The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-05-29
VEN GlLATION PROPOSITION DIS
CUssEO-s7ooo REQUIRED FOR
COMPLETE IMPROVEMENTS
DUMPING GROUNDS SECURED
More Sidewalks Conference.-The
Set 20 cents per hour for Com
petent Men only.
(From Fridays Daily.l

The proposition for installing three
furnaces in the Second and Third ward
buildings together with a ventilating
system costing $1,000, was referred to
| finance committee. Supt. Gehrand
presented this matter supported by
Alderman Welk who said that it
would have to be tended to sooner or
later. He said the furnaces in the
Third ward building were unsafe.
Supt. Gehrand urged that action be
taken as soon as possible since the de-
mands were such that they would need
to be provided for before fall.
The petition for the raise of wages of
city laborers caused a resolution to the
affect that the street commissioner be
authorized to pay zoe per hour for
good competent laborers only.
The claim of Harry Lippet for
damages was disaIlowed. 1t seems
that the team of Mr.. Lippet became
frightened at a silent load of dirt ON a
city wagon, and ran away doing some
damage to his buggy. This damage he
expected to be paid for by the city.
A sewer permit was granted to
Thomas M. Larkin.
Resolution was passed authorizing
the mayor and tcity clerk to contract
forran acre of land belonging to John
Rooney in Fairfield for the period of
one year for $50 to be used as a dump
ingrground. This was done pursuant
to recommendation by the health
committee.
The salary of city street commits
sioner was raised from $500 to $4,000
per month to commence June /.
The petition of HI. Kasiska and
others for two street lamps on Fifth
referred to street committee.
The petition of HI. T. Williams and
others for two street lamps at corner
of Fifth and Elizabeth was referred to
the street committee.
The application of Ernest SandersOn
for sidewalk permit was referred to
the street committee.
The petition of Mrs. Emma Ruggles
for sidewalk grade was granted.
The petition of E. M. Hoag and
others for raising grade of sidewalk
and gutter was granted in part, viz to
raise the side walk grade on south
side of the street.
The petition of G. Lessler and others
for gasoline street lamp on corner of
Oak and Eleventh street was granted.
The petition of Geo. Paddock and
others for a gasoline street lamp on
corner of Ninth and Summit, was
granted.
A resolution authorizing the city
engineer to draw plans and specifi-
cations for 30 inch sewer from corner
9Th and Barker on Sixth to corner
9Th and Eighth and also on Seventh
street was adopted.
The sidewalks on the property of
the following were condemned and
ordered out. VIM. Wook estate,
James Whitty, John Jordan, g. l..
Brewster, T. M. Warren, w. A.
Warren estate, Stanley & Hoag, Nora
Diener, Fannie Winkler, Elizabeth
Raschein.
The following bills were allowed:
A. H. Pratt, nails and repair
ing city hall. l................ 1851
G.. G.. Odell, cleaning snow off
sidewalks. -. ............ 1.20
III. w. Savage, work on sewers. -. 27.6O
Geo. Westenhaver work on
sewers. rS............... ...... Z1.6U
Fire Dept, tor men and teams
al fires-May II, 13, 18. 80. 1850
VIM. OFT, crusher supplies. -. 25.55
III. M. Johnston, lumber for
street. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL .9S
Laird and Shepard, approaches
and crossings. ........... 3013
Men at city quarry .... 1148O
J. L. Stewart, lumber for
streets and bridges .. 1885
A. Wilkinson, teams for street
anu cruSuer. 200
J. w. Lindsay, teams for city. :. 500
Ed. L. Luckow, printing health
nOClce. ................ 4.
H. E. Cole, printing health no.
Llce. ................ ~
Stamp and Stenci
Co., 300 dog tags. ...
J. w. Workman. postage and
express ..... ....s
Fisher Bros, ,450 lbs. blue vitrol