Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-10-05
CITY COUNCIL
DENIES SCHOOL
COUNCIL VOTES AGAINST
COMPLETING CENTRAL
BUILDING

octouer meeting, held Tuesday night
rejected the report of its own com
mittee recommending the completion
or the Central school building by
placing it on file" and proceeded
to adopt majority report OF the fl
nance committee of the council adyis-
ing against the project. The council
chamber was well filed by an audi
enoe that appeared to be interested
In the controversy and which lent its
applause to backing the speakers es-
pousing their side Of the issue.
The finance committee report, rem
dered by Carl V. Ringle and George
Morisette, estimated an expenditure
OF $350,00O necessary to the compile
tion OF the Central school and further
declared that this was not good a.
nances nor good craftsmanship ito
tax the people out OF good humor".
That the saving to be effected by
separate site and the erection of
building, II necessary, would provide
the accommodations desired in bet
ter manner seemed to be the attitude
of the committee. George w. Boro-
witE, alderman Of the Third ward and
member of the finance committee.
dissented.
Before the adoption of the report
Brayton E. Smith, alderman of the
Fifth ward, asked Mr.. Obel, architect,
to tell the council what he estimated
the completion of the Central school
as proposed would cost "The gen.
eral construction, heating. plumb
ing and wiring will be within $780,.
600" he stated "This includes an ad-
dition OF twenty-five rooms as well as
a combination auditorium and gym
nasium." Mr.. Smith declared that
the estimate of $350000 had not come
from the board of education but that
the committees report was the first
intimation he had had that such might
be the case
Harry G. Berger, member of the
school board, was called upon to tell
how such a project might be financed.
He said that the city was bonded to
within $256,000 of its legal limit. "we
do not want to go too close to the
danger line" he declared. Figures
prepared by the school board. which
include the purchase of real estate
for the Central school and also anoth-
er site. show that the total cost of
school improvements would be in the
netghborhood OF 275,000 or $500. 900.
My idea is that an issue of $3.50, 900 in
ponds could be floated and the finan-
cial institutions OF Wausau would
make arrangements to carry the bal
ance or money needed for schools for
a period of several years. On that
OASIS the city could take care or
school requirements and not be near
the danger line"
p. T. Stone, city attorney, took ux-
ception to this, declaring that any
such action would nevertheless be
included in the city's indebtedness
and would bring the city above its
legal borrowing capacity.
81 did not sign the report of the
committee because | could not ignore
our committees report on school con-
ditions," said Mr.. Borowitz. 81 wish
to deny the statement that our school
board can be handled as our superin-
tendent wishes. The board Of educa-
tion has given many hours to a care
ful study of conditions. 1t Is time
that we recognized this Mr.. Tobey
is up and going and wishes to give us
good schools and the same initiative
Is shown by every business man It
is an insult to ignore the recommen-
dations of the school board. We
haven't given one-third the time to a
study Of schools that the school board
has"
Alderman Gehring of the Sixth ward
declared that none OF them were op-
posed to education "But / want TO
see the best results from the money
spent" he said. "The erection Of the
Central school was a fzzle in the first
place in the face of the referendum
taken opposing IL. would venture
10 say that the completion of the Cen
tral school will cost 100000, whereas
building in another location would
serve the people OF the community
from fifteen TO twenty years.
The final vote on the committee re-
port was as follows:
Noes-Gaetzman Crooks, Borowitz,
Ohm. Scholfield, Smith and Gearhart.
Ayes--Ringle, Sell, Morisette, Gehr-
ing. Raduechel Deichsel, Schulenberg,
rregont, Kell, Luedtke and Prochnow.
Alderman Gehring moved that a
committee OF the common council be
appointed to work with the board of
education on building program May
or Flatter appointed Aldermen Gehr-
ing, Smith and Ringle 10 act on this
The members OF the fire department
petitioned the council TO use fits in
huence for the double platoon system.
The bid OF 5000 for the Herman Paff
place was accepted. Mayor Flatter
recommended that the council in
struct City Attorney Stone TO appeal
10 the court 20 nullify the order OF
the Industrial Commission requiring
the city 10 pay Bernice Allen, widow
OF George Allen, former member OF
the fire department, stipulated sum
OF money. II was reported that the
had made the award with
out giving the city a chance TO defend
itself The suggestion was accepted
and the attorney was so instructed.
A resolution was adopted TO the ef-
feet that all contributions received
by the fire department for services
rendered on runs one-fourth mile out
side the city limits should be placed
In the pension fund.
A letter from members OF Burns
post. No. 1893. Veterans Of Foreign