Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-06-08

Lueutke declared Lnat man cannot
live for less than thirty to forty cents
an hour and then it was not much
more than a bare living. 81 wonder
how many people can send their chill
dren to school on twenty-five cents
an hour?"' asked Alderman Prochnow.
That's why so many of our children
leave school so early" After a lit
tie further discussion, the wage scale,
prepared by Aldermen Gehring, Kell
and Raduechel, was adopted. 1t is
in substance as follows:
Street Repairing and Grading
Labor, 5 40 so
leaning, 10 80
Rock spreading C wheeling, .35-.40
Oiling Streets
Labor 40
Teaming 20 : 80
Cleaning Streets
Labor so
Sewers and Drains
Labor AS so
Teaming go
Removing snow and ice .35
leaning .65
Refuse and Garbage
leaning 10
Oak Island so
Incineratcr 60
Parks, Labor 80
Lighting
Labor, so a,A
Asst Elect. .65
1t was then moved that e. Jackson,
w. Washington and Clark street be
paved with concrete. The board of
public works was authorized to let
the bid to the lowest responsible bid
der. Carl Lotz's bid was lowest, be-
ing $1.8S square foot.
The report of the board of public
works relative to the sewers to be
built during this year was accepted
The committee on recreation sub
mitted an important report covering
the progress made in the investigation
of sites for swimming beach.
Temporarily Beach
1t was announced that Temporal
ry beach had been provided in the
Wisconsin river north of the pump
ing station but on the west side This
site is above all sewers and is said
to be ideal II is too far north, how
ever, TO be made permanent. The
committee announced that II had
completed repairs at Yawkey park
would be cared for at no expense to
the city.
The reports of Roy A. Chellis, city
treasurer. f. A. Schneider, city poor
commissioner and Thos. Malone, chief
of police were accepted and placed
on file. The mayor announced the
appointment of l.. H. Wheeler to sue
ced himself and Fred Miller to sue
coed C. A. Barwig, as members OF
the police and fire commission, and of
j. j. Muckerheide and Peter Zindel
to succeed themselves as weed COM
missioners.
Attention was called to the danger
of parking cars on the west side of
first avenue between Clark and CAL
lon streets. A resolution was adopted
making 1t illegal to conduct Junk
business within the fire limits.
When the meeting was practically
over, Mayor Flatter announced that
VIM. A. Taege, president of the school
board. was present ard might like
to say few words to the council.
MT Taege was granted the floor and
declared that he wished to ask the
cooperation of the city council in
the administration OF school affairs
this year. I'VE are considerably over
crowded in the high school this year
and l think 1t would be wise for the
council to name committee to work
with the board of the public schools.
The enrolment OF the high school
is now 1000 and there is a seating
capacity of only 500" The mayor
urged all councilmen to visit the
schools but this was not satisfactory
10 some and Alderman Prochnow
moved that committee be appointed
10 work with the board OF education
On this committee, the mayor appoint
ed Alderman Prochnow and Smith
and Miss Helen Ohm.
Permanent Pavement
Alderman Ringle declared that af-
ter careful investigation and ctudy
ne mad come to the conclusion that
the only KIND of n pavement for n
street Us permanent one and that
ne believed II would be best In the
future TO use permanent pavemen,
in all cases.
Alderman Schulenburg called the
councils attention to the fact thai
trees were being killed on Oak Island
oy hres that start in the debris there
Mayor Platter declared that the only
trees that are dead are Oaks and tha,
they have died because of high water
and not fire.
Some complaint was voicel about
the enforcement of the rules OF the
road. IF citizens would cooperate
with the city police, the law would
be enforced" declared Alderman Nor.
isette and Alderman Gaetzman sec,
onded the opinion when ne declared
that he would be willing to get out