Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-09-02
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The Common Council convened in special
session on Monday, August 23th, 1868.
His Honor the Mayor presiding.
Present-Ald Bertram, Gillett, Hennessey
Jones, Lindon, Moore, OByrne, Prentiss
Schaller and WegemGn.
The following accounts were read, and un-
der suspension of rules allowed:
Against city General .fund-account of H
Bertram, for freight for hose, $l.95; John
ONeil for hauling, $l25 Chas. Beckmann
and a. Francl for services as Board of Review,
SIG each.
Against lst ward-accounts of Austin Nc
Grail for work streets, $4.87; Q. K. Coe
for lumber delivered, 67.79.
Against 9Th ward Poor Fund-account Of
Theodore Rack, Jr., for provisions, $8.l8.
Against 9th ward Poor Fund-accoun OF
August Benkendorf for l cord of wood, 81.
Account of G. Pfster for $50 fee of 3-inch
hose and for repairing sections, old hose,
$685. 80 referred to committee on Fire De-
partment.
Account of Cading & Strehlow for work GU
streets in the I'd ward, ST referred to Aid. OF
the I'd ward.
Account of D. & F. Kusel for nails, $2.66
leave granted to withdraw account.
The Judiciary committee to W HON was re-
ferred the account of F. Hermann. for SER
vices as city assessor, recommended the allow
ance of said account. Report adopted and
account allowed as recommended, at $3.50.
BY Alderman Prentss.
Resolved, That there be and there is hereby
levied Vi on the real and personal property
OF the city of Waterfowl, the following taxes
for the year 1868, for city, ward and school
purposes, to wit: For current expenses Of the
city General Government --....... mills upon
the dollar. For contingent expenses of schools,
for teachers wages and repairing school houses
mills upon the dollar. Upon the taxa
able property of the several wards for ward
purposes, the following
First ward, mills upo,. the dollar; I'd
ward, mills upon the dollar; 3D. ward,
mills upon the dollar 4th ward
mills upon the dollar; 9Th ward, mills
upon the dollar; 9Th ward, mills upon
the dollar; 18th Ward.---mills upon the
dollar; { til ward Poor Fund--mills upon
the dollar; 9th ward Poor Fund, - mills
upon the dollar; and the sum of---mills
upon the dollar for the purpose oftaking uE
Improvement bonds of the city.
On motion, the blanks in the resolution
were filled up as follows:
For city General Government, q mills
| for expenses Of schools, etc., p mills; for lst
ward, mills I'd ward, J mill, Sd ward,
Mills 18th ward, mills, 9Th ward mills,
! 9th ward, mills, 18th ward 4 mills, 18th ward
Poor, MILL 9Th ward Poor l mill, and tor
taking up Improvement bonds, 3 mills upon
the dollar. Resolution as filed up adopted.
| By Alderman Prentiss
Resolved, That there be and there is hereby
iIevied a tax Of two mills on the dollar, on the
real and personal property Of the city, tol
building a bridge across Rock river, at the
! foot of Milwaukee street on the east side, and
| Spr ng street on the west side fsaid river
Laid oyer until next meeting.
| The Judiciary committee, to whom was re-
! ferred the resolution in regard OF taking ur
! city Improvement bonds Of L. R. Cady, re
| ported in favor of paying the amount for sale
bonds as contained in SAID resolution. Or
motion report adopted and Clerk directed t.
| issue order forthwith.
| By Alderman Moore:
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he i
! hereby authorized to negotiate for the salt
| of all vacant school lots situated in the Is
and 4th wards of the city, for cash or on time
! and report to the Common Council. Th
sales to be subject to the approval Of the Com
! mon Council. Adopted
! On motion the Council adjourned,
/ ANTON FRANCL, City Clerk