Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-29
Board OF Street Commissioners.

Proceedings of regular meeting of the
Board OF Street Commissioners held Nov. 27
1876:
All members present except Com. Wood
ard Com. Rohr chosen Chairman pro tenn
The minutes of the previous regular and
special meetings were read and approved.
The account Of Straw Il Murphy agains
the CITY General Fund for lights in street
lamps, painting signs ETC., S2l.97 was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The following accounts. duly certified to,
were under the suspension of The rules al
lowed as follows:
Against Third ward fund: J. Weber &
Son, lumber, $63.73.
Fourth Ward Fund.-. Weber & Son,
lumber, $42.60
Sixth ward Fund.-. Weber & Son,
lumber, S4928; J. Weber & Son. lumber,
$3.50; Christ May, lumber, $2l.57; Il.
Peters, IA days teaming, 63,75; Chas
Hoehne, s. days same, $3.50; Chas
Hoehne, a days same, 1925; H. Hepel, g.
days same 1890; H. Hepel, u days same
100; Z. Ruebhausen dsy same 800; G.
Ruebhausen, 245 loads gravel rs; J. Bull,
! da y'sWork 50 cts; Chas. Kepp, day
work 100; Aug. Wenzel, a days 450;
Fred kuehi, A days, 400; John Schuett,
A days, 4.5O; VIM. Wenze, 2 days, 200;
Louis VogeI, 26 days, $500; S. Meier, sta
tlonery 100; Chas. Ruebhausen, 4 days Iu-
spector of Registry and Election 800; L.
Vogel, same 500; Chas Beckmann, days
on Board of Registry and l day Clerk of
Election 500; Henry Peters, Clerk. of cleo
ton 90: and George MeJ er, Inspector OF
Election 200.
Seventh ward fund:
j. Prentice, stalking out boundaries Of
Clark street, 50 F.; Dennis Crowley, FIVE
uays teaming and work, and timber fo-
bridge, $3.50; John Kelly, work and
teaming, $6,75; NJ. PREM, one days team
ing, So; and F. H. Breckenridge three days
same, SO.
The Finance Committee recommended
the allowance of the following accounts
against the City General Fund: A. Benke
six nights services as special watch duri ng
the Fair, $3.50, and..J. Prentice survey and
level of Engine house No. 2. So; and plan
and specification OF Fl ustisford Street Bridge
$40. Report accepted and accounts al
lowed.
Com. Pritzlaf and Rohr, members of the
Committee on gas, to whom was refe rred
the petition Of Spangenberg and others, re-
ported as follows:
We, the undersigned, Committee on Gas
light, respectfully report that we recon-
mend the erection Of the necessary lamps
by. the Supervisors of the lst and I'd wards
as soon as the Gas Company shall have ex-
tended their main pipe, and the gas to be
furnished at the expense of the city
Com. WILDER moved to lay the report on
the table. Ayes and noes called with the
following result: Ayes-Coms. Block and
Wilber,2. Noes-Coms Maerzke PritzIaff,
Quentmeyer and Rohr, 4.
On motion of Com. Quentmeyer, the re-
port was Withdrawn and the petition re-
ferred TO said Committee.
On motion o: Com. Quentmeyer the
Clerk was authorized to issue orders to sew
eral inspectors of registry and election and
to the clerks of election. The contract be-
tween tie city and Mr. Thomas Baxter, for
building the abutmen,s and pier of Husts-
ford street bridge, was read by the Clerk
and acceF ted by the Board
On motion the Board adjourned until
Dec. l next, at o'clock P. NJ
A. TANCK, City Clerk.