Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-08
COMMON COUNCIL.

NSS "idf meeting, $50 o'clock, Z. M.
tuesday, October 5th, 1920.
Present-Aldermen DeSwarte. Mar
quardt, Maschmeyer, Notbohm, Rags
dale, Vergiels, Wood. Mayor Hanson
ii the chair.
On motion of Aid. Ragsdale, the
reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with and the
minutes were approved as printed.
Communication from John Cain, sec
Rotary of the Fire Department, an
nouncing the resignation of John
Brown, read by the chair. On motion
OF Aid. Wood, the resignation was ac-
cepted.
Communication from the Wauwa-
tosa Cemetery Association, relative to
surrendering the Wauwatosa cemetery
to the city of Wauwatosa, read and
referred to the committee on judiciary,
and Chairman Wood was requested to
hold conference with Mr.. E. D. Hoyt,
OF the Cemetery Association, and ar
range meeting at later date.
Financial statement of the city clerk
and acting comptroller for the month
of September, 1920, read and ordered
placed on file.
Report of the superintendent of wa
ter works for the month of September,
1920, read and ordered placed on file.
Report of the chief of police of VIC
lations of ordinances during the month
of September, 1920, read and ordered
placed on file.
Report Of the chief of police of
street lights not burning during month
of September, 1920, referred to the
committee on finance.
Ordinance establishing water rate,
read and referred to the committee on
finance.
Bills and semi-monthly pay roll of
laborers ($1,270.45), read and referred
to committee on finance.
Resolution providing for disallow-
ance of claim of William H. Schmidt,
adopted under the suspension of the
rules.
Resolution ratifying transfer of
funds adopted under the suspension
of the rules.
Resolution approving payment of
emergency orders adopted under sus-
pension of the rules.
City clerks statement as required
by Section 925-142, Wisconsin Stat
utes of 1919, read and referred to COM
mittee on finance.
The committee on finance reported
back bills and pay roll and recommend
ed that they be allowed and ordered
paid. No separate action being asked,
the bills an pay roll were allowed and
ordered paid.
Resolution providing for the assign
inent of contract awarded the Blod-
gett-Clayton Construction Co., for
grading Washington Street and
Fourth Avenue, to S. p. Croft, adopted
under the suspension of the rules.
Communication from Schoonmaker
Construction Co., relative to grading
and paving intersection of Grand Ave
nue. and Sixty-first Street, read by the
chair.
Resolution providing for grading
and paving said intersection adopted
under the suspension of the rules.
Committee on finance reported back
ordinance establishing water rate, and
on roll call same was passed.
Aid. Notbohm nominated William A.
Walker, Jr., for school commissioner to
fill the unexpired term of L. C. Wheel
er. resigned. No other nominations
On roll call seven aldermen voted for
William A. Walker, Jr.; against, none.
The chair declared William A. Walker,
Jr.. duly elected school commissioner
Of large to fill the unexpired term OF
I. c. Wheeler, resigned.
The committee on finance reported
hack the budget for 1921, and on roll
cali the same was adopted.
Aldermen Marquardt and Notbohm
announced that they would be unable
- ottand the convention of the League
~ municipalities to be held in La
Goose october 18th, 18th and 14th.
The chair appointed Aid. Verglels
;. 1000 of ALL. Notbohm, and Aid
Waschmeyer in place OF AID: Mar
Crsrdt to represent the City of Wau-
watosa at said convention.
Aid Wood asked what had been
done about restoring the banks OF the
Wenomonee river, and was assured oy
+he c;tv attorney that notice had been
Wv on the owners of property
ab,tt;ng on the river that unless they
tool, action within the prescribed Tune
the eitv would do the necessary WORK
~ ste the nee expense of the property owners;
a. There Tl being no further business ana am,