Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-16
Board of Street Commissioners.

DOaru OF street commissioners.
Proceedings Of a regular meeting of the
Board of Street ommissoners adjourned TO
and held Jan. 10th. 1877
Roll. called Present-Ald. Goette, Ku-
sci, Maerzke, DIN. Zickert, S. Absent
Aid. Baumann and Finn, D.
A quorum being present, Aid. Kusei was
chosen Chairman pro tenn.
By AID Kusel
petition from Kunert Bros, asking for
he privilege to cover the burned roof of
their shop temporarily in order to save their
machinery. On motion petition adopted.
Accounts introduced and referred.
Against the City Gen. Fund To Fl.
Finn for expenses to Madison ard copy of
BILL So OO; referred 10 the Com. on Judici
airy Two accts. of Straw & Murphy for oils
and other articles furnished for the Fire
Dept, one Sl2.53, and the other :$l7 80.
Referred to Com. on Fire Dept. Acct. OF
Of Caswell impr CouplingCo, 5000. Referred
to the same com. Acct. of 5 NJ. Eaton for
use of horses and l set of whifflelrees,
So 90. Referred to the same com. Acct.
of Thomas Baxter for ID days work with
piled river on ID Street Bridge, $3.50 CO.
Referred TO Com on Streets ana Bridges
All tho following accounts were allowed
under suspension OF the rules; all the alder
men present voting in the affirm tive, being
5.
Against the City Gen. Fund.--To Geo.
W. Evans for coal cart, 1900; TO Joseph
Lindon for hauling engine TO FIRE twice
1000; to G. Hence for different kind of
work for Fire Dept, 500; to Robert Whyte
for work on Main Street Bridge at teren
times, 305; to Aug. Block tor fire wood for
City Clerk Office, SO; 10 Geo. Henze TO.
services AS night watch for the mouth of.
Dec 1877, 40 90; the same to Peter Blair
1000, to q. E. Straw for l quarter salary
for running No. engine to Dec 5, TT, TO-
| co. to Chas. Beckmvn salary as City Clerk
for the third quarter, 1880; to Donald
kehr salary as City Marshal for the third
quarter, 10000; to J. H. Schulz for 3
sponges, LAO; to D. Il f. Kusel for Irvine.
nails, &c. for Fire Dept, 20 30; to Patrick
Murphy for work in lookup, $50; to F.
| Baebenroth for stationery, 800; to Henry
! Bassinger for whitewashing and other work
| on engine house No. l, 90
Against the First ward.-To J. P.
Schwenhals tor nails, 80 cts; properly audit
Against the Second ward.-To Henry
Muselmann for days work rs Roadmasier,
3 Is; to Peter Levsow fur 2 days work on
streets, 200; both properly audited.
Against the Fifth ward Gen. Fund TO
] Weber K Son tor lumber and nails, 2 90;
properly audited.
Against the Fifth ward Poor Fuud-To
f Hartwg for fire wood, 400; 10 Koenig
Woodland Il Co. for flour, 4 SO; to F. j :.
Schoechert for -four, 90; all properly au-
Ited.
Against the Sixth ward Gen. Fund TO
Fred Hermann for rent of room for Board
of Registry and Election, 800; properly au
dited.
Against The Sixth ward Poor Fund.-To
Aug Block for fire wood, 800; properly
audited.
Against the Seventh ward TO H. Win
kenwerder for nails and other items, go;
TO Mich. Moran for days work on streets,
900; to Aug. Erdmana for work on streets,
3 90; ali properly audited.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The Com. on Public Buildings to VIII ON
was referred The acct of G. Phaffen BACH
4.67 for curtains, glasses and labor report
ed the same back, with the recommends
ton that the same be allowed in full. The
Com on streets aud Bridges to whom was
referred the acct. OF l.. Kabet for repairing
sign on Main Street Bridge made the like
report. The Com. on Fire Dept. to whom
were referred the following accts, viz: OF
VIM. Schultz for oil and moneys advanced
for freights, 1925; of Joseph Linden for
hauling fire engine 10 fires times, 25.e0;
10 Kunert Bros. for different kind of repair
ing works and furnishings to engines, 81 20
made The like report on them. Ali reports
accepted accounts so allowed and charged
to the City Gen. Fund; all the aldermen
present voting in the affirmative.
The street commissioners of the first
ward to whom was referred the account of
Hamin & Ford for lumber S15.85 for cor
rection reported the same back corrected,
and was allowed, all the Aid. present voting
in the affirmative.
The ST. Com. of the 9Th ward, to whom
was referred the account of Judson Prentice
for surveying, $3.50 r correction, reported
the same back corrected, and was allowed,
all the Aid. present voting in the afirma-
tive.
Resolutions introduced
By Aid. Knsel-
RESOLVED, That the City Treasurer be,
and he is hereby directed to collect frem the
sheriff of Jefferson Co. all fines collected by
him or in his possession belonging to this
city. And the Clerk is hereby directed to
present copy of this resolution to the Sher-
IF of said county.
Resolution adopted.
BY Aid Maerzke-
Rssotved, That the city engineer be. and
he is hereby zequested to make survey and
an estimate of the probable amount of dam
ages sustained by Mrs. Kronitz, by reason of
Mr.. Thos. Baxter taking and using the dirt
Of her sidewalk and destroying the same
adjoining to and northwesterly of her lot in
the 9th ward en- Hustisford street
Resolution lost.
By the same
Resolued, That the sum of fifty dollars
balance due to Thomas Baxter on his cor
tract for the building of Hustisford Street
Bridge be, and the same is hereby allowed
to him, and the Clerk directed to issue Or
ders to him for that amount.
Resolution adopted, all the Aid. presen.