Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-05-14
CITY COUNCIL.

by Chicago's city dads when franchise:
are up for discussion and accusation:
and epithets are flying back and forth
between councilmen, were re-anacted
by our city's guardians, only in less
heated way This came about in dis
cussion of action previously taken te
reconsider the grant made to the Wan
sau Street Railroad Co., giving thai
company the right to pave with brick
between its rails on Third street. One
councilman accused another of work
ing for the interests of the company in
stead of his constituents and imputed
that his voting for such measures as
favored the company were illegal, be
cause he was financially interested in
the company. A resolution, drawn by
City Attorney M B. Rosenberg, defin
ing the material to be used in paving
the street was presented. This provided
I for brick for that portion to be paid fol
by the company and creosoted blocks
for the balance. In drawing the reso
luton, Mr.. Rosenberg stated. he had
merely followed the councils record in
the matter and as things then stood
this was the plan favored by the coun
cil To make the contract and assess
ment legal, he said sucn a resolution
must be passed or the city could moi
compel property owners to pay theil
share of the assessment tax Alderman
Flatter moved to amend the resolution
by inserting "creosoted blocks" instead
''brick" in that portion of the resolu
ton relating to the obligation of the
street railway company. A vote was
taken and the amendment was lost by
a tie, which was decided by the mayor
voting nay. The resolution of the city
attorney was then voted upon and
resulted in II voting for and against
being absent. AS it required two
thirds vote to be carried, it was appar.
emily lost. BIT here some of the re-
sourceful exponents of the measure
saved the day. A recess was taken and
the vote reconsidered. The resolution
then went through with only two oppos-
ing votes.
The next breach came when certain
property owners on Mcclellan street
| asked to be given the floor to air their
troubles regarding the grade on that
street. A petition recently presented
| by about five-sixths of the property
owners on that street Immediately
affected, asking that the grade be fixed
at the present level between First and
Second streets, was unfavorably re-
ported by the committee to which it
was referred. The petitioners present
Tuesday evening claimed that they had
been put to the expense of raising their
lawns several times in the past, which
was not only expensive but vexatious,
and they did not desire to be compelled
to fill up their yards to conform with
the grade established by ordinance.
The city engineer explained that the
ordinance defined the grade and could
not be changed, but the property owners
present reminded the council of the
fact that only short time ago a prop
erty owner on Franklin street had been
granted special favor when it was
found that in changing the grade it
might damage his shade trees and his
sidewalk was allowed to remain as it
then was. Finally the matter was re-
referred to the committee and it was
decided that all members of the council
meet in body and visit that particular
part of the street affected by the petit
ton. They will meet today.
The public property committee was
instructed to have all the tarred boards
and planks, removed by the street rail
way company from the Thirc and
washington street paving, in building
its tracks. piled up on the market
square and also all those removed by
the contractor who lays the creosoted
block pavement. The greater portion
of this lumber is sound and can be used
for repair work
A resolution providing for the trans
fer of $1,000 from the bond to the
general fund was passed.
Plumbers licenses were granted to
A. b. Wheeler & Son, Hett Bros, A. H.
Halder and the Danielson Plumbing
and Heating Co.
The petition of freenolders of the
First ward, asking that Canal street be
widened, etc., detailed plans of which
we have heretofore mentioned, was
favorably acted upon and the board of
public works instructed to carry out the
plan at an early date. 1t will be neces-
sary for the city to buy strip of land
along the. length of the street and per-
haps in some instances to begin con-
demnation proceedings.
A petition of the Wausau Fixture and
Furniture Co. TO open a street near its
plant TO connect Porter with Seventh
Ave, was granted.
The appointments of Frank Oviatt as
policeman and of Andrew Peterson as
dog officer and special policeman were
confirmed
Alderman GroS reported that the fire
department had been dumping its stable
refuse in the washoui in the First ward
and he entered protest. The commit
tee on health was instructed to investi-
gate.
Chapter s of the city ordinances was
Qronn6e1 O an To /.