Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-10-12

To the Common Council:
Your committee wishes to call your atten-
! ton to the fact that the city has been operat-
! ing a cash basis the past year besides pay
| ing the temporary loans of $150,000 which
| then existed and which be believe is a saving
to the tax payer.
We recommend that special attention be
given to our streets in the way of perma-
| nent paving where heavy traffic exists, espec-
tally Third Avenue which is in deplorable con-
dition. 1t is proven fact that permanent
paving is the cheapest and best and think
that Third Avenue should be paved from
Clark Street south to West street
The assessed valuation of the city now is
SIS, 1872, 378.OO with the amount of $507,-
964.00 to be raised which brings the rate a
fraction less than three and one-half per cent.
Considering the assessment of other cities in
Wisconsin, our assessment is very low by not
averaging over sixty per cent of the true value
while some run to ninety five and one
hundred per cent.
We recommend that comfort stations be
erected in several well selected locations, for
instance, the strip of land owned by
the city on what is called Clark Island The
expense connected Herewith would be very
small.
We recommend that the request of the
Board of Education in regard to the proposed
addition to the Central school building be de-
MED In presenting this report wish to
emphasize the fact that we have given the
school situation our serious consideration, adj
hitting that something ought to be done in the
very. near future, however, the financial pos
sibilities of our city must not be lost sight
of. Roughly estimated the completion of the
Central school, including the purchasing of the
| necessary grounds will cost $350,000, $751;
600 being the limit to further obligate the
city. We do not consider il good financing to
bond the city to the limit nor wise statesman
ship to tax the people out of good humor The
| city has been brought on q cash basis and
| with the present budget and strictest practice
| of economy, we hope to be able to keep it so
and give the taxpayers an opportunity to
| breathe easier
| For the reason of not encroaching upon flu
! ture business developments which certainly with
the growth of the city, will reach the vicinity
of the Central school, we deem it best to give
up the idea of completing said building even
at the sacrifice of the heating and ventilation
with which it has been equipped. The enor'
nous saving gained by not acquiring this ex-
pensive site will probably six times counter
balance the sacrifice which in Judgment
could be used to far greater advantage by
either erecting, another building on the pres
| ent high school grounds or in some other con-
venient location where the saving on the pur-
| chase price of a site might be applied to a
considerable part on the building proper. We
| recommend that the Board of Education be
instructed and authorized to acquire suit
able site for a new building considering the
! geographical location and the possibility of fu
4 ture developments of the city.
| As representatives il is our duty to see that
| the equivalent on each dollar spent be reached
and after very careful consideration our views
are hereby expressed.
/
sideration.
/ Respectfully
G. " RINGLE
GEO MORISETTE
Finance Committee.
| Supervisor Gehring moved the adoption OF
the Recommendation of the finance committee
and Supervisor Luedtke seconded the motion
Ayes and noes were: Ayes, Sell, Ringle Nor
isette. Gehring Raduechel Deichsel Schulen
burg, Pregont, Kell, Luedtke, Prochnow, ll9
Noes, Gaetzman, Crooks, Borowitz, Ohm
Scholfeld, Smith, Gearhart, 90. Total Is
Carried. Report adopted.
Supervisor Gehring then moved hat tn,
mayor appoint committee OF three wors
in conjunction with the Board of Education
in regard to this school matter. Supervisor
Iuedtke seconded the motion. Carried.
The mayor appointed Messrs. Gehring. Smitl
and Ringle.
Reports of committee on the following peti
tions for water main: Division ST. on 5th 4
ath ST. Stark St. from 9th to nth st.
Eighth St from Park TO Wausau Ave; Elev
enth St. from Park st. $50 fl. on said Elev
To the Honorable MAJOR and Common Coun
ell a the city OF wausau:
The undersigned hereby petition your Hon
orable Body TO have the necessary water main
laid on Division st. on 9Th TO 4th st. TO OBJ
BERNHARD f. RIEBE
LAURA STIEBER
JULIA HoEFLINGER
Your committee recommends the within pc
ton be allowed -
l PAUL N. fhONItNVN
IL ALB. KELL
JOHN RADUECHEL
To the Mayor and Common Council Of the cit
OF Wausau:
The undersigned being the owner Of proper
Nv on Stark 81, ~ said city 20 extent men
toned opposite my name, respectfully petition
that main pipe be lsid sor extension~ot waite
service from Ninth ST. 90 Eleventh ST. OF tn
size and in the manner IS may be determined
That SAID main pipe and water service b
laid and extended pursuant 20 the provision
| 81 the city ordinances and the regulations o
the water commission.
Dated July 90. 1922.
(Signed by w p. Scholheld. et. all
Your COMMITTEES recommend within petitio
PAUL r. PRoCHNOW
ALB. KELL
The committee reported as follows on Eigh'
st and the Eleventh Sc. water service
your committee recommends that the with
. PAUL r. PRocHNow
ALB. kELL