Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-08-28
Watertowa Union League.

HdbcTtOWu OntOu LeaSues
! Meeting Aug. oath, 1872, at Bolts Hall
Main St. Roll called by President Moo re-
Minutes of preceding meeting read aud ap-
proved. Prest. called for reports of the diff
| ferent wards. The President of each ward
| gave in his report and all without exception
continue favorable to our cause. Many
members were admitted from the eth Ward
President Moore rose and propose that the
| members of the League be admitted, after
this, through the committee of safety, &C
cording to the constitution, Art 8. The
above proposition was approved, and the
following resolut ion was unanimously
adopted:
RESOLVED That any person wishing to be-
come member of che league shall give no.
tice to the committee of safety of his ward
one week before any regular meeting.
The Prest then introduced Vice President
Devy, who had been called away on busi-
ness, and whose absence was regre tied. He
met sincere and hearty welcome from his
lIltuuS III Tue league.
Mr.. Devy gave brief but interesting ac-
count of his travels north. He said our
own locality gained greatly by comparison,
with almost any other place he had seen !;
that we had facilities for advancement from
natural causes, and that our commercial ia
clities also is good, and that to make our
city grow and prosper we need men at its
head of stlict integrity-men who are
straightforward and honest. These remarks
led on to the burden our city was
suffering from, which he deplored as
IA disgrace to those who violated the trust
placed IN them, and with q view to their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, sacrificed our fine and
promising city. He asked what was the
condition of our city now at this time but
altogether n n state of decline, unable to
meet It's current expenses. How was this
brought about but by inefficient govern
ment or something worse, or both.
We are here, our homes and families are
planted here, and it behooves every man to
rise up fearl ssly and resist opposition and
fraud, or he is no man, and if we neglect to
use the power invested in US, and like the
serts of olden times, passively submit to OPP
position. Do we net deserve to suffer? and
we surely SHALL and as Mr. Hall observed,
"might will overcome right and we may be
crushed as an egg SHELF
That our readers may know the worth of
those coupons, it may be we'll to state that
coupons with running interest for Is
years will amount to $40; 10 coupons,
with interest for the same time, will amount
to Sl,340.
Mr.. R. Jones next moved the following,
that
WHEREAS. New bonds had been exchanged
for old ones and no satisfactory explanation
has been given why the missing coupons
were not attached to the old bonds before
the exchange should take place, in violation
Of the bond act, therefore,
ResolUed That we, the mem bers of the
League, respectfully request each and every
member of the Board of Bond Commits sion-
ers to give US a satisfactory statement of
what they know in regard to the exchange
above referred to, so that we shall be able
TO act inteligently upon this question at
our next regular meeting"
Mr.. Hall having stated at the previous
meeting that Mr.. Preutiss had assured him |
that the Railway Compan had taken up |
those missing coupons up to So. Mr. Carlin |
moved that ommittee of three be appoint |
ed to wait on Mr.. Prenti.s to get informa-
ton OF him concerning the matter, the fol- |
lowing members we're electt d to form said |
Mr.. Carlin, Mr.. Devy, Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. K. Jones desired to justify himself in |
saying that the assessme nts were not made
IN proper proportion, for instance, his own
property costing thirteen hun 1red dollars
Was assessed at twelve hundred dollars,
while building in the fifth Ward costing
over fifteen thousand dollars was ssessed at
six thousand
In conclusion Prest Moore expressed him.
self entirely satisfied with the success of the
League, and adjourned the meeting till
August 3lst, 1872 to be held at the same
place, Bolts Hall, half past seven P. NJ. sharp.
w SPENCE, Sec'y.
n. B.-The Vice Presided. of each Ward |
a. Committee of Safety are requested to |
meet Thursday Evening 18th inst. at the |
Presidents house, at s O'Clock, important |
business requires full attendance. See
to it.