Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-05-04
COUNCIL ADDS TO
MEMORIAL FUND
PILOT OFFICIAL PAPER
ELECTS MEMBERS OF
SCHOOL BOARD

The common council on Tuesday
night held a most important meeting,
transacting an unusual amount OF
business. Jt elected four school board
members, voted donation OF $1,000
to the Memorial fund being raised by
Burns post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and designated The Pilot as the of
fetal Paper" besides doing much OF
routine character.
The vote of the $1,000 for the Me-
mortal was unanimous, members or
the council feeling that the city should
have an official part in paying hom-
age in this small way to Wausau and
Marathon county's dead. The resalu-
tion was introduced by f. ]. Gaetzman,
who moved it's adoption. and was Sec
onded by Brayton e. Smith.
Pledge Economy
Alderman Morisette introduced q
resolution calling upon the city coun-
Gil to be economical this year and to
pledge itself to policy of re-trench-
ment. I'VE are bonded for $4,000 at
present" said Mr.. Morisette, 'and at
present are paying about S5S,000 a
year in interest. We must not let it
go higher" He called upon the MEM
bers of the council to guard all ex-
penditures carefully.
Petitions for lights. refund of taxes,
the improvement of Fourteenth street,
water main extensions, sprinkling
were referred to the proper COM
mittees, following which commune
cation from Mrs. Helen Stephenson,
polio swoman, relative to a bathing
beach was read. Mrs. Stephenson's
repor. was referred 20 the committee
Of recreation which will later bring
the matter to the attention of the
council. A letter was read informing
the council that the annual conven-
tion of the League of Wisconsin Mu-
inequalities would be held on June
r. 8 and 8 at Appleton. The league
urged the city of Wausau to send
de legates, declaring that it was par
ticuiarly necessary now inasmuch as
rural communities seem intent upon
having laws passed at the next ses-
sion of the legislature placing a
heavier state tax on cities. The COM
munication was referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
Company C0-operates
A letter from the Wisconsin Valley
Electric company relative to the re-
lnoval of snow from the city streets
was read. In this communication it
was explained that the company ex-
pended $500 this last winter and p It.
Stone, city attorney told the council
that this had been done by the conf
pany despite the fact that contract
entered into in 1920 by the city With
the electric company exonerated the
concern from any charge for removal
of snow. The agreement was made
in view Of several extensions of the
lines that have since been made.
Councilmen seemed to share Mr.
Stones opinion that the company had
been acting in good faith in coop
Grating with the city in removal of
snow and Mayor Flatter stated that
the electric company had had as many
as six or seven teams at work when
the city had only ten.
Petitions for sewer construction
were adopted as follows: Forest
street, Tenth to Eleventh: Eighth
street, Park avenue to Wausau ave-
nue.; Miller avenue, Fairmont street
to Grand avenue; S. Sixth avenue,
Thomas to Rosencranz street; Thom-
as, Fourth avenue Eighth avenue;
Mcintosh, Seymour to Prospect ave-
nue.; S. Sixth avenue, Thomas to Sner-
man: Alexander, Third avenue 10