Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-18
COMMON COUNCIL.

Present-Ald. Marquardt, Notbohm,
Ragsdale, Vergiels, Wood, Woodside.
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.
The following bills and semi-month-
IL payroll of laborers and clerks Tin
tie sum of $465.15) were then intro
du.ed. Read and referred to the Com
mitSee on Finance.
Communication from the City Clerk
relative to short term pool table IL
cense for C. A. Hendy. Read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Licenses.
Communication from Bernard A.
Diedrich Post No. 78, American
Legion, thanking the Council for the
use of the Council Chamber as a meet
ing place. Read and ordered placed on
file.
Communication from the City Attor-
ney containing opinion as to whether
the contractors for street paving who
have failed to complete their work
could enjoin the City from awarding
contracts for paving the same streets
to other contractors. Read and placed
on file.
Petition of Edward Noonan and
others, praying for the improvement
of Fifty-third Street south of Grand
Avenue. Read and referred to the
Committee on Streets.
Petition Of d. t. Pilgrim, praying
for the cancellation of certain special
assessment sewer bonds. Read and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Resolution providing for increasing
rate of water drawn from the County
Water Main. Read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Resolution providing for payment of
State Taxes adopted under the sus-
pension of the rules.
Resolution providing for payment of
fees for licenses for two fire trucks
and one motorcycle. Adopted under
the suspension of the rules.
Budget of the Board of Education.
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.
A committee of owners of property
on Stickney Avenue between Western
Avenue and Ludington Avenue re-
newed the request for early action in
the matter of laying water and sewer
mains in said portion of Stickney Ave
nue.. The City Engineer was directed
to look into this matter and report at
the next regular meetings.
Messrs. Daniel and Giese spoke
briefly relative to the paving of streets
in the northeast portion of the city.
The Committee on Finance reported
back budget submitted by the Board
of Education with resolution provid-
ing for the adoption of same. Aid. De
Swarte asked that the matter be laid
over until the next meeting in order
that he might vote intelligently on the
question. After a prolonged discus
sion and on motion of Aid. Ragsdale,
the matter was laid over until the next
regular meeting.
Resolution providing for the adop-
ton Of specifications for paving vari-
Gus streets. Read and referred to the
Board of Public Works.
The Committee on Finance reported
back bills and payroll with recon-
mendation that they be allowed and
ordered paid. No separate action be-
ing asked, on roll call the foregoing
Dllls and payroll were allowed and or
dered paid.
From the Committee on License
report recommending that the fee
nXed by ordinance for a license for one
Year be collected from Mr.. C. A. Hendy
TO cover the additional pool table re-
Gently installed at his pool hall. On
roll call said report was adopted.
From the Committee on Finance
resolution providing for awarding a
contract for compensation insurance
Tor the ensuing year to the Roberts
company. On roll call resolution was
adopted.
From Committee on Finance-Reso-
lutlon providing for the cancellation of
certain special sewer bonds issued
e, property belonging to d. T.
AHgrlm. Adopted.
From Committee on Finance Reso-
lueion providing for increasing rate
tor water drawn from county water
main. Adopted.
from Committee on Judiciary
Passed.
Inc Chair called. attention to the
.acl that ne had inspected the dew
as'ated area in the Second Ward
"here the gravel contractors have
Deen operating to their own profit and
' s.e oetrlment of all property, both pri-
.a@ and public, abutting on the vari-
eus gravel pits, and stated that he was
.eilnded of the shell-torn battlefields
OF France.
.o -Al'er a conference with the City At
soliey' the Chair announced that every
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