Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17
CRY COUNCIL.

The regular monthly meeting of
the city council was held on Tuesday
evening last, the same having been
postponed from the evening of Nov. 3,
which was the night of election. Very
little business was done other than
allowing bills. l. was voted to pur-
chase 5000 cords of rock between now
and spring to use for street work next
season.
Mrs. Margaret Ringle of Merrill,
who is suing the city for damages, re-
sulting from the falling in of an old
well on Grant street, over which she
was walking, a year or more ago,
offered to settle for s3500O, which
offer was refused.
The ladies' auxiliary of St. Mary's
hospital several months ago, secured
the signatures of all the leading busi-
ness men of the city, asking that the
street railway line be extended from
its present terminus on north Sixth
street, to ST. Mary's hospital, only a
short distance. This list was pre-
sented to the Street railway Co.,
which refused to make the extension
and communication with the list
was then submitted to the city coun-
Gil, which was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary. The committee
recommended that the city join with
the signers of the petition in taking
the matter before the state railroad
commission, and it was SO voted by
the council. This matter should be
placed before the commission in
manner that would insure the extern
sion. The hospital was built ON its
present site with the understanding
that the road would be extended to
that point. AS it is there are hum
dreds of our people who cannot afford
to hire carriage who have to walk
the distance daily and the road should
be extended.
The Fire and Police Commission,
consisting of G. A. Barwig, G. d.
Jones, A. H. Zimmerman, j. P.
Werle, G. B. Mayer, handed in re-
port of the charges made against the
fire department, at the burning of
tne water works station last July.
Many witnesses were examined and
the conclusion was ''that fire was
caused by the gross neglect of the en-
gineer and fireman at the water works
plant. They both knew the danger
of fire in front of the CRATES. They
both knew it was the duty of the |
fireman to remain at his post in the
boiler room, and of the engineer to
remain at his post in the engine
room. They wholly disregarded their |
duties. The fireman left his place |
without even closing the iron doors |
which would have shut out the shav-
ing shed from the boiler house, and |
sat with his father in the pit of
a somewhat remote room, and he
must have been away from his post |
not less than fifteen minutes, for |
when Mr.. Duquette first saw the fire
there was quite blaze, and it was
about ten minutes later before he in
formed Mr.. Vladick who sent in the
alarm from the MortenSon mill. We
do not question that when the fire
was discovered both these men were
anxious to do all they could to rectify
their mistake. The son then at
tempted to close down the iron shut
ters and burned his hands severely in
this fruitless effort, for these shutters
were so warped he could not close
them. Both men were no doubt
greatly excited, and neither knows
Just what he did or what took place
The commission also found upon
that the steamers had
seldom ever been called upon to go to
fires, on account of there being no
platforms provided or means of secur-
ing a water supply. The commission
was of the opinion that there would
be very complete investigation as to
the practical value of the steamers
and if found advisable to provide
platforms and reservoirs.
The Commission recommended that
many Improvements be made in the
to put it in better sh: pc
for fighting fire, and the council ap-
pointed committee consisting Of j.
NJ. Lull, A. V. Gearhart and P. c.
Zielsdorf to act with the Fire and
Police Commission with a view of
putting the fire department of our
city in the best possible trim for effec-
tive work.