Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-03-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

ness was transacted:
A communication signed by the
master plumbers of Wausau was pre-
sente0, in which the attention OF The
council was called to state law re-
quiring The appointment OF an in
spector of plumbing for cities cf the
size of Wausau, and also that all
plumbing work must be done by a
licensed member of the craft. 1t was
also asked that the council pass an
ordinance covering the above require
ments for this city. Was referred to
the ordinance committee.
A petition signed by seventy-eight
property owners, whose property lies
below the slope of East hill, praying
thai the council build drainage
sewer from Grant street to Mcintosh
road, east of Sixth street, to carry of
the water that rushes down the hill
after every heavy rain, flooding cellars
and causing much damage in general.
Referred to sewer committee.
Aid. Mohr presented communica-
tion, in which he asked that the
council take reconsideration Of the
resolution passed in the February
meeting, which provides that the
question, whether or not new city
hall shall be built this year, be put
to vote of the people at the munich
pol election in April. After lengthy
argument on the subject the resolu-
tion was allowed to stand. See article
in another column.)
A petition signed by Mrs. M. E.
Williams was read and on motion not
granted.
A resolution giving to the B.
Heinemann Lumber Co. the privilege
of storing logs on city property at
the north end of the city limits, un-
der the same conditions that that
right is granted to the Barker &
Stewart Lumber Co., was adopted.
A resolution providing for change
in the hours in which sprinkling
shall be permitted, the new hours to
be from to s O'Clock a. m. and from
to 8 o'clock p. M, was on motion
referred to the water works commit
| tee.
A resolution setting the salary Of
the poor commissioner at 5000 and
that of the city physician at 5000 per
annum was adopted.
An ordinance providing for the in
spection of buildings in the city by
the fire department was passed and
ordered published. (See ordinance in
another column.)
The committee on street lighting
reported and recommended that an
arc light be placed at the east end OF
Mcclellan street. Report adopted
and light ordered placed.
The judiciary committee reported
on the ordinance, constituting eight
hours as working day for all city
employees, and recommended that
same be denied. Report and recon.
dation adopted.
The committee further reported
that the matter of setting to right
the question of ownership to certain
piece of land, as asked for by the
Anton Schuetz estate, be referred tC
city attorney and engineer.
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bridges reported on the matter re-
garding the building of new bridge
over the slough to Plumer island anC
recommended as follows: That the
city replace the present bridge with
the one formerly crossing the wash
out on Grand avenue and now stored
away on Market square, and that the
city also build the abutments of the
bridge; that the Wausau Street Rail
way company put the approaches
thereto in shape and clean away the
stones and distractions; and further
that the B. Heinemann Lumber com
pany in the future maintain the saic
bridge and keep same in good repair
Report and recommendation adopted
An ordinance fixing the salaries o
the various city officials was passed
and ordered published. (See ordinance
in another column
On motion all bills as audited anC
recommended by the various commit
tees were allowed and ordered paid.
A petition for an arc light at the
intersection Of Sixth street and Chicago
avenue was referred back to the com
mittee on street lighting.