Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-30

Washington SITS. flagmen at Bridge,
| Sixth, Seventh, Fulton, Scott and Town
Line road; bell at Fifth st. The gates
are to be set up as soon as the frost
leaves the ground The Northwestern
company has agreed to have its gates
in operation on First, Second and Third
Ayes. and West Washington street
until 900 O'clock each evening. The
committees report was adopted
1t was reported that negossatlons are
pending regarding ."c matter OF the
| railway come-hies paying for the light
| inc of ls.e street crossings and it was
decided to take no action until the next
meeting.
The finance committee was given
authority to employ an accountant to
audit the books of the city employees, to
release the committee from such duties.
The salary of such accountant was
limited to S. 90 per day
The comptroller reported that cor
porations owning telephone and tele-
graph poles in the city would soon
begin painting the same in compliance
with the city ordinance.
Upon resolution presented, it was
voted TO reconsider previous act;on by
the council in allowing the street rail-
way company the right TO pave between
its tracks with brick. Another resolu-
ton providing for the paving with creo-
soted wood blocks from curb to curb
was lost.
An ordinance was passed which will
go into effect after its publication in the
PILOT, the official city paper, making it
misdemeanor to expectorate upon the
sidewalks or in public halls, etc, in the
city. The ordinance provides that no
one shall spit or deposit wad of tobac-
co upon any sidewalk, or in any public
conveyance, theatre, store or public
building without being subject to fine
of not less than SO 90 or more than S25
or by Imprisonment iii the county Jail
not to exceed 80 days for every such
offense. Such an ordinance is in effect
In great many cities in the state and
after people become used To its enforce
ment, it meets with their approval. 1t
is thought by men of medicine that con-
sumption and many other diseases are
spread by diseased people expectorat-
ing in public places Right here in
Wausau one will find men congregated
in front of certain places on summer
evenings, nearly all of them using tobae-
co and splitting all over the side walk, so
that when lady passes, she must either
lift her skirts or take the street
Rules were suspended and it was de-
cided to purchase the Lemke property
west of the library grounds and add the
same to the library park. The cost is
So SOC On which $500 is to be paid down |
and the balance on years time
The Wesssu Street Railway Co. was
granted; franchise to lay tracks on |
street from Third street to |
the falls bridge. providing the company
surrenders its right to traverse the high |
bridge, An amendment To an or,lin-
ance was also adopted which provides
that the city shall designate what part |
Of bridges shall be traversed by the
street car eompany's tracks; that the
shall pay the cost of strength
ening bridges; that rails must not be
laid above the flanking of the bridge
that the company shall keep that part
Of the planking between and one foot
outside its rails in good repair at its
OWN expense and that cars of over 1s
IONS be restricted from crossing such
bridges.
The city attorney presented the opin-
on of Glen x Butler, Madison attor-
neys employed to investigate conditions
the transfer of property
vest of the cemetery, to the individuals
low owning the same. and which was
part of the property decided to the vii
age of Wausau in 1855 by VIM. Kenne-
~ and wife, for cemetery or park pur-
soses only. The opinion of the attor-
leys named is that the property still