Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-13
cOUNCIL APPROVES
BRICK PAVING
CLINTON STREET AND S.
- FIRST AVE.-G. ID.
JONES RESIGNS
JX II. BELLS to st. LOuis to
1,tepd COngress-Much Business
transacted By Council Last Tues
day Night

No, unanimous vote the city coun-
Dsuov4d at it's meeting last Tues
sI 5I,. night petition submitted by the
oo!,irpd ua! number of property owners,
aava clinton street and S. First
~ 1spna between Gallon street and the
a.Iroad tracks. The material to be
II-. .nd viU be vitrified brick laid on a
ooncrpta foundation.
'O Tarnlan H. Bells requested the
.orncn to defray the expenses of a
SoIao1te from this city to the worlds
longrpss Of war veterans, which held
conyention in st. Louis May s, 9
ard 1Ofb. The council voted unanim-
an lns1y IN defray the expenses of a Wau-
Son rpDrespntatiye. Lieut.. Bells was
elected as a delegate at the last meet
inc of the local organization, held at
tho Court House, April 2Sth.
tn aid in financing Memorial Day
observance. the council appropriated
S10O 10 Cutler Post, No. So, G. A R.
That the fair grounds may be used for
mark DurDoses the coming summer, the
sum Of $500 was appropriated. Per-
mission was granted the Standard Oil
comDany to erect gasoline and oil
sorvice station at the corner of Fourth
and Forest streets, where several old
m.Idngs will be replaced. Drinking
opntains will be installed about the
ciy wherever it is deemed necessary
by the board of public works. F. P.
Rpgner. city attorney, who recently
was in Madison in the interest of a
handling bill which is of vital interest
ayDlained that and a meeting of the
League of Wisconsin municipalities. .
Ice Plant
municipal ice plant is under con-
sidpration by the council. Aldermen
RiHpman. BOrowitZ, Flatter, Roloff and
Keays. the latter of whom is chairman,
were selected as a committee to obtain
an estimate on a warehouse of 100, 900
ton capacity and also a price on the
ice owned by Healy-Brown company.
The ice question has been thoroughly
discussed among the city aldermen and
there is apparently a strong opinion in
favor of investigation, with a possibil-
ity of action. Aldermen Keays has in
trOduced a resolution calling for in
ypstigatiOn and the taking of steps to
establish a Municipal Ice Plant.
G. D. Jones rendered his resignation
as a member of the police and fire
commission. as well as a member of
the board of education of which he
has been president for many years.
Both designations were accepted with
regret anu a vote of thanks was given
Mr.. Jones for the enthusiastic and
conscientious service he has rendered
to. the community. Business reasons
we're the cause of Mr.. Jones' resigna-
ton. Appointment of w. W. Albers.
at large, and the following on the
school board took place: DR.. ]. H. Kol-
ter, Mr.. Taege and o. l.. Ringle.
A new industry may soon be located
in Wausau, w. r. Chellis informed the
council. declaring also that the body
would be requested to provide a site
costing $1,000 and to pay an equal sum
to help move the plant to Wausau.
New equipment needed urgently in the
Industrial school would cost about
10000, it was announced, both S. b.
IObey and c. A. Johnson, industrial
school director. speaking.