l0 for the support
of Mrs. Alice Hunter, Wausau charge,
for term of 81 months. An investl-
cation will be made before the Dill is
paid.
1t was ordered that the sum of $500
be paid the Marathon County Agricul-
tural society for the use of the fair
grounds for park purposes during the
summer.
The board of public works wa in
structed to advertise for bids for the
construction of a sewer in the creek
bed of Stinchfield creek.
The report of Henry Gross, super
intendent of water works, showed that
the receipts of the water department
for the year had been $50, 1908 65. De-
ducting free service a profit OF 2 1859
was left the city. A total of 698, ,0CO, 600
gallons of water was pumped during
the year, an increase of about 36, 000, 900
gallons over year ago.
Certain properties which have come
into possession of the city were ordered
sold to the following highest bidders
Winkens property-Herman Rnder,
5000; Frantz property-Jos. Burger,
S4O0; Hankowitz property-John Pop
kaila, $780,
The committee on streets and bridges
submitted report with recommends
ton of streets which ought to be i'm
proved during the summer.
The board of public works was au-
thorized to purchase street scraper
and grader at a cost not to exceed 1926.
The mayor and city clerk we'1 IN
structed to offer M. Kavanaugh $4,000
for the lot at the corner of First and
Washington streets. 1t is doubtful if
Kavanaugh will accept. He wants
So, 500.
A water commission was appointed
as follows:
Fred. Genrich-one year.
j. N. Manson-two years.
Aug. Marquardt-three years.
The mayor appointed j. HI. Farrell as
the fourth, or council member.
A park board was appointed as fol-
lows:
Chas. Krueger-one year.
Neal Brown-two years.
?. A. Riebe-three years.
G. j. Winton-four years.
Jud Alexander-five years.
Other appointments made by the
mayor were:
Board of Education-Seventh ward,
w. j. Johannes; Eighth ward, H. Pag-
enkopf; Fifth ward, G. b. Bird; at large,
Mrs. Frank Kelly.
Library board-F w. Genrich, l..
Marchetti, Mrs. w. G. Dickens.
Police and fire commiSsioner-Dr. W.
G. Dickens