Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-06-30
RUSH THROUGH
CITY BUSINESS
THREE-QUARTERS OF HOUR
FINISHES COUNCIL
WORK


WORK
The city council convened in special
session last Tuesday evening and
made short work Of all business on
the table, completing its work and
adjourning within three-Quarters of an
hour after being called to order. The
entire council with the exception of
Aldermen Leak and Gearhart, was
present.
Authorizes Bids
The finance committee submitted a
resolution to advertise for bids for
the sale of the S150,000 worth of wat
er works improvement bonds which
were authorized in recent ordinance.
! The resolution was adopted and the
! committee instructed for the bids.
A number of property holders in the
block on Second street between Scott
and Mcclellan streets presented pc
tition protesting against the unsanitA
ry conditions prevailing at the barn
occupied as a sale stable by Abe
vNatarus. This matter had been
brought to the attention of the city
before and promise had been given
that the cause of complaint would be
remedied. The matter was referred to
the board of health.
Asks Payment
]. w. Edee presented a petition ask
ing for the payment of sum of $4,000
due him on a contract with the city
for some property which the city pur-
chased of him. According to the terms
of the contract this sum was to be
paid in installments of $1,000 each at
| intervals of two years for each in
stallment. Stating that he intended
going into business and consequently
had great need of the money, the pc
titioner asked that the terms of the
contract be set aside and the full
amount paid at once The petition was
referred to the committee on finance.
A petition signed by Ernest A. Dunn,
Jr., George Silbernagel, Jr., and A. w.
Gerhard asking for the use of the city
stone crusher located in the north
part of the city near the plant of the
! Wausau Granite company, was read.
The petitioners stated that they
wished to crush ten carloads of gran
ite for experimental purposes, and
would give the city rs per cent to so
ner cent of the granite as payment for
ss 0f the ahifae Should the
experiments turn out successful, it is
the intention of the interested parties
to Incorporate the Wausau Crushed
Granite Products company as local
manufacturing concern. The expert
ments are to extend over a period of
about one month. The council voted
to grant the use of the crusher for the
purpose stated.
The committee on licenses presented
IS report, recommending the grant
ing of licenses to about twenty-five.
Sewer Bid
The board of public works report
cd the result of their advertisement
for bids for the construction of the
sewers allowed by the city. hTe low
est bid. and the one occepted, was
presented. by F. w. F/use and Carl
Lott, local contractors, to whom the
contract was awarded The report
was ordered placed on file.
Alderman Gaetzman directed the at
tention of the council to the matter
of the construction of a sewer on the
Sturgeon Eddy road from the Dr. Wahl
property to Weston avenue. This had
been considered at the last regular
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the property owners along this thor
oughfare presented a remonstrance
protesting against the construction of
this particular line of sewer. It was
stated that the present sewer was in
defective condition and an unwhole-
some odor emanated therefrom. The
situation was aired in few minutes
of discussion, the city engineer, 3. G..
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the conditions prevailing at the place
in question. The property owners
claimed that the outlet emptied into a
space of dead water in which there
was no current to carry away the ref
use. The city engineer stated that
the outlet was in good condition and
so built that the odor could not come
from that source, and further, that to
carry the outlet into the main chan
mel would cause prohibitive expense.
might easily be the cause of the con
ditions complained about, could be
easily repaired, he stated.
To Build Sewer
Alderman Luedtke stated that the
board of public works was perfectly
willing to recommend the construc-
/ tion of the proposed sewer line, and a
recess of five minutes was taken to al
low the board to take immediate ac-
tion. At the conclusion of the recess
the board recommended that the re-
monstrance be disallowed The rec
ommendation was adopted, and il was
moved and carried that the plans for
| the extension as made by the city en-
gineer be adopted and that the board
of public works advertise for bids for
the construction work.
The council adjourned at $40 D. m.
After adjournment Mayor Flatter in
formed the council that the city Of
ficials had been invited TO take part in
the Fourth of July parade next Mon
day and asked that all be there