Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-04-21

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By order of the Board of Education.
VIM. BIEBER, Clerk.
Dated " aterJown, April Sth, 1868.
Report ordered to be published.
Petition Of George Steinfel and others,
praying for the construction Of sidewalk
on The south side of County Line Street, in
the I'd ward, from 9TH street to 9th street.
Read and referred 10 the Aldermen Of the I'd
Ward.
Account Of the Watertown Republican for
printing, $40. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
Resolved, That the Mayor be allowed the
sum of twenty-five dollars for contingent ex-
penses during his term of Office. Adopted
and order drawn on the City General And.
Resolved, That Hon Ch&s. Beckmar is en-
titled to the thanks OF the people of this city
for the fidelity ana efficiency with which he
has discharged the duties of the office of
Mayor. Adopted.
Resolved That the thanks of this Council
be and are hereby rendered TO Anton Francl
for the very able and gentlemanly manner in
which he has discharged the duties of his
Office as Clerk of this city for the past year.
Adopted
Aid. Bertram moved that committee of
three be appointed to canvas the votes polled
at the last charter election. Carried, and
the Mayor appointed Aid. Bertram, Moore
and Gillett.
The Mayor informed the Common Council
that ne and the Clerk were served with a
summons IN case of Robert Low VS.. the City
of Watertown, issued out Of the United States
District Court at Milwaukee, to plaintiff 8
damage Of 5000.
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF MAYOR BECKMAN.
Gentlemen of the Common Council:
In now Withdrawing from you, [ might at
tempt to reopen and lay before you step by
step, all that we may have achieved in our
official actions, and which las not been effect
ed and the experiences and difficulties that
we have passed through, and have review
OF the same. But as all that ia yet fresh in
your memory, and it cannot be Of material
interest to you, / shall not enter upon it, and
only remark that however little good we may
have achieved, and however difficult cur posi-
ton may have been and how often We may
have disagreed on important measures, you
always arrived at land for the good of our con
stituents, and our meetings have always been
characterized by friendly and charitable
feelings And | hereby openly acknowledge
and confess that though my heart has some
times been very low under the heavy respon
sibiity Of our position, you have always met
me with kind faces and encouraging looks and
actions, and made it very easy, pleasant
and agreeable thing to preside over you, and
you have borne up kindly and patiently with
my deficiencies. / thank you with all my
heart for all this. You have my sincere and
best wishes, while give over the chair to my
successor. May an advise Providence guide
you in the future, and pour her blessings up
on you AID Us generally, as che has in the
past Again I thank you and bid you fare
we'll CHARLES BECKMAN, Mayor.
On motion, Council adjourned sine dle.
ANTON rnnNt Cd Civ Clerk
The ne n Council Was called TO order by the
Clerk.
Present-His Honor John Richards, Mayor;
Aldermen Andrews Bertram, Devy, Halliger,
Hartwig Jones, Mayer, Moore, 0'Byrne, Olin,
Pierpont, Wegemann, Williams and Weise-
mann.
His Honor the Mayor presiding.
By Aid. Moore:
Resolved, That the rules of the old Common
Council be adopted until otherwise amended.
adopted
By AID. O'Byrne:
Resolved, That the bond CT the City Treas
urer be, and the same is hereby fixed at the
sun of forty thousand dollars. Adopted
By Aid Moore
Resolved, That committee of three be APP
pointed by the Mayor to examine the tax GER
tifcates now in the hands Of the City Treasu-
rer, and report to the Common Council at the
next regular meeting. Adopted.
The Mayor appointed Aid, Moore, Pierpont
and Bertram
On motion Council adjourned until April
18th, at o'clock p m.
4. FRANCL, City Clerk