Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-10
NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE WIS.
C0NSIN RIVER

The city council last Tuesday even
ing voted for a three span across
4 the Wisconsin river at the falls, an0
it was ordered that bids be secured
for the building of the bridge 1t
is to be built of concrete on the full
width of the streets. 1t was the
opinion of City Engineer Gowen and
others that the present bridge span
ming the river was unsafe. There
was only one vote against the propo-
sition to build a new bridge and that
was cast by Alderman Brandenmehl.
There were several applications
made for saloon licenses; one by
| Frank Zastrow to continue in the
| Buntrook place; and others by A. A.
Becker, C. Marsh and J. Masbaum.
Mayor Marquardt said that he had
purchased 1000 cords of hard wood,
four feet in length from W. R. Lille,
of Parish for $3.50 a cord and that
| laid down in Wausau, would cost
$315. 1t is the belief that this
will materially relieve the shortage
Mayor Marquardt gave an interest
ing report of his visit to the National
Convention of Comptrollers held in
Chicago recently and placed himself
on record for park system in our
city. He said in part:
After having seen the wonderful
park system of the city of Chicago,
that has not only cost that city thous-
ands of dollars, but millions, l have
returned here where the picture has
come to my mind of the possibility
of some time in the future of establish
ing park system in and for this
city that none can surpass in grand
eur even those of the larger cities
of the. country. Nature has endowed
this city with a wealth in the pos
sibility of a park system that few
realize. We have, at our very doors,
that which can be acquired at a very
nominal figure in the near future,
which has cost other cities many
thousands of dollars to secure. | hope
to see for this city great and bright
future and although | do not desire
to favor extravaganza, / believe that
we can, by small annual outlay, ac-s
quire title to park system that
will in time become one of the mar
vels of the country
Although this may not be an op-
perfume time to present this matter,
| believe that 1T should not long be
delayed"
This is the kind of talk all like to
hear. Wausau needs parks, centrally
located, it needs many things to
make it the progressive city it should
be, and all rest assured that every
thing tending in this direction will do
more to bring people to our city and
eventually lessen taxes than anything
else.
An ordinance was passed authoriz-
ing a spur track by the railroads
across Spruce streets into the Wausau
Ice & Fuel Co.'S wood yard and the
district.
Frank p. Regner was instructed to
draw an ordinance on the parking of
automobiles
The application of the street rail-
way for an amendment to it's street
ear franchise was rejected.
The finance committee recommend
ed TINT $500 be given to the Marathon
County Agricultural Society for the
use of the city of the grounds for
park purposes.
1t was voted to resurface Grand
avenue from the end of the paving
at Stroller's bridge, south to the
city's limit
Quite number of things of minor
Importance were disposed of, reports
read from the various departments,
and bills allowed.
An adjournment was taken until
July 20, to consider the bridge bond
issue and saloon licenses,