The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-06-03
CITY COUNCIL
TAKES ACTION
(FromI Fridays Daily.)


The city council met in regular ses
sion at the city hall last night. The
aldermen were all present except
F.EftingeT. The meeting was presided
over by Mayor Hull.
Sewer permits were granted to
Henry Ketchum, N. D. Stewart and
Geo. Isenberg.
Otto Schadde was granted plumb
er's license.
The petition of H. J. Irwin asking
that the city put his walk on Fourth
avenue to grade, was referred to the
street committee. Mr.. Irwin stated in
his petition that his walk had been
bull on the grade established by the
citg and this spring new and higher
grade had been established and the
walks in that block were raised, Ieav
ing his walk about thirteen inches be
low the new grade.
City Attorney Kelley reported on
the Peck case stating that the court
required that the case be submitted in
brief.
In the matter of the "Dizzy" case
Mr.. Kelley said that Judge Stevens
decided that the aldermen, excepting
Aldermen Risley and Thuerer, may
withdraw their demurrer and make re-
turn to the writ of mandamus. The
return is in the nature of an answer
and will permit the seven aldermen to
set up the reason and justification of
their vote sustaining the motion dis
missing the original petition. The
council instructed the city attorney to
proceed by filing a return. The separ-
ate return of heretofore filed by Alder
men Risley and Thuerer still stands
as their pleadings in the case. The
Originalorder has been served and Atty.
Kelley says they have until June 8 in
which to make their return.
The finance committee, to whOn
was referred the petition of the police
officers for an increase in salary, re-
ported, recommending that it be laid
on the table. Report accepted.
The finance committee, to whom was
referred the bill of G. w. Lamberton,
asking for $52 for taking care of a
small poX patient, recommended that
the bill be wholly disallowed. Report
adopted. The committee explained
shat the health department had not
been notified that such expense was
being incurred.
The resolution of the street commit
tee, recommending that the plans and
specifications of the city engineer for
paving of East street, and parts Of
Eleventh and Ash, was adopted. The
estimated cost for the East street work
would be $3, 200 to the property owners
and $4,000 to the city. The work on
the other streets would be assessed un-
der the old plan, twO-t thirds to the
property owners and one third to the
city.
The specifications for this work call
for 1O-foOt macadam and five-fOoG
cement gutter. There was consider
able Argument between the cement and
cobble stone gutter, but the cement
gutter won. Alderman McFetridge
spoke on the subject Of paving in gen
eral, saying that it is his belief that
the city is making mistake in max
ing boulevardS rather than following
the parking plan, that is, to make a
grass gutter connecting with the maca-
dam, and do away with the cement
gutter.
Claims Allowed.
Chas. Clark, crusher supplies. =. $25.OO
Buckley & Taylor, flags. ........ 1925
Buckley & Taylor, supplies. ....., ,8.35
A. Altoff, rodman. n................1 .1Ol5
F. Farwell, labor. ...... .12.6O
Ed. L.aLuckow, printing!. ...1O.5O
l.. Stone, killing dog .-........... loo
j. F. Kartack, printing. -.... .1.5O
Men in quarry ............>... .ll6.9O
John Rooney, dumping ground. 5000
Z Ed. L. Luckow, printing. 1875
A. H. Pratt, supplies. .......... so