Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-21
COMMON COUNCIL.

present-Aldermen Hanson, HAYES,
tones. Krafczyk, MarQuardt and Not
bohn.
Mayor Koening in the Chair.
On motion of Alderman Krafczvk
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with and the
minutes were approved as printed.
Bills and payroll were then intro
duced, read, and referred to Commit
tee on Finance.
Bill of Wisconsin Tax Commission,
read and referred to Committee on
Finance.
Communication from F. E. Kamins-
XII, asking for an extension of the
time in which to complete his con-
tract for laying sanitary sewers in
Fourteenth avenue, read ana referred
TO Board of Public Works.
Communication from Geo. ]. Eber-
le. Statistician, Madison, Wisconsin.
relating to professional services, read
and referred to the City Attorney
with the understanding that Mr.. Eb-
erie would be asked to be present at
conference of all the municipalities in
terested in the matter of rate revision
requested by The Electric Company.
Bids for storm windows for munic-
ipal Offices were then opened and
found to be as follows:
Adolph Lentz, $54.60.
VIM. H. Schmidt & Sons Co., $4,000.
Buchanan Mfg. & Constr. Co.,
(oral bid), $500.
On motion of Alderman Hanson, the
contract was awarded to the lowest
bidder, VIM. H. Schmidt & Sons Co.
Plat of Washington Highlands sub
mitted and certificate of the Trustees
of the Estate of Frederick Pabst, de-
ceased, read and referred to Commit
tee on Plats and Grades.
Petition of E. w. Lyman praying
for the cancellation of special street
improvement bond No. 1887, issued
against the west fifty (50) feet of Lot
fourteen (14), Block six (6), Warren's
Subdivision, read and referred to
Committee on Finance.
From Board of Public Works:
To the Common Council of the City of
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin,:
The Joseph B. Forrestal Company
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has COM
pieted the work of laying a fifteen
inch storm sewer in Fifty-ninth street
from Johnson avenue to Grand avenue,
with the exception of patching GER
tain cement curbs and re-surfacing
the street, which work can be done to
better advantage in the spring of 1918
than during the winter.
The sewer has been accepted by the
Board of Public Works as of Deem
be- 18th, 1917, and the Board recon-
mends that an estimate of 81 ,652.00
be allowed said Joseph B. Forrestal
Company.
Herewith is a resolution that is
recommended for adoption.
Dated this 18th day of December,
1917.
The Board of Public Works,
BY A. V. Brigham, Sec'y.
The accompanying resolution is as
follows:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that there be and there is
hereby allowed to the Joseph B. For
restal Company an estimate of 81 ,652
on Storm Sewer laid in Fifty-ninth
street from Johnson avenue to Grand
avenue, and that the proper city Off
Gals be and they are hereby directed
to draw and sign city order in the
sum of 81 ,652 in favor of said Joseph
Z. Forrestal Company, to be paid
from any monies in the City Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, and
charged to the Storm Sewer Fund.
resolution providing that the
next regular meeting of the Common
Council be held on Wednesday, JAM
airy End, 1918, read and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
An ordinance providing for the
adoption of Sections 959-41-l and
s5S-4l NJ of the Statutes, establishing
Fire and Police Commission for the
City of Wauwatosa, read and referred
to the City Attorney with request to
submit detailed opinion.
Bills and Pay Roll reported back by
committee on Finance, allowed and
ordered paid.
The Committee on Judiciary, to
whom was on the 18th day of Decem-
Der, 1917, referred the resolution pro-
Ndlng for holding the next regular
meeting on Wednesday, January End,
1913 beg leave to report the same
back and Recommend that the resolu-
ton be adopted.
Dated this 18th day of December,
1917.
A. C. Hanson,
Committee on Judiciary.
The accompanying resolution is as
follows:
Whereas, the day of the next regu-
laf meeting of the Common Council
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