Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-08
CITY COUNCIL

WauSau met in regular monthly ses
sion on Tuesday evening.
A manufacturing institution knowr
las the Gaylord Paper Products com
lpany had been negotiating with the
chamber of Commerce with reference
to bringing its plant to Wausau The
company asked of the Chamber Of
commerce site upon which to builC
its factory and the proposition was
laid before the city council. The plant
is at present making butter enclosures
and can get the material here from
the Marathon Paper Mills Co.. and il
desires to be where it can get mater
lal at little cost of transportation.
The following resolutions concern
ing the new plant were passed:
Whereas, the common council OF
the city of Wausau is anxious to fur
ther the development of the city OF
Wausau by inducing the location OF
other industries in the city of Wau-
sau. Now, therefore, be it
| Resolved, That the mayor and city
clerk be empowered to enter into a
contract with the new company, here
after to be organized, and to be known
fas The Gaylord Paper Products Com
pany, for the purpose of erecting and
operating a plant for the manufacture
| of paper products by which the city
will sell to said company, a parcel of
| land known and described as Block
three CD and four (4) of Dunbar &
Browns South addition to the city of
Wausau, Wisconsin, said land to be
purchased by the city at a considera-
tion OF the sum of four thousand dol
lars, which said land is to be con-
veyed to the said company for the
sum of one dollar, conditioned how
ever, that the title of said land is not
to pass until the expiration of a period
of four years after the completion of
said plant to be erected during the
summer of 1917. The said company
is to erect a manufacturing plant,
sixty by two hundred feet, and to pro-
vide capital of at least fifty thousand
dollars. Said company is to employ
an average of ffftyfive hands per day
for four years after the completion of
said plant
1T is further provided that said
site shall be used for Industrial pur-
poses for ten years
1T is further provided that the said
company shall at any time have the
right and option to purchase the said
land from the city of Wausau for the
said sum of four thousand dollars,
upon which payment being made to
the city of Wausau, the title of said
land shall be complete and without
restrictions in said company
ut is further resolved that the
mayor and the clerk of the CITY of
LO
a contract with the owners of the
land, hereinbefore described, for the
purchase thereof by the city for the
sum of four thousand dollars. the
same to be paid for at the rate of one
thousand dollars per year; and re-
solved further
That for the purpose of providing
the funds for the purchase of the said
lands, there is hereby appropriated,
the sum of one thousand dollars to be
paid from the industrial fund of the
city OF Dausau for the year of 1917, the
further sum of one thousand dollars
to be levied against the taxable prop
erty of the city of Wausau for the
year 1918, the further sum of one
thousand dollars to be levied against
the taxable property of the city of
Wausau for the year 1919, and the
further sum of one thousand dollars
to be levied against the taxable prop
erty of the city of Wausau for the
year 1920; said levy being made un-
der the provisions of chapter 276 of
the laws of 1915, authorizing an ex-
penditure of two thousand dollars per
annum for industrial purposes and
which was adopted by the electors of
the city of Wausau."
The health committee presented a
proposed ordinance, which relates to
the perfect sanitary condition of every
place where goods are for sale; such
as packing, canning, bottling, or where
goods are kept, handled, served or dis
tributed. The ordinance is a splendid
one to conserve the health of thte city.
1t takes in our stores. bakeries and
gives the department the power to
look after adulterated food, dairy pro-
ducts, etc.
The ordinance was referred to the
judiciary committee.
The city attorney was instructed to
look into the matter of the partial
purchase of truck for the fire depart
ment of the Lamson Truck and Trac-
tion company.
An invitation was accepted from
Rev. Father Hauck, to attend the dedi-
catory services of the parochial school
of st. Mary's congregation on Sunday,
May 9Th.
The matter of the amendment of
the franchise with the Wisconsin VAL
ley Electric company was taken up
and committee consisting If Alder
men Morisette, Damon, Leak, and
kust. B. c. Gowen, city engineer and
+. p. Regner, city attorney, were ap-
pointed to confer with the Electric
company. There is no reason why the
franchise should not be amended, but
the city feels that it should have
some right in directing the extensions.
The alderman from the seventh
ward, Ed. Hoenish, who had moved
from the city resigned and William
klukow was elected to succeed him.
One hundred dollars was appropri-
ated to the G. A. r. Post to defray eX-
penses on Memorial day.
An ordinance proposing to license
junk dealers and peddlers was re-
ferred.
The petition asking for the condem-
nation of property on Prospect avenue
south, opening the street to the ceme-
terry was granted.
The recreation committee was au-
thoriZed to employ such help as was
necessary to -perate the bathing beach
during the coming season.
The council adopted a resolution to
allow residents of the city to keep
pigs, so long as they adhered to the
-
Bills were passed and reports read
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