Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-16
DISCUSS NEW CITY HALL.
Citizens Attend Council Meeting and
Express Views on What Should
Be Done.

About flfty or our citizens aIIenueu
the adjourned meeting of the city
council Friday evening, in response to
an invitation extended by that body,
in order to hear the wishes. of the
people iE regard to plans and specihca-
tions for new city hall building.
Alderman Hugo Peters started the
discussion by stating, that the MAORI
ty of people who came to view the
plans that were left for inspection at
the court house were satisfied with
the proposed building, with the excep-
tion that Marathon county granite
ought to be used in place of Bedford
sandstone in the construction of the
ground floor walls.
Hon. A. =. Kreutzer was called up
on next and he expressed it as his
opinion that now, that the voters had
so emphatically decided on the city
hall question, the city should erect a
building that not only would serve as
a municipality business office, but
also as monument to the integrity
and love for the beautiful of our citi-
zens. Even if it should require ten or
twenty thousand dollars more, city
hall should be built that would an
swer it's purpose for the next hundred
years; and if it is being built for the
future generation, then also let that
generation pay part of its cost. Il
have spoken to many of our business
men on the new city hail." said Mr..
Kreutzer, ''and every one expressed it
as his wish, that the new building
should be finished in white enameled
terra Gotta, such as the Trust build
ing and the Telephone company's
building are constructed Of" Mr..
Kreutzer explained, that owing to the
fact that such material is clean look
ing and can always be kept so by
simply washing off the dirt and SCOT
when such accumulates to any extent;
all modern buildings in large cities of
this and other countries are being
faced with enameled terra Gotta. He
recommended that the council con-
slider the use of this material in the
construction of the new city hall.
"The people of Wausau have adopted
the slogan of 'Wausau Beautiful
now let all help to acquire that end, F"
said Mr.. KreutZer in closing his re-
marks. ''In my travels through Eu-
ropean countries l have noticed, par
tlcularly in Germany, that every city,
village and hamlet has its public parks
or places for recreation, and nothing
has struck me as beautifying city
more than such public parks. ! would
like to see Wausau have them, and
would be very much pleased, if a start
in that direction were made soon, and
a little added each year would in not
too long time show wonderful re-
suits"
Mayor-elect, John Ringle was the
next speaker. He objected to spend
ing more money on new city hall
than the building now planned would
cost, and also stated that the building
would be large enough for a city
twice the size of Wausau. He said
that the city needed all the money it
could raise for other important i'm
proyements. He favored changing
the material to be used in construc-
tion of the foundation and first floor
walls from concrete and Bedford SAND
stone to granite and other building
to be found in Marathon
county, as such a change would en-
ploy local labor and keep the money
at home. Mr.. Ringie finished his re-
marks by saying, 'the people did not
vote for the city hall to spend 100000
on building, but to save what had
already been spent for that purpose;
the planned building will cost close
to $50, 600 when finished, as it is"
Alderman Fred Mohr gave an ex
planation of the.plans adopted, tell
ing for what purpose the basement
and first and second floors were to be
used, and how the different office
rooms would be sectioned off. He
assured those present that the pro-
posed building would furnish ample
room for many years to come.
Alderman E. j. Riheman expressed
it as his opinion that the new city
hall should have much larger assem-
bly, hall, to which Alderman H. Grob
replied that the specifications showed
a seating capacity for five hundred
persons, which he considered suffic-
lent.
c. G.. Kruger made plea for the
use of material to be found in Mara
thon county in building the city hail.
which would not only keep the money
at home, but would show TO the
country at large what resources our
county has, and by the use of red
granite the city would receive much
prettier building.
Alderman w. E. Pierce said that
although he had voted against the
building of a city hall heretofore, he
was in favor of the present plans, but
would not vote to spend any more
money than the plans and speciiica-
tions called for.
At the conclusion of the discussion
Adm. Pierce made a motion to ex-
tend 20 the special city hall committee
the hearty thanks of the council for
the faithful and untiring work the
committee had shown in accomplish
ing what it did, and the same was
carried by rising vote.
Almost a Miracle.
One of the most startling changes
over seen in any man according TO W. .