Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-10-13
!. B. THAYER, Editor and Prop.-VOL. XLIII.
CITY COUNCIL.

AT Thursday nights meeting Of the
city council the petition OF the G. 1; n
w. Ry. Co. for franchise to lay a
track into the plant of the Wausau Iron
Works was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The committee on sewers recon-
mended that sewer be laid for the ac-
commodation of certain residents on
Z ,st hill, and the recommendation was
adopted.
The offer of the Marathon County
Granite Co. to supply another pile of
granite chips, to be used in further i'm
proving N Third street, was accepted.
An arc light was authorized to be
placed at the corner of Fifth and Stew
art AYES
A plat of NJ Philips addition to the
city of Wausau was accepted.
S. M. Quaw asked that immediate
action be taken upon his petition for
the right to build house on property
included in the Birch street highway.
Upon motion the matter was postponed
until the following evening
Emil Flatter, alderman, from
the Seventh ward, introduced reso-
luton providing for an ordinance
bonding the city in the sum of S35, 900.
Of this he said $4,000 could be used in
fitting up two additional fire engine
houses, one to be located in the north
ern part of the city on the east side;
the other in the southwestern portion
of Wausau. The balance of the money,
he said, should be used in carrying out
the plan of laying large water main
from Mcclellan street south on the
east side and across the river to the
west side.
The resolution provided that the mat
ter, before such ordinance be drawn,
should be submitted to the people to be
voted upon. Mr. Flatter moved that
the rules be suspended and that inn
mediate action be taken, but his motion
was lost. 1t was then moved that an
adjourned meeting be held Wednesday
evening tor the purpose of considering
the resolution.
At Wednesday evenings session Mr..
Flatter's resolution was taken up and
defeated. He then introduced another
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee of three, the may
or to be one of the number to act jointly
with oil IF fu
board in reference to locating an en-
gine house for the use of both city and
county. The engine house is, accord
ing to the resolution, to be built,
equipped and maintained jointly by
city and county, the apparatus to be
used in fighting fire in the city or conn
ty, as calls come. This resolution was
adopted and the mayor appointed AL
derman Flatter and Hoenish as such
committee.
Alderman Schulze then introduced
resolution providing for bond issue
of $35 900 of which sum $4,000 is to be
used for strengthening our fire fighting
service and the balance for extending
water mains. 1t was further provided
that the ordinance should be drawn up,
and be in readiness to be acted upon at an
adjourned meeting to be held the Mon
evening following. This resolution
was carried.
Acting City Attorney G. B. Bird in
formed the council that before bond
issue for fire protection could be made,
the matter must first be submitted to
vote of the people.
u. j. Murray was elected a member
of the water commission to succeed
Aug F. Marquardt, whose term had ex-
pired.
The committee on streets and bridges
reported in favor of allowing S. M.
Quaw to go on with the erection of his
house on Birch street, provided he give
the city bond of 1000 as a guaranty
against damage suits which might later
be started by other property owners on
that street, and another bond of 81 ,0C0
guaranteeing to place another street in
good repair after the sewer has been
laid. Also to give the city sixteen
foot alley. The matter was discussed
and Alderman Mohr moved that the
street be left as it is now His motion
was carried