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

in the First ward of the City of Wau-
watosa and equi-distant from the
curbs of said Washington Street, as
'.lished by the Board OF Public
Works and the Common Council of
the City of Wauwatosa; and
Be 1t Further Resolved that the
City Clerk be and he is hereby direct
ed to transmit certified copy of this
resolution to the proper officers of the
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction
Company.
On motion of Alderman Wood, the
rules We're suspended and the forego-
ing resolution was adopted.
Communication from the City At
! torney to the Mayor regarding fur
nishing water to persons outside the
corporate limits, read and retained by
the Mayor.
Communication from the Wisconsin
Telephone Co. relative to placing con-
duits in certain streets, read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets
and Lights.
Affidavit of Police Officer Adolph
Hedtke, setting forth that he had
posted certain notices relative to inn
proving Grand Avenue, read.
The chair asked If anyone present
desired to be heard in the matter of
improving Grand Avenue. Messrs.
Tesch, Voelkel, Johnson, Maschmeyer
and others spoke at length.
On motion of Alderman Krafczyk,
all bids for paving and curbing and
| guttering Grand Avenue from Fifty
ninth Street to the easterly city linn
its were rejected, and the Board of
Public Works was ordered to adver-
tise for new bids.
Be 1t Resolved by the Common
| Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
| Wisconsin, that the bid of S. p. Croft,
submitted March 25th, 1919, for grad
ing Grand Avenue from Fifty-ninth
Street to easterly city limits, at 40
cents perScubic yard, be and the same
is hereby accepted.
On motion of Alderman Krafczyk,
the rules were suspended and the fore
going resolution was adopted.
Resolution providing for improving
Fifty-second Street and Fifty-sixth
Street, read and referred to Commit
tee on Streets and Lights.
Resolution providing for additional
street lights, read and referred to
Committee On Streets and Lights.
An ordinance providing for the levy
of certain sums of money upon all tax
able property in the City of Wauwa-
tosa, to provide funds for the payment
of principal and interest of $4,000
School Bonds, Fifth Series, read and
referred to Committee on Finance.
An ordinance providing for the levy
of certain sums of money upon all the
taxable property in the City of Wau-
watosa, to provide funds for the pay
ment of principal and interest of $685.
600 Street Improvement Bonds,
Fourth Series, read and referred to
Committee on Finance.
An ordinance providing for the levy
of certain sums of money upon all the
taxable property in the City of Wau-
watosa, to provide funds for the pay
ment of principal and interest of $751;
900 Sewer Bonds, Ninth Series, read
and referred to Committee on Finance.
An ordinance providing for the re-
establishment of grade on a portion
of West North Avenue and on por-
ton of Ludington Avenue, read and
referred to Committee on Plats and
Grades.
Your Committee on Finance, b
whom was referred bills and payroll.
Semi-monthly payroll of city laborers,
herewith return same and recommend
that said bills and payroll be allowed
and ordered paid.
No separate action being asked on
roll call the foregoing bills and pay
roll were allowed and ordered paid.
The Committee on Streets and
Lights, to whom was on the 9TH day
of April, 1919, referred the question
of laying conduits for telephone wire.
beg leave to report the same back and
recommend that the amended resolu-
ton be adopted Adopted
The Committee on Fire and Police,
to whom was on the 4th day of April,
1919, referred the communication of
April 4th, 1919, from the Mayor, rec
ommending the painting of fire truck
beg leave to report the same back
with a resolution, and recommend that
the resolution be adopted. Adopted.
The Committee on Streets, to whom
was on the 4th day of April, 1919, re-
ferred the resolution for the improve
ment of Fifty-second Street and Fifty
sixth Street, from Grand Avenue to
the southerly city limits, beg leave to
report the same back with resolution
and recommend that the resolution be
adopted. Adopted.
The Committee on Finance, to
whom was on the 4th day of April,
1919, referred the ordinance providing
for the payment of principal and in
terest on $4,000 School Bonds, Fifth
Series, beg leave TO report the same
back and recommend that the ordi-
nance be passed. Passed.
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