Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
CITY COUNCIL.

The adjourned meeting of the city
council held Wednesday evening was
an important one.
The Wausau Street Railroad Co.
presented plans for double tracking
Third street next spring, when the
repaying of that street is taken up.
While no definite action was taken,
representatives of the company pres
ent at the meeting were assured that
the plan would meet with the approv-
al Of the council.
The plan submitted was for a double
track to extend from little beyond
the intersection Of Grant street south
to the middle of the block on Forest
between the Third and Fourth street
intersections, with turnouts at Wash
ington and Scott. The double track
is TO take up space of fifteen and
one-half feet of the roadway, leaving
twelve and three-fourths feet on
either side. The company proposes
to build one track at time, so as not
to interfere with traffic, and to pay
for the cost of re-paving between it's
rails. The committee is desirous of
having definite action on the plan
taken socn, so that it can order the
materials.
The company also asked for a
franchise to construct line on Wash
ington street east to Fourth and
north on Fourth to Scott, to give it
loop, the company already having a
franchise covering Scott street. This,
too, will probably go through, judging
from the tone of the meeting.
Chris. Johnson of Oshkosh, was
present at the meeting. Mr. johnson,
on July 20 last was awarded the con-
tract for repaving Third street. Up
to date he has made no move to fulfill
his contract, owing, as he says,
through misunderstanding. Shortly
after the contract was made, the
street railroad company asked
that the work be delayed until
next season to give it time to double
track the street. The company con-
ferred with Mr.. Johnson, but came to
no agreement. Wednesday evening a
resolution was introduced declaring
the contract void, and giving the city
attorney authority to collect the sum
provided for in the contract as due
the city in case of forfeiture. of
bond. The latter part was later cut
out of the resolution, and it was
adopted as changed.
1t will be necessary to provide new
plans to conform with the street rail-
way company's improvements, and
advertise for new bids. This will be
done at once. The cost to our people |
under new bid will not be SO great !
as under the old, for the street car
company will pay for more paving
than was included under the old one
track plan.
The action taken Wednesday even
ing safeguards the city's interests,
for the city attorney stated that |
under supreme court decision assess
ments cannot be levied against the !
owners for Improvements, |
where the contract has not been full |
filled within a year. Mr.. Johnson !
could not complete the job before |
July 20 next.
A communication was read from |
the Wisconsin Advancement associa- |
tion asking for an appropriation of |
Sl65 70 be used in the exploitation of |
Northern Wisconsin.
Nj. G. Ewing proposed that the city |
adopt slogan, which will help adver-
tise the city. This he said should be |
put on an Illuminated sign and hung
on the court house, where strangers
could see it by night or day. "There
is only one Oshkosh" has done lots to
help advertise that city, though an
other Oshkosh was lately discovered |
in an obscure part of Kansas. Mr.. |
Ewing said his company would do |
towards the matter if a |
of the council will meet |
of the company for a
The committee on light
ing was instructed to confer with the |