Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-26
COMMON COUNCIL.


czvk. Marquardt, Notbohm, Whip,
wright.
Mayor Koenig in the chair.
on motion of Alderman Hanson, the
reading of the minutes of the proceed
ing meeting was dispensed with and
the minutes were approved as printed
Alderman Whip called attention to
misleading paragraph in the pub
lished minutes of the meeting of Oct
1917, on which occasion Aldermen
ZONES. Krafczyk and Whip voted
against rejecting bids on storm sewer
in Grand Avenue and seth street
Bills of Bonnet & Co., $58.40;
Adolph Lentz Co., $59.15; and semi
monthly payroll of laborers $205.
read and referred to Committee on
Finance.
Petition of F. G. Findley and c. G.
Wade for sanitary sewer in Church
street, north of Warren avenue, read
and referred to Board of Public
Works.
Releases of damages resulting from
change of grade on Sth avenue and
East Center street, read and referred
to Committee on Plats and Grades.
Communication from r. d. Sporle-
der, chief of Wauwatosa fire depart
ment, recommending additional appro-
priations, read and referred to Com
mittee on Fire and Police
Communication from T. A. Clancy,
chief of Milwaukee fire department, to-
gether with copy OF a resolution adopt
ed by the common council of the City
of Milwaukee pertaining to fires out
side the city limits, read and referred
to Committee on Fire and Police.
Resolution providing for cons rue
ton of sanitary sewer in East MilWau-
kee avenue from Eighth avenue to
Spring avenue, read and referred to
Committee on Sewer and Water
Resolution providing for allowing
Herman Hohensee an estimate of
$225000, read and referred to Commit
n tee on Finance.
Resolution providing for transfer of
$4,000 from General Fund to fire de-
partment fund, read and referred to
Committee on Finance.
Ordinance providing for special i'm
Novement bonds for laying sewer in
various streets in the First ward, read
I'D and referred to Committee on Finance.
Communication from Attorney Gen
eral addressed to the city attorney in
the matter of limiting the aggregate
weight of motor trucks and their loads,
read and referred to Committee on
Streets.
The chair announced that certain
representatives of the Electric Co,
were present and desired to be heard
regarding the adoption of resolution
providing that the Milwaukee Light
Heat and Traction company be
charged at the rate of cent per 100
cubic feet for all water used to cool
the air compressor.
Mr.. Coffin of the Electric company
stated the position of the company
Then followed a discussion partici-
pated in by Alderman Notbohm, Han
son, Whip and the chair, after which
4 the matter was referred to Committee
h on Sewer and Water.
The finance committee reported
back the bills and payrolls and they
We're ordered paid
Alderman Notbohm asked for separ-
ate action on bills of the Peter Pirsch
Co. and the Suburban Garage Co.
The chief of fire department was
asked to explain what the bills of the
Peter Pirsch Co. and the Suburban
Garage Co. were for, after which, on
roll aan al nd or
dered paid
The Committee on Plats and Grades
to whom was on the 4th day of Sep
tember, 1917, referred the ordinance,
changing the grade of Eighth avenue
from point north of Lake street, to
point north of Center street, beg leave
10 report the same back and recon-
mend that the ordinance be adopted.
The ordinance appears elsewhere in
ms issue as an official publication.
The Committee on Finance, 70 whom
was on the 18th day of October, 1917,
referred the resolution providing for
allowing Hermann Hohensee an esti-
maze of $2,25000, beg leave to report
mS same back and recommend that
ele resolution be adopted. The reso-
utlon was adopted.
Inc Committe on Finance, to whom
was on the 18th day of October, 1917,
lelerred the ordinance providing for
Tue issue of special improvement bonds
,or laying sewer in various streets in
me FIRST Ward, beg leave to report the
same back and recommend that the or
ulnence be passed.
me ordinance appears elsewhere in
MS issue as an official publication.
me Committee on Sewer and Water,
- "hom was on the 18th day of Octo-
81 1917, referred the resolution con-
lining =, the report of the Board of Pub