Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-31
COMMON COUNCIL


The Common Council met in regular session
at the City Hall. Tuesday evening. Mayor
Charles b. Perry presiding. Present Aldermen
Chandler, Cooley Price. De Swarte, Braun
voeikel and Prudisch.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved,
Tne u ,4ssle eity treasprer for the
month Of Febfuars certified Us cufiect bs tte
acting comptroller, was presented, read and
ordered placed on file.
A communication from August Richter, Jr,
was presented offering site to the 3rd ward
for school purposes.
a communication from the Twentieth Cen
tury Topic Club was presented urging the pgr-
chase of additional land for use in connection
with the High School referred to board cf
public works.
A resolution was presented for the employ
ment OF an engineer 70 give grade on Wells
Street, from elst to 63rd Street referred to
the hoard of pubic works.
A resolution directing the board of public
works to advertise for foo0 cubic Yards OF
crushed re OK for use in the city was presented
and referred to the hoard Of public works.
A resolution was presented proYiding for
laying water mains on Kenyon Avenue, refer
red to finance committee.
A resolution was presented directing the
board of public works to tear down the Old
CITY nan as soon h6 bbSAtulS after "A lE&I jIN.
An ordinance prohibiting the sale or use of
firewor or explosives was presented and pre-
sented and referred to the COMMITTEES on Judi
ciary and health,
grade on State Street and referred to the
committee on plats and grades.
A resolution was presented declaring the
purpose of the council to issue special improve
ment bonds for water pipe in Pabst Park the
rules were suspended and the resolution adopt
ed.
the issue of special water pipe Improvement
bonds on Pnbst Park. Referred to finance
committee.
THE matter OF vacation OF part OF Ha6ley
Avenue laid over at the last meeting was call
ed up no one appearing 10 be heard 1t was laid
over to the next reguiar meeting.
The February bills reported back by the
finance committee were allowed as recon.
mended.
The committee 70 whom were referred the
res olution for the employment of an engineer
to prepare grade for Wells Street from 6lst to
e3rd and on 5ath from State To Grand Avenue.
The resolution directing the securing OF pro
posaIs for 1000 cubic yards Of crushed stone
The resolutions directing laying of water
mains on Rogers Avenue, Wells Street. Yves
tern Avenue and Kenyon Street we're report
ed back and allowed by the council,
The resolutions for sewers on Western Ave
nue. Warren Avenue, Kenyon Street Motor
Avenue. Chestnut Streetand 6fst Street.. were
reported for adoption and adopted.
The resolution directing assessment OF bene-
fit and damages on 9Th Avenue streetimprore-
ment was adopted.
A resolution directing sprinkling on First
Avenue was adopted.
The board of public works was directed to
install the drinking fountain donotedin connec-
ti0n with sale of red cross seals at the corner
Of park.
A resolution providing for installing addition.
al street lights was adopted also resolution
approving the school budget for 1912
The resolution providing for settlement Of
the Van Roo sewer contract was adopted.
THE nrgl{nanrH establishing "A GRADE state
Street was reported back for adoption and
adopted.
on motion of Alderman Cooley the Council
adjourned