Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
Mayor Flatter and New City Officers
Took Their Seats Tuesday Evening

The old city council met last Tues
day evening and closed up its busi-
ness and turned oyer the city to the
new mayor, Emil Flatter, and the new
ly elected city officers. The Tenth
Infantry Band furnished music for the
occasion.
In behalf Of the retiring city council
A. V. Gearhart, president Of that body,
presented the outgoing mayor, John
L. Sell, with a handsome pair of gold
cuff links and stick pin saying:
"You are about to retire from the
Office of mayor of the city of Wausau.
Before you are released from your Of
fetal capacity the members of this
council, together with other city Of
f1cials, feel that they have one more
important duty to perform.
! Eve desire in some way to express
our appreciation of your splendid ad-
ministration and the courtesy that we
have at all times received at your
hands.
1.-The vote of the people on April
9Th, and the retaining in office of the
men who have been associated with
you the past two years Is conclusive
evidence that your administration
has been a success, and we -eongratu-
late you on your honors won by dis
tinguished service to your fellow citi-
zenS."
Whereas, the common councils of
the city of Wausau and those asso-
ciated with the same during the past
two years has had as its executive
officer the Honorable John l.. Sell,
and
Whereas, his treatment of the
above respective members has at all
times been courteous and impartial,
therefore be it
Resolved, that the members of the
common council and the officials of
the city of Wausau present to John
l.. Sell, as a token of appreciation
for his courtesy and kindness, this
gift"
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote.
Mayor Sell responded expressing his
deep appreciation of the kindly act
of the council, after which the retir-
ing council adjourned
Mayor Emil Flatter was called and
was presented by ex-mayor Sell as the
AOAb VI tAAC SALy VI "duSdu anu
he was given an ovation. Mayor Flat
ter then proceeded, to read his mes
sage which declared for the maintain
ing of our present high standard of
the city schools; the continued i'm
provement of our streets; and the eff
ficiency of our fire department. He
placed himself on record for more
parks also more accommodations to
our farmers in the way of better sta
bic facilities. He went into detail as
to the .city's financial condition very
thoroughly and urged rigid economy
in the expenditure of the funds of the
city.
A. w. Prehn, secretary of the Mara
thOn County Agricultural Facility ex-
planned to the city council the prop
osition it had made to the county
board to deed the fair ground to the
county to be used for public park
for the county; to keep and MAIN
tain on the grounds a racing track;
buildings and conveniences for hold
ing annual county fairs, expositions
and exhibits, and in case of failure to
do this, the title to revert to the Mar
athon County Agricultural society.
"All on condition that the county
of Marathon shall,
81. Accept the grant for the pur-
poses aforesaid;
"2. Create a County Park Com
mission pursuant to Chapter 264 Laws
of 1919;
''3. Appropriate the sum of Sixty
Thousand Dollars to construct on
said grounds, under the direction of
the Agricultural society, a live stock
pavilion and a new grand stand. the
same to be paid as follows: $10,-
100000 down and 100000 or more
and interest on the unpaid principle
annually on May 1st, until fully paid,
and also appropriate the further sum
of $10,000.00 to create a revolving
fund to enable the Agricultural society
to successfully conduct its agricultural
fairs AMI expositions.
"And further on condition that C.
G. Yawkey, of Wausau, Wisconsin,
shall agree to contribute and in con-
junction with the Park commission,
expend the sum of $40, 900, or so much
thereof as can be advantageously ex-
pended. in improving said grounds for
public park purposes, and that the
City of Wausau in consideration of the
special advantage of said park to its
inhabitants, shall agree to perma-
nently provide the expense of MAIN
tanning an efficient caretaker of said
premises throughout the year."