Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-09
CITY COUNCIL.

A very interesting session of the city
council was held last Thursday evening
and every member was present.
Upon petition from Cutler Post, the
sum of 500 was appropriated to help
pay expenses of Memorial day Obsery-
ance. 1t has been customary each yeai
for the city to make a donation for thus
purpose.
Several petitions for sewers, water
extensions, etc, were referred 10 com
mittees, as was also one from Jos,
Gamble, who claims he has been AS
sessed on property which he did not
own at that time and who asks for a
refund
A petition from the street railway
company for an additional franchise
granting it the right to build on Wash
IngtOn street west from Third, over the
falls bridge and Clinton street to First
Ave was laid over for the reason that a
notice of same had been published in
some other paper than the PILoT, the
official paper
The Marathon County Agricultural
association made proposition to give
the city the use of the fair gounds for
park purposes during the summer
months, in consideration of $780, The
city was also asked for a donation to
assist in building kitchen ard dining
room and equipping the same with a
range, which will be at the service OF
picnic parties at all times. The petition
was referred to a committee.
Neal Brown, in a communication,
asked that committee be appointed To
confer with him regarding bill pend
ing before the legislature which affects
matters pertaining to railway crossings
and street lights at crossings. The
mayor delegated the committees on
lighting and streets and bridges to meet
Mr.. Brown.
A petition from residents of East hill,
asking that an are light be placed at
the corner of jackson and Montana
streets, was killed for the reason that
the city at present has 135 such lights
in use-more than the average city of
this size has. 1t may be several years
before the number is increased
A resolution was read, providing for
a trade of a wagon from the fire depart
ment to the water department. This
raised a protest from Alderman Walter
T.. Pierce, member of the committee
on fire department. He stated that his
committee had not been consulted in
the matter and knew nothing of the
transaction. He expressed his opinion
regarding certain members taking
liberties against the wishes of other
members. The resolution was laid over
The committee on claims reported
that the petition of Mrs Mary Mess,
asking for a refund of the uneXpired
time covered by her saloon license, re-
voked few weeks ago, could not law
fully be granted. The council adopted
the committees report.
The Wausau Street Railway Co. asked
for conference with the committee on
streets and bridges for the purpose of
discussing matters pertaining to the
traversing of streets and crossing of
bridges by the company. The com
pany's officers think this plan will have
tendency to avoid trouble which
might otherwise arise in the future \
Aldermen were instructed to 90 ovsr
their wards and ascertain where street
improvements are needed and to report
the same to the committee on streets
and bridges The city attorney was
given authority to begin action for the
removal of q house at the end of N
Second street. The house, it is claimed,
stands in the street and cuts off people
from the rear, in access to the qtreet
Reports were made by the city treas
urer, comptroller and chief of police.