Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-05-11
CITY COUNCIL.

Tuesday evening the claim of Fred
johnson of 1915 for the loss of horse,
was referred to the committee on
claims.
The Marathon County Agricultural
society's offer of the fair grounds for
park purposes during the summer, in
consideration of the payment of 800,
was referred TO the committee on
finance.
A petition for sewer and macadam
road on N. Sixth street to st. Mary's
hospital was referred to the committee
on paving.
The Columbia bands offer to supply
ten concerts for $500 or fifteen for
1906, was referred to the committee
on finance.
The mayor announced the following
appointments: Library board, II. G..
Flieth, c. E. Turner, Jos. Ripczinske:
board Of education, VIM. Paff, L. A.
Hochtritt, f. r. Stone, w. B. Schol-
field; fire and police commission, w.
{. Dickens: park board, G. j. Win
ton.
The street and bridge committee
recommended that the petition of
town of Wausau residents for an arc
light at the Mcintosh street crossing
of the st. Paul Ry. tracks be not
adopted. The company has agreed
to install an electric gong at that
crOssing.>
A resolution was adopted providing
for inquiry as to whether the Y. M.
G. A. property is assessable or not.
The opinion is t. be gotten from the
state tax commission.
A resolution extending an invitation
to the United Commercial Travellers
to hold their convention here in 1910,
was adopted.
BY resolution adopted the mayor
and committee on fire will report at
the next meeting on the proposition
to build two additional engine houses,
for which the city has been bonded.
The sum of 800 was donated to
Cutler Post to pay the expenses of
Memorial day observance.
An ordinance fixing the speed limit
of automobiles was adopted.
Al. j. Mccormick resigned as street
commissioner and A. }. Staege was
given the position.
A resolution providing for tax on
male dogs of 81 and So on female dogs
was killed.
The committee on finance recon-
mended that the G. & N. w. Ry. Co.'S
petition for refund of taxes paid on
a strip of land near the grounds be
disallowed.
The proposition of building school
house in the Sixth ward, at a cost of
$50, 900 was brought up for discussion.
A question was raised as to whether it
would not be necessary to build a
sewer through the S. M. Quaw addi-
tion in case the school house is built
Tne sewer would cost several thousand
dollars. Instead of making state
loan, as had been proposed, some
thought ii wiser to bond the city ard
pay off the debt gradually. 1t was
finally agreed to hold special meet,
ing Friday evening to Diet ermine what
course to take.
The petition of c. Lubbock for a
plumbers license brought forth a
petition from the local plumbers IN
ion that the council pass an ordinance
providing that only skilled plumbers
be granted a license. The committee
on license reported in favor of not CIV
ing license to Mr.. Lubbock. He was
by Atty. Fred Genrich,
who stated that the petitioner had
letters of recommendation to prove
that he is capable plumber, and had
been in that business a great many
years before coming to Wausau. The
labor union was represented by Atty.
NJ. b. Rosenberg, who stated that
sanitary plumbing means much to the
health of the community and that he
had been teld that some of Mr.. Lu-
becks work would not pass inspection.
The result was that Aldermen Reiser,
Delaney and Lemke were appointed a
board of inspectors to post the council
on the class of work being done by
plumbers and tinsmiths.