Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-07-06
BARN CONTRACT
NOW AWARDED
COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED
ACCEPTANCE OF LOWEST
RESPONSIBLE BID


The common council held a regular
meeting last evening at the city hall,
it having been adjourned from Tues
day, July 4th, Independence day. Most
important last Eight was the awarding
OF the contract for the erection of the
municipal barn on the market square
to Richard Seefeldt whose bid was
$4,000 exclusive of electric wiring
and plumbing which will be taken
care of separately.
The awarding of the contract to the
lowest responsible bidder was not ac-
complished without argument. Inas-
much the other bidder, Robert Juedes,
had submitted a bid of Sll,542 includ-
ing wiring and plumbing, ii was con-
sidered unfair by some OF the coun- =
cilmen to award the contract without
readvertising for bids both ways.
However, this was overruled by the
majority, the vote being eleven to six.
Opposed to awarding the contract
We're Aldermen Gaetzman, Sell, Pre-
gont, Kell, Luedtke and Proehnow.
Petitions Submitted
Petitions for lights at, North First
avenue and Knox street, N Fourth
avenue and Union avenue and N.
Third avenue and Polk were sub
mitted to the committee on lighting.
A petition for water mains on Divi-
sion street between Fourth and Fifth
streets was referred. The council
appropriated $4,000 for band con-
certs during the remainder OF the sea-
son.
Some argument was entered into re-
garding the moving of the C, NJ 4 st.
p, switch stand on Jackson street. II
the city will pay for moving this. the
railway company, 1t wis explained,
would donate the strip of property il
owns at this end of Jackson, thus Civ
ing the city an opportunity to open UP
the street. Inasmuch as the cost was
estimated at between $1,000 and $1,S00
the resolution was referred to the
board of public works and city attor-
ney. They will investigate and OBJ
tain definite figure on the cost, re-
porting what information they obtain
to the council at its meeting on July
18th.
Grant Petitions
The committee ON sewers recom-
mend that petition for a sewer at
| West street and Fifth avenue be al
lowed. This was approvec and the
council also allowed a petition for a
sewer on the Town Line road. 1t dis
allowed the petition asking for the
drainage of the Silyerthorn swamp.
The report of the committee on streets
and bridges suggested that signs be
placed about the city to point our the
direction to free camping grounds was
accepted and the council authorized
the placing of these signs. The coun-
Gil voted to have rocks and stones
gathered up at Wausau avenue and
Fourteenth street after each rain so
as to keep this highway clear. The
petition asking for the grading of II.
Forest street was rejected on the rec
ommendation Of the committee, which
felt that conditions are not right. The
committee on paving recommended
the adoption of the petition asking
for the paving of Luebner street.
The report Of Roy A. Chellis, city
treasurer, was accepted and placed on
file. 1t shows $275,S25.1S as the cash
on hand. The general fund has a ball
ance of $239, ,260.46 and the water de-
partment a balance of $57,996.91. A
school oyerdraft OF $8,746.42 and an
Industrial school oyerdraft of ST.
352.92 were recorded. The treasurer's
cash amounted to $2S7, ,15S.03. The
report OF Thomas Malone. chief OF no.
lice, was read and placed on file.
Reopen Question
Alderman Borowitz presented the
question OF the opening OF Adams
street to the property owned by the
Misses Hoeflinger. Mr.. Borowitz de-
clared that he had not been able 10
meet some OF the property owners
in the vicinity and that he felt some
thing ought TO be done Immediately
to open up the street. The Hoeainger
sisters had met every requirement
made by the city, he declared. and had
set aside property for the ex-
tension OF Adams street. Mr.. Boro-
witz also called attention to the poor
OF the east ana west ap-
proaches to the high bridge and urged
that they be replanked.
Mayor Flatter informed the coun-
ell that the Wisconsin Valley Electric
company had been requested TO put
It's tracks In the street on Clark is
land and that this would be done. Mr..
called the attention of
The council TO several complaints that
had been made to him regarding the
OF boys during band CON
;erts. He urged that better order be
The owner OF the corner on Third
ivenue that is TO be partially cut by
he elimination Of the turn on the
Merrill road appeared before the
council. He declared that this change
would destroy his property entirely
md that letter received from the
executive Office at Madison had in
ormed him that he should appeal to
he city for redress as the city, not
he state, Is. making the change. The
board OF public works and city attor-
ney will investigate. The commit
ee on recreation was instructed to
'emoye the building at the old bath
ng beach site and use the lumber for
whatever IL deems proper. Alderman
Iuedtke was made manager OF the
baseball team and the council Is ar
angling 20 play the county on the first