Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-16
COMMON COUNCIL


The Common Council met in adj
journed meeting at the city hall Tues
day evening, Mayor Chas b. Perry
presiding. Present, Aldermen Currie,
Williams, Price, Taylor, Prudisch
Fido and CLAUS.
The minutes of the last meeting
We're read and approved.
The financial statement of the city
treasurer for March, 1909, certified as
examined and found correct by the
comptroller was presented and ordered
filed.
petition from Chas. Radtlse and
Others for service water main on
portion of 61st and Chestnut Street re-
ceived and referred to Board of Public
Works.
Bills of j. f. Dittmar for fling tools
75c and Wisconsin Telephone Co three
months service, SIS, were read and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The finance committee reported back
all outstanding bills in their hands forI
allowance, and the bills were allowed
and ordered paid as recommended bJ|
vote of the common council
The committee on rules and ordinan
ces recommended for adoption the or
dinance for establishing grade on
Smith Avenue, and the ordinance was
adopted, also the ordinance for estab-
fishing the grade on Maple Terrace,
5sth Street and Smith Avenue; The
ordinance was adopted.
The officers performing the duties of
the board of public works reported
back the petition for light ON 13th and
East Milwaukee Avenue, with recon-
mendation that the light be installed
Their report was adopted and the light
ordered Installed
The committee ON judiciary and city
attorney reported on the petition of
Wilbur aud Notbohm, praying cancel
lation of bond number 30l issued Nov
ember II, 1908, against their premises,
and which bond they had purchased
and paid, with resolution directing
the cancellation of bond as pu,id, the
bond having been surrendered for can
collation. with the petition.
The board Of public works reported
the awarding of contracts as follows:
to George Il. Zimmerman for construct
ing sewer on East Main Street; to MIR.
Warner for constructing sewer on St
James Street; TO Mr., Warner for con-
Strucbing water mains on 6lst Street,
Chestnut Street, also on Fifth Avenue,
Maple Terrace, Smith Avenue and 5Sth
Street. The contracts recommended by
the board were approved by the council
A resolution was presented directing
the board Of public works to view the
premises and to report their assess
ments for constructing cement curbing
ON IA portion of East Milwaukee Ave
nue.. The resolution was adopted.
The reports of the board of public
works of assessments for laying water
mains on Fifth Avenue, Maple Terrace
5sth Street and Smith Avenue, and of
sewer construction work on st. James
Street, were presented and ord cred
place on file, and notice thereof given.
There being no further business be-
fore the Council. the Mayor expressed
his thanks to each of the aldermen for
courtesy and assistance rendered by
them to him personally and for honest
and careful attention to the business
affairs of the city of Wauwatosa dur
ing the past year. stating that rs this
was the last meeting of the common
council prior to the seating of the new
" elected members, he desired to urge
especially upon the retiring members.
the hope that each one of them would
find il convenient to attend frequently
upon the future council meetings as
citizens of the city of Wauwatosa
The council then adjourned