Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-16

~ CatNAdtS uc INSTRUCTED 10 enter INTO
contract for doing said, work of inn
provement. and submit herewith a res
olution which is recommended for
adoption.
Dated this 2sth day of December
1919.
The accompanying resolution is as
follows:
Be It Resolved. by the Common
Council of the City of wauwatosa,
That the proper officers of the city be
and they are hereby authorized and
instructed TO enter into a contract
with S. p. Croft of Milwaukee. Wis
consin. for grading Eighth Avenue
from East Milwaukee Avenue to state
Street, in the Fourth Ward of the City
of Wauwatosa, all said work of grad
ing to be done in accordance with
plans and specifications now on file in
the Office of the City Engineer.
A number OF property owners resid-
ing on Eighth Avenue We're present
and given an opportunity to be heard.
The consensus of opinion being that
the street should be improved without
further delay, on roll call The forego-
ing resolution was adopted.
Be 1t Resolved. by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, That the action of the City
Treasurer in paying emergency order
No. SO for S14700 in favor of the
County Highway Commission, and
emergency order No, 80 for $4,000 in
favor of the County of Milwaukee, be
and the same is hereby ratified and
approved.
On motion of Alderman Krafczyk
the rules We're suspended and the fore
going resolution was adopted
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin, That the action of the
City Clerk and Acting Comptroller in
transferring s326.19 from the General
Fund to the Library Fund, and s190.77
from the General Fund TO the Street
improvement Bond Fund No 2, be and
the same is hereby ratified and APP
proved.
On motion of Alderman Krafczyk,
going resolution was adopted
Communication from the Chairman
of the Board of Education relating TO
the proposed purchase of a tract of
land west of Wisconsin Avenue and
south of Warren Avenue, for play
ground purposes, read and ordered
placed on file.
The Chair read comparative state
ment on the school situation in ten
Wisconsin cities.
On request of Alderman Hanson,
Mr. Kolb took the floor to throw some
light on the school conditions existing
in the City of Wauwatosa.
Aldermen Hanson and Notbohm
spoke at length on the advisability of
Eissuing bonds for the purpose OF COM
plotting the new central grade school
building.
Petition praying for the improve
ment Of Red Arrow Court, read and
referred to the Committee on Streets
and Light
! The Committee on Finance. TO whom
was on the 9th day of January, 1920,
referred the petition asking for the
| improvement of Red Arrow Court, beg
leave to report the same back with a
resolution, and recommend that the
resolution he adopted.
Be 1t Resolved, by the Common
Council of the City OF Wauwatosa,
| Wisconsin, that the Board of Public
Works be directed to prepare neces-
sary plans, estimates, specifications
for improving Red Arrow Court and
report same to the Council for APP
proval. and further be directed to pro
coed with necessary work for improv-
ing Red Arrow Court by causing same
to be graded and permanently i'm
proved
On roll call the foregoing resolution
was adopted.
Your Committee on Finance, to
whom was referred the following bills
and payroll, herewith return same and
recommend that they 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 18th day
of November, 1919. referred the peti
ton for extra lights on North Avenue
beg leave TO report the same back with
a resolution. and recommend that tht
resolution be adopted.
Be 1t Resolved, by the ComInof
| Council 81 the City OF Wauwatosa
1 Wisconsin, That the proper city OH
GERS be directed to cause The Milwau
kee Electric Railway and Light Com
pany to install lights on North Ave
nue. in accordance with the accom-
panying plat. On roll call the fore
going resolution was adopted.
The Committee on Finance, to whom
was on the 23rd day OF December
1918, referred the petition Of th'
Board of Education for bond Issue
of $4,000, beg leave to report .tn'