Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-08

unused money, if any, will be returned
to the city.
Property owners along the west side
of Harrison boulevard, who desire tC
boulevard that side of the street, ask
the city to improve the east side of the
street and keep it in repair.
| The rules were suspended and q
petition from property owners in Gray
| Place, asking that certain alleys in
Warren's first addition be vacated, was
passed. The property owners are to
pay all costs.
So many people considering the bell
alarm system employed by the st. Paul
Co., at its street crossings as nuisance,
a petition was introduced asking that
that company be compelled to erect
gates at its jackson, Washington and
Jefferson street crossings. The petition
was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
The bonds of the clerk, comptroller
and constables were approved. The
treasurer's bond is furnished by a re-
liable indemnity company and needs no
official approval
Mary E. Williams, who has not been
heard from in several months, handed
in another petition. This time she
wants her water tax cancelled because
she can not pay it, she says. Referred
to committee.
The report of the committee on sal
aries recommended that employees in
the water department be paid as fol-
lows: Superintendent, $500 per year;
chief engineer $1,000; assistant, $500;
firemen, $50 per month; Taper, So per
day. The report was adopted.
The committee on finance will, at the
next meeting, recommend action on the
petition of the Marathon County Agri-
cultural society, asking that the city
take the society's grounds for park pur-
poses during the year, in consideration
of $500. The city is also asked to donate
800 towards the expense of building an
addition on the society's dining pavilion.
A. HI. Ralder, A. b. Wheeler & Son,
Hett Bros. and the Danielson Plumbing
and Heating Co., filed plumbers license
bonds and the same were approved.
| The public property committee was
authorized to purchase two wheeled
scrapers for use on streets.
The WAUsAU PILOT having submitted
the lowest bid for publishing city
ordinances and official notices, was
made the official city paper.
The recommendation of the board of
education that an eight room addition
be built on the Franklin school house,
at cost of $29, 900, was again taken up
for discussion, but was referred to the
committee on finance. The committee
was instructed to report at an adjourned
meeting to be held Friday evening.
The board of public works was author
lied to purchase street sweeper if the
board is of the opionion that such a
machine is desirable.
Annual reports of the superintendent
of water works, and poor commissioner
were submitted, also monthly reports
by the comptroller, city electrician and
chief of police.
| Mayor Duncan announced that a
deficit of $714.0S existed in the general
fund and that to send the $500 donated
by the city to the San Francisco suf-
ferers, he had to make a personal
| guaranty to the bank for its payment
He asked that some action be taken to
tide over the matter. Alderman
Schmidt recommended that money be
taken out of the city hall fund, the only
fund available, but this was objected to
by Alderman Ewing. 1t was finally
ageed to let the matter go over to Fri
day evening.
FRIDAYS MEETING.
AT the adjourned meeting held Fri
day evening several matters left over
from the previous meeting were taken
up.
a resolution was introduced authoriz.
ing the transfer of $40, 900 from the city
hall fund to the general fund, to tide
over expenses. This money is to be
returned to the city hall fund from the
taxes collected for 1867.
A communication from the Wausau
Improvement association, regarding
the establishing of a city house clean
ing day, was read and favorable action
taken.
A petition from G.. s. Cone, asking
that donation be made to his band
for open air concerts to be given this
summer, was referred to the finance
committee.
In view of fact that the contemplated
improvements are so extensive and the
money in sight to carry them out is
insufficient, the finance committee
recommended that the city secure
$4,000 on new bond issue. The rules
were suspended and the committed
report adopted This was done partly
in anticipation of favorable action
being taken on the board of education:
recommendation that an addition be
built on the Franklin school at cost o.
s29, 900. On Thursday the board Of
education, the mayor and severa
! members of the council visited the
school for the purpose of comforting a.
to the needs and the best plan fol
housing the children who at presen
. are turned away from the school
Some were of the opinion that tn,
J building should be moved back twent,