Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-10-07
Doings of Our Common Council

1880 o'clock P. NJ, Tuesday. October
4th, 1921.
Present Aid. DeSwarte, Krafczyk
RagsdaIe, Vergiels, Wood Woodside
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Mayor Hanson in 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.
Financial statement of the City
Clerk and Acting Comptroller for the
month of September 1921, read and
ordered placed on file
Report of Superintendent of Water
Works for the month of September
1921, read and ordered placed on file
Report of the Chief of Police OF
Violations of Ordinances during month
of September, 1921, read and ordered
placed on file.
Report of Chief of Police of Street
Lights not burning in month of Sep
TENDER, 1921, referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Petition of Charles Woest asking
that action on letting contract for lay.
ing sewer and water pine in West
North Avenue be deferred until 1922
read and referred to Committee on
Sewer and Water
Petitions of Moritz FRANKIE and 9th
ers, praying for Water, Sewer and
Street Improvement in Fifty-fourth
Street from Grand Avenue to the
Southerly City Limits, read and re
ferred to the Board of Public Works
Communication from John Cain
Secretary, Fire Department, announc
ing the acceptance of the designations
of Henry Hausch and e. C. Hart, read
by the Chair.
On motion of Aid. Vergiels, the ac
ton of the Fire Department was con
tirmed without roll call.
Aid. Notbohm present.
City Clerks Statement as required
by Section 925, Sub Section 142, Wis
consin Statutes, 1919, read and re
ferred to the Committee on Finance
Petition of Ivan N Conklin ant
others, praying that the work of paw
ing East Milwaukee Avenue be in
definitely postponed, read and referred
to the Board of Public Works.
Communication from l.. w. Pike
Secretary. Municipal Traffic Devices
Inc, read and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets.
Petition of r. C. Campbell and 9th
ers, praying that Sixty-third Street be-
opened from its present Northerll
| terminus to State Street, read and re
ferred to the Board of Public Works
Proposed agreement with Schoo
District No. 8, Town of Wauwatosa
to furnish water to School Building fol
drinking purposes only, read and re
ferred to the Committee on Sewer anC
Water.
Bills and payroll were then intro
duced. read and referred to Committee
on Finance
Resolution directing the City CLERK
TO enter into contract with the Grid
ley Dairy Co. for furnishing heat tc
the Municipal Offices, read and re.
ferred TO the Committee on Finance.
Resolution directing City Clerk to
cancel special Improvement bonds
read and referred to Committee on
Finance and City Attorney.
Resolution providing for paying
Wenzel & Henoch Co. $1.220.15 fos
laying Water Mains in street fntersec-
tons, adopted under suspension of the
rules (Krasczyk) "a.
Revised estimate of cost of Com
fort Station. read and referred to
Committee on Finance.
Resolution providing for payment of
outstanding Indebtedness on Aetna
Park School Site, read and referred to
Committee on Finance
Resolution providing Tor payment OF
outstanding Indebtedness on Washing
ton School Site, read and referred TO
Committee on Finance.
The Chair asked if anyone present
desired to be heard on any matter of
interest to the Common Council
Mr.. Foster, Manager, Cozy Theatre,
asked that the license fee for operat-
ing a moving picture house be abol-
ished or reduced, referred to Commit
tee on Finance.
Captain Henry Leisk and Mr.. Chas.
B. Perry spoke briefly on the question
of opening street between East Center
Street and Kenwood Avenue from
Wauwatosa Avenue to Second Avenue.
Mr. Moritz FRANKIE spoke in behalf
of Improvements ON Fifty-fourth
Street, and asked that the matter be
given favorable consideration early in
the spring of 1922
The Committee on Sewer and Water
reported back petition of Charles
Woest, asking that action be deferred
in the matter Of letting contracts fol
! the laying Of Sewer and Water Mains
in West North Avenue, with resolu.
ton denying the prayer Of the peti.
ton. Resolution adopted "a.
From the Committee on Finance
bills and Payroll of Laborers. Isl.