Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-04-14
COMMON COUNCIL


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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 n in
utes were approved as printed.
Financial statement of city clerk and
acting comptroller for the month of
March, 1922. Read and ordered placed
on file.
Report of the superintendent of wa
ter works for month of March, 1922.
Read and ordered placed on file.
Report of chief of police of violation
of ordinances during month of March,
1922 Read and ordered placed on file.
Report of chief Of police of street
lights not burning during month of
March, 1922. Referred to the commit
tee on finance.
Report of the city sealer for first
quarter of 1922. Read and ordered
placed on file
Communication from r. Il. john
stone relative to planting memory
trees" Read and referred to the com
mittee on public buildings and grounds
BY Aid. Krafczyk Request of Ar
thur h. Voss, H. L. Logan ct al. for
two street lights on Fifty-ninth street,
between Grand avenue and the Blue
Mound road, Read and referred to
committee on streets and lights.
Communication from Robert Rom.
setting forth that it viii be perfectly
agreeable to him to have street car
passenger shelter placed on the south
east corner of Third avenue and Wash
ington street, provided it will be re-
moved in case of sale of property
Read and referred to the city engineer,
with directions to take the matter up
with Mr.. MulIett Of the electric COM
pany.
Communication from Charles ].
Weaver relative to the predicament Of
Mrs, Mary Anderson, in the matter of
erecting a store building in the con-
tinuation Of Government Heights
Read and referred to the city clerk
with directions to communicate with
Mr. Weaver and give him all possible
information regarding the board Of
appeals and the manner of laying
questions of this kinA before that body
Resolution providing for the pay
ment Of appraisers fees to the APP
praisers appointed by Judge Walter
Schinz for their services in connection
with the condemnation of lands for the
opening of Vista avenue Read and
referred to committee on Finance.
Bills and pay rolls ($1 1922,
S2OS.O0) introduced Read and re-
ferred to committee on finance.
An ordinance to establish the grade
on Vista avenue 9nd Twelfth avenue
Read and referred to committee on
plats and grades.
Resolution ratifying the action Of
city clerk in issuing city orders in
payment of county taxes surtaXes and
normal income tax due state and
county Read and referred TO COM
mittee on finance.
Resolution regulating the tapping of
the county water main. Read and re-
ferred to committee on sewer and
water.
Resolution providing for the con-
demnation of strip of land for the
purpose of widening an alley south of
Red Arrow court. Read and referred
to board of public works.
Application of Mrs. d. L. DeSwarte
for permit to tap the county water
main. Read and referred to committee
on sewer and water
Report of board Of public works on
bids received for grading and paving
Fifty-third street. Read by the chair.
On roll call said report was adopted
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A resolution providing for the issue
of $50 10000 school bonds, ninth series.
Read and referred to committee on
finance with instructions to city clerk
to publish said resolution in the Off
cial paper as a proposed resolution,
as provided by law.
The chairman asked If anyone pres
ent desired to be heard on any question
of interest to the common council
Messrs. John f. Goebel, II. j. Van
Wagner. Chief of Police Baltes, Off
GER Stamm and Alderman Notbohm
spoke briefly on the conditions pre-
vailing in the neighborhood of st.
James. and Alice streets on the occa-
sions Of dances held at Germania Hall.
The finance Committee reported
back bills and pay rolls and on roll
call same we're allowed and ordered
paid.
From same committee, resolution
providing for payment of county taxes
and surtaxes and county and state
portion Of normal income taxes.
Adopted.
The committee on sewer and water
reposed resolution regulating the tap
ping Of county water main. Adopted
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From same committee, application
Of Mrs. DeSwarte, with resolution au-
thorizing the tapping Of county water
main Adopted.
From committee on plats and
grades, ordinance establishing the