Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-04
$4,000 BOND ISSUE
SOLD ON JOINT BID

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w w AIbers was present and upor
invitation of the mayor presented hi;
side of the question. He stated thai
he had received a notice to attend the
meeting of the board but was unable
to be present. He later saw the mayor
personally and told him that he be-
lieved the action was not proper ano
if work was started he would have an
Injunction served, which was done
81 do not believe he said, that the
council has the right to confiscate
properly and the contemplated action
is not fair or just. You speak OF the
twenty-five foot driveway being able
| to handle traffic safely. So 1t would
/ be If 1t were always clear, but what
! if there are two cars parked, one on
each side of the street? There would
| then not be enough room for another
car to pass in safety. | think this Will
be a sad mistake and unjust to the
property owners on the east side of
the street Mr. Albers stated further
that if the street were narrowed he
would carry the matter to the supreme
court If necessary
The resolution had been referred to
report at the next meeting. City At
torney p. t. Stone explained the pro-
cesses necessary in order to make the
action of the board of public works
conform to the state law, and realizing
that this would take considerable
time, the council decided to set the
process in motion at once. Alderman
Zielsdorf therefore moved that the
matter be recalled from the commit
tee and immediate action be taken.
The motion was carried and the reso-
luton was adopted and the board of
public works instructed to take the
necessary steps and report at the next
meeting of the council.
The question of the appointment of
a policewoman was revived during the
evening. Mrs. J. w. Laut read a COM
munication to the council protesting
against the shelving of the subject.
Alderman Zielsdorf called attention
to the fact that the former petition
could not again be acted upon and
that new petition would be required
This was Immediately drawn up and
presented before the meeting adjourn
ed The petition was referred to the
on police and finance
Petitions Referred
Various petitions were referred to
the proper committees, among them
one for the construction of alley cross
ings on Sixth street, light on the
Town Line road, and a request from
property owners on Adams street that
the council have something done to
better the road surface on that street
between Sixth and Seventh. The
Wausau Central Labor body was
granted the right to sell soft drinks
Monday, September 5. without paying
the usual license fee.
William koepke of this city, SO
years of age, presented a communica-
tion in which he expressed a wish to
turn over to the city the title deeds
to all his property in return for ad-
mission to the county home and hos
pital where his wife is now an inmate.
This was referred to the committees
on judiciary and poor. The village of
Dorchester, through Frank Nagel,
president of the village board, sent
communication relative to the pur-
chase of steam engine which they
mad learned was for sale. The matter
was referred to the fire committee.
Alderman Luedtke asked the mayor
what was being done about the pro-
tests on the Sturgeon Eddy sewer.
The mayor replied that the board of
public works had made special trips
to the scene of the trouble and was
able to locate only one break in the
pipe which was repaired, but that
after that time the protests flew as
thick as ever So the sanitary engi-
neer of the state board of health was
called and he made an exhaustive
survey OF the situation Since that
time nothing has been heard from
Madison but the report would be hur-
ried up II possible and then the diff
hculty could be remedied.
New Lights
Lights at the intersections of Cen
rich and John streets, Prospect ave-
nue. and LeMessurier street, Grand
avenue and Ethel street, and Sixth
street and Park avenue were allowed
upon the recommendation of the light
ing committee. The report of the chief
OF police was accepted and placed on
file.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mended that the plat of the ]. J.
Graebel addition to the city of Wau-
sau be adopted Alderman Leak asked
whether these plans had been seen
and approved by the city engineer.
and upon MIR, Gowan's answer in the
negative. moved that the report be
referred back to the committee. After
some debate the motion was carried
Alderman Borowitz drew attention
to the many violations of the parking
ordinances recently enacted. His