Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-24
Board of Street Commissioners.

Proceedings Of a regular meeting of the
Board OF Street Commissioners held Janua-
ry %, 1877:
Presentations. Maerzke, Prilzlam, Quent-
meyer, Rohr, WILDER and Woodland
Com RChr was chosen chairman pro tenn
GA motion OF Com. WILDER the reading of
the minutes of the previous meeting was
dispensed with
TIE returns OF the special election held
on the 10Th ult in the 18th ward, for pur-
pose OF electlng an A Iderman to fill vac ncy,
were read by the clerk, and on motion of
Com WILDER, William DIN was declared
by the Board duly elected. Mr.. DIN after
being sworn in took his seat
The following accounts against the City
General Fund Ware presented and referred
as follows:
To finance Committee Account of An.
dreas Wundt, winding up the public clock,
from December rs to Dec. '76 $36.
TO COMMITTEE on Fire Dept-Account of
). IL Schulz, snndres TO Fire Department
$685.; w. Z. Steinman, suction boot for
oiisby Engine, 81; s. NJ. Eaton hauling
Sllby Engine to fires, $40; Kunert Bros,
sundres TO fire Dept, 1886.
10 Committee on Streets and Bridges
Account OF }. Elftler, 80 days work cutting
ice at ridges and holes for fire engines,
$50; b. Hogan same 20 days, 94o, and NJ.
Sweeney Same, l03 days $1,000.
The account OF Clemens Lau for Carpen-
ter work at Engine House No. |, 81 days,
1892, was under the suspension of the
rules allowed and the clerk authorized TO
issue an order for the same against the City
General Fund.
The following accounts, duly certified to,
were under the suspension Of the rules al
lowed:
for pIanks, $685..
Filth Ward Poor Fund-Ferd Hartwg,
CORDS wood to poo: soc.
Sixth Ward General Fund-H. Winken-
werder, nails, e'c, 6.37 F. Hermann, rent
for room at registry and election, 600 In
favor OF Second ward, work at County Line
street, $50
Sixth Ward Poor Fund-Acc't of Mrs.
Schmuizler, rent of room for widow Stimm
from February IL, 1876, to February Ii,
1877, 24.OO
Seventh Ward Fund-Acc't of D. & F.
husel for nails and scraper 8.4S; Charles
McDermott, days work, 600; Thomas
. Donnell day work, LIS; Cbas. McDer-
mott, repairing scraper, rs cts John Nc
Donald, ! day work, 63cts
The account Of the St. Demands church.
1000, for l60 loads gravel delived to the Sd
ward in 1873, was referred to the commits
soner of said ward
The Finance Committee reported in favor
OF allowing The following accounts, viz:
ID. Blumenleld, printing from January
22d, 1876, to December 23d, 1876, bait;
Jones & McHugh, hand bills, ETC., and
Treasurer's Tax Receipts for 9Th and 9th
wards, 35 90; Hall Skinner, legal SER
vices 6 co.
On motion the reports were accepted the
accounts allowed and the Clerk authorized
to issue orders for said amounts against the
City General Fund
Inc Clerk was also requested by said re-
ports to send bill of 1880 for printing tax
receipts for the 9Th and 9Th wards to the
Board of Supervisors of Dodge county.
Com. Queptmeyer, Chairman of the Com
mlttee on Streets and Bridges, reported
verbally that lie and Com. Woodland, also
member OF said Committee, in accordance
with resolution passed by this Board on
the 9Th inst, had employed Mr.. Judson
Prentice to oversee the building Of the
abutments and pier and all other work con-
nected with the building Of Hustisford street
bridge for compensation not less than $40
and no more than 800
On motion of Com WILDER, CONS. Rohr,
Woodland and Maerzke were appointed
Committee to draw up and present any nee
essary acts to be passed by The Legislature,
amending our city charter, and to submit
the same to this Board at the next M Getting
On motion the Board adjourned until
Monday, the 18th inst, at o'clock, P. NJ.
A. TANCK, City Clerk.