Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-08
CITY COUNCIL.

city council all members were present.
except Aldermen Curtis and Fleming.
The city attorney was instructed to
bring legal proceedings, if Necessary,
against Fred Is-gel to compel him to
remove a certain building from N.
Second street. The building is out in
the street and Paul Dickopf, neigh
Dor, desires to build home, but the
Pagel building interferes with him do
ing so.
Chas. Giesler, Second ward meat
market owner. asked for the privilege
of being allowed to kill calves, sheep
and chickens in the back yard of his
market on Forest street. He invited
members of the council to visit the
premises and ascertain for themselves
whether or not such killing can be done
so as not TO be detriment to the health
of the city.
AS there was dissatisfaction among
the men employed on the streets re-
garding wages, Alderman Pierce
moved that wages be increased to S1.75
per day, which was carried.
1t was ordered that electric arc lights
be placed at the intersection of Sixth
and Scott streets; Fourth Ave. and
Maple ST.; Sixth Ave. and West St.;
Ninth and Steuben Sts.; Fifth st. and
Humboldt Ave.
1t was ordered that telephone be
placed in the home of the city electrician,
so that he can answer night calls.
An ordinance was passed, which can
be seen elsewhere in this issue, chang
ing the names of Greenwich street and
Central Ave. to Scott and Jefferson
streets respectively, as they are portions
of those streets. The changes are ones
to be commended and tie council can
make some more commendable changes
in the same direction.
The park board, through DR.. Conlin,
asked for an appropriation of S., 900 to
be used in improving the public library
park. Alderman Hecker of the finance
committee stated in substance that
owing to the city's financial condition,
it was advisable that only $1,000 be
given. His suggestion was favorably
acted upon by the council.
The board of public works was IN
strueted to take whatever action it
deemed necessary with reference to
draining Bridge street. AS it is at
present, surface water runs from that
street south to the Elm street sewer and
at times floods the property of people
living in that vicinity. The water can
be conducted into a creek in that
neighborhood and carried into the
river. S. M. Quaw proposes to furnish
two men and teams free if this work is
done.
The matter of purchasing new scales
for the stone crushing plant was re-
ferred back to the board of public
works, mainly for the reason that the
question of buying from catalogue
house entered into the discussion. 1t
is desired that a change be made in the
scales for the reason that they will only
weigh up to three tons, while many OF
the loads of rock hauled in go beyond
that figure. The Howe Scale Co.
agreed to exchange scales, providing
the city paid the company $3.50. The
catalogue house OF Montgomery Ward
& Co. offered to sell the city new scales
for Sl04. Why there should be such
difference in price was not plain to
some ofthe aldermen and so the matter
was sent back to the board of public
works.
III. Schiller petitioned the council to
either give him the use of the rock
foundations which were under the
Lemke buildings on the public library
property, or else refund $40 on what he
paid for his contract He purchased
the buildings for $145 and after tearing
them down the park board refused to
allow him to remove the rock. He
brought the matter before the council
and that body unanimously decided
that the rock belonged to Mr.. Schiller.
A somewhat drawn out discussion
came up as to the condition of the side
walk passing the Quaw property on
First Ave-, on which Mrs. FL. l.. Pierce
recently fell and fractured both arms.
Justesen asked per-
mission to address the council on
the matter and his request was
granted. He asked that something
should be done toward keeping the
walk in repair, for the safety of other
people. So far as the case of his mother
in-law, Mrs. Pierce, was concerned he
intimated that legal action against the
city is to follow. Comptroller Herman
Marquardt, Aldermen Fred Mohr, Wal
ter Z. Pierce and r. +. Schmidt each
stated that they had been over the walk.
A few decayed planks were found and
they saw Mr.. Quaw's men remove them
and replace them with others. At
various times since, boards have been
torn up by some maliciously inclined
person. The city caused the walk to be
fully repaired last Friday.