Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-04-18
REGULAR MEETING.


in the chair
The chair read certificate of CITY
Clerk, setting forth that the newly
elected officials had duly qualified By
taking and subscribing the oath of of.
fee.
Roll Call-Six aldermen present.
Brief recess. Alderman Marduardt
present. Alderman De Swarte present.
Mayors annual message, read in
sections and each section referred to
appropriate committee.
The Council then proceeded to elect
officers.
Alderman Krsfczyk nominated AL
derman Hanson for president of the
! Common Council On roll call seven
aldermen voted for Alderman Hanson.
The chair declared Alderman Hanson
duly elected president of the Common
| Council
Alderman Marquardt nominated ].
c. Lefeber, Jr., chief engineer of the
fire department No other nomina-
tons. On roll call eight aldermen
voted for ]. G. Lefeber, Jr. The chair
announced ]. c. Lefeber, Jr., duly
elected chief engineer of the fire de
partment.
Alderman De Swarte nominated Mr.
L. c. Wheeler for school commits
sioner-at-large. No other nominations
On roll call eight aldermen voted Tor
L. G. Wheeler. The chair declared
L. c. Wheeler duly elected school com
missioner-at-large
Alderman Hayes nominated Martin
NJ Taylor for school commissioner
from the Third ward. No other nomi-
nations. On roll call eight aldermen
voted for Martin M Taylor. The
chair declared Martin M. Taylor duly
elected school commissioner from the
Third ward.
| Alderman Maschmeyer nominated
| Mr.. o. f. Schmidtill school commits
sioner from the Fourth ward On roll
call eight aldermen voted for o. f.
Schmidtill. The chair declared o. It.
! Schm.dtill duly elected school com
missioner from the Fourth ward
The Mayor announced the standing
committees for the ensuing year.
Communication from The Western
Builder read and referred to the Board
of Public Works.
Semi-monthly payroll of laborers
and clerks in the sum of $2S7,35, pay
roll of election officials in the sum OF
$40. read and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Application of John Hausch for
pool table license, read and referred
to the Committee on License
Application of Edward Krahn for
permission to tap county water main
on Western Avenue. read and referred
TO the Committee on Sewer and
Water.
Mr.. H. p Olson appeared to protest
against the improvement of Fifty-sixth
Street from Grand Avenue to Blue
Mound Road.
Alderman Hanson spoke briefly on
the subject of maps and plats.
From the Committee on Streets and
Lights recommendation that sidewalks
be ordered in on both sides of West
Main Street Adopted
From Committee on Finance Rec
concentration that Gustaye Steinhagen
be given contract to bring city's plats
and maps up-to-date. Adopted
From Committee on Sewer and Wa.
Recommendation for amending
ordinance providing for tapping
county water main. Adopted-S
From Committee on Plats and
Recommendation that request
of Theo. S. Engel for change in grade
on West North Avenue be denied.
Adopted-S.
From Committee ON Finance-Rec-
concentration that the city purchase
| $4,000 Victory Bonds. Adopted-S.
From Committee on Finance-Rec-
ommendaton for the purchase of cal
culating machine and typewriter.
Adopted
From Committee on License-Rec-
oml lendAtion that pool table license
be granted TO John Hausch Adopted
Is
From Committee on Sewer and
| Resolution providing that Ed
ward Krahn may tap the county water
main. Adopted-S.
From Committee on Finance-Pay-
rolls of city laborers and election OIL
Gals, reported back and allowed and
ordered paid.
Resolution adopted under suspen-
sion of the rules providing for the pur-
chase of shrubs and plants for city
parks.
BY Alderman Hanson move thu
a vote of thanks be rendered by the
Common Council TO Miss NJ. d Dig
man, deputy city clerk, for the very
excellent and efficient work done in
preparing the transcripts for Tie rec
ent bond issues. and that when the va
cation period arrives, that Miss Dig
man be granted an additional week as
a slight token of our appreciation of
her good work.
on roll call the foregoing motion
/ was adontod nv the following Vote !.