Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-04-12
COMMON COUNCIL.


Council of Wauwatosa, held Tuesday,
April End, a91S. at 1880 o'clock p. m.
Present. Hanson, Hayes. Mar
quardt, Notbohm, Whipp. Wright
Mayor Koening in the chair
On motion of Aid Marquardt, the
reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with and the
minutes we're approved as printed.
Bills and payrolls were then intro
duced. read and referred to Committee
on Finance.
Report of Chief of Police of street
lights not burning during the month of
March. 1918, referred to Committee on
Finance.
Financial statement of City Clerk
and Acting Comptroller for the month
of March, 1918. read and ordered plac-
ed on file.
Report of Superintendent of Water
Works for the month of March, 1918.
read and ordered placed on file.
Resolution by Alderman Krafczyk.
Be 1t Resolved by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that the action of the
Common Council at regular meeting
held March 18TH 1918, in accepting the
bid of the Wauwatosa Gas Company
for laying service pipes from gas main
to curbs in Fifth Avenue from State
Street to Blanchard Street, in the
Fourth Ward of said City, be and the
same is hereby ratified and confirmed.
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
rules were suspended and the forego-
ing resolution was adopted.
Resolution by Aid. Hayes:
Be 1t Resolved by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that the proper city officers
be and they are hereby directed to
draw and sign city order in the sum
of $10.75, payable to the order of A.
". Brigham, City Clerk, to cover pur-
chase of two copies Wisconsin Stat
utes, 1917, and one copy of the last is
sue of the Wisconsin Blue Book, from
any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, and charge the
same to the General Fund.
On motion of Alderman Wright the
rules were suspended and the forego-
ing resolution was adopted.
Resolution by Alderman Hanson:
Be 1t Resolved by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that the Board of Public
Works and the City Engineer be urged
to use the utmost diligence and expe-
dltion in COMMENCING. carrying 7on
and completing the entire work of inn
proving that portion of Washington
Street from Second Avenue to Third
Avenue, by laying sanitary sewer. gas
and water mains and service pipes to
curbs; grading, paving. curbing, and
guttering. and by laying standard
width cement sidewalks on both sides
of the said portion oil said street.
On motion of Alderman Notbohm.
the rules were suspended and the fore
going resolution was adopted,
Alderman Krafczyk present.
From Committee on Finance:
Your Committee on Finance, to
whom was referred the bills and pay
rolls, herewith return same and rec
ommend that they be allowed and or
dered paid
Alderman Notbohm reported that
there seemed to be some question as
to whether or not he was still a JUS
tice of the Peace in and for the City
of Wauwatosa, and in order to set
aside all doubt he verbally rendered
his resignation. which was duly ac-
copied
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
Council then adjourned until 1880
o'clock D. m, Wednesday, April Srd,
1918.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
Goa en- Council of Wauwatosa. Wis,
was held Wednesday, April 3rd, 1918.
at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
Present-Ald Hanson, Hayes, Kraf-
czyk, Marquardt, Notbohm, Whip,
Wright.
Mayor Koenig in the chair.
The Chair read affidavit of Adolph
Hedtke setting forth that he had post
ed official notices regarding the i'm
provement of Fifth Avenue, and asked
if any property owner desired to be
heard in the matter of selecting the
kind of pavement
Mr. Max Rosenthal stated that he
was still of the opinion that the street
should be paved with bituminous mac
adam at a cost of not to exceed $1.25