The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-12-11
Council Proceeding.
December End 1913.

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called to order at 8 o'clock p. m. by
the mayor. Members present at roll
call Bryan, johnson, White, Nelson,
Faulk, Ambly, Lysager, Peterson,
Herring and Dibbell; absent Thore.
sen and Felix.
Minutes of the last regular month
iy meeting were read and approved.
Tue following letter from the Che
quamegon Bay transportation Go.
was read:
"Mr. l.. N. C.ausen, City Clerk,
Dear Sir: In am in receipt of your
letter relative to Dockage Str.
"Skater." | beg to say that Docksge
was not paid due to tie fact that The
Booth Co. were not asked to pay, at
least ! was so advised by their Man.
ager. l assumed your City would
not discriminate against local Co. in
favor of an outside Corporation.
We stand ready 10 do the same as
all other Cos which | assume is all
that is expected. Yours truly,
Chequamegon Bay T. 20.
BY Il. o. Tarbox."
Tt was moved and seconded that
the letter be referred to the City At
torney with instructions to collect
the regular license fee as provided
by the City ordinance. Motion car
ried.
The report by the Board Of Pub
lie Works, relative to buildings ex-
amined by the said Board as being
IN poor and dangerous condition, was
read to the council. Proper notice
to the owners of said buildings not
having been given on account of
there not being sufficient time be-
tween the filing of this report with
the City Clerk and this meeting,
actinn on the report was deferred
until the next regular meeting of
council. There being temporary
vacancy on the Board of Public
Works caused by Alderman Felix
being absent from the City, the may
or designated Alderman Z. Bryan to
act as member of the Board during
the temporary vacancy.
The Committee on Fire & Water
Works, to whom was referred the
matter of ascertaining the number OF
water hydrants that the City is pay
lug rental for that are of no further
use for fire protection purposes, re-
ported that they had found 8 such
located as follows:
One corner of Omaha Street and
9Th Ave. west.
One corner of Wisconsin Street and
9Th Ave. west.
One corner of Omaha Street and
9th Ave. west.
Two formerly Ed Hines Lbr. yard.
One corner of Omaha Street and
Third Ave. east.
One on corner of Third Street and
Third Ave. east.
One formerly Jacobs Lbr. yard.
After some discussion regarding
this matter, it was moved and
seconded that the City Attorney be
instructed to petition the Railroad
Rate Commission to have repre-
sentative sent here to make an in
spection of the service and determine
the number of MIGRANTS necessary for
municipal use. Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
the cost of sprinkllng Bayfield, Street
during the summer amounting to
1857. 20 be apportioned TO the several
lots and parts of lots abutting on
either side of Bayfield, Street from
End Ave. East to 7th Ave. West, and
said amount be levied and proper
toned as a tax against each lot and
parts of lots and extended upon the
tax roll according to the provisions
of an ordinance now in force relat-
ing to and collected as other taxes
are collected the sprinkling of streets.
Motion carried.
The finance committee presented
the following report which was un-
animously adopted on roll call, each
bill having been first read by the
clerk.
Officers salaris. LIST u Nov............ 8 LAT SO
do End "a Nov 1929
Highway Time Roll, LIST u Nov........... 1925
do End "a Now. $500
City Poor List. Month of Nov..... 400
James Darrah, digging 4s2 feet sewer. 1888
VIM Olson, sewer pipe. 1856 O5
Washburn E. L. & P. Co., lighting st.. 65.l0
Washburn Printing Co.. pub proc..... 780
Bergman. hardware ..... $50
Ole Severson. flushing sewers .......... 1125
@ W Frost medicine for Capt Elder 195
d w Corning, groceries for Capt Elder. 1898
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