Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-05
COMMON COUNCIL

The common council met in regular
session at the city hall on Tuesday
evening, August /, Mayor f. Il. Godfrey
presiding. Aldermen Clausen, Currie,
Marquardt, Menninger, Prudisch, Tay-
lor, Picker and De Swarte, present.
! The mayor presented the name of
John L. Hamme for the position of
chief Of the fire department to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
j. A. Schwaiger. The appointment
was confirmed by the unanimous vote
of the council
The following designations were pre-
scented and read; Henry Watner,
water commissioner; i. &. Wheeler,
member board of education; II. S. Tenn
pie, member board of education; C. E.
Curtis, member fire department. Or
dered filed in the clerks office.
An application for a druggists per-
init by f. H. Cornwell, in the Green
wood building, was presented, read and
referred to the license committee.
y saloon license application by Her.
man Reuter-, 80 State street, was pre-
scented and referred to the license com
mittee.
The city bills and pay rolls for the
month of July, were read by the mayor
and referred to the finance committee.
The street committee reported back
the standard sidewalk ordinance, re-
commencing its passage. The council
then voted on the ordinace, the result
being six votes for and two against,
the mayor declaring the ordinance
passed.
The finance committee reported back
a number of June bills with recon-
mendation that they be allowed and
ordered paid. They were ordered paid
by the council.
A resolution was read authorizing
the board of public works to calsomine
a number of rooms in the city hall.
Referred to the finance committee.
Mayor Godfrey read a communication
from the League of Wisconsin Munich
palities, inviting the city officers to
attend the conference of the League at
Racine on August 3031.
A recess was then taken to allow
the committees to confer.
On the reassembling of the council
the finance committee reported back
on the July pay rolls and Il number of
July bills, including estimates, recon-
mending that they be allowed and
ordered paid, and upon roll call they
were ordered paid.
The license committee reported in
favor of granting II. l.. Cornwell a
druggists permit, and upon vote of the
council it was ordered granted.
A majority of the license committee
reported in favor of granting "a saloon
license to Herman Reuter- at 80 State
street. The license was ord cred
granted.
The finance committee reported back
in favor of ordering the board of
public works to have number of the
rooms in the city hall calsomlned, and
it was SO ordered.
The judiciary committee to whom
was referred an ordinance fixing the
saloon limit in Wauwatosa as State
street and that part of West Main
street east of the c. NJ. & st. l.. R'y
track, reported back recommending its
passage. The vote of the council was
unanimous in favor of its passage.
The mayor announced that the terms
of A. w. Smith and c. G. Porter as
directors of the public library had ex-
pired and that he would re-appoint
them. The appointments were con-
firmed by the council.
Alderman Clausen nominated c. 7.
Adams for member of the board of
! education for the Third ward. Mr.
Adams received seven votes and was
declared elected.
The name of l.. S. Pease was pre-
scented by Alderman Clausen as a can
didate TO fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of l.. @. Wheeler member
at large of the board of education.
There being no other nominations,
the roll was called, resulting in five
votes for Mr.. Pease, three aldermen
not voting MIR. Pease was declared
elected.
The business before the council being
finished upon motion it was al iourned.
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