Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-20

tuesday April 18th, 1917.
Eight Aldermen present.
Mayor Koenig in the chair.
The City Clerk read certificates set
ting forth that A. c. Hanson. julius
J. Marquardt, d. j. Hayes and w. t.
Whipp, newly elected Aldermen from
the First, Second, Third and Fourth
Wards, respectively. had qualified as
such officers by taking and subscrib-
4 ing to the oath of office. and had filed
n same in the office o. said clerk.
The roll was then called, and the
i Common Council proceeded to elect.
A. C. President OF the Com
mon Council.
J. E. neutrality-suspicious. of
Sewers.
R. .. Sporleder-Chief Engineer,
Fire Department.
Mrs. Ella Kearney-School Commits
siOner at Large.
DR.. ]. S. Cutters School Commits
sioner, First Ward.
The Chair appointed Mrs. j. c. Lee
Feber, Jr., a member of the Library
Board to fill the unexpired term of
F. L. Morton, resigned. Confirmed by
the Council.
Resolution adopted reducing the
number of standing committees of the
Common Council from nine to eight.
The Chair appointed following
standing Committees:
Finance Hanson Notbohm, HAYES.
Streets-Jones, Whip, Krafczyk.
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Marquardt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Hanson, Wright.
Fire and Krafczk, Wright,
Hanson.
Plats and Grades Marquardt.
Hayes, Krafczyk.
Health, Rules and Ordinances
Hayes, Marquardt, Jones
License Wright, Jones, Notbohm.
Bills and payroll read and referred
to Committee on Finance, reported
back, allowed and ordered paid.
Ordinance permanently establishing
grades of various streets in southeast
ern part of city, read and referred to
Committee on Plats and Grades re-
ported back and adopted.
Resolution confirming assessment of
benefits for the proposed sewer pipe
lines in the northeastern part of the
city read and referred to Committee
on Streets, reported back and adopted.
Resolution providing for transfer of
S608.9O from General Fund to Sewer
"a Construction Fund, read and referred
so Committee on Finance, reported
back and adopted.
Resolution providing for sprinkling
certain streets with water from May
I'D 1st to November list, read and re-
ferred to Committee on Streets, re-
ported back and adopted.
Resolution resembling action of
Council in confirming assessment of
benefits made by Board of Public
Works for water pipe main in Seventh
avenue, read and referred to Commit
tee on Streets. reported back with
substitute resolution and the substi-
tute resolution was adopted.
The Chair announced that request
had been made to lay before the Com
mon Council the matter of PERMITTING
the school children to purchase suit
able flag and staff, the staff to be in
stalled in the triangular park at the
junction of North Main Street ana
WauwatOsa avenue; the flag to be in
charge of the proper city officers who
would see that it was raised and low
cred in accordance with prescribed
customs obtaining in such matters.
On motion of Alderman Wright, sec
onded by Alderman Jones, the desired
permission was granted.
Financial Statement of City Clerk
and Acting Comptroller read and or
dered placed on file.
Report of Board of Public Works
on the completion of the Sanitary
Sewer in Fourteenth avenue and resO-
luton providing for payment to con-
tractor was read and resolution was
adopted
Report of Board of Public Works
on bids and proposals for Motor
( Driven Fire Apparatus was read, and
on motion of Alderman Hayes action
on said report was deferred for two
weeks.
The City Attorney reported briefly
and verbally on the legislative situa-
~ -"e'uiSoh, anu uiS0u INC AOS1S-
Slty OF as large an attendance as pos
sible at the hearing to be held by the
senate Committee on Corporations
thursday, April 18th, 1917, on Senate
Bill 95-S, which provides that the Com
mon Council of the City of Milwaukee
may annex any part of an adjoining
Town or an entire city or village which
may be beneficiary of any of Milwau-
KEGS public utilities
There being no further business,
ana on motion of Alderman Whip,
me Council adjourned
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