Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16
Board of Street Commissioners.

board Oh Street commissioners.
Proceedings of a regular meeting of the
Board OF Street Commissioners held Oct.
| I4th 1873.
Roll called, present; Aid Bennett, Crow
ley, Finn, Marzke and Miller, Absent.
Aid. Baunann.
A quorum being present. Alderman Finn
vas chosen chairman pro tem
The retding of the minutes Of the next
previous meeting was on motion dispense d
/ with and the same approved without read
ing.
Presened-A notice from Sack Co. No. l
notifying the Board of the election to mem
bersbip N said company Of E. F. w. Bit
ner in pRce of H. Brennecke resigned.
ORDERED on file.
The following communication from Har-
low Pea'e, Esq- City Attorney, was present.
ed and mad, and on motion the same was
ordered o be printed with the proceedin gs,
and mab part of the record:
10 the Ion. Board of Street Commissioners
Of The City of Watertoon:
Pursuant to the resolution adopted by
your Hon. Body on the 10th day OF Sept.
1878. requesting me to obtain possession Of
six city bonds named herein, l have made
jourDy to Fond du Lac and bad an inter-
view with J. NJ. GilIett, Esq, on the subject
From hm | learned that several years ago
he commenced an action in the Circuit
Court o Dodge Co., in favor of the CITY
against The Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Co., to Ompel said railway company to exc.
cute 10 .he city mortgage to indemnify the
city against loss or damage by reason OF said
bonds and other similar bonds issued by
the city to the Milwaukee & Watertown R.
r. Co., IN 1858. That testimony has been
taken in said action before referee osmuel
Howard, in Milwaukee, and that the six
bones referred to abo7e were put in evil
deuce before said referee; and are on file
with him in said action. His letter to Mr..
Gillet on the subject is hereto attached, and
made part of this report, and states that
said bonds are all stamped "paid." 1t
would seem, therefore, that there need be
no anxiety In regard to the custody of these
! bonds. AS said action is still pending they
will remain IN the custody of the court un-
! til the case is tried and decided.
Respectfully,
HARLOW PEAsE.
Dated, October 9th, 1878.
MILWAUKEE,, oct. l, 1878.
j. N. GiNett, Esq.,. Fond du Lac, Wis.:
DEAR SIR: answer to yours of the
2sth ult, find the following exhibits of
city of Watertown bonds.
Exhibit No. l. Bond No. 80 for $1,000.
/" 2, Bond No. 80 tor $1,000.
:" 3, Bond No. So for $500.
4, Bond No. IA for $500.
G. g 5, Bond No. Is for $500
sc 6, Bond No. l6 for $500.
The bonds are all stamped "paid."
Yours, &C.,
SAMUEL HOWARD.
The following accounts were allowed un-
der suspension of the rules, all the alder
men present voting for the same, and the
different ward accounts were audited.
Against :he City General Fund-To A.
L. Pritchard for exchanging and returning
bond No. 1877 of the G. St. P. 4 F. R. R.
Co., in the amount of $500-$5.
Against the Second ward-To John
Kruger, for work with team, So; to Casper
Buck, for i days work with team, $33; to
Il. Muselmann. for balance of 294 days
work as roadmaster, $27.87; to VIM. Welk,
for Is days work. $l3; to August Wenzel,
for D days work, $l.S8; to Peter Sewizew,
for 81 days work, 1878; to Charles Haehne,
for II days work with team, $4s; to Henry
Arndt, for 81 days work, 1915; to James
Wenasil, for 81 days work, 1915.
Against the Fourth Ward-To Mich
Murphy, for l04 days labor on streets,
$ll.5O; to Stephen Pentony, for 10 days la.
Dor on streets, $40.
The Committee on Judiciary, to whom
had been referred the account of Charles
Arnold for Justices fees in three cases in
the amount of 1902, reported the same
back and recommended its allowance in
full.
Report adopted and account allowed as
reported.
By Alderman Bennett.
| Resolved. That rule 6, part l, in rules If
proceedings OF Common Council, be, and is
hereby amended by adding the words:
| Letters, communications and documents"
SO as to reaG: representation of petitions,
memorials, letters, communications, ac-
counts and accompanying documents.
Unanimously adopted.
By Alderman Finn,
RESOLVED, That special election be held
| in and for the Fourth ward of this city on
Tuesday. the 5th of November next, to
/, elect senior Alderman of said ward in
place of F. Kusel resigned.
Adopted.
On notion Board adjourned,
G. BECKMANN, City Clerk.
Remember T. S. Clark offers Books and
Stationery for sale at cost, corner Third
an Main streets.