The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-31
BARKER STREET SEWER PRO-
VOkES LONG DISCUSSION,
is PASSED
TO CHANGE WARD BOUNDARIES
Mayor Gives Short Address Regard.
ing ADMINISTRATION and
Other Business
(FrOm Fridays Daily.)

The ordinance for the Barker street
sewer in the second ward received as
much discussion Thursday evening as
any ordinance that has been passed in
the city council for some months past
The original ordinance which was to
come up for a second reading was laid
on the table and a new one submitted
embodying the features most desired
and needed. This was passed by a
unanimous vote after q suspension OF
rules regarding laying over until
another meeting.
The ordinance provides for the con
StructiOn Of thirty inch sewer in that
section which suffered so severely from
the late heavy rains. 1t is merely a
continuation of the sewer in thatIApart
of town constructed some time ago.
The city engineer has made estimates
as to the cost and bids will be adver-
tised for if the ordinance receives the
signature Of the mayor, who says that
he will sign it provided he is satisfied
by information from expert sources
that the sewer when built will relieve
the serious conditions there in times of
heavy storms and freshets. The cost
will be borne by the city at the start.
Those desiring to make connections,
however, will be charged 80 cents per
lineal foot.
An ordinance was introduced by AL
derman McFetridge to change tie
boundaries of the First and Third
wards. When the wards were first ar
ranged all that part of the city south
OF the river was incorporated into the
third ward. The ordinance of Alder
man McFetridge provides for taking
away that portion north of where
second avenue would reach if extend
ed across the river, including the is
land. 1t is urged that the school and
voting interests of those living there
are more with the First ward than the
until next meeting.
The mayor made short address TO
the council commencing the work
being done by the street committe e
recommending attention to certain
quarters which in the extra mass of
work from the last storms had not vet
been reached. He said that many
people seemed to think that he had
the power to right all wrongs and
difficulties, when in fact he had 70
more power than any other officer.
On this account many complaints
were brought to him toward adjustir g
which he could do little.
A resolution was introduced by the
street committee recommending stan
dard cement sidewalks for those pro-
perties adjoining which the sidewalks
had been condemned some time ago.
This was laid over until next meeting.
Sidewalks on the property of the fol-
lowing were condemned and ordered
out: VIM. Stanley j.c rs, VIM. Ellis
estate, Mrs. +. W. Porter, r. A.
Morley, Mrs. George Arnbrustcr, Tim
Doherty, Henry DoLtrty, j. w.
Wright, A. l.. Pettys.
Sewer permits were granted to VIM.
Springer and Frank Fosdick.
A petition for astreet light on Eighth
street signed by George B. Johnson and
others was referred.
A license for a moving picture show
was granted to Rauts and Johnson.
The report of the city treasurer was
approved by the finance committee
and adopted.
The street committee invited the
who.e council to visit the city crush
ing plant to see it in operation.
A petition for an alley east and west
between East and Barker streets be-
tween Second and Third, signed by s.
H. Wood and others was granted.
A motion was made and carried that
the city engineer prepare at his early
convenience a corrected map of the
city of Baraboo.
The following claims were allowed:
Men at quarry. ................. S162.1G
Building bins at crusher, ....... 71.O(
Mrs. T. N. Vanderveer-rig Or
dered by Fffinger st. Dept, :. 2.O(
VIM. OFT supplies, crusher, 49,. 29.4t
James Heffel, hauling II yds.
cruSneO rock, ................ 6.Ol
Charles Bender, curb cutters ap-
proaches & c,......... 265 81
Charles Wilterson, cleaning