Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-12
MAYOR MAKES
USE OF VETO
TELLS COMMON COUNCIL
HE BELIEVES ECONOMY
NECESSARY

Mayor Emil Flatter last Saturday
vetoed both the policewoman and
lighting ordinances adopted by the
city council, basing his decisions
mainly on the fact that municipal fin
ances do not warrant either. The
vetoes are surprise to many as the
mayors veto is a power that is not
frequently used.
Statements
Following are the statements issued
by Mayor Flatter:
ITO the Honorable. the Common
Council of the City of Wausau.
Gentlemen:
Il return herewith, without my ap-
proval, the resolution annexed hereto,
which was passed by the common
council of this city at its regular meet
ing on the 3rd day of May, A. ID. 1921,
together with my reasons for such ac-
tion.
II am glad to be the presiding officer
over council which has at heart the
protection of the good morals of our
young girls and is trying to prevent
same as much as possible from be-
coming undermined by employing a
woman police, who, agree with you,
is expressly qualified to deal with
young people, inclined to go wrong,
especially those of her own sex.
Il see the day approaching when the
wish of those mothers and sisters who
appealed to your sympathy in which
you already have the full cooperation
of the department of protection of
person, will be complied with in full.
My objections against the employ
ment of police woman are:
First: That no funds are available
at this time with which the salary of
a police woman may be paid
Second: The financial condition of
the city which is as follows:
"On the first of May the city owed
the local banks $4,000 with monthly
payrolls still to be met until taxes are
collected:
School teachers and janitors
5 remaining months of year $1S,500
Street department (summer and
fall -------------------- 5000
Police department 2,030
Fire department. 3,460
CITY Officials----- 2,175
a total of approximately $173,000 not
Including street lighting, sewer. ma
lterial, fuel, or improvements along
various lines, with practically no in
come other than water rentals which
never have been sufficient to cover the
cost of improvement made in any one
year. Before the fiscal year closes,
you will owe the local banks more
than 100000 providing the law per-
mits such loans for which you are un-
able to give legal security.
"The time for retrenchment is upon
us. | shall refuse to sanction any in
crease in payroll in any department or
for any purpose for which provision
has not been made in the previous tax
budget.
EMIL FLATTER, Mayor"
Second Veto
The second veto reads:
81 return herewith, without my ap-
proval, the resolution annexed hereto
which was passed by the common
council of this city at it's regular
1920, together with my reasons for
such action.
"My objections to installing street
been allowed are the following:
"The cost of installing street lights
differs greatly from one another, all
according to the additional poles to be
set and the amount of wiring to be
done to reach the location of the new
lights.
"The city's lighting system is divided
into several circuits with from 81 to
81 lights to a circuit. Again. these
circuits differ in size and capacity of
cable with some of them already over
loaded, which is bad, necessitating
division of circuit or substitution of
heavier cable requiring time and more
money
while each Of the lights granted by
you appears to be a necessity for the
safety of the public, especially women
and children, to which / agree, but /
fail to see the reason why light in a
circuit requiring but little time and
material should not be given advan-
tage.
81 firmly believe that cessation in
the granting of new lights until the
electrician has had the opportunity to
reinforce lines is a much better policy
than maintaining war rush orders.
EMIL FLATTER, Mayor"
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