Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-19
COMMON COUNCIL

Regular Meeting, 7:3O o'clock P. NJ.
Tuesday, May 10th, 1922.
Present-Ald DeSwarte, EngeT
Krafczyk, Notbohm, Ragsdale, Wood
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Mayor Hanson in the Chair.
On motion of Aid. Wood, the read
ing of the minutes Of the last meet
ing was dispensed with and the min
utes were approved as printed.
Petitions of John F. La Boule, John
LeDain, Fred H. Schroeder and others.
praying that water and sewer mains.
house drains and laterals be laid i
Eleventh avenue and Thirteenth ave
nue. between East North avenue and
Meinecke avenue read by the Chair.
who called attention to the fact that
similar petition, praying for some
improvements in Twelfth avenue be-
tween East North Avenue and Mein-
ecke avenue had been filed by Mr.. La
Boule May End. Mr.. La 3oule was
present and asked to take the floor.
After discussion the three petitions
were referred to the Committee on
Sewer and Water.
Aid. Vergiels and Woodside present.
Communication from r. w. God
frey, relative to oiling Sixth Avenue,
read and referred to the Committee on
streets.
Petition of E. D. Hoyt, praying for
the widening of the roadway on Park
Street, read and referred to the Com
mitee on Streets.
Application of Frank C. Behrend.
President, Highway Transit Co., incor-
porated, for license to operate bus line
through the City of Wauwatosa, read
and referred to the Committee on Lii
cense.
Communication from Henry J.
Weber, relative to paving Fifty-ninth
street, south of Blue Mound Road,
read and referred to the Committee
on Streets.
Petition of William E. Sivenie and
others, praying that portions of Euclid
Park and Golfside GARDENS be annexed
to the City of Wauwatosa, read and
referred to the City Plan Commission.
Petition of J. H. Voelkel and others.
praying that provision be made ir
the next nudge: for the construction
of new bridge across the Menomonee
River at Sixty-frst street, read and
referred to the Committee on Streets.
Petition of J. H. Voelkel and others,
praying that Grand Avenue be placed
on the Arterial Highway system, read
by the Chair, who informed Mr.. Voel-
KEEL that his desires had been antici-
pated, and that by an ordinance,
adopted April 21st, 1922, Grand Ave.
was now part of such arterial high
way system.
Petition of j. H. Voelkel and others,
praying for police protection of the
children attending Aetna Park School,
read and referred to the Police and
Fire Commission and the Committee
on Fire and Police.
The bills and semi-monthy payroll
of laborers and clerks Tin the sum of
S1,251.7S) were then introduced, read
and referred to the Committee on Fl
nance.
At the request of the Chair, Mr..
Frederick S. Lawrie, General Man
ager, Safety Traffic Light Manufac-
turing Co., took the floor to explain
the advantages Disappearing Dome
Type Traffic Lights, and offered to in
stall one of them on trial. Matter
referred to Committee on Streets.
Mr.. Wager, one of the engineers
of The Milwaukee Electric Railway &
Light Co., spoke at length regarding
pumping contract and installation of
machinery and operation of same in
connection with the proposed new well.
By Aid. Wood, resolution appro-
priating $4,000 to apply on the cost
of Memorial Day celebration May 30,
1922. Read and referred to Commit
tee on Finance.
Resolution authorizing Board of
Education to sign and execute cor
tract for the construction of addition
to Lincoln School Building. Read
and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Resolution providing the City Clerk
to advertise for bids for S35,00000
School Bonds, Ninth Series Read and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Resolution providing for condemna-
tion of land for the purpose of ex-
tending Tenth avenue from North line
of Vliet street Subdivision to Pomona
avenue. Read and referred to the
Board of Public Works.
Resolution approving the tentative