Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-06-09
COMMON COUNCIL
Regular Meeting

Present-Ald. Engel, Krafczyk,
Notbohm, Ragsdale, Vergiels, Wood,
Woodside-7.
Mayor Hanson in the Chair.
On motion of Aid. Engel the read
ing of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with and the min
utes were approved as printed.
Financial Statement of City Clerk
and Acting Comptroller for the month
of May, 1872, read anu ordered placed
on file.
Report of Chief of Police, violations
of ordinances during the month of
May, 1922, read and ordered placed on
file.
Report of Chief of Police, street
lights not burning in month of May,
1922, referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Report of the Superintendent of
Water Works for the month of May,
1922, read and ordered placed on file.
Communication from the Blatz-
Hasten CO., relative to insurance on
boilers at pumping station, read and
referred to Committee on Finance.
Proposals of the Milwaukee Boiler
Manufacturing Co., and the Advance
Boiler and Tank Co., for repairing
boiler at pumping station, read and
referred to Committee on Finance. =
Plats of Mueller's Wauwatosa Adj
dition and Arndt's Sub Division re-
ferred to Committee on Plats and
Grades and the City Plan Commission.
Petition of Herbert G. w. Meyer,
and others, praying that action be
taken to eliminate heavy trucking on
Greenfield Place, read and referred to
the Committee on Streets and Lights.
Petition of Frederick H. Smith and
others, praying for the improvement
of Oak Hill Avenue from Second Ave
nue. to Wauwatosa avenue, read and
referred to the Committee on Streets
and Lights and the City Engineer.
The bills and semi monthly payroll
of Laborers and Clerks were then in
troduced, read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Resolution requesting the Mayor to
appoint Mr.. Adolph F. Muellner Di-
rector of Playground Activities for
one year without pay. Read by the
Chair.
Aid. DeSwarte present.
On motion of Aid. Wood, the rules
were suspended and the resolution
adopted.
Resolution providing for transfer of
| $S,500.00 from General Fund to School
Building Fund, read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
From the Board of Public Works
Reports of bids received with reso-
buttons recommending awarding con-
tracts to lowest bidders for furnish
ing crushed stone, street oil, laying
water mains, sewer and water later
ais and constructing sidewalks.
Adopted.
From same Board
Report on bids received for boring
and casing well, laid over until June
goth.
From same Board
Resolutions ratifying and confirm
ing action of Board of Public Works
in the matter of assessments of ben
efits and damages accruing from grad
ing and paving 53rd street and Gov
eminent Avenue; the laying of water
mains in Gridley Avenue, Woodland
Avenue, West Center Street, Forest
Street and Pleasant Street; and san
itary sewer in Gridley Avenue.
Adopted.
Resolution providing for advising
I. NJ. Z. r. & L. Co. that the NJ. L.
H. I. Co., would be required to install
necessary pumping equipment and
machinery on or adjacent to the new
well. Read and referred to Commit
tee on Sewer and Water.
From same Board
Resolution providing for the con-
demnation of strip of land for the
purpose of extending Tenth Avenue
Adopted.
The Chair asked if anyone present
desired to be heard.
Mr.. Oscar Wilson asked that the re-
Gently established grade on Vista Ave
nue. be changed.
From Committee on Finance
Bills and payroll allowed and or
| dered paid.
BY Aid. Engel-
Resolution requiring a fee of five
dollars with each plat Submitted to
the Common Council after July LIST.
Adopted under suspension of the
rules.
From Committee on Finance
Resolution providing for payment
to contractors of amounts withheld at
time of settlement. Adopted.
From same Committee
Resolution for having boiler at
pumping station repaired by the Ad
vance Boiler and Tank Co. Adopted.
From same Committee.
Resolution providing for renewing
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