Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
CITY COUNCIL.

| A regular meeting of the city council
was held last Tuesday evening all mem.
bers being present.
| The first difficulty to untangle was
that OF the Franklin school bond issue
When the day arrived for opening bids
on the bonds no bids were in evidence
and so the finance committee decided
to place the matter in the hands of the
council. Itwas reported that one bid
has since been received, from Rudolph
Kleybolte q Co. of Chicago. A com
munication from the firm stated that
the bonds would be taken, provided the
the company is paid 81 100 for prepar-
ing and delivering the bonds. The
communication also stated that the firm
was not over anxious to take the bonds,
on account of prevailing conditions in
the money market, made so by the San
Francisco disaster. The finance COM
mittee recommended that the above firm
be given the bonds under the condition
named and this raised a storm of dis
approval from some of the members,
who advised that money be borrowed
for time until better bid could be
secured. This proposition was ans
wered by City Attorney Rosenberg,
who stated that no work could legally
be done on the school unless the money
therefor had been provided. Mr..
Rosenberg carried his remarks further
and stated that it would take all of this
years taxes and all of the money in
the city hall fund (transferred) to meet
this years expenses and not dollar
for school expenses or water works i'm
provements.
The board of public works reported
that sewers have been completed as
follows, together with the contract
price: Sturgeon Eddy road, S2,713;
Grand Ave, 81 ,95915; Fifth street,
1858 30; Hamilton street, S55S so. An
additional $4,000 has been paid John
AnGeres on the Stinchfeld creek sewer.
1t was voted to transfer $4,000 from
the city hall fund to the sewer fund to
be replaced as soon as this years taxes
are collected.
A petition was read asking that the
Stinchfield creek sewer be extended
from Sixth street to Seventh street the
petition stating that Jos. Throm whose
land frontage of 1870 feet would be bene-
fitted, would pay one-third of the cost
of construction past his land. John
Anderes, who is building the sewer,
made an estimate of the cost of con-
structing the extension, which was IS. rs
per lineal foot or $4, 7S2 80 for the en-
tire block. The petition was granted
A motion was then made to award the
contract to Mr.. Anderes, when the city
comptroller informed the council that
the money for the extension must be
provided for before a contract could be
let. The motion was then amended SO
that contract will be made with Mr..
Anderes after the money is in sight.
Alderman Wolf Schmidt and Mohr
were chosen ia secure the right of-way
IOf the sewer.
Janke & Weise petitioned the council
to grant the company fire alarm box
at the corner of West street and Tenth
Ave. 1t was granted.
The Rothchilds Power Co. asked for
f1owage rights along the Wisconsin
river in the southern section of the city.
The petition stated that head of or 4
feet of water would be maintained at
that point. The matter was referred to
the public property committee
The city engineer was instructed to
place a stone monument in the south
ern section of the city for future use in
determining corners, ETC., in surveying
out lots, streets, etc.
A plat of John Ringle's addition to
the city of Wausau was rejected be-
cause of the streets being too narrow.
Plats for the Wisconsin Valley Land
Co. and the Maple Hill additions were
accepted. Plats for the Mountain View
and the JOS Hildensperger and Fred
Brandt's additions were referred TO
committee on streets and bridges, as
was also plat for j p Werle's second
Park addition.