Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
CITY COUNCIL.

The last meeting of the old council
was held last evening.
A communicates from Neal Brown,
/ president of the park board, was pre-
sented and read, detailing the work OF
that board, and with it was a check for
S20.55, which was left over from the
appropriation made last summer for
killing the insects that were destroying
our maple shade trees.
A settlement with Mrs. John .Fehl
was effected by the issuing of an order
for 500. A year or more ago Mrs.
Fehl fell on q defective sidewalk and
suffered an injury and brought claim
against the city for $3.50.
The bill of j. f. Tanning for $1,000,
for his recent services as a consulting
engineer, was allowed.
The committee on macadamiZing rec
commended that the power operating
the city stone crusher be changed from
steam to electric, it being estimated
that a saving of 5000 yearly to the city
will result from suc'i a change if
made. The board of public works
in turn also recommended the change
and it was SO ordered. A % b. p. motor
will be provided.
The health officer submitted a report
covering the work of his department
for the year. 1t showed that there
were 1877 deaths the greatest num6er
resulting from the following diseases /:
Heart disease, IA; diseases of the
nervous system, ~; tuberculosis, IA !;
pneumonia, TO- diarrhoeal diseases IA;
cancer and tumor, 8; accidents, TO-
The greatest number of these were
above the age of So Figuring the
population at IA, 1900, makes our death
rate 7.6, which is very low one. Out
of 46 cases of diphtheria only deaths
resulted from that disease. There
were 434 births for the same period, of
which 215 were males and 219 females !;
were twins and were of illigitimate
birth. There were burned 3,308 loads
of rubbish. In each case of diphtheria
anti-toxin was used, which greatly les
sened the danger of death or spread of
the disease. The cost of the depart
ment, outside of the superintendent
salary was 1926 for fumigation, labor,
etc.
Alderman Schmidt introduced the
following resolution which was unan-
imously carried:
Be Il resolved, That the thanks of the
council be and the same are hereby
extended to the Hon. E. c. thinner
man, mayor, Tor the Ialr ana lmpartlal
manner in which he has presided over
the deliberations of the council during
the two years last past, and that the
best wishes of the council for his future
health and success be and they are
hereby extended to him.
The old councils deliberations then
came to a close, and the mayor invited
all the aldermen up town and he or
dered luncheon, and several hours
were spent in reciting official exper
fences of the past two years and listen
ing to Chas. Wegner's photograph
music.
The city officers elect and the new
council will meet tonight for the first
time. The council chamber has been
decorated with green house products
for the occasion and it is expected that
there will be present great many peo-
pie. The work of tonight will be main
ly the inaugural address, the organiza-
ton of committees and filling of APP
pointive offices. Mayor Duncan has
behind him a republican council and
therefore will have but little opposition
in the way of political machinery for
any measures he wishes to have carried
out.