Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-03-10

Common Council. Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 7th, 1922, 7:30 O'Clock
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! Present-Ald. De Swarte. Engel
Krafczyk, Notbohn, Ragsdale, Yer
, giels, Wood, Woodside-S
Mayor Hanson in the chair.
On motion of Alderman RagsdaIe,
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with, and min
utes were approved as printed.
Report of City Clerk and Acting
Comptroller for the month of Feb
ruary, 1922. Read and ordered placed
on file.
Report of Superintendent of Water
Works for the month CT February,
1922. Read and ordered placed on file.
Report of Chief of Police of viola
tions of cydinances, and street lights
not burning during the month of Feb
ruary, 1922. Read and ordered placed
on file.
Communications from Die dric h
Brothers, Wisconsin Cycle Sales Co.,
and Badger State Motorcycle Co.
Read and referred to Committee on
Finance.
Communication from City Attorney
submitting report on the legality of
changing the salaries of firemen.
Read and referred to Committees on
Finance and Fire and Police.
The Chair asked if anyone present
desired to be heard on any subject of
interest.
Mr.. Hans A. Koenig, Mr.. VIM. A.
Walker, Jr., and others spoke briefly
on the question of improving Eighth
Avenue, by laying water and sewer
mains and grading and paving said
street.
Mr.. Koenig presented letters from
Mr.. Fred Pabst, Vice-President Wash
ington Highlands Company, and Mr..
Henry A. Koch, suggesting a post
ponement of the improvement of
Eighth Avenue.
Mr.. VIM. F. Tubesing submitted a
plan and talked at length on a viaduct
over the Menomonee River and the
tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway Company.
Mr.. Louis o. Stauff spoke at length
on the condition of Stickney Avenue.
Other gentlemen present spoke on
the condition of various streets.
The Board of Public Works sub
mitted report of the hearing on the
improvement of Eighth Avenue and
East Center street, held Saturday,
March 4th, 1922. After discussion
Aid. Ragsdale moved that the Council
act on said report.
Resolutions providing for the con-
firmation of the report of assessment
of benefits accruing from laying water
and sewer mains in Eighth Avenue
from Lake street to East North Ave
enue, and in East Center Street from
Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue.
Adopted (8).
The bills and payroll ($1,173.35),
introduced. Read and referred to
Committee on Finance.
Petition of Don j. Sullivan, praying
for permission to tap the County
Water Main in Kenyon Avenue. Read
and referred to Committee on Sewer
and Water.
Resolution ratifying action of City
Clerk and Acting Comptroller in dis
posing of Liberty Bonds and deposit
ing $10,110.30 in School Building
Fund. Read and referred 20 Commit
tee on Finance.
! The Committee on finance reported
back bills and payroll and no separ-
ate action being asked, allowed and
ordered paid.
The Committee on Finance reported
back resolution providing for ratif-
cation action of City Clerk in dispos-
ing of $10,000.00 Liberty Bonds.
Adopted (8).
The Committee on Plats and
Grades reported back ordinance re-
establishing grade on Eighth Avenue,
Adopted. (8).
The Committee on Sewer and Water
reported back petition of Don J. Sui
Ivan, praying for permission to tap
| the County Water Main on KENYON
Avenue, with resolution granting said
permission, and resolution adopted.
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The board of Public Works and
Committee on streets reported back
resolution providing for the condem-
nation of a strip of land thirty feet
in width and 3S8.47 feet in length,
for the purpose of opening a street.
Adopted. g
Captain Henry Leisk thanked the
Council for action taken relative to
opening said street.
There being no further business.
and on motion of AID. Engel, the