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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-24
OFFICIAL NOTICE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that con-
tr cts have been let for the construction Of
service water mains in Washington Street
from Second Avenue to Third Avenue Grand
Avenue from Fifty-third Street to easterly
city limits, Watkins Avenue from Govern
ment Avenue to easterIy city limits Thomas
Avenue, Government Avenue and Fifty
second Street from Grand Avenue to the
southerly city limits and that a statement
showing the amount of special assessments
chargeable TO the lots and parcels Of real
estate benefited by said sewer pipe or abut-
ting on the streets through which the said
sewer pipe lines are TO be constructed Is
now on file with the city clerk that all
parties who Gesire to pay the special assess
inents on presentation of the proper certih-
Gates are hereby required to file their no
tees to that effect with the City Clerk be-
fore the expiration of thirty days from the
days of this notice that the city will issue
its six 80 per cent annual interest coupon
bonds payable in annual installments for am
amount to cover the special assessments
which the parties owning the property do
not elect to pay on the presentation of the
certificates in the manner stated. Said
bonds will be charged upon the particular
lots only against which special assessmer IS
are levied.
Dated May 24th, 1918.
A. V. BRIGHAM
15w2 City Clerk.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.
notice no coNrRAoroRs.


Scaled proposals Will be received hy the
board of Public Works In and for the CITY
or Wauwatosa until 1880 O'Clock p
Monday, June Srd, 1918. at the office of the
tlty Clerk for furnishing material anu labor
Tor laying Water Main IN
SlATH AVE. FROM WASHINGTON S,r
south follows:
geo lineal feet of 6-inch water main
] gate and gate box.
hydrant and connecting pipe
The above quantities are approximate
Payment fog the work viii be bv snec,ay
Improvement certificates for the private
property which viii be assessed for the coat
OF b-tneh water main and cash by the
Proposals must be accompanied by a cor.
tined check for ten tl0J per cent of the
total bid, payable to the city Clerks Wan
watosa, Wisconsin, and conditioned that me
bidder viii, in case his proposal is accepted
enter into contract for the perfor1na;,.,e
OF the work in said proposal specified
hluders must make an eXamina ton Of the
work ana submit bids IN accordanea with
detailed plans and specifications on file in
the ofhces OF the City Clefk and the Ctr
Bidders are TO submit a separate bid for
each street
The right to reject any and all bids is re-
served to the City of wauwatosa
Dated WaIwatesa, Wisconsin, May i7th
The Board OF Public Works.
BY A. V. BRIGHAM.
AaWa Secretary
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE no coNrRAcToRs.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the City
of Weuwatosa until 1880 o'clock p. NJ. of
Monday. June 5, 1918, at the office OF the
City Clerk, Els North Main Street, as fol-
lows:
CAD For furnishing and Installing an Air
Lift Pump so arranged as to fit inside the
well casing OF the city artesian well located
near the intersection of State and ice
Streets, together with the necessary piping
in the well and also for Furnishing and in
stalling in the pit at the Wen, auto
matte Booster Pump together with the nee
essary well top to Mt the well. The booster
to be automatic in action and TO be pro-
vided with automatic valves So arranged
that only sufficient air pressure win be re-
tanned to discharge the water at the de-
sired point in the reservoir. The air lift
pump and the booster to he connected to
the we'll and the water main leading to the
reservoir located on Blanchard Street as
well as to the air pipe The above APP
paratus is to be complete I'm all particulars
and is to be guaranteed to furnish and
maintain at all times delivery capacity
OF not less than 700 gallons Of water per
minute The contractor 70 keep the ap-
paratus In good working order for a period
of two years from the date OF the accept
ance of the work.
(B) The furnishing material and labor
necessary for Toying approximately 500 feet
Of wrought iron air pipe i'm Alice and State
Street from the bump house to the well in
accordance with plans ana specifications on
file In the office of the City Clerk. Said
the air necessary TO operate the above
pumping apparatus,
The work specified under a. will be let
under a separate contract from that speci-
lied under b.
Bids are asked for the total cost of work
specified under "A" and a price per lineal
foot for work specihefd under "B."
Bidders must make an examination OF the
location of the work and submit bids in
accordance with plans and specifications on
file for work specified under "B'' and must
submit their own plans and specifications
for work specified under IA"
Payment will he made for the work under
these contracts after the completion and ac-
ceptance Of the work by the City Of wau-
Yatosa in cash
certified check equal to ton per cent
Of the total bid, payable 10 the city Clerk,
Wauwatosa. Wis. contingent on entering
into a contract for the performance OF the
work must be submitted with the bid
The right to reject any ana all bids re-
ceived is reserved to the city OF wauwa-
tosa.
Dated Wauwetosa. Wisconsin, May "a.
1918.
The Board Of Public Works.
BY A. " BRIGHAM
i5w2 Secretary.
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vide and designate public dumping grounds
al such places as they deem advisable
Sec. ?. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son TO dump or place any ashes garbage
or other refuse at any other place or places
in the City OF Wauwatosa than those pro-
vided by the Board of Public Works, other
than on an owners premises.
Sec. 3. Any person violating tie pro-
visions of this ordinance, shall upon con-
yietion thereof. be punished by a fine Of not
less thar Five ts5.00) Dollars nor more
than Fifty $4,000 Dollars or by imprison-
ment not less than one % nor more than
ten l0) days n the House Of Correction OF
Milwaukee County.
Sec 4. All ordinances or resolutions con-
travening the provisions hereof are hereby
amended to conform hereto
Sec 5. This ordinance shall take effect
and publication.
Passed and dated this 21st day OF May.
A V. BRIGHAM,
City Clerk.
II. A. KOENIG.
Mayor, Wauwatosa, via
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
PROPOSED oRp1NANcE.

The Common Council of the city Of Wau-
watcsa do ordain follows;
AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX
CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE
CITY or WAUWATOSA.
Section /. There is hereby annexed to the
Fourth Ward of the CITY OF Wauwatosa the
following described territory:
Lots Twenty 600 and Twenty-one
(21), Block Ten (10);
Lots Seventeen 07) ana Eighteen
(1S), Block Eleven G1);
all In Graystone Park Subdivision in the
Southeast u of Section "a, Town 7 North,
Range 81 East. in the Town OF wauwatosa
County of Milwaukee and State of Wiscon-
sin.
Sec. O. All ordinances or parts Of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be In force from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed and dated this .s...... day Of
.s..... .,-..|....- s.--...-.s, 1915.
...........- 49,, .,.--......
city Clerk.
Approved this observation-disclosures. day OF
.l,.-#.,.. .......-.-.....-...... 1918.
15w4 Mayor. Wauwatosa. Wis.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE no coNrRAcroRs


SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
the Board OF Public Works in and for the
city OF Wauwatosa at the office Of the City
Clerk, No 21S North Main Street. until 1880
o'clock r. NJ. of Monday June Ord. 1914.
for:
The construction OF a concrete cuiverg
twelve feet by seven feet on Washington
Street. at Tenth Avenue.
Payment for the work under these con-
tracts Will he made, after the completion
and acceptance of the work, by the city OF
WauwatoAa, IN cash,
Bidders must make an examination OF
the location OF the work aud submit bids tn
accordance with plans ard spec5cations on
file in the office of the city clerk and cit1
engineer.
Bids viii be asked for the total cost OF
constructing each Of the several structurea
a certified check equal TO ten per cent OF
the total bid, payable 10 the City Clerk
Wauwatosa, Via, contingent entering
into contract for the performance thereof
must be submitted with the bid
The right 10 reject any and all bldg re-
ceived is reserved to the city OF Wauwatosa.
Wisconsin.
Dated. wauwatosa Wisconsin, May l7th.
1918.
The Board of Public Works.
by A. v. BRIGHAM,
1dW2 Secretary
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MerIts q Wooden earreI Obvious.

A barrel can be rolled This is its
greatest merit. says Popular Science
Monthly. Every other shape Of CON
tainer which weighs over n hundred
pounds when filled. must be lifted bod
lily and carried on n hand truck or by
hosting machinery One man can un-
load a carload of sugar 900 barrels
of tin less than an hour. Don't you
wish it were at your door? No other
container can be handled al this rate,
even by two men working at top speed.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE

Notice Is Hereby Given that a contract
mas been let for the improvement of that
portion of
Fifth Avenue from State Street to Bianch-
ard Street in the Fourth Ward of the City
OF Wauwatosa, and that the expense OF said
Improvement chargeable to the real estate
mas been determined to each parcel sof
SAID real estate, and a statement of the
same is on file with the City Clerk II Is
proposed 10 issue bonds ehargeabie only to
lhe real estate to pay the special assess
ments, and such bonds will be issued cover
ing all of said assessments except in cases
where the owners of the property file with
the City Clerk, within thirty days after the
cate hereof, written notice that they elect
10 pay the special assessments, or part
thereof. on their property. describing the
same on presentation of the certificates
Dated May gath, 1918
A. V. BRIGHAM, City Clerk
ieW@ Wauwatosa, Wis.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-24
CHILD WELFARE IN WAUWA-
TOSA.

The Wauwatosa Child Welfare Sta
ton opened Monday, May 20, in the
kindergarten department of the grade
school. The names of the children who
were weighed, measured and their reg
istration cards sent to Washington the
first day were Flora and Lulu Wilt
ans, Lois Johnston, John, Price and
Robert Davies, Iney Filler, Ruth Els
worth, Jane, Isabelle and Read Ed
red.
Those who have children under six
years of age are asked to cooperate
with the committee by bringing their
children promptly to the station with
out requests being sent out.
Children who are having active
colds or are not feeling as we'll as
usual should not be brought until they
are in their usual good health again.
The station will be opened every Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday P. M.
from 8 to 5.
The committee appointed for this
work by the Woman's League OF the
County Council of Defense are Mines.
C. f. Wilson, r. C. Newhouse, c. l..
Tiff, w. L. Secord, F. Ellsworth, j..
Van De Erve. r. tombstone, S. Will
ans, H. Fuller, A. Houghton, P. r..
Davies. Appointments may be made
by calling Wauwatosa 934-X.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.
14w2


Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board OF Public Works IN and for the City
Of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, until 80 o'clock
l.. NJ. Of Monday, june 3rd, 1918, at the City
Clerks office, Els n. Main Street for the
grading and paving Of Ludington Avenue
from Kenyon Avenue to West North Avenue
as follows;
10000 cubic yards OF grading. including roll
ing
67OO square yards Of one course concrete
pavement.
The above quantities are approximate
only.
Bids must show cost per square yard or
cubic yard the case may be- and the total
cost ia 6Tee square yards Of concrete
pavement at sl.50-- S100.50.
No certified check Will be required but
bidders must submit the proposal on forms
furnished request which Is contract
complete except the signatures on the part
Of the City.
Bidders must submit. In connection with
the above, a bond equal TO the total eats-
mated bid for the faithful performance Of
the contract.
Bidders must make an examination OF the
work and submit bids In accordance vita
the plans and specifications Gle in the
offices of the City Clerk and the City En-
gineer.
rhe right to reject any and all bids is
reserved to the City Of Wauwatosa.
Payments will be made with Special Inn
provement Certificates or Bonds for abuttjng
property and cash for street Intersections
Dated Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, May l7tAs
1918.
The Board Of Public Works
Ky A. V. BRIGHAM.
f4w2 Secretary
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-24
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

The Common Council Of the city Of Wau-
watosa do ordain as follows
AN ORDINANCE TO PERMA-
aRAbE or > THE wl;sT ONE
HALF Ch) OF SPRING AVENUE
FROM A POINT t34S7 FEET
SOUTH FROM THE CENTER LINE
OF WASHINGTON STREET TO
THE CENTER LINE OF EAST
MILWAUKEE, AVENUE. IN THE
FIRST WARD or THE CITY or
WAUWATOSA.
Section The grade or elevation Of the
center lint ~ Spring Avenue is hereby fixed
and permanently established as follows. as
suming a base the level of the Miwau-
kee River it in the month Of March,
At a point 134s7 feet south Of the
center line of Washington Street,
At point s1AS7 feet south Of the
center line Of Washington Street.
1920 feet
Al the intersection Of the center line
Of Vine Street, 1900 feet.
At a pc at 3sf.49 feet south Of the
center line Of Vine street. 1880 feet.
At n .Jdnt 634.4s feet south Of the
center line Of Vine Street. 14l.00 feet.
At the intersection Of the north line Of
Washington Boulevard 1880 feet
[ the intersection Of the center line Of
Washir gton Boulevard. 12s.00 feet
At the intersection Of the south line Of
Washington Boulevard 1860 feet
At the intersection Of the north line cf
Galena Street 1880 feet.
At the intersection Of the center line OF
Galena Street. 114.60 feet.
At the intersection Of the center line Of
East Milwaukee Avenue, $1,000 feet
See. 2. The grades along the center line
o. said street between the points mentioned
in the first section Of this ordinance shall
be Hxed and determined by straight line
drawn from point to point.
Sec. 3. The width Of the EidsCalk on
the avenue mentioned in the FIRST section
of this ordinance IS hereby fixed and per-
maucntiy established At IL feet.
Sec q. The grade or slevation Of said
sidewalk on the avenue mentioned IN the
first section OF this ordinance is hereby fixed
aud permanently established as follows,
Iha grade Of the sidewalk at the curb line
snail be the same ais the established grade
at the center Of the avenue opposite, and
the grade Of the sidewalk al the lot line
shall be i've tenths $40 Of foot higher
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Resolution.

! Resolution:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa
that the Board of Public Works of
said City be ard they are hereby au-
thorized to employ the following NAM
ed persons at the following salaries,
to-wit:
August Henke, street foreman, at a
salary of $4,000 per month.
Andrew Hebbring, Superintendent
of Water Works, at salary of $1,14O
per year; and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That said
Board be and they are hereby author
lied to hire a team of horses belong
ing to Mrs. Klavitta and two belong
ing to August Henke, at $4,000 per
month, each.
On motion of Alderman Krafczyk
the rules were suspended and the fore
going resolution adopted.
From Committee on Finance:
Your Committee on Finance, ito
was referred the bills and payroll,
herewith return same and recommend
that they be allowed and ordered paid.
Alderman Notbohm asked for sepa-
rate action on bill of Bedrich Broth
ers in the sum of $127s.
Alderman Whipp asked, for sepa-
rate action on bill of J. /. Case T. M.
Co. for $42.08.
On roll call the payroll and the re-
naming bills were allowed and or
dered paid.
On motion of Alderman Notbohm,
the City Clerk was directed to return
the bill to Diedrich Brothers and re-
quest that an itemized statement be
rendered
Alderman Hanson suggested that
Alderman Whipp write to Mr.. ii. f..
Crandall, General Manager of the j..
1, Case Threshing Machine company,
to the effect that certain Irregular
ties had developed in the City road
roller after the repairs had been made
on same by said company.
The Chair reported that Mr.. Strache
18th and Windsor avenues, had built
several houses in that region and ex-
pected to build more and had asked
for street light.
Resolution:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that the City Clerk be in
structed to order the NJ. L. H. & r.
Co. to install go c. p. street lights un-
der an existing contract at the fol-
lowing intersections:
One at 18th Avenue and Windsor
Avenue; one at 18th Avenue and
Washington Street.
On motion of Alderman Notbohm,
the rules were suspended and the fore
going resolution adopted.
Resolution:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that there be and hereby
is appropriated out of the General
Fund the sum of One Hundred Dollars
for the observance of Memorial Day,
such observance to consist Of the do
nation of such sum co the Red Cross.
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
rules were suspended and the forego-
ing resolution was adopted.
In the matter of flag staff for the
park at Wauwatosa Avenue and North
Main Street, Alderman Hanson sug-
gested that the Mayor write to Mr.. E..
j. Kearney with a view to enlisting
that gentleman's aid in securing the
desired staff.
There being no further business and
on motion of Alderman Notbohm, the
Council adjourned.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
14w2

Sealed proposals Will be received by the
Board OF Public Works IN and for the Citv
of Wauwatosa. until 1880 O'Clock ~ NJ. Mss-
day, June 3rd, 1918 at the office OF the
city Clerk, 2IS North Main Street for fur
nishing material aud labor FOR laying a
storm Sewer in Washington street Third
Avenue aud East milwaukee, Avenue H.
gether with Manholes, catch Basins aisY
other appurtenanees
-lI50 lineal feet Of 24-inch pine sewer
$50 lineal feet Of 81 -inch pipe sewer
zoe ineal feet OF 1S-inch pipe sewer
$50 lineal feet OF l2-inch pipe sewex
Is Standard Manholes
IL Standard Catch Basins including
pipe to main sewer
Old Catch Basins TO be e-cop-
neeted,
The above quantity Is approximate only.
entire job.
Payment for the work viii be made II
cash by the city OF Wauwatosa.
Proposals must he accompanied by corti-
fed check for ten (1O) per cent OF the
total bid. payable TO tho city Clerk Waa.
watosa- Wisconsin, ana conditioned that the
bidder VIII, In case his proposal is arccp pied.
enter into contract for the performance OF
the work In said proposal speclfed.
Bidders must make an examination Of the
cordance with detail plans and specinca~
tons on file IN the offices OF the City clerk
and the City Engineer.
The successful bidder must execute a bond
satisfactory to the Mayor of the City to in
sure the faithful performance of the con-
tract.
The right TO reject any aud SiI bids Il
reserved to the city Of Wauwatosa.
Dated wauwatosa, Wisconsin. May l7th.
1918.
ahe Board Of Public Works.
BY A. " BRIGHAM.
live geeretnrw
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Ancient nRreadfather. .

OF what great Importance the loaf,
which before 1900 was the name Of
bread, was a daily food can be In
ferred from its relation with the word
lord" For lord. A. S. hIaford thlaf,
bread. loaf; weard. a keeper) Is prob
ably contraction Of hlaf-weard. liter
ally "loaf-ward" and therefore. origin
ally signifed the keeper or dispenser
of bread in short. tHe hreadfather. %
whom the members Of the family had
10 apply for their daily bread.
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than the established grade Of the center
of the avenue.
Sec. ;, The grade OF all alleyf. rui.I;ss..4fg
through the blocks bounded by said avenue
shall in all cases conform to the established
grade of the avenue at their Intersections.
Sec. 6. All ordinances and parts of or
dlnances contravening the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. Z, This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed and dated this Slst day of May
1918.
A. V. BRIGHAM.
City Clerk.
Approved this 2Ist day Of May 1918.
II. A. kOENIG,
Mayor. Wauwatosa, Wis.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO R1DpERs.

SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received by
me Board OF Public Works In and for the
lily OF Nauwatosa at the office of the city
eiefk No. 2lS North Main Street. until $50
CLOCK p. m, OF Monday, June 3rd. 1918,
Tor nve hundred (500) feet of Double
ing to be Maxed) in fifty (50) foot lengths.
complete with couplings. delivered F. o. B.
Nauwatosa. Wis.
a certified check equal to ten per cent of
n tne total bid, payable to the city clerk
" aawatosa Wis. must be submitted with
The right to reject and all bids received
% reserved 70 the city of Wauwastosa Wis.
Dated Wauwatosa Wisconsin Nav g4th
1878.
The Board of Public Works.
BY A. v. BRIGHAM,
ASWA Secretary.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PERRY & PERRY. Attorneys.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
Common Council Of the city Of Wauwatosa
viii. at regular meeting to be held Tuesday
Jnre 4th. 1918. at 80 O'Clock +. NJ. con-
slider the kind or kinds OF pavement for
which bids have been received, which is 10 be
constructed on Washington street from Sec
Ond Avenue to Third Avenue; the above
portion Of street 70 be paved with one or
the following kinds Of permanent pave
ments.
Bltuminous Aiacadam.
Bituminous Concrete,
Reinforced Concrete
Sheet Asphalt,
Water Bound Macadam,
Brick.
At this meeting IL the property owners Of
a majority of the frontage Of the above
mentioned street shall present petition in
Vidtd, requesting that the pavement he
m9de with one OF the kinds. of the above
mentioned pavements Oh the said street, the
Council shall let the contract for the pave
ment requested in said petition.
Each person signing such petition a.
owner Of such property shall be required to
furnish q written description Of his property
and his place OF residence and affx thereto
afhda IL that he is such owner and
resident e petition be presented by
the owners Of a majority Of the frontage,
10 be Improved. the Common Council
may select the kind OF pavement and award
the contract therefor
The lowest bids Submitted for the several
types Of pavement follows:
Eitumiuous Macadam. $40 n 50. yard
one Course Concrete without reinforcement,
Sl75 a 80. yard
Two Course Concrete. without reinforce
n,,nt $2.25 a 50. yard.
one Course Concrete, reinforced, Si.95 so.
yard.
Sheet Asphalt bid.
Water Bound Macadam, no bid.
Brick, bid.
Dated az Wauwatosa. Wisconsin, this a4tb
day Of May. 1918
A. v BRIGHAM
l5w2 city Clerk.
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Authentle Rronte ReIio.

An interesting relic of Charlotte
Bronte, the novelist, has been presented
to The museum at Haworth, England.
1t is q travelling trunk used by Char
lotte Bronte. Inside is a label giving
the makers name and address in Brus-
sells, ana there is little doubt the trunk
accompanied Charlotte on her jour
neys between Monsieur Heger's Pen
sionnat in the Rue d'Isabelle in that
city, and her home at the Hawortk
rectory.