Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-15
AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR
SCHOOL IN WESTON
SECTION


SECTION
Despite the energetic insistence OF
Alderman George Morisette to the eff
feet that three months would hardly
be sufficient time to guage the work OF
a policewoman, and that year, at
least, ought to be allowed for trial,
the city council authorized the employ
ment of policewoman for only three
months at it's special session last Fri
day evening.
Discussion Results
The reading of the resolution that
a policewoman be engaged for three
months, signed by the committee OF Al
dermen Garske, Ringle, Wiesner and
Klockow, brought forth much discus
sion. Alderman Borowitz said that he
had been against the move from the
beginning, on account of city finances.
THE pressure of citizens was brought
on the mayor said Mr. Borowitz, 'and
that is probably why he vetoed it in
the first place. But the time has come,
now that the women have the vote,
that undoubtedly we must give them
some consideration" He scored the
policewoman ought to be put on per-
manently if at all
Alderman Ringle stated that he had
not been in favor of policewoman
but that he was willing to try one for
three months. If results are obtained
from her work, he advocated that the
job be made permanent. Other speak
ers were Aldermen Scholfield and
Zielsdorf. The new policewoman will
be engaged shortly and will be work
ing under the direction of Chief OF
Police Thomas Malone.
Finance Report
The other vital matter considered
by the council was a report of the H.
nance committee. The majority re-
port, signed by Aldermen G. V. Ringle
and George Borowitz, and the minority
report, signed by Paul Zielsdorf, caus-
ed considerable discussion. The ma
jority report, read to the council by
Frank N. Blecha, city clerk, follows:
your committee on finance, to whom
was referred the matter of the erection
of a school building on the site now
owned by the city and located in the
southern part thereof, in the First
ward, hereby have the following to
report and recommend.
.We have Investigated thoroughly and
given it careful consideration. We re-
alize the urgent need of a school build
ing in that vicinity on account of the
constant growth in that direction and
the annexation of that part OF the town
of Weston which was recently taken
over by the city will warrant that
something should be done to take care
of the needs of these people.
"We recommend that the proposed
building be erected with a gymnasium
according to the plans and specifica-
tions submitted to our board of educa-
ton. We realize our financial condi-
ton at this present time but the dis
tance is so far for those children to
travel to attend another school located
farther north, and we find that these
buildings are also quite well filled by
the steady increase in the number of
our school children.
"We further recommend that on ac-
count of the weather which will soon
confront us, that only the basement be
dug and the foundation be laid at this
time, so that part of the building will
set firmly and continue to build as
soon as the weather permits this COM
ing spring. This will also assist the
city in financial way. We believe
that the board of education should fur
nish some sort of transportation for
the time being, or at least during the
coming winter, for those children so
that they may attend school properly
as they should
I'VE recommend that an ordinance
be introduced authorizing the sale of
school bonds from time to time ac
cording to the needs during the con-
struction of the said school building,
the aggregate amount of said bonds
not to exceed $4,000.
Statistics show that our city is one
of the very lowest assessed according
to valuation in the state of Wisconsin.
This naturally increased the bonded
indebtedness to which it now stands
and to not burden the tax payer any
more than possible arrangements must
be made to decrease this indebtedness
and coming administrations should
guide themselves accordingly.
'All of the above is hereby submit
ted for your consideration"
Zielsd0rf's Attitude
Mr. Zielsdorf concurred in all rec
concentrations of the majority report
except ain so far as the said report
recommends the building of 9 gymna-
SUM in connection with sad school,
and desires to say in his opinion there
is no necessity of erecting such gym
I. nasium at this time as the cost of the
same is entirely out of proportion to