Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-18
Board Of Street Commissioners.

| Iloeeeu'llSS Vi Il regular meeting OF to,
Board OF Street Commissioners held Sept
10th, 1878.
Roll called, present; Aid Baumann, Ben
nett, Finn, Maerzske, Miller; absent, Aid
Crowley.
A quorum being present, Aid. Finn was
chosen Chairman pro tenn.
The reading of the minutes Of the last
regular meeting and those of the proceed
ings OF the Common Council were on mo.
ton dispensed with and the same approved
| Wit bout reading.
Ky Aid. Bennett.-A petition from J. A.
Barrett ana others praying for the vacation
OF an alley through Out Lot l and Block II
IN the First ward and laying out new one
in place thereof, was on motion referred TO
the Alderman of said ward
Accounts allowed under suspension of
rules; all the Aldermen present, voting in
the Affirmative, and the ward accounts
properly audited.
Against the City Gen Fund-To Straw
salary for running engine No. 2, for six
months to Sept. 9th, 1873, $l5O-To Geo.
Henze for night watch for August 1878 S35
TO Jos Monrean for like services $3.50
N. Nettleton for fxings in Jail and nails
Sl.5O-To NJ. Kilian for services as special
police on Aug. 10, aud IL, last So.
| against the First ward-To F. Cum.
mings for 49, days work $l5.5O-To Aug
ust Edmann for II days work, $l7-To
Frank Sloan for l43 days work $l4.5o-
To Charles Huber for III days work Sill so
10 Nm. Schedley for l8 days team
work P5t-To Frank Bradla for ID days
work Sl4-To Leonard Schempt Tor ls
| days team work $54-To VIM. Glib for IS
days work as Roadmas,er $22 So
Against The Fifth ward Poor Fund--To
f. J.Schoechert for 90 lbs of -four $2.75
! Against the Sixth ward Gen. Fund TO
NJ. Lee Tor days work SIT H. Hessel
| Tor days team work $40
| The Committee on Streets and Bridges,
| to whom had been REFER ed the tie petition
| OF >. r. Randall and others praying for the
| laying out OF street to connect Washing
| ton street in Sd ward with Waldron Stree,
| In the 9TH ward presents the following re.
| port:
Your committee on highways and bridges
to whom was referred the petition to lay
| oct Washington Street in the Sd ward and
Waldron Street in the 7!h ward beg to re-
ports as follows:
Owing to the stringent financial condi
| ton of the Treasury, your committee rec.
ommend that further consideration OF the
matter be indefinitely postponed
F. MAERzKE,
J. b. BENNETT.
A. f. MILLER.
Report adopted.
B. Bennett, alderman from the lst
ward, to whom was referred the above men
toned petition on the vacation and laying
out a new alley, reported in favor of the
petition by the following entitled ord.n.
ance:
LAP Ordinance to vacate an alley run
| uing through out lot l and lot 5, in block
I IN the lst ward, of the city of Water
town, and to lay out a new alley in lieu
thereof"
1t appearing that the law had been COM
Piled with Ia relation thereto, said report
was adopted and the ordinance read lst and
second time then on motion, the rules were
suspended for its third reading; read the Sd
time and passed.
The Committee on Finance introduced
the following address and statement:
To the Board of Street Commissioners of the
City Of Watertown, WIS:
GENTs:-Your Committee on Finance beg
| leave TO make the following statement: At
| the last meeting Of the city council there
levied upon all taxable property within the
| city Of Watertown, for city general pur-
poses tax Of Z mills on the dollar, and for
special purposes, for payments on engines,
engine houses and bridge building, a tax of
| FIVE mills or the dollar. Before levying
said taxes careful examination of the fin.
ancial condition Of the city general pur-
poses fund, ard estimate OF the expenses of
that department for the present official
year. were made of which the following is
a copy:
Estimates of city general expenses of
| 1889 and statement of city general in
debtedness April, 1878:
Floating unpaid orders against
City General Fund, April, 1878. 1894 81
Notes and mortgages with interest
against steam FIRE engines, due
Feb. 1879. Observation-Disclosures 1888 81
Gas bills for 1889, estimate..... 1000 90
Police.-.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO 90
Fire Department, 1889, current
expenses ......... .. 500 90
Fire Department, new hoses......". 600 90
Rent of council chamber. ....... 100 90
Public buildings including wood&c 100 90
| Highways and bridges. 80. ." $50 90
Stationery and printing. ........... 455 90
City Attorneys charges, keeping
of prisoners. deputations to
Madison commandments. $50 90
Treasurer's salary. 10000
Clerks salary. ..-..... ...".... 45O 0C
MarshaPs salary ........... 400 OC
Nigbtwatches' salary. 9lO 90
Engineers, of two fire engines, sal
............... 500 90
Supt. of public schools salary. 300 90
Assessors salary. ............... $50 OC
Health Officers salary............... SO O(
| Total. .$l7lO2 81
! RESOURCES.
Estimated tax Z mills on the
dollar. acknowledgements. ..$lOS7l "a
Estimated License tees.......... 1900 OF