Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-26
Board OF Street Commissioners.

Proceedings of a regular meeting of the
Board of Street Commissioners held June
oath, 1878.
Ron called. Present, Aid. Bennett,
Crowley, Finn, Kusel, Maerzke and Miller
Absent, Aid. Baumann.
On motion, Aid Kusel was clio sen
chairman pro TEN.
On motion, the reading of the minutes
OF the last meeting was dispensed with and
the same approved without reading.
Accounts introduced:
Against the City General Fund-To n
Nettleton for planklng Main street bridge
81 6, and for six months interest on the
amount Sl4.56 Referred TO the committee
on Streets and Bridges. To Donat Kehr,
for justices fees, witnesses fees and eXpen-
Sc incurred in the suit Of John Winter
against Donat Kehr, in behalf of the city
$25. Referred to the Committee on Judic-
larry
Accounts allowed under the SUPERVISE on
of the rules; all the Aldermen voting in
the affirmative.
Against the city General Fund.-To T.
Bursinger for running engine No. l for 6
months Si50.-To Charles Huber for clean
ing lookup Sl.50.--To E. Rogan for repair
ing lengths of hose $l.75.-To H Finn,
for time and expenses at Madison. Before
Committee on Revision of Statutes $50.
Against First ward.-To VIM Glib for
IL days work as Roadmaster SIS 90. To
Aug Erdmann for 81 days work $e.5O.-To
August Rains for 81 days work $3.5o.--To
VIM. Schulz for 6 days work with team
$ls.-To VIM. Norton for lo4 days work
with team 3l.5O.-To Chas Lenk for III
days work Sill.
Against the Fourth ward - To John
Sheehen Tor A days team work, $l1.s7.--
To Stephen Pintney for 23} days work,
$3.50. To N. Murphy for "a days work,
$24.OO. All properly audited.
The Judiciary Committee to whom was
referred the act of M Ambrose for Justices
fees in a certain case, $l86, was reported
in favor of allowing the same; report adopt
ed aud account allowed and charged to the
City General Fund, al the Aldermen voting
in the affirmative.
The Committee on Streets and Bridges,
to whom had just been referred the above
mentioned account Of Nathan Nettleton,
reported by striking therefrom the amount
charged for interest, and recomm ended its
allowance at $4l6.0O. Report adopted and
account allowed and charged upon the City
General Fund, all the Aldermen present
voting in the affirmative.
The Committee on Gas Lights, to whom
had been referred the account OF the Water
town Gas Co. for gas consumed by the city
for months, $4,000, presented a majority
report recommending the allowance of the
account in full. Report adopted and az
count allowed by the following vote:
Ayes-Bennet. Crowley, Kusel, Maerzke
and Miller. Aid. Finn not voting.
Harlow Pease, Esq, acting City Attorney,
informed the Board of the result of the trial
in the case Of John Winter against Donat
Kehr for the recovery of personal property
taken from said John Winter by said Donat
Kehr as City Marshal by virtue OF an exc
cution against said John Winter, and asked
the Board whether the same was willing to
appeal from the decision of the Justice
Court therein.
On motion the subject matter was referred
to the Committee on Judiciary, with in
strsctions to report thereon at the next ad-
journed meeting to be held for that object
on Saturday next, the 29th inst, at u
o'clock, P. M.
On motion, Board adjourned to meet on
Saturday next, as above determined.
Z. BECKMAN, City Clerk.