Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-07
COMMON COUNCIL.

Wauwatosa, Tuesday, January 4th.
1921. 7:30 o'clock P. NJ
Present-Ald. DeSwarte, Marquardt
yaschmeyer, Notbohm, Ragsdale
Wood. Woodside-5.
MAYOR Hanson in the Chair
ON motion of Alderman Masch.
meyer, the reading of the minutes of
the preceding meeting was dispensed
with and the minutes were approved
40 printed
Financial statement of the CITY
Clerk and Acting Comptroller for the
month of December. 1920, read and or
dered placed on file.
Report of the Superintendent of
Water Works for the month of Decem.
Der. 1920, read and ordered placed on
hle.
Report of the Chief of Police, viola
tons of ordinances during month of
December, 1920, read and ordered
placed on file.
Report of the Chief of Police of
street lights not burning during the
month of December. 1920, referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Report of the Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection and Insurance Company Of
inspection of steam boilers at Pump
ing Station, read and ordered placed
on file.
Communication from the Secretary
Of the Board of Education. regarding
police protection for children attend.
ing the Public School, read and re-
ferred to Committee on Finance.
The bills and payroll were then in
troduced, read and referred TO the
Committee ON Finance.
Resolution providing for the trans
fer of certain funds. read and referred
10 Committee on Finance.
The Chair announced that Mr.. A. F..
Muellner had something to say relative
to the desirability of providing an ice
rink for skating purposes, and asked
Mr.. Muellner to take the floor.
Mr. Muellner spoke briefly on the
subject of skating, and outlined GER
tain plans for an inter-sectional meet.
The Chair suggested that Mr.. Muell-
ner confer with the City Engineer, and
assured hmm that the Council would
do all it could to meet his views.
An ordinance amending an ordi.
nance, regulating electric wiring was
read by the Chair and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Your Committee on Finance, to
whom was referred the bills and pay
roll recommend that same be paid.
No separate action being asked, on
roll call the recommendation was
adopted.
The Committee on Finance, to whom
was on the 4th day of January. 1921,
referred resolution providing for the
ratifying and confirming Of the action
of the City Clerk in making certain
transfers, beg leave to report the same
back and recommend that the resolu.
ton be adopted
The accompanying resolution is as fol
lows:
Be 1t Resolved, BY the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa that
the action of the City Clerk and Act
ing Comptroller in transferring
$3.499.69 from the General Fund to
the Water Works Fund;
$SS0.54 from the General Fund to the
School Building Fund:
$1,5O0.00 from the Salary Fund to
the Street Pnnair F,lnd.
100000 from the Street Improve
ment Bond Fund No. 2 to the
School Building Fund:
be and the same is hereby ratified and
approved; and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That a copy
OF this resolution be transmitted to the
City Treasurer.
On roll call the foregoing resolution
was adopted
Report to the effect that the Super
lhtendent of Water Works declined tc
use his private truck for city business
unless the City paid for the license, re
PAIRS and supplies, read and referred
10 Committee on Finance.
The Chair announced that he con
ieired with the Town Board relative
10 removal Of snow from certain
streets, and that an arrangement could
De entered into on the same basis as
prevailed in 1920 $500 an hour fol-
use OF necessary equipment and serv
ices OF crew TO operate same
On motion of Aid. DeSwarte, tbs
lily Clerk was directed to write the
lown Board that the arrangement wa:
satisfactory.
mere being no further business and
on motion of Alderman Rsgsdale, the
council adjourned.