The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-08-14
COUNCIL TAKES STEPS TO IN.
ESTIGATE-FIRST AND THIRD
WARDS CHANGED.
KICK FROM HUGH KELLEY READ
Actions Regarding Crawford Cross
ing And Including of Effinger's
Park in City
(From Fridays Daily.)

Not little discussion arose Thurs
day evening at council meeting from
report Of health and water committee
concerning a complaint about low land
in Second ward on which in the pres
enU wet times water stands and is re-
ported Stagnant. The committee recon-
mended the matter to be further inVesti-
gated This recommendation was adopt
ed and as beginning Of the investiga-
tiOn the council moved that notice be
served upon the parties owning the land
ordering something to be done to abate
the reported nuisance. This will give
the parties directly concerned an op-
portunity to prove whether or not the
water there is a nuisance. This being
settled, the regular course of enforc-
ing abatement of the same, if it be
proved, will be followed.
An ordinance to Ichange the
boundaries of the firstI and third
wards introduced at the last session of
the council meeting by Alderman Nc
Fetridge, was read for the second time
and adopted. This provides fOrthe at
taching of the island portion to the
first ward, convenience for voters and
school children.
A communication regarding the
flood of July q, signed by Hugh Kel-
ley was referred. Following is
the communication:
10 the Hon. Mayor, the Common
Council, City of Baraboo.
We, residents of the city of BaraboO
and residing on Fifth street, between
East and Baker, would respectfully
pray your honorable body to use all
means human and otherwise within
your power TO prevent repetition OF
the disastrous floods of Sunday, ,Julys21.
The mere fact that you kept your
worthy street commissioner away from
church all day and sent him down here
with his rubber boots on to watch the
antics of the tidal waves is but little
consolation to the poor tax payer who
sees his laundry stove and stationary
tubs coming up the cellar-way on
the bosom of a mulatto--colored bill
low.
Hugh Kelley.
Chairman of the Kickers.
A resolution was introduced by AL
derman Jacobs and passed by the coun-
Gil to the effect that the city engineer
prepare plans and specifications for
paving and draining East and Ash
streets, to be undertaken later in the
season.
Two resolutions were introduced by
Alderman McFetridge and passed by
the council. One provides for the ap-
pointment of a committee composed OF
the mayor, member from the third
ward, and a member of the school
board to investigate and report con
cerning the ACCESSIBILITY of including
the southeast portion of section 2, now
town of Baraboo, including Etfinger'S
park, in the city of Baraboo. The com
mlttee besides the mayor is Alderman
Altpeter and j. VanOrden.
The other resolution introduced by
the same alderman provides for the ap
pointment of committee to meet an(
arrange with the G. & n. w. Railwa.
company for the placing of the Craw
ford crossing beneath the track. Th
members of this committee are Alder
men McFetridge, Power and Welk.
The petition of Fred Gilloth for th
refunding of taxes paid on persona
property not owned by him wa
granted.
Sewer permits were granted to Oti
Fairbanks, James McGann, and w
w. StackhOuse.
The city marshal presented the fo
lowing collections:
Personal property. y............ S51.4
Total $S4.4
The following claims were allowed
Charles Bender, cement gut
,ssu1I IL.