Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-09
COMMON COUNCIL.


w Price, E. r. Wright, D. NJ. Jones,
ID. ]. Hayes. w, T. Whip aad John
Krafczyk, aldermen of the City of
Wauwatosa and to A. v. Brigham,
city clerk:
A special meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Wauwetosa is
hereby called for Saturday. February
3rd. 1917. at 1880 o'clock p. NJ, to pro
test contemplated annexation by Nil
waukee, and to take action on such
other matters as may properly come
before the meeting
Dated this Ord day of February, 1917.
HANS A. KOENIG,
Mayor, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Present Aid Hanson, Jones. Kraf-
czyk, Notbohm, Price, Whipp-6
Mayor Koenig in the chair
Report of Chief of Police covering
violations of ordinances tor the month
OF January, 1917, read and ordered
placed on file
Report of Chief OF Police of street
lights not burning during the month
of January, 1917, read and referred to
Committee on Finance.
The following bills and payrolls
were then introduced: Fred Prudisch,
$1,000; A. V. Brigham, $2296; Payroll
of City Officials, $952.44; semi-month-
ly payroll of city laborers, $6379S.
Read and referred to Committee on FL
nance.
Financial statement of city clerk
and acting comptroller for the month
of January, 1917, read and ordered
placed on file.
Communication from Lefeber Broth
ers company regarding house numbers,
read, and after some discussion, the
city clerk was directed to acknowledge
receipt of same, and advise Lefeber
Brothers company that the matter
would be given preferred attention
The city engineer was directed to
bring the house numbering system of
the City of Wauwatosa up to date with
the least possible delay.
Alderman Wright present.
Communication from city attorney
enclosing letter received from George
l.. Tiff, read and referred to city at
torney with request for written opin-
ion as to the points of legality raised
by Mr.. lift.
Resolution directing the mayor and
city clerk to execute, on behalf of the
city, certain indenture in writing
providing for laying sewer under and
across the C. NJ. & ST. Paul Railway
cOmpany's tracks and right-of-way,
read and referred to Committee on
Streets.
Report of Committee on Streets
To the Common Council, City of Wau-
watosa, Wisconsin.
The Committee on Streets, TO whom
was on the 3rd day of February, 1917,
referred the attached contract between
the City of Wauwatosa and the c. Nj.
& st. p. Ry. Co. beg leave to report
the same back with recommendation
that the proper city officers be author
lied to sign the same, and recommend
that the attached resolution Re
adopted
Dated this 3rd day of February, 1917.
d. NJ. JONES,
w. r. WHIP.
JOHN KRAFCZYK,
Committee on Streets.
The accompanying resolution is as
follows:
Resolved by the City Council of the
City OF Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, that
the mayor and city Clerk be and are
hereby authorized and directed to
execute, on behalf of said city, the dup
licate originals of a certain indenture
in writing, now here presented, con-
sidered and approved, whereby the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail-
way company grants unto said city
permission and license to construct,
lay down and thereafter maintain,
repair and use forty-eight-inch re-
inforced concrete pipe for conducting
sewage, to be laid under and across
the railway company's tracks and
right-ofway at Wauwatosa, County of
Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin,
upon certain conditions, and after such
execution and the execution thereof by
the railway company, to file one origi-
nal thereof in the Office of said city
clerk, and deliver the other original
thereof to the said railway company.
On roll call the foregoing resolution
was adopted.
By Alderman Wright, resolution
Whereas. Mr.. J. f. Lowther has
been and is now performing his duties
of superintendent of Sewerage, and
-
ent of Sewerage is by ordinance fixed
and established at $4,000 per annum;
and
Whereas, 1t is the sense of this
meeting that the office of Street Fore
man be abolished;
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by
the Common Council of the City of