Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-12
CITY COUNCIL.

At the meeting of the council, Tues
day evening, the water commission
recommended the adoptionofa plan sub
mitted that evening, for remedying tht
present foul smelling, bad tasting con
dition of the water furnished the city!
consumers and tax payers. This plar
is to build reservoir of 500 500 gallon:
capacity, into which water from 6
source other than the present is to be
pumped in from the top, passing
through selves, allowing the action ol
the air to take its effect before the water
is again pumped through the mains
BY the way, it might not be bad plan
to strain through selves the water being
furnished consumers at present. InI
meshes of seive might gather some OF
the odoriferous residue. There are
some poisons known to chemists which
kill the effect of other poisons, when
taken into the human system. The
present quality of city water has the
same effect-one can eat onions and
then take drink of water, with the
assurance that the most delicate
olfactory organ cannot afterward
detect Whit Of onion breath. By its
use man can deceive his friends. A
club member, who takes a swallow
before going home at night, can make
his excuse for staying out so late,
''stand up" when explanations to his
wife are in order, unless he has
paralysis of the dipsosis order. The
plan recommended by the commission,
it was estimated, will cost over SO 900.
1t is thought by many that the difficulty
in the water supply dates back to the
time the feeder to the we'll was built
some years ago. Prior to that time
Wausau citizens boasted of their water
and their water plant. The feeder or
trench answered the purpose for which
it was built-it furnished the well with
good supply of water, though not a
supply OF good water, at all times,
where during previous dry seasons The
well would run very low. The water
running through this trench comes
either from springs or is filtered
through the ground from the river, but
as it does not get the air it is argued
that it contains properties which fill up
the pipes, which properties would be
eradicated if it were subjected to the
open air. 1t is partly on this theory
that the commission bases its argument
for the adoption of the scheme above
mentioned. Another proposition was
also read on Tuesday evening. The
latter provides for building a stand
pipe on East hill at a cost of $4,000
This would furnish fire protection to
the residents of that part of the city
The commission is evidently of the
opinion that something must be done
for the betterment of the whole system,
and it is hoped that it will be successful
in solving the problem. The only
action taken Tuesday night with the
commission proposition was to lay it
over until the January meeting, such
action being taken by vote of 10 to 7.
The poor commissioner, in a report,
recommended that the city attorney be
instructed to proceed to collect 1882 10
of the county, which the county board
had disallowed on claims brought by
the poor commissioner for expense of
taking care of county poor.
Dunbar & Browns Riverview adj
dition will hereafter be known as such
on city maps, plat of the addition
having been adopted.
The committee on lighting, which has
been investigating the dispute between
the city and the Wausau Electric Co
over bills for lighting, signified its
of reporting at the January
meeting. 1t appears that the company
is furnishing the city with more hours
of lighting than were bargained for in
the original contract, raising the cost
81 per light.
A license was granted to Wescott 4
Means to conduct saloon in the new
Ruder building.
The report of the comptroller showed
that the school fund is overdrawn
S22 500, and still preparations are being
made for further expense to tax payers
of building new city hall.
1t was ordered that SO, 800 be paid to
j ohm Anderes for the work already
done on the Stinchfield creek sewer.
The cost of repairing the stone wall
at the east end of the high bridge was
S619 SO, as reported by the board of
public works Of this sum $3.50 80 was
charged to the Kickbusch Roller Mills
Co., but upon motion of Alderman
the report was laid over to
the next meeting.
The street commissioner salary was,
by resolution adopted, reduced from 81
70 S1.75 per day for work done from
Dec. 1st to May 1st
Mrs. Emma Matt presented q claim
for damages for injuries sustained in
falling on a defective sidewalk. The
mayor announced that he could, with
the payment of nominal sum, settle
the claim, and he was instructed to do
so.