Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-08
NOTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

The regular meeting OF the council
scheduled for Tuesday, April lst, was
adjourned to Thursday, April srd, on
account of the election.
Soon after calling to order the meet
ing, word was received at the hall
that the Leahy and Beebe bridge was
going out, and as several of the alder
men were interested in property that
would be endangered in such case, adj
journment was asked and granted I'M
til Friday evening.
The first business taken up Friday
evening was the matter of bids on the
steel vault work and furnitures for
the new city hall. The Van Dorm
Iron Works Co.'s bid was the lowest
on the vault work but higher than
others on the furniture and fixtures,
and after considerable discussion it
was voted to reject all bids and the
board of public works was instructed
to advertise for new bids, all of which
are to conform to the same specitica-
tions as to material, quality and con-
struction.
Mayor Ringle stated during the dis
cussion that he was not in favor OF
any extravaganza or needless expendi,
lures of the city fund in furnishing
the city hail; that in his opinion good
substantial wood fixtures and such
other product that our immediate
vicinity could produce was plenty
good enough, and inasmuch as we are
catering to "home industry" and are
holding out inducements for factories
to locate in Wausau, that we should
encourage those already located here
and give them an equal show in the
bids for the work and recommend
that the furnishing be procured of
local manufacturers if possible.
A communicated from the Wausau
Street Railway company protesting
against the assessment for street
sprinkling as has been assessed against
nat portion of the streets occupied
| by them and maintain that such
assessments, not being included in the
original franchise was unlawful, but
to avoid further discussion they would
pay the amount now claimed to be
due, amounting to about $500, proyid-
ed that further assessment should
cease by the adoption of an ordinance
to that effect.
The petition of the Wausau Light
Guards, Co. G, w. n. g., for a. ten
year lease of the city hall property
was rejected and the board of public
works Instructed to advertise the
property for sale.
The "milk'' ordinance which has
been under discussion for some time
and which has been under discussion
for some time and which has been re-
vised and rewritten several times,
was adopted.
The new building ordinance was
adopted with some slight change as to
sire limits".
J. II. Koehler's second addition to
the city of Wausau, plat of which
was fled with the petition. was
adopted by the council.
The Wausau Advancement associa-
ton, to whom was referred the petit
ton of II. L. Mumm, for the old Grant
school property for manufacturing
purposes reported that contract had
been entered into, whereby Mr.. Mumm
secures the property for one year at
rental of $500 per month and an
| option TO purchase the property at
the expiration of such time, at price
to be agreed upon.
The usual reports of the city trea-
surer and the comptroller show that
the city fund is in good substantial
condition.
The bills as recommended by the
several standing committees were
allowed.