Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-20
new COUNCIL
HOLDS FIRST
MEETING tues.

Members of the 1921 and 1922 city
council held their last meeting Tues
day evening in the city hall. Among
the items brought up at this meeting
was the application of DR.. F. e. Tryon
for health officer. The application
was referred to the board of health.
The OFT Hardware company was
granted building permit. The mem
bers of the concern expect to erect
structure in the rear of their pres
ent store, on Fourth street.
New Council
The new council members were in
stalled after the old adjourned. Char
les Poison, alderman of the First
ward, is the only new member.
Address of. Mayor
Mayor andre in his address to the
new council brought up a number
of subjects of general public interest.
He spoke of the commercial activity
here, of the growth of various local
enterprises and the geographical and
healthful advantages of Baraboo. The
mayor mentioned the new charter un-
der which the City of Baraboo now
operates and stated that while the
new charter law wipes out the 2 1-2
per cent tax limitation and substi
tutes tax levy limitation of 8 1-2
per cent besides an additional eight
mills for school purposes, he believed
that the city government should be
so conducted that it would be pos
sible to adhere to the former 2 1-2
per cent tax.
The mayor suggested that the office
OF police justice be dispensed with
and that the work of the city sealer
of weights and measures be perform
ed by the janitor of the city hall at a
minimum expense to the public.
The. question of the public schools
was brought up by Mayor andre and
he stated that their successful opera.
ton required prudent use of the mon
ey raised by general taxation. Street
improvements and sewer extensions
were dwelt upon and mention made of
the street signs erected.
Mayor andre told how municipal
ownership of the water works result
ed from intolerant conditions and how
the whole system had been improv
ed. and advocated municipal owner
ship of the lighting plant and eouip
ment He. suggested two elections to
accomplish this; first a vote of the
people to determine whether the same
shall be acquired and second on the
question of bonding the city to paw
the purchase price of the plant and
equipment.
CITY Officers Appointed
The following officers were appoint
ed by Mayor Adolph andre: II. c.
Okern, president of the council: S. H.
Wood, city clerk; V. II. Cady, city
attorney; H. E. French, city engi-
neer; John Steinbrink street COM
Homer Jeffries, janitor and
auto truck driver. The meetings of
the council will be held the second
and fourth Thursdays of the month.
Committees appointed include:
Finance-Hans c. Okern, chairman.
Charles w. GOette, Charles Poison:
Streets and Bridges-W. C. Miller.
chairman, c. L. Walrath, Charles
Poison; Sewers-Arthur Judevine.
chairman, H. c. Okern, E. II. Roser:
Fire and City Buildings-W. c. Mill
er, Henry Graf chairman, T. r. Deppe
License-Charles w Goette. chair
man. Charles l.. Walrath, Edward II.
ROser; Ordinance-Edward II. Roser
chairman, Charles w. Goette. Henry
Graf; Health and Water-T. r. Deppe
Henry Graf, Arthur Jude
vine; Fire Wardens- T. r. Deppe.
LIST ward, W. c. Miller I'd ward, II. G. /
Okern, Sd ward; Citizens Special
Committee-M II. Mould, First ward. (
George Isenberg Second ward. Oscar
Third ward; Miscellaneous
Charles Walrath, chairman, Arthur
Judevine, Charles Poison.
The council recommended the mark
board to grant an appropriation of
$1,000 instead of $500 to the Baraboo /
Marine band this year