Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-04-28
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

o0ooio1i1 n 1Stu, 1905.
His Honor the Mayor presiding.
Present-Ald. Andrews, Bertram, Devy,
Halliger, Hartwig, Jones, Mayer, Moore,
O'Byrne, Olin, Pierpont, Wegemann, Will
iams and Weisemann.
The Mayor addressed the Common Council
Aid. O'Byrne moved to proceed to the cleo
ton of President of the Common Council
by informal ballot. NJ. B. Williams received
Is, and H. s. Pierpont received vote
On motion of Aid Pierpont NJ B. Williams
was declared duly elected.
By Aid. Meore:
Resolved, That the salaries of the different
city officers herein named, for the ensuing
year, shall be and are hereby fixed at the
following sum set opposite their ma mes, to wit:
The Treasurer shall receive
The Clerk shall receive
The Marshal shall receive
The Superintendent of Public Schools, and
Clerk of the Board Of Education, ex oficio,
shall receive
Provided that the Treasurer shall not be
paid until after, or at the final settlement
with the Common Council. All other officers
quarterly.
Provided further, that the said salaries of
the said city officers shall be in lieu of all
claims against the city for their respective
services as such officers for said city
/ Aid. O'Byrne moved to fill the blank for
Treasurer's salary with 800. Carried
Aid. Pierpont moved to insert same amount
as salary for the Clerk. Aid. Moore moved
to amend by inserting $780, Aid. O'Byrne
moved to amend by inserting $500. Amend
ment Of Ale. O'Byrne carried, and blank
! fl ed with $500.
AID. O'Byrne moved to fill the blank for
salary of Marshal with $500. Carried.
Aid. Moore moved to fill the blank for SAL
| airy of Superintendent of Public Schools and
as Clerk Of the Board of Education, with $3.50.
| Carried. Resolution as filled up adopted.
Aid. Mayer moved to proceed to the cleo
| tioa of city officers. Carried
! A. Francl received all the votes and de-
| clared duly elected as City Clerk.
| E. Off received all the votes cast and de-
| clared duly elected City Marshal.
| Judson Prentice received all the votes cast
for City Surveyor and declared duly elected.
Emil Rothe having received maj GRITTY of
the votes cast was declared duly elected as
City Attorney.
| Jacob karst having received all the votes
cast, was declared duly elected as Inspector
| of wood aud weigher of hay.
| Petition Of Thos. Moore and others praying
Tor laying out of a streetin H. Bertram's addi-
ton, in Sd ward. Referred to Aid. of Sd ward
Petition of Henry Meyer, and petition of
A. F. Manegold, and petition of George Falk-
enbridge, referred to Judiciary Committee.
| The Executive Committee Of the Board of
Health made the following report
REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
City of Watertown:
The following report of Aealth Officer and
Executive Committee Of the Board of Health
of said city is respectfully submitted.
| Whereas, 1t coming to the notice of said
Health Officer and Executive Committee Of
said Board Of Health of the city of Water
| town. that few cases of small pox had made
its appearance in said city, prompt and eff
| hcIent measures, as We trust, were immedi-
ately taken to stay the further spread and
progress Of the disease, viz:
Let. Accompan MED by the Marshal of said
city, the Health Officer proceeded from house
| to house where small poX cases were reported
to exist. Physicians, in compliance with GER
| tain orders and regulations Of the Board Of
| Health, made prompt and full reports of &C.
| casses attended by then. In this way the
/ Health Officer and Executive Committee be-
| lieve they have collected all Or nearly all the
ses now existing in the city. The following
| are the number Of casesia the several wards ::
| 1st ward, cases; I'd ward, % cases; Sd
| ward, l case; 18th ward, 8cases 5th ward, 2
cases; 9th ward, q cases; It'll ward, II cases
| Total, 70 cases.
Appended herewith will be found all the
| cases il tabular form, giving name, SEX ma
| tivity, parentage, married or single, locality,
age, attending physician, diseases as near
and full as would be wanted
I'd. As protective measure, and in our
opinion the 5urest one, Drs. Spalding, Eyer,
Feldt, Williams, Johnson and Mr.. Masterson,
were appointed to vaccinate in the several
wards, all citizens who chose to avail them
selves OF the privilege; and we are happy to
say hat very large number have done so.
As we consider this one of the most effective
means to eradicate the disease, particular
pains are being taken to get ali persons to be
Vaccinated, House to house, visits are being
made by the persons in charge of the same
Sd. Placards have been posted up at every
house IN which small pox cases are, (painted
ON them the words small pox, and all persons
having the disease persons attending upon
them, are cautioned and strictly forbidden to
leave their place of residence, under given
period, without permission of the proper au-
thority, under penalty of fine or imprison-
ment, as provided for in chapter 80 of the
revised statutes of the State of Wisconsin of
1859. Some few families have had to be
aided with the necessaries of life, the exact
amount of such aid cannot at the present be
reported, as we have not the bills at our COM
mand.
And in conclution we would state it as our
firm conviction, that if the orders and regu-
lations of the Board of Health be vigorously
and firmly carried out, the few cases now ex-
listing in our midst, will not become nucleus
for the further spread of the disease, conse-
quantity we will escape an epidemic
Appended hereto will be found notice of
the Board of Health.
Since the organization of such Board, not
sin gla Death has been reported or known to
have taken place, showing the mildness of the
disease. respectfully, SC,
DR.. JAS. CODY, Health Officer,
+ H Hss SS as;:s Committee.
Dated Watertown, April 10Th, 1869.
The official bond of the City Treasurer read
and referred o Judiciary Committee.
On motion Of AID OByrne the council pro-
ceeded to regular business
Reading of the minutes dispensed with
The following accounts were read and under
suspension of rules allowed Against the
City General Fund-Chicago s. Northwestern
R. r. Co. for freight, $24 So; JOS Miller for
goods, 81 30. 1st and I'd ward-F Bluemke
for work ca cross walks, $40.
The foil wing accounts were referred, to
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