Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-08
COMMON COUNCIL.

Council of WauwatoSa was held on
Tuesday. March 5, 1918. at 7:SO
o'clock p M.
Present Aid. Hanson, Hayes, Jones.
Krafczyk, Marquardt, Notbohm, Whip
and Wright-S.
Mayor Koenig in the Chair.
ON motion of Alderman Whip, the
reading Of the minuten of the last
meeting was dispensed with and min
utes were approved as printed.
Financial statement of City Clerk
and Acting Comptroller for the month
of February, 1918, read and ordered
placed on file.
Report of Superintendent of Water
Works for the month of February,
1918, read and ordered placed on file.
Report of Chief Of Police of street
lights not burning during the month of
February, 1918, referred to Committee
on Finance.
Report of Chief of Police of viola
lions of ordinances during the month
of February, 1918, read and ordered
placed on file.
Bills and payroll were then intro
duced, read and referred to Committed
on Finance.
Resolution by Alderman Notb0hm:
Whereas, The Common Council of
the City of Wauwatosa is of the opin-
ion that public necessity requires and
that the public welfare will be pro-
NOTED by the improvement of Wash
ington Street from Second Avenue to
the easterly limits of the City of
Wauwatosa; and
Whereas, Such improvement will
make possible and necessitate a long
needed improved street railway serv-
ice on said street;
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, BY
the Common Council of the City of
Wauwatosa that the Board of Public
Works cause the necessary surveys to
be made. plans and specifications pre-
pared, estimates of costs determined,
and report the same to the Council for
the improvement of Washington
Street between Second Avenue and
the easterly city limits, by causing
the same to be placed to the estab-
lished grade, curb and gutter laid
therein, and suitable pavement laid
on said street; and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
said Board report to the Common
Council as speedily as possible: and
Be II Further Resolved, That COM
mittee of five members, to consist of
the Mayor, Chairman of the Board of
Public Works and three representa-
tive citizens to be appointed by the
Mayor, confer with the street railway
company as to the possibility of secur-
ing improved railway facilities on the
Walnut street line.
On motion of Alderman Hanson, the
rules were suspended and the fore
going resolution was adopted, each
separately, by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald Hanson, Hayes, Jones,
Krafczyk, Marquardt. Notbohm. Whip
and Wright-S. Noes-None.
Alderman Wright nominated Chas.
Mccullough as member of the Board
of Education from the Second Ward,
to fill the unexpired term of Mr.. w.
A. Clapp. No other nominations. Il.
On roll call Alderman Hanson,
Hayes, Jones, Krafczyk, Marquart
Notbohm, Whip, Wright-S, voted for
Mr.. Mccullough, against none. The
Chair declared Mr.. Chas Mccullough
duly elected member of the Board
of Education from the Second Ward.
On motion of Alderman Notbohm,
the City Engineer was directed to do
what he could to provide cinder path
II
Avenue to Washington Street
The Chair read various communica-
tions regarding gardening, and an
nounced the appointement of the fol-
lowing members of the Wauwatosa
City Garden Commission MIR. P. A..
Kolb. chairman, Mr.. Chas. Cross. Mr..
Herbert Metz, Mr.. G. d. Adams, Mr..
Chas. d. Waugh, Mr.. H. p. Robinson
and Mr.. Geo. L. Tiff.
Communication from the Mayor rel
alive to the Fire Department rendering
service at fires outside the corporate
limits of the City of Waywatosa, read
and referred to Committee on Fire
and Police.
Communication from the Mayor rec
IGQQCllOu III WdtCl AoACo
was read and referred to Board of
Public Works and Committee on
Health, Rules and Ordinances.
Mr.. Charles Gillett spoke at length
regarding the mono collection of garb-
age and ashes, and Messrs. Daley and
Pilgrim were given an opportunity to
explain their alleged derelictions.
The CITY Affarnav rannT.fpd vnrh-
ally that the r. j. Preuss Company
had offered to compromise and with
draw their suit against the City on
payment of $500; also that the case
OF Miss Roony against the City of Wau-
watosa had been dismissed.
The City Attorney also reported
that the railroad commission would
mold a hearing on the subject of street
railway service on or about March is
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