Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-01

, meeting Of the citizens of WATERFOWL i,
hereby recommended to be held in front @
the Lindon House at 6 o'clock on the eve
ming OF Saturday August 18th. 1863. Mos
| important questions affecting the welfare. I,
the city will be considered. A general at
tendance of tax payers is requested. Being
Aldermen, and aware of the situation. wf
deem TINS notice and call due to our fellow
citizens. PATRICK DEVY,
RICHARD JOKES,
(. HARTWIG.
August 18th, 1869.
In accordance with tn, above notice ,
large number of citizens assembled at tht
place above named, about o'clock in the
evening, when Mr. Patrick Rogan called
the meeting to order and moved that Mr.. D
". Ballou be elected President. which mo-
ton was carried. On motion. Mr.. E. D. Coe
was chosen Secretary Mr. Patrick DevY
then stated the object for which this meet
ing OF citizens had been called, after viii oh,
Mr.. P. Rogan moved that the President ap-
point committee of three to draw up res
olutions expressive of the sense of the meet
ing. The motion having been adopted Mr.
D. Hall, Mr.. Michael Gallagher, and Mr.. ]
Weber were made such committee. While the
committee were out, Mr.. Edward johnson
was called out and spoke at length on the
financial condition of the city, and the EN-
barrassment caused by its Railroad Bond
indahfcHpaoo NJ H. r.
of the committee, then read the following
resolutions, and made a speech in explana-
existed of vigorous and harmonious action
being taken on the important subject to
which they relate. The resolutions were
then read a second time, and aft.r being
amended in one respect, were unanimously
adopted. as follows
ResoEped, First, That we disapprove of the
secret policy adopted by our city Council
in dealing with our city debts, and that in
our opinion all transactions in relation to
the same should be open and voted on by
all the members of the Council, ms, cad OF
being delegated to secret committee.
Second, That we are in la or of a settle
men, of our city debt at uniform rate, to
be openly and fairly Fixed, on a full under
staining, by our citizens, aud that we are
willing to pay as large a percentage of the
same as can Je reasonably borne by our
city, and still leave to it fair chance to
prosper. That any other course will be de-
structive alike of our interests, and that of
our creditors, by It's anuIhilati ng effect on
all our values and on the entire basis OF
taxation.
Third, That we believe that the plan of
operations adopted by our city Council in
stead of atiOrding any relief, Will ouly ag-
grayate the evil, by levying heavy taxes to
pay portion OF our debt and leaving US
the more exposed to the most exacting and
relentless portion OF our creditors. ANA
that in our opinion no safe plan OF settle
mcnt can be carried into effect without
further and suitable legislation.
Fourth, That not more than fifty per cent
of the principal without any inter ST. is ali
we can pay OF our city debt, and that next
winter we should get such legislation as
may be necessary to carry this plan of set
tlement into full effect And that we deem
it essential to any plaza of settlement, that
IL shall be generally and fully accepted by
our citizens, that the fullest assurance may
ne given that the new contracts e. tered IN
to will be most Sacrediy fulfilled.
Fifth, That we believe that the true plan
il to give new bonds in exchange tor the
old ones for such fifty per cent. running on
long time 1T a reasonable rate OF interest
SO as to give our city chance for growth,
and thus lit the burden that presses on our
and industry, threatening the
destruction Of both.
Mr.. P. Rogan then moved that all
the members Of the present Common Coun
ell be requested to resign. The question
was Their put, but the vote on both sides
was so even that the President was unable
to decide whether the motion was approved
or rejected, and made no announcement
Mr.. P. Rogan, moved that a vote Of
thanks be extended to the minority of the
Common Council who had resisted tie exc
cution of the plan of the majority for set
ting the city Indebtedness. A vote was
taken and the ayes appearing to have it, the
motion was declared adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
D. " BALLOU, Charm.
E. D. Coz, Sec'y.
w ntertown, August 28th, 1869.
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Nv HY DsnN II HELEr Us KNOW. y
4 certain indiyiduarsaoyn throughout the
State as an eminent setter-up ofrias. went on
his travel, few days since TO do Sometimes
toward securing the success of various in
trigues and plots in whi ch he was engaged
at certain place lie was approached by an
anxious friend of prominent candidate for
State office, who expressed his desire that
something might be done TO enhance said
candidates interests. The following was the
response which he received, and it must
have come to him with all the sad force OF
Maud Muller's at might have been ,
"Wen-why didn't George let US know ht
wanted to run; we would have put him OF
the ticket and he would have got his nomi
nation without trouble" Needless ''George'
he deserves to lose.
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