Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-30
Board of Street COMMISSIONS rS

Proceedings of an adjourned meeting of the
Board OF Street Commissioners, held Jan.
"a, 1878.
Roll calleI-present Aid Baumann,
Goette, Maerzke, Ohm, Ziclert-absent Aid
Finn.
A quorum being present, Aid Kusel took
the CHAR The chairman stated that this
was an adjourned meeting for the purpose
the Legislature t. enable the city to settle
It's railroad Indebtedness
Introduced by Aid. Kusel--
ResoIved, That Hon. W. w. Reed Sen
ator from this district, and Hon. II Finn,
Assemblvman from this district in the Leg
islature of Wisconsin, be, and thew are here
by respectfully requested to procure the pas
sage OF bill, entitled - A Bill for an Act to
authorize and enable the city of WATERFOWL
to levy a tax to compromise It's railroad in
debtedness," in the form presented and sub
mtted ana the clerk is hereby directed to
transmit to each of them true copy of this
resolution.
The ayes and noes being called on it, the
same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald Baumann, Goette. Kuse,,
Maerzke and Zickert Noes-OIin
On motion of Aid Goette, the Board took
up new business.
Presented by Aid Goette, petition from
s. E Randall, to obtain permission to place
machinery on eight feet of West Water
street opposite his property, whereupon Aid.
Goette offered the following resolution
Resolved, That leave be given to Mr. S
E. Randall to occupy eight feet of West
Water ST, opposite his lot, to place his ma
chinery there, providing that nothing here
in shall be SO construed as giving him the
right to the same so as to prevent, hinder or
endanger public travel or business.
Resolution adopted.
By Aid. Kusel-
WHEREAS, The state Legislature is soon
to consider the question OF locating an asy-
lum for the urable insane, and as there is
a fair prospect of It's location in this city,
therefore,
Resotyed, That the city clerk is hereby
authorized to communicate with Senator w.
w. Reed, and Assembiyman H Finn. with
a view to ascertain whether such institute on
is to be built, and to ascertain further what
inducements, if any, are necessary to locate
the institution IN this city ; and the clerk is
hereby directed to transmit to each of them
true copy of this resolution.
Resolution adopted.
BY Aid, Goette,
Resolved, That the clerk take and pre-
serve a copy of the bill entitled, A Bill
| for an Act to Authorize and enable the City
Of Waterfowl to Levy a Tax to Compromise
| it's Railroad Indebtedness" in his office.
Resolution adopted.
On motion Board adjourned
CHARLES BECKMAN. City Clerk.
A BILL for an Act to authorize the City
of WatertOWn to lew tax to COmDrO-
mise its Railroad indebtedness.
Tile PEOPLE of State Of Wisconsin repre-
Seufed in Senate and Il assembly 40 enact
as toll0zvs:
| SECTION The Common Council of
| the city of Watertown is hereby author
lied to levy special tax Of seventy thou
sand dollars for thepurpose OF enabling said
city to compromise with It's creditors as
provided in this Act. Said tax to be levied
and collected in the manner now provided
by law for the levy and collection OF gen
eral taxes but in two installments of thir-
ty-hve thousand dollars each, and at the
times fixed by Section three CD and four
| a. of this Act.
SEC. 2. 1t is hereby made the duty OF
the Clerk of said city to provide for and
keep suitable book in which he shall
register all unpaid outstanding bonds and
coupons which have been issued by said
city, in aid of any Railroad Company, by
recording the name of the owner, the
number and description and amount ofsaid
bonds and coupons, whenever they shall
be presented to him for that purpose &C
companied with an agreement in writing,
executed by the owner or owners of said