Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-10
CITY COUNCIL.

A regular meeting of the city council
was he'd last Tuesday evening.
A petition for the establishment of a
public bath was referred to the COM
mittee on health.
/ Mrs. Della Pierce, who was injured
last fall by being tripped up on defec-
tive sidewalk on Bridge street, asked
that the city effect a settlement of
damages with her.
| The G. M. q St. P. Ry. Co. made an
offer to the city of land on the east side
of its depot grounds, that street might
| be opened up between Franklin and
Scott streets. The offer was accepted
| by the council and as soon as can be
arranged, the street will be graded
There is sort Of an alleyway through
there at present.
| The Sisters of the Divine Savior
asked that their water, tax paid last
| May, be remitted. To support their
petition they put forth the argument
that their hospital is charitable insti-
tuition. The water commission will re-
port on the matter at the next meet
ING.
The appointment of weed commits
| siOners by the mayor were confirmed
Jacob Sucha will serve on the east side
ana Adam Sala on tie west side. The
salary is 81 60 per day, the west side
commissioner time being limited to
| fifteen days the east side man TO thirty.
A plat of Kiefer, Miller & Ringle's
addition to the city of Wausau was re-
| ceived and referred to committee for
report,
1t was decided that the city should
assume the responsibility of paying for
re-publishing the city ordinances, in
lctn Of ha faif " att
berry When the ordinances were
originally published the enacting clause
was inadvertently omitted, making
them null and void. The council de-
cided that the mistake was easy to oc.
cur and as Mr.. Rosenberg discovered
it before years had elapsed, when diff
culties might arise, it was thought to
be the better part of honor that the
city should assume the obligation in
stead of one of its officials
The board of public works was
directed to make n purchase of the
necessary apparatus and make change
in the city's electrical fire alarm equip
ment from an alternating current sys-
TEN to one of direct current The
change, it is said, will greatly improve
the service.
An ordinance relating to the paint
ing of telephone and telegraph poles.
etc, was passed. 1t differs in several
respects from the one previously on
record.
1t was ordered that fire hydrant be
placed on the Barker q Stewart Lbr.
Co.'S island as protection to the lum-
ber yards of that company.
The petition of the Sisters of the
Divine Savior for sewer to connect
with their hospital site in the Maple
Grove addition was referred to a COM
mittee of the whole.
The sum of $500 was ordered to be
paid to the Agricultural society in con-
sideration that the city have lease of
the fair grounds for park purposes.
The committee composed of represent
atives of the council, the county board
and the society met previously and
effected that arrangement.
In report submitted by the water
commissioners it was stated that a con-
tract mad been made with j. g. Shaw,
of Sioux City, Ia, for installing the
drive we'll system at cost of So, ,2JS. 81.
1t was also stated that contracts had
been placed for iron piping for the en-
forcement mains, at the rate of $31 go
per ton. No site has as yet been selec-
ted for the reservoir to be placed on
East hill, but selection will perhaps
be made before the next meeting of the
council.
A plat of Brown, Gilbert & Winton's
Maple Grove addition to the city was
approved and ordered to be placed on
record.
Reports of the comptroller, electri-
clan and chief of police were read and
approved.
Numerous petitions for sewers, street
improvements, ETC., were read and re-
ferred to committees.
Mrs. M. E. Williams. as usual, pre-
sented petition. This time she
wanted her water tax remitted. The
water commission will pass upon the
matter.