Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-23

Resolutiec providing for the install
lation of a 90 c. p. street lamp on
Sixth avenue, between East Center
street and Washington street. Read
and referred to Committee on Streets
and Lights.
An ordinance providing for the an
nexation of certain territory in the
Town Of Wauwatosa. Read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Health,
Rules and Ordinances.
Ordinances providing for changing
ard re-establishing grades of Grand
avenue, between Sixty-first street and
Sixty-third street, and Gridley ave-
nue., between Greenfield avenue and
Warner avenue. Read and referred to
Committee on Plats and Grades.
An ordinance providing for the
quarterly collection of water rates.
Read and referred to Committee on
Sewer and Water.
The Finance Committee reported
back bills and payroll with recommen-
dalton that the same be allowed and
ordered paid.
No separate action being asked, on
roll call, the bills and payroll were
allowed and ordered paid.
The Committee on Streets and
Lights reported back
Communication from Mr.. f. "A.
Coffin, Sales Manager, t. M. E. r. &
L. Co, with resolution providing for
the installation of two ESQ c. p. orna-
mental lights in Fifty-ninth street, on
payment of $4,000 to the City by the
owners of the abutting property.
Adopted.
The Committee on Streets and
Lights reported back communication
from Washington Highlands CO., and
Herman Andrae Electric CO., with
resolution providing for the accept
ance of the extension of the Washing
ton Highlands Street Lighting Sys-
TEN. Adopted.
The Committee on Streets and
Lights reported back petition of Rock
Sleyster, NJ. d., representing the Mil
waukee Sanitarium, praying for the
vacation of certain alley in Finga-
dos Subdivision, with a resolution
providing for the vacation of said
alley. Adopted.
The Committee on Streets and
Lights reported back communication
from Mr.. F. Il. Coffin, Sales Manager,
T. NJ. f. R. & L. Co, with resolution
directing the City Clerk to confirm re-
cent orders for the installation of
lamps in parks and streets. Adopted.
The Committee on Streets and
Lights reported back resolution by
Alderman Ragsdale, providing for the
substitution of 100 c. p. street lamps
for so c. p. lamps now in use. Adopted.
The Chair asked the City Attorney
to outline briefly what action the
Council could take in the matter Of
assuring the officers of the Wisconsin
Lutheran Synod that no streets would
be cut through the property they con-
template buying for a college campus.
The City Attorney submitted res
'olution setting forth that at the pres
ent time no proceedings be taken to
open Fourteenth avenue, or any other
streets or any alleys in the property
known as the Van Dyke or Schoon-
maker land in the Fourth ward of the
City of Wauwatosa. On motion, the
rules were suspended and the resolu-
ton adopted
The Committee on Health, Rules
and ordinances reported back an ordi-
nance providing for the annexation of
certain territory to the City of Wau-
watosa, with recommendation that thu
ordinance be published as proposed
ordinance for four successive weeks.
On roll call said report of Committee
on Health, Rules and Ordinances
adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported
back proposal of the Fidelity and
Casualty Co. of N. ", to furnish bond
of City Treasurer to Milwaukee
County, with resolution awarding the
contract to said Fidelity and Casualty
Co. On roll call resolution adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported
back request of Superintendent OF
Water Works for an addressing ma
chine to facilitate the issuance OF
water bills, with resolution authoriz-
ing the purchase of such a machine.
Adopted.
The Committee on Plats and Grades
reported back the ordinances proyid-
ing for re-establishing grades on
Grand avenue, between Sixty-frst
and Sixty-third streets, and Gridley
avenue, between Greenfield avenue
and Warner avenue. No separate &C
tion being asked, on roll call the ordi-
nances were adopted.
The Committee on Sewer and Water
reported back ordinance providing for
quarterly collection of water rates
Passed.
The City Clerk was directed to pub
lish notice to the effect that said ordi-
nance was passed with view to
keeping the proper check on water
meters and to eliminate small leaks as
far as possible.