Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-10
of Street COMMISSIONS s.


Proceedings # a regular meeting of the
Board of Street Commissioners held Jan
uary Sth, 1877.
Present = CONS. Pritzaff, Quentmeyer,
Rohr, WILDER and Woodland.
Com. Rohr chosen chairman pro tenn, and
on motion the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
Com WILDER presented petition Ct GF
| McArdle and Louis Kniesel, ir, for the pas
sage of a resolution forbldding the purchase
OF butter, eggs, &c, on West Avenue, by
irresponsible buyers. Referred to judiciary
committee.
The following accounts, duly certified to,
were presented, under the suspension of the
rules allowed. and the Clerk authorized to
| issue orders accordingly:
Against City General Fund-Chas Wood
l gal lard oil for engine, ST. J. Weber u
Son, lumber for engine house No. 1 $13.9S;
Hamlin & Ford, same, $12S1; M Cum
bingham, quarter years salary as Marshal,
500; H. Bode, services as mght-watch for
December, $40; Michl Kllian, same, $40;
F. Baebenroth, pen-holders and rubber
bands, S105; VIM Bieber, SIX months sal
airy as Sup't of public schools to Nov Is,
last pas, $3.50; A. Tanck, six months sal
airy as city clerk, 1926, three days services
on board of review, SO, and postage expend-
ed on behalf of the city, $l24; II. Pritz-
laf, sundry hardware, including 2 coal
stoves for engine houses, P119.92; A. Ben
kendorf, days services as special police,
So; Chs Zautner, same, So; August Benke.
l day, same, S150; S. M. Eaton, ! cord
disposing of dead ANIMALS &c, $119S; ID.
| e, u noel bor l,v $40 1R. Nm Il
Quentmeyer, work on engine house No. 1,
$3.50; Daniel Clark, plan for engine house
No 2, S12; Chs. +. Straw, running Silsby
engine from June 9th to Dec. 5th, $3.50; +.
Bursinger, same, for engine No. l, $3.50;
J. Habbegger & Co., Oil, S2.70; and Bolls
Il Prochazka, repairing chains and hooks, So
Against First Ward FUND.-. & F.
Kusel. repairing lanterns, S2.75.
Against Second Ward Fund--Hamlin q
Ford, lumber, Sl62 II; Theodore Prehtlss,
lumber and work on sewer, S13; d. & f.
Kusel nails, S219 VIM. Wek, 2 days
work, So; H. PritzIaf, nails, spikes &c ,
SPOTS Christ May, oak lumber, S43O5 ;
j. Prentice, surveying, 50; H. Hessler,
work with team, $1,000 and E. Honerja-
ger, repairing lanterns, S6,65.
Against Third Ward Fund-Geo Hall,
331 days work, SAT-; James Rogan, days
work with team, S12; J. n. Bartlett, AZ
days work, Sc; Henry Mclaughlin, days
work with team, 50 }; McLlaughlin, ,
DAYS work, ST. so ID. & f Kusel spikes,
Sc 50 Pat Rogan, days work with team,
So John Cleaver. 3 days same, $3.50 Jos.
Monrean, days work, $3.50; S. Bakman.
days work, 1918; II. Mcmahon, 13 days
work, S13; John O'Neal, 33 days work,
S33 Nj. Sweeney. days work So rs NJ
Cummings. days work, IS; Rev. VIM
Corby, 25 loads of broken stones, $12.50 !;
and Michael Hackett, blacksmith work
$3.50.
Against Fourth ward fund.-. Il F. Ku-
sci, nails &c 1915
Against Fifth ward fund-Jacob Weber
4 Son, lumber, $l43,9l, and ID. 4 f. kusei,
nails, SIS. %.
Against Fifth ward poof fund.-, Hart
wig, one cord of wood and 100 pounds of
-four to 9Th ward poor, $500.
The following accounts were referred, viz:
To Finance Committee-Messrs. Hall Il
Skinner, legal services, Sc; Jones & M:
Hugh, printing, S35, so, and D. Blumenfeld
same, Sl34l7
TO Com. OF 4th ward-acct of St. Bern
: ards church for gravel delivered on streets
IN said ward in the fail Of 1873, $50.
The Committee on Gas reported in favor
of the allowance Of the acct of the Water
town Gas Co.. viz: Gas consumed in Coun-
cil Room and Engine Houses from April
20 December, 1876, $39, is; gas consumed
in street lamps from March 20, 10 Nov 81 :,
1916, in 65 lamps, 243, $50 cubic feet at
So so per 1000 1888 II. Report accepted
and accts allowed.
Tue Finance Committee also reported in
favor of the account of Jacob Scha!ler, for
posting notices OF special election la the 7th
ward, Is cts. Report accepted and accl
allowed, and ordered to be paid out of the
City General Fund.
The following report was alsos Introduced:
In conformation with ctafte 3, section
|, vf the laws of Wisconsin,, passed in the
year 1874 the undersigned have canvassed
the returns ct the votes polled at special
election held in the 7th ward of this city on
the 23d inst, for purpose of electng an
Alderman to fill vacancy caused by the
death of the former Alderman, FIR. derrick
Block, and found the following result
whole number of votes Cast, SLOT which
William DIN. received 3d. and John Nc
Gollrick received %. We also fnd by the
papers returned to US tina. the Board con-
ductirg SAID election was not legally sworn
In and that therefore in our Judgment said
election is void.
Dated at the city of Watertown. Wis,
this 18th day of December, A. D., 1876.
A. TANcK. City Clerk.
VIM H RoHR, Aid. lst ward.
HENRY PRlTzLAFF, AID I'd ward
Report accepted
On motion of Com. Woodard, the Com
mttee on streets and Bridges was r, qusst-
ed and empowered to engage u suitable res
ponsibe person to oversee the building of
the abutments and pier at Hustisford Street
Bridge.
On motion the Board adjourned until
Jan. %, 1877, At Z o'clock P. n.
A. TANCK, City Clerk.
Bank of Watertown Report.
Semi-Annual Report of the Bank of Wa
tcrtown, showing statement of the follow
ing items on the morning of the first Mon
day of January, 1877:
RESOURCES.
| Loans and Discounts axcent IN