Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-06-13
Board of Street Commissioners.

Proceedings of a regular meeting of the
Board OF Street Commissioners held June
Nth, 1917:
Roll called, all the Aldermen present.
On motion of Aid Goette Aid kusel
was chosen chairman pro tenn
Minutes of the previous meeting read by
the Clerk and approved
A petition of w Brown and others, pray
ing for the erection of lamp posts on Yves:
Main street, was referred to the Committee
on Gas Lights.
Acct of = Schroeder for cleaning hose
of fire engines, amount Sl.25 was referred
to Committee on Fire Department.
Acct Of August Block for extra required
services and books, amt $54.62, introduced
by Aid. Maerzke, was referred to the FL
nance Committee. Acct of Philip Hacket
for work in lookup, sworn to; intro
duced by Aid. Goette, was referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings.
Acct of F. Bursnger for six months
services as engineer, amt $3.50, was referred
to the. Committee on Fire Department.
Acct of F. W. Gorhes for work, intro
duced by Aid Kuse amt 3d. was referred
to the Committee on Fire Department.
The following accounts were allowed
under the suspension of the rules, all the
aldermen voting in the affirmative:
|. Against City General Fund: -George
Henze for services as nightwatch for the
month Of May $50; Peter Blair the same
services $35; l.. Jaehrling for money ad-
vanced for Fire Department 81; L. Bruegger
for freight and carriage on bell So .63; Vim.
Schultz for freight and carriage on bell $3.50
2. Against First Ward Fund.- Fred. Kap-
linger for days teamiug $l2.
3. Against Third Ward Fund:-John
Mclaughlin for y days work $9l7; Pat
rick Mccain for 73days work s9.l7; Lewis
Cuby for = days work $9l7; joseph Dim
minskey for y days work Se.l7; Frank
McCran for 65 days work S7.92.
A. Against Sixth Ward Poor Fund:-C.
Ruebhausen for money advanced for fire
wood for widow Stinm 1915.
5 Against Seventh Ward Fund.- Ohm
Hefty for days work So; John Kelley tor
3 days work with team SO.
The special committee of Aid. Goette to
whom was referred the petition of @. Wig
genhorn and Others for constructing a side
walk on the east sde of Sixth street, First
ward, reported the same favorably to the
petitioners with al accompanying ordinance,
Report accepted.
The committee on Streets and Bridges to
whom Was referred the ordinance prescrlb-
ing penalty for the violation of certain city
ordinances, reported the same back with the
recommendation that it may pass. Report
accepted.
Alderman Goette introduced an ordnance
establishing the grade on 9th street in the
LIST and I'd wards Ordnance read the flrst
and second time, when on motion CT AID
Goette all rules were suspended and the
same was put upon its third reading; READ
the third time and passed.
The same Alderman introduced an ord
nance for the building of sidewalk on the
east side 9th street, lst ward; read the trst
and second time, when on motion all rules
were suspended and the same put upon its
third reading; read the third time and pas
ed Next in order cane the ordnance pre-
scribng penalties for the violation Of city
ordinances; read the second time, when on
motion it had its third reading and passed.
On motion of Aid. Finn the committee
on gas lights, to whom vas referred the res
olution effectng the reduction OF the price
of gas consumed by the city: was dlscharg-
ed from further report on the same.
The following resolutions lntroouceo ny
Aid. Finn were adopted:
LIST. Resolved, That from and after the
First day of July, 1877, the price to be PAID
for Gas consumed in street lamps, engine
houses and council room, together with all
expense of lighting and extingushing, shall
be three dollars per thousand feet, and no
more.
I'd, Resolued, That from and after the
passage of this resolution, the following
time table shall be strictly observed; Forty
minutes after sunset, the lamps at the test
meter and other meters shall be lighted;
then all others, 40 soon as possible. AT
half past ten the lamps at meter shall be
extinguished, and all others .as soon as pos
sibe afterwards, except on nights when the
moon is above the horizon, then no gas shall
ha lit or continue tn burn after the moon