Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-05-10
CITY COUNCIL.

The council at it's meeting las
Tuesday evening, passed resolution
authorizing the water commission t.
purchase boilers and 600 horse powe
engine for the pumping station. t,
meet this expense there will be col
lected the coming year approximate,
S29, 900 in water rentals. That sun
will be sufficient to complete tn,
large extension in the southern par
of the city and also provide funds fol
the pumping station improvements
The report of the water commission
was adopted. Embodied in the com
missions report was report by the
superintendent of water works. The
latter showed that there had beer
collected by the department during
the past year total of S26, 1861
The expenditures for the same period
amounted to S27, 7,773.33, of which Sl6,-
754.0S was for new work. The rein.
forcement extension drew heaviest
upon the water fund, 10,564 SO being
expended upon that work. A gain oi
eighty-three consumers was made dur.
fling the year. The value of the plant
as it stands now is S267, ,e11.4l. Last
year II, ,22l feet or over two miles OF
new mains were laid. The length OF
all mains in the city totals 185, les
feet or a little over thirty-fye miles.
The total number of services is 2,348.
The consumption of water the past
year was considerably lessened, the
total being 62l, l,961, ,544 gallons, as
against 664, ,O09. .75S gallons for the
year before.
The commissioners in their report
stated that they refused to shoulder
responsibility any longer so far as
conditions at the pumping station go.
One boiler is in very dangerous con-
dition-the engineers dare not put it
to any high pressure test. With one
boiler gone the other would be prac-
tically useless.
| An ordinance was passed requiring
telephone, telegraph and electric com.
panies to place all wires under ground
in the business centre of the city.
The streets named in the ordinance
on which this improvement should be
made are Third, from Forest to Grant;
Jackson, from First to Fifth; Wash
ington, Washington from river to
Fifth; Jefferson from First to Fifth;
Scott, from river to Fifth; Mcclellan,
from First to Fifth; First, Second
and Fourth, from Forest to McClel-
Ian.
The mayor announced the follow.
ing appointments:
Board of Education-First ward
John Ringle, Sr.; Third ward, w. w.
Albers; Sixth ward, Walter E. Pierce
at large, G. ID. Jones.
Library board -Mesdames G. w
Harger, d. L. Plumer and S. NJ
Quaw.
Park board. S. Alexander, Emf
Flatter.
Police and fire commission B
Mayer.
An appropriation of 800 was made
to assist Cutler Post in carrying out
Memorial day observance.
A resolution was adopted providing
for a desk sergeant at the police
station to answer night calls and have
the same authority as policeman
His salary will be the same as that o.
a patrolman.
The committee on fire was instruct
ed TO advertise for bids for hose cart:
and report at the meeting next
month.
A resolution providing for the re
planking of the falls and slough
bridges was adopted.
The committee on salaries reported
in favor of fixing salaries of day labor
ers at from sl.50 to $500, the wage
for different classes of work beins
specified. The engineer at the pump
ing station will be paid 81, 200 pc
We ar; his assistants, 5000 and his fire
men, $500. Unable to agree on th
salaries of the water superintendent
and Taper, the committee referred tn
matter back 10 the council.
The fire committee was authorizes
to purchase a team of horses and 80
I feet of hose.
The water commission reporte'
that Dan Danielson had submitte'
the lowest bid for supplying lea'
pipe.
fetluIons for an appropriation o
500 for band concerts to be given b
the Columbia and Cones bands, wer
referred to the finance committee.
| A gentleman representing q ia
macadam concern addressed the couT
ell on the qualities of tar macadam.
i The board of public works was il
structed TO proceed in the matter c
widening Canal street.
A number of matters were talke
to death and finally motions wer
made TO lay them over 10 the nez
meeting.
Il The Uniyersalist supper on Frida
: evening was largely attended, and