Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-04-21
COMMON COUNCIL

Eight aldermen present.
c;tv Clerk read certificate setting
dulv qualified by taking and signing
forth that the newly elected officers
heir oath of office, which had been
s,ed in the office of the City Clerk.
The Council was then turned over
% the newly elected Ma or, who read
bs recommendation to the Council,
which then proceeded with the cleo
ton of officers.
A. c. Hansen was elected President Of the
Council.
unert B. Houghton was elected City At
torney.
pslnh D. sporleder was elected Chief of
sire Department.
7. C. wheeler was elected School Commits
sioner Large.
!. sievers was elected School Cimmis-
sioner Third Ward
G. ]. Aburg. was elected School Commits
sioner Fourth Ward.
The Mayor appointed and the
Council confirmed:
DR.. e. A. schmitz. Health Commissioner.
F. A. Torkelson, City Engineer
George Baltes, Chief of Police.
Fred Sporleder, Police Officer.
Albert Priebe, Police Officer.
The Mayor appointed the following
committees:
Finance-Hanson, Price, Whip.
Streets-Price, Jones, Krafczyk.
sewerage-Whipp, Hayes, Wright
Judiciary-Hayes Jones, Notbohm.
Fire Department - Wright, Krafczyk,
Plats and Grades-Jones, Price, Hayes.
Health-Notbohm, Wright. Hanson.
License--Krafczyk, Notbohm, Whip.
Rules and ordinances-Hanson, Krafczyk.
Notbohm.
On motion of Alderman Hanson,
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with and the
minutes were approved as printed.
Payroll Of laborers referred to FL
nance Committee.
Communication from First National
Bank read and referred to Finance
Committee.
Petition of w. H. Hasse for street
light at 57th and Cedar street read
and referred to Committee on Streets.
Communication from Mr.. P. c. Ed
redge, general superintendent c.. M.
& ST. p Ry. Co. read and referred to
the Board of Public Works.
Communication from T. NJ. E. r. &
l. Co, submitting proposition for
j street lighting was read and referred
to Finance Committee, City Attorney
and City Engineer.
Communication from AID. Hanson
with resolution providing for beauti-
lying the parkway between State
Street and the track Of the c., NJ &
ST. P. Ry. Co., read and resolution
passed under suspension of the rules,
Resolution providing for transferr-
ing duties Of Supt. of Sewers to City
Engineer read and referred to Com
mittee on Sewerage.
Ordinances providing for dispens-
ing with the Office of Constable, pro-
vidng for membership of Board of
Public Works, fixing the term of the
City Attorney to two years, designat-
ing the Wauwatosa News the official
paper of the City of Wauwatosa, read
and referred to the Committee on
Rules and Ordinances, reported back
and adopted.
Petition for annexation of part Of
Government Heights and Murray
Hall subdivision referred to Commit
tee on Rules and Ordinances and City
Attorney.
Communication from Wauwatosa
hardware company and A. w. Glawe,
asking that an ordinance be passed
providing for plumbers license fee,
referred to Committee on Streets and
City Attorney.
committee on Finance reported
back laborers pay roll and it was al
lowed and ordered paid.
RESOLUTIONS adopted awarding CON
tracts for laying Water Main in Fifth
avenue, Vista Avenue and Ludington
Avenue to Herman Hohensel.
Resolution adopted awarding con-
tract Tor laying sewer in Ludington
avenue to Michael Synovitz.
Reports of Assessment of Benefits
determined by Board Of Public Works
On the laying of Water Mains in
rnth Avenue, Vista Avenue and Lud-
lngton Avenue and of Sewer Main in
Ludington Avenue, approved by the
Council.
On motion of Alderman Hanson the
report of the Board of Public Works
on Addition to the City Hall was re-
ierFed to the Finance Committee and
board OF Public Works.
On motion of Alderman Whip the
council adjourned.
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