Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-11-17
COMMON COUNCIL.


Mayor Koenig in the chair.
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
reading of the minutes of the last
meetings was dispensed with and
minutes were approved as printed.
The following bills and payroll were
then introduced: L. r. Gridley, soc;
Joseph Horle, $500; Kuhnmuench
Bros, S11.1O; H. P. Hemsing & Co,
$40; News Publish. Co., $40; Wis
consin Telephone Co., S12.O2; A.
Lentz Co., $24.01; H. Niedecken Co.,
s21.77; Wauwatosa Gas Co., $1.15;
Siekert & Baum Stationery Co.,
$3.50; Payroll of election officials,
S12400; read and referred to Com
mittee on Finance.
Petition of John Offermann, execu-
tor of estate of Jacob Wellauer, for
laying water pipe in Fifty-Ninth street
from Wells street to Grand avenue
and storm sewer in Fifty-ninth street
from Blue Mound road to Grand ave-
nue. and Grand avenue from Fifty
ninth street to Fifty-sixth street Read
and referred to Board of Public
Works.
Communication regarding septic
tank litigation. Read and referred to
city. attorney.
In the matter of gates protecting
railroad crossings at Fifty-ninth street
and Sixty-first street, it was moved by
Alderman Whip that the city attor-
ney be instructed to make the neces-
sary report on the blank forms pro-
vided by the railroad commission and
report the matter to that body.
Report of chief of police for the
month of October, 1916. Read and or
dered placed on. file
Report of superintendent of water
works for the month of October, 1916
Read and ordered placed on file.
Your Committee on Finance, to
whom was referred the following bills
seph Horle, $500; payroll of election
officials, S124.00; herewith return
same and recommend that they be al
lowed and ordered paid.
No separate action being requested,
on roll call the foregoing bills and pay
roll were allowed and ordered paid
The finance committee, to whom
was on the 3rd day of October, 1916,
referred the official statements from
the city comptroller of the several
amounts of money estimated to be re-
quired in the various departments of
the city for the ensuing year, respect
fully reports:
hot
will come into the treasury from
sources other than taxes, the following
items:
Interest on deposits, $1,000.
Street Railway and Lighting COM
pany, $4,000.
Wisconsin Telephone company,
$1q25.
Saloon licenses, $1,000
POOL table licenses, 800.
Cigarette licenses, $50.
Drug permits, 500
Peddlers' licenses, $100
Street permits, $1S5.
Dog licenses, $3.50.
Police court fines, $500.
Sidewalk permits, SIG.
Income tax, $4,000.
Insurance fees, $3.50.
Available for paying water bonds
and interest in water department,
$2,746.25.
Making an estimated total of $751;
1925.
Your committee reports as items of
money, which in their judgment will
be necessary for city purposes for the
ensuing year.
For schools, $2S,718.00; salaries,
$l3,29000; street repairs, 100000;
street lighting, $4,S00.00; library,
$1,60OO0.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bonds and in
terest $2.74625; sewer bonds and in
terest, $4,41600; school bonds and in
terest, s6,531OS; street improvement
bonds and interest, S3,16750.
For fire department, 100000; col
lection of garbage and ashes, $4,000;
street oiling, 100000
General fund, $4,000.
Making the estimated total amount
necessary for the above mentioned
purposes, $85,56S83
anu leaving to be raised by city
taxation after deducting the estimated
income from other sources as above
specified, the sum of $67 ,216.5S.
We would, therefore recommend
'nat there be levied and assessed
upon all the taxable property, real and
personal, Of the City of Wauwatosa
assessed for valuation for the year
1910 for the use of respective depart
nehts of the City of Wauwatosa for
2165S.
and submit herewith a resolution