The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Council Proceedings
June 9th, 1918.

Adjourned regular monthly meet
ing of the City Council called to
order at $50 o'clock p. m. this date
by Ed. Bryan, president of the coun,
Gil, in the absence of the mayor.
Roll call showed all members pre-
sent.
Minutes of the meetings held May
10 and June 3 were read and ap-
proved.
The following petition signed by
II residents on Pine street between
9th and 9th avenues west was read:
ITO the Mayor and Common Coun-
eli, City of Washburn, Wis.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned,
citizens and residents on lower Pine
street, hereby petition your honor
able body to have the water main
extended from Eighth avenue west
to Neill avenue, on said Pine street.
This is quite thickly settled COM
munity, and we have suffered on
account OF not being able to use the
city water these many years. Fur
Their, should fire start below Neill
avenue, it would be difficult to
properly handle it. There should be
a hydrant down there"
Moved and seconded that this
/ petition be granted and that the
Washburn Water Works Co. be in
structed to extend the water main
| from 9th Ave. to 9th Ave. west on
Pine ST. and from 9th Ave. to 9th
Ave. west on Bayfield, st. Motion
carried unanimously on roll call, all
voting in the affirmative.
It was moved and seconded that
the Committee on Water Works be
INSTRUCTED to see the Water company
and insist upon the opening and
flushing out of the hydrants, mains
and pipes opposite the Walker and
Garfield Schools at least once a
month during the summer. Motion
unanimously carried.
The resolution pertaining to the
condemnation of side walks, read for
the. first TIME at the regular monthly
meeting May 10 and recorded in the
minute book on page 81, was read
the second time and adopted by the
following vote in the affirmative,
Bryan, White, Nelson, Faulk,
Amply. Lysager, Peterson, Thore.
son, Herring and Felix; in the mega
tive, Fluck and Dibbell.
The following petit tion was read;
ITO the Mayor and Common Coun
Gil of the City OF Washburn. Wis.
Gentlemen: We. the undersigned
citizens of Washburn. would re
spectfully ask that you cause to be
graded that portion of Third Street
lying between Blocks II and 48 and
between First Ave. E. and Wash
ington Ave.. original TOWNSHIP. In
order to build sidewalks on the south
side of this street as above described
it will be necessary to have correct
grades established. Hoping that
you will take this matter under con
sideration and have the grading
done as soon as possible, we re
main, Yours respectfully.
The folio wing resolution was read
and laid over under the rules:
Resolved by the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the city of Wash
burn, that the Council hereby
declare that the sidewalk on the
south side OF block AUDITING
lots Is IA Is 16 II Is 10 2021 %
| % "a south side of block 6
AUDITING lots 10 IA Is 16 II 18 10 20
81 % % "a Neill and Pratt's Add.
south side OF block 10 abutting lots
9 10 II IL 13 IL Is Is, east side of
block IL AUDITING lots 8 and 9. north
side of block 48 AUDITING lots 2 3 4
|5678 go II IL Is ii Is and Is
east .side OF block IL AUDITING lots Is
and IL, east side of block - abutsing
lots 16 and II. all in TOWNSHIP, are
unsafe, defective and insufficient
and be it further resolved that be
fore the new standard sidewalk be
Ilaid the street commissioners under
the direction of the committee of
the common council known as the
committee on Streets and Bridges
prepare the grading of the sidewalks
to be laid so that the same when
laid will be laid to the established
grade of said portion Of said street.
Dated June 9th, 1913"
The finance committee presen ted
the following report of bills ex-