Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30
SPECIAL MEETING.

upon request or Ia. II. johnson, OF
Minneapolis. through his attorney, j..
w. Coates, the mayor called special
meeting of the city council Thursday
evening. MIR. johnson is the owner of
Johnson's addition, the title to part of
which is in controversy, the city claim
ing portion of it by right of deed
executed in an early day by VIM. Ken
nedy and wife. 1t was stated in the
petition that Mr.. johnson had propo-
sition to make to the city regarding the
matter. Before any action was taken
Nj. b. Rosenberg, city attorney, sug-
gested that the proper way to take up
the matter would be for the mayor to
appoint conference committee to meet
Messrs. Coates and himself in private
and talk over the proposition. The
council concurred in the suggestion and
the mayor appointed as such committee
Messrs. Fleming, Pierce, Steltz, Ellen
becker and Heinrich. The nature of
Mr.. Johnson's proposition was not
made public. The committee will make
its report at the next regular meeting.
UpeH inquiry from Alderman Grob as
to what is being done regarding the
opening up of Canal street, he was in
formed by the city attorney that papers
are being prepared for condemnation
proceedings, but that the matter cannot
be taken up before The next session of
the circuit court.
s. NJ Quaw asked leave to address
the council and asked that piece of
roadway past his property in the north
ern part of the city be improved. There
is considerable traffic over this road
and at present it is in poor condition.
He agreed to furnish all the necessary
rock to make the improvement. The
proposition was referred to the commit
tee on streets and bridges.
A resolution providing for the open
ing of Porter street, through to Sixth
Ave. was introduced, but later by re-
quest was Withdrawn and will be pre-
sented at the next regular meeting A
committe will confer with property
holders to induce them to give up the
necessary land, in a peaceable way,
without the city being compelled te re-
sort to condemnation proceedings.
The board of public works recon-
mended the adoption of police signal
system. The proposition suggested
was the placing of colored lights on
high poles or buildings. three in num-
Der, to be located at the corner of First
Ave. and Clinton Sts., Scott and Third
SITS. and near the city hall. The lights
will be located at such an altitude that
they can be seen at a great distance by
patrolmen. By this system police
man can be Summoned at any hour of
the night. The estimated cost is $S5.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on police.
Alderman Heinrich asked for infor-
nation regarding the right of the street
railway company to operate cars along
streets when a funeral procession is
proceeding along such streets, stating
that he recently attended funeral
where one of the horses for time be-
came unmanageable at the sight of
car passing the procession. He was re-
ferred TO section of the company's
franchise which states that the mayor
may, in his discretion, stop the run
ming of cars when public parade or
funeral procession is proceeding along
streets traversed by the car line
Alderman Flatter introduced reso-
luton compelling the street railway
company to replace in their former con-
dition Third avenue and Clinton and
Clarke streets 1t was adopted by a
vote of II to 3 under protest from the
chairman of the committee on streets
and bridges, who stated that the COM
pany had not heretofore been given the
privilege of using the city's street roll
Ter, but would within week, when the
work would be taken up. Alderman
Ewing, manager for the company,
stated that the company had practically
completed its track laying and that
from now on the crew would be kept
at work restoring streets to their former
condition.
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