Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-02
Board of Street Commission

Board of Street Commissioners adjourned to
and held December 81, 1877
Roll called--all members present.
On motion Aid. Kusel was CHOSEN chair
man pro tenn.
The minutes of the last regular meeting,
and also those of the last special meeting,
read and approved
Introduced by Aid Zickert--a petition
from Th. Prentiss and others praying for
the construction of sidewalk east of TIL.
Prentiss' addition, and south of County Line
street to County Line street bridge, in the
the End Ward, with an accompanying Ordi-
nance, was on motion referred to the Aid. of
said Ward.
BY Aid. Maerzke--a petition from Peter
keck and VIM. Souhemann, for sidewalk
on the north side of County Line street to
East avenue in the 9th Ward with an &C
companying Ordinance, was on motion re
ferred to the Alderman of said Wark.
Accounts introduced and referred:
Against the City General Fund--Account
of VIM. Schultz for oil and money advanced
for freight, $l225; to Com. on Fire Dept
account of J. Lindon for hauling engine
to fires five times, $25, to the same Com,
account of l.. Rabet for repairing sign on
Main street bridge, S1.5O; to the Com. on
Streets and bridges, acct of Kunert Bros.
for sundry work and repairing on engines,
S33 20; to Com. on Fire Dept, acct of e..
Ffafenbach for curtains in Clerks office,
for setting glass in lookup and labor $467 :;
to Committee on Puoic Buildings. against
the LIST Ward, to Hamlin u Ford for lum-
Der, S75.S5, not properly audited, referred
back for correction.
Against the 9Th Ward Gen. Fund-Ac-
countof Judson Prentice for surveying 81
SO: not properly audited and referred back
to the Aid. of said Ward for correction
All the following accounts were allowed
under suspension of tire rules, all the Aid.
voting in the affirmative
Against the City Gen'l Fund-To John
Janzen for mailing engine No. to fire, S s !;
to VIM. Grimonosky for eight days work on
sidewalk on Laberee bridge, $l2; to Henry
Vogel, for p days work on sidewalk on
same bridge, 81 cents; to Ernest Kennbold,
for nuts, nails and sundries on same bridge,
So so; to VIM. Grismonosky, for ~ days
repairing on Boughton's bridge, 1915; to Z,
Kunitz, for clearing crossings and bridges,
So; to L. Kahet, for making sidewalk OPP
poste Engine No. l, Sc; to +. Bursnger for
running steam fire engine No. for one-half
year, ending Dec. 5, 1877, $3.50.
| Against the 2nd Ward-To Judson Prem
tice for surveying and establishing grades
of streets, SOL; to K. Zautner, for repairing
| plough S4; to Andreas Bertling, for rent of
room for election purposes, 8 days, SIS; all
properly audited.
Against the Sd Ward-To Judson Prem
tiss for surveying and grading streets, SlO-
| so; to S. G.. Roper, for days services on
Board of Registry and Gen. election, S12;
both properly audited.
Against the 4th Ward-To A. Blair 70
rent of room for elections, Sc; properly ali
| dited
Against the 9th Ward Poor Fund-To A.
Block, for flour. S26; properly audited.
Against the 18th Ward-To Judson Prem
tice, for establishing boundary of streets,
So; to Dennis Crowly, for 10 days work
with team, $50; to Thomas Shilcox, for
three days work with team, SO; to
Z. G. Cole, for three days work with
team, 50; to John Kelly, for days work with
team 3d. to IL. Breckenridge for 2 days
| days work with team, 5000; TO James
Omat for 5 days work with team, SIS; to
Thomas Duffy for 81 days work with team,
1880; to John McCorick for days work
team $1,000; to Luke Cunningham for 2
days work with one horse team 400; TO
Hamln & Ford for lumber $500 to ,lhts S.
Kilian for labor on streets $l4 90; to Thos.
| OOSlSCiu tuC SAINT O.Ot, w OOuu OCSI tEC
same 1925; to james Umaly the same 0 90
| to Mich Mclaughlin the same 0. 75 to John
Glades the same 90 cts; to B. . Cornell the
same 900: to Thos. Kehoe the same $50;
to Thos. Duffy the same 90; to Thos. Car
ighan the same so; to Herman Koenig the
same $50; to Mich McCabe the same l.5O;
to John Sullivan the same Go; TO jacob
Reinhard tue same LOO; to Joseph Crandall
| tba 70 Hoe
800; TO GoIlieb Behling the same $50; TO
August Sadden the same SO cts. to Michael
Kennedy the same 100; to VIM. Rollby the
same Scots; to Charles McDermott for %
days work as Roadmaster 1915; al! proper
IL audited.
The following accounts referred to the re-
spective committee, reported the same back
with the recommendation that they be al
lowed in full Reports accepted, accounts so
allowed; all the aldermen voting for the
same, TO wit: The acct. of R. NJ. Wiggen-
ton for one years pay as Health Officer by
the Judiciary Committee; the acct. of Jud-
son Prentice for experimenting the building
of Hustisford Street Bridge by the Com. on
Streets and Bridges 5000; the acct. of j. H.
Schultz Tor alcohol and acid 100 by the
same committee.
| uC COMulftttC Ou l uOllC DuliuluRS tcIU-
| ally reported that the tower to Engine
House No. 2 was built and finished in a
good and workman-like manner Excepting
the cistern which could not be completed on
account OF superfuous water) and recon-
mendeG that the tower may now be allowed
to be used by the Fire Department. Recon-
mendation adopted. Whereupon Alderman
Finn moved, that the Clerk issu orders in
the amount specified in the contract ($480.)
in favor of Squyres the contractor, except
ing and retaining therefrom the sum of IS
| 90 until the eistern shall have been complet-
ed to the satisfaction of this Board. Motion
adopted and the Clerk so ordered, all the
| aldermen voting n the affirmative.
By Aid. Kusel,
Resolved, That the contract of W. B.
Squyres for building Silver CreekIBridge be
extended to the 18th day of June, 1873, and
that the same is to be finished up to that
time. Resolution adopted
BY Aid. Kusel,
Resolved That the Clerk be and he is
hereby directed to issue orders in the
amount of 10000, in favor of W. B. Squyres