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

Regular meeting of the Common
Council of Wauwatosa, Wis, held on
Tuesday, Msy 21st, 1918, at 7:30 pm.
Present-Ald. De Swarte, Hanson,
HAYES, Krafcyck, Marquardt, Net
bohm, Whipr, Woods.
Mayor Koenig in the Chair.
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
reading of the minutes of the proceed
ing meetings was dispensed with and
minutes were approved as printed.
The following bills and payroll were
then introduced: Wisconsin Telephone
Co, S1.10; Hans A. Koenig, $32.70;
Alexander and Lewick, $23.85; A. w.
Hebbring, SITS; Semi-monthly pay
roll of City Laborers, $337.00; read
and referred to Committee on Finance.
Bids of Alexander Klokner and
Hawks Nursery Co., for trees and
shrubs for public parks, read and re-
ferred to Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds with the suggestion
that Aid. Hanson withdraw temporar-
ily from the Committee and permit
Aid. Marquardt to act as chairman.
Petitions of Ben Wood, A. C. Mark
and others asking that 59th Street
from Wells Street to State Street and
Cedar Street from 59th Street to 61st
Street be sprinkled at the proper
times, read and referred to Committee
on Streets.
Resolution by Alderman Hayes:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that the City Engineer be
and he is hereby directed to take the
proper steps to have standard cement
sidewalks laid Immediately on both
sides of West Main Street from
Greenfield Avenue to its junction with
Chestnut Street and on the north side
of Chestnut Street from its junction
with West Main Street to the westerly
city limits.
On motion of Alderman Notbohm, the
rules We're suspended and the fore
going resolution was adopted.
Resolution:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, that the Board of Public
Works be instructed to take necessary
steps to compel the owners of property
along Church Street between Church
Street and the Menomonee River to
repair the sidewalks in such way
that the same is no longer unsafe for
public travel.
On motion of Alderman Whip, the
rules were suspended and the forego-
ing resolution was adopted.
An ordinance establishing the grade
Of the west one-half of Spring Avenue,
read and referred to Committee on
Plats and Grades.
Opinion of City Attorney in regard
to changing salaries of police officers,
read and referred to Committee on
Fire and Police.
Application of J. F. La Boule for
permission to tap county water main
on North Avenue, read and referred
to Committee on Streets.
Petitions of Mrs. Amalia Stingl
and Mrs. c. Giese praying for cancel
lation Of special sewer bonds Nos.
1874 and 1875, read and referred to
Committee on Finance.
Report of Committee on Plats and
Grades:
To the Common Council, City of
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin-The Commit
tee on Plats and Grades, to whom was
on 21st day of May, 1918, referred
the ordinance establishing the grade
on Spring Avenue, beg leave to re-
port the same back with a recon-
mendation that the ordinance be
adopted.
Adopted and appears in another
column of this issue.
Report of Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds:
To the Common Council, City of
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin-The Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds,
to whom was nthe 21st day of May,
1913, referred the bids for furnishing
and planting shrubs and trees in
Chestnut Street Park and Library
Grounds for $500, beg leave to re-
port the same back and recommend
That the bid of Hawks Nursery Com
pany be accepted and the Board of
PUBLIC Works be authorized to cause
such work to be done.
Dated this 21st day of May, 1918.
j. J. Marquardt,
John Krafczyk,
Ben Wood,
Committee on Public Buildings and