Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-09
CITY COUNCIL.


A regular meeting of the city council
was held Tuesday evening at which, in
the absence of Mayor Duncan, Richard
Ss,hmidt, presif ent of tLat body, pre-
sided. Five members were absent.
Petitions asking for arc lights at the
corner of Oak street and Second Ave-,
were referred to committee on lighting
Alderman Flatter is for cleanliness
He .siieyes that water will wash out
all stains except those upon character
He introduced resolution authorizing
the board of public works to construct
a public bathing house, according to
plane to be drawn by the city engineer.
The site to be selected was on the west
side of the river below the south end of
Harrison Blvd The resolution pro-
vided that man be employed at q
salary of $45 per month to take care of
it and that four days in the week be re-
served for the use of males and two days
for females. The resolution met death.
Upon recommendation of the COM
mittee to which the matter had been
referred, the council voted to condemn
the old 'bee hive" building at the
corner of S. First Ave and Alexander
street. The building is occupied by
several families and it is an old tumble
down affair, dangerous and unsanitary,
SO the committee says
Cutler Post returned to the city $50 of
the 500 appropriation made to pay for
Memorial day expenses.
1t was reported that the high bridge is
in bad condition and needs to be re-
planked. Two estimates were sub
mitted by the city engineer Accord
ing to his figures it will require over
3O,0 600 feet OF three inch plank to COM
plete the job, which would cost about
$3.50 or, if creosoted wood blocks are
used, tie cost will be about 81, 500.
Upon recommendation of the board
of water commissioners the salary of
the city Taper, VIM. Schmidt, was
raised to $2.50 per day. The recon-
mendation was due to the fact that Mr..
Schmidt, in addition to working long
hours. is oftentimes obliged to perform
the work of an experienced plumber.
There will be no band concerts on the
public square this summer unless the
manager of the local band decides to
cut down his stated price by more than
one-half, or, to be mathematically cor
rect, by fiye-ninths His proposition
was to give Is concerts for $3.50 The
city's proposition in return, as voted
Tuesday evening, is tina. se give l5 con-
certs, on the west side aId 10 on the
east side, for 500.
The H. E. A,cEachron company
petitioned the couacil to extend the
water service across the street from the
Anderes hydrant to the company
plant. This service is desired that the
company may, at its own expense, erect
stand pipe ana connect with the same,
that it may have better protection in
case of fire. The petition was granted
w. r. Bryan was granted the right to
run a side track beneath the high bridge
TO his warehouse.
The board of public works was in
structed to see that the railroad com
panies place gates at street crossings as
designated by agreement between rail
road and city officials.
One of the ordinances introduced at
this session, but which was laid over to
the next meeting was one defining GER
tain requirements and limitations re-
garding the building of cement side
walks.
The purchase by the water coninlis
sion of site on East hill on which will
be constructed the water reservoir, was
ratified. The cost of the site was $500
The city clerk will be allowed an
assistant during the time the board of
review is in session. Such assistant
will be allowed $50 per month.
The cost of the board for the city
engineers horse was limited to Sl6 per
month.
A communication from the board of
puDllc works stated that contract had
been made with the Phoneix Stone Side
Walk Co. for the construction of a
cement walk around the library park
at cost of s40s 25 or 1ltc per square
foot.
Two bills. each for $50 26 presented
early in the spring by C. E. Natter and
n X Maronardf uoro 20 b on 1,, or,d hx,
a vote of to 5 were allowed. These
bills were ones incurred on aStour of
investigation when those gentlemen
visited other cities to ascertain the re-
suits of paving in other locaiities. and
which had previously been dissilowed.
The report of the chief OF police
showed that during the month of jane
"a persons were locked up in tie city
cailaboose