Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-07

Seven Aldermen present.
Nayor Koenig in the Chair.
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
uoading Of the minutes of the last
letting was dispensed with and min
,tes we're approved as printed.
nils and payroll were then intro
arced and referred to Committee on
Finance.
financial Statement of City Clerk
nd Acting Comptroller for the month
of November, 1917, read and ordered
placed on tile.
penort of superintendent of Water
,r,orks for the month of November,
,o17 read and ordered placed on file.
panort of Chief of Police of street
,ghts not burning during the month of
November. 1917, referred to Commit
tee on Finance.
Penort of Chief of Police of viola
tions of ordinances during the month
Of November, 1917, read and ordered
placed on Tile
Report of Inspector F. F. Batten of
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection
and Insurance Company on the condi-
tion Of boilers at the pumping station,
read and ordered placed on file.
The Acting Mayor returned, without
his approval the resolution providing
rules and regulations for the Fire De-
partment
on roll call the veto was sustained
nv the following vote: Ayes-Alds
Hayes, Krafczyk, Marquardt. Whip
"A Noes-Alds. Notbohm. Wright
From Board of Public Works
To the Common Council of the City
of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin:
The Board of Public Works in and
for the City of Wauwatosa, Milwau-
kee County, Wisconsin, report that the
Sideritis Construction Company has
completed its contract for repairs to
abutments of the Sixty-frst Street
bridge in the Third Ward of said City,
ing resolution was adopted, each sepa-
on the contract price of S1,005. the
balance $4,000 being retained to in
sure the completion of the repairs to
and reconstruction of sidewalks COW
cred by same contract.
Herewith is a resolution which is
recommended for adoption.
Dated this 3rd day of November,
1917.
The Board of Public Works,
BY A. V. Brigham, Sec'y.
The accompanying resolution is as
follows.
Be It Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa that
the proper city officers be and they
are hereby directed to drawn and sign
a city order in the sum of $905.00 pay
able to the Siderits Construction
Company on account of repairs to
abutments of the Sixty-frst Street
bridge, in the Third Ward of the City
Of Wauwatosa.
Resolution:
Be It Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa that
the action of the City Clerk and Act
ing Comptroller in transferring from
Street Improvement Bond Fund No. ?
$500 to the Street Repair and Light
ing Fund. and $4,000 to the General
Fund, to replace money advanced from
those funds for Street Improvement
purposes be and the same is hereby
ratified and approved.
On motion of Alderman Hanson, the
rules were suspended and the forego-
ing resolution was adopted each sepa-
rately, by the following vote Ayes
Aids Hanson, Hayes. Krafczyk, Not
bohm, Marquardt, Whip, Wright.
Noes-None.
Communication from Chas. V. Wick
rey, secretary American Committee
for Armenian and Syrian Relief, read
and on motion of Alderman Krafczyk,
referred to Council of Defense.
Communication from Richard M.
Hurd, chairman board of trustees,
American Defense Society, read and
referred to the Loyalty Legion.
Communication from Walter Distel-
horse, secretary public affairs depart
ment, Milwaukee County Council of
Defense, asking that illumination of
the county buildings at night be cur
tailed in order to avoid waste Of fuel,
read and referred to w. L. Coffey, sec
rotary Milwaukee County Board of Ad-
ministration.
John Daley appeared and was inter
rogated by Alderman Hanson and
krafczyk.
Committee on Finance returned bills
ana pay roll and they were allowed
and ordered paid
The chief of the fire department was
asked by Alderman Hanson to inform
me Council what arrangements he con
lelnplated in the way of recognizing
ms department and providing drivers
Tor the fire truck. The chief reported
70 the effect that he had not perfected
MS plans. and after some discussion
on motion of Alderman Notbohm, sec
"hded by Alderman Wright, the mat
Ter Of reorganization of the fire depart
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