Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-28
SPECIAL COUNCIL.
MEETING HELD
TO RE.DISTRICT is PLAN
ADOPTED-BOUNDARIES
TO BE CHANGED

Although the nine wards of the city
of Wausau will be retained, there will
be a general redistricting of the boun-
daries of these wards, according to the
decision made at a special meeting OF
the city council held last Thursday
evening. A committee of nine MEM
bers, one from each of the wards in
the municipality, was appointed for
the purpose of considering the matter
and drawing up a plan for redlstrict-
ing, to consist of the supervisor from
each ward.
For long time such a plan has
been under consideration. Some felt
it would be wise to create eleven
wards, but it was later decided better
to continue on nine ward basis
but to change the boundaries so as
to effect greater equalization of ter
ritory and population and obtain a
more compact arrangement.
To Repair Barn
The barn, recently purchased from
Curtis & Yale company, will be re-
paired and arranged for use of farm
mers during the winter months. The
proposition of Ray Salisbury, to lease
the barn at $500 a month and to
rent stalls to farmers for their horses
at 25 cents a day, was considered.
1t was also stated at the meeting
that the board of public works had
consulted with the Chamber of Com
merce relative to the construction of
a barn ON the market square to be
used for this purpose, but no progress
had been made The city engineer
was instructed to prepare plans, how
ever.
School Tax
A communication was read in which
it was requested that a tax be levied
to provide $18,715, the amount neces-
sary to pay the expenses CT the Vo-
cational school during the coming
year. In part the communication fol-
lows:
1--WE wish to suggest that this esti-
mate does not provide for a much
needed enlargement of the present
Central School Building for the pur-
pose of providing facilities for repair
ing automobiles and affording room
for the forge work of the school.
'It is gratifying t know that the
number of students electing work in
some of the trades this year is more
than double the number taking those
trades during the past year, and it is
altogether probable that the present
building will soon be entirely made
quate to provide for the number of
students seeking an opportunity to
learn one of the skilled trades.
1.-The addition which the Vocation
al Board contemplates would be a
one story, temporary structure, "a X
81 feet at the west of the Central
building, using the east, south and
north walls of the present building,
SO that only the west wall and roof
of the temporary structure would need
to be built at the present time. The
probable cost of such an addition
would be approximately $4,000"
Mayor on Fuel
The mayor declared he had commu
nicated with the railroad commission
regarding the fuel question and that
sufficient coal had been received. by
the city to assure the operation of
the pumping plant all winter, but the
gas company, he announced, had bten
unable to obtain sujcient quantity
The gas situation will be Investigated
and the matter taken up in nearby
cities where it is known at times wat
tr gas is furnished, this being OBJ
tanned from the use of oil and coal.