Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
CITY COUNCIL
IS ORGANIZED
City Clerk ]. S. Workman Retires
After a Service in That Position
of Thnty-6ve Years

on Tuesday night with the elecuoI
Of the following:
| City Attorney. H. Cady.
City Clerks. Fl. Wood.
Deputy clerk-Miss Eta Clarke.
City engineer-H. e. French.
Street commissioner-John Stein
brink.
Weigher-C. Thuerer.
Janitor and fire truck driver-H. M
Jeffries.
It was recommended that the salar
les Of the assistant chief of police and
the two night policemen be increased
from $55 to $65 month, the same as
the chief receives.
The salary Of the city clerk was
raised from $50 to $55, the deputy from
$40 to $50, the street commissioner
from 80 cents an hour to $65 month,
the ianitor from $50 to $65, and the
city engineer from $50 to $40.
The Mayors Message
Mayor Thuerer delivered the follow
ing message:
To the Members of the City Council,
Gentlemen:
This evening marks the commence
ment of new year in the work OF this
council, and in conformity with the
usual custom of making recommends
lions for the coming year, this commu-
nication is addressed to you.
Uppermost in the minds Of every
one is the gravity Of the national SIT
uation, by reason o. this country nav
ing entered the world war; and IL ever
there is time when the AFFAIRS OF
every community should be well and
economically managed, it is at SUCH
times as the present. Therefore, that
we may faithfully and competently
discharge our respective duties, |
would urge every member of this coun-
Gil to put forth his best efforts, and by
being loyal to our duties we may IN
some measure merit the confidence
reposed in us by the people OF Bara-
boo.
The main recommendation. that
have to make this evening is: Econ
omy. By this | mean that l do not
think it wise to start any new work
this wear or purchase any new equip
ment that we can get along without,
but rather put our efforts IN the dlrec-
ton of proper maintenance or pres
ent conditions.
Another important reason for the
practice of economy, as you all know,
is the fact that in making out the esdl-
mated receipts the saloon license mon
ev we have been in the habit OF col
1ecting was counted, at $4,000. TINS
situation can. however, be successful
lv met by aalling halt to some OF our
improvements and by adjusting our
selves to new conditions, we can get
along very well.
Outside the expenditures for the
schools the expense or street WORK
comes next, and during the past years
this work has cost considerable; Tor
new pavement has been put down ev-
cry year. This year it was thought
that Second avenue should be rebuilt,
but if a substantial and permanent
piece of work is to be done, do not
think our present financial condition
warrants the expenditure. 1t will be
an expensive piece OF work II pulit
with Tarvia X treatment, for aside
from being long stretch OF street,
from Oak street to the overhead rail-
road bridge, it will necessitate the
starting and operating of the crushing
plant which at the present price OF Ia
Dor will be q. very expensive proceed
ure.
Service Connections
Then, there is the question of put
ting in all the service connections TOT
lots that are without such connections
and renewing the old iron service
pipes with lead connections. ! Thls
work of installing service connections
should be done the year before the
pavement is laid so as to allow the
bitches to thoroughly settle. Ii this
is done this year and the uneven sur
faces taken care of, conditions on this
street will be much improved, and be
in better condition for new work the
year following.
Another reason for this recOmmen-
r alton is this, that a bill has been IN
tfoduced in the state legislature TO
amend the. state highway law, so as
to aid cities in the Improvement OF
streets in outlying sections Wnere
those streets connect with county
highways. Under the law as it STANDS
at present, cities, although paying a
large percentage of the county high
way tax are prohibited from receiving
any highway aid. County highways
stop at the city limits on one side and
begin at the city limits on the other
side, although in the case OF villages
the highway continues through the VII
lage. In case this law is passed II
would be of much help to this street
especially that portion beyond the nv
er bridge.
My chief reason for urging economy
this year is that we are confronted
with unusual conditions and taking
these with the high cost of living we
must be careful so that we can keeI
our tax rate within a proper limit
Milk Supply
There are recommendations thai
will be made later with regard to the
regulation of our milk supply, the dis
Yoca1 Of rho tho 0rafi0n an(