Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-06
Board OF Street COmmi sslOners.

Proceedings of a regular meeting of the
Board of Street Commissi oners, held March
4th, 1878.
Roll called Present. Aids. Baumann,
Goette, Nusel, Maeszke, DIN and Zickert.
Absent-Ald. Finn.
A quorum present, Aid. Kusel was chosen
Chairman pro tenn.
Minutes of the last regular meeting read
and approved as read.
Introduced A remonstrance against the
laying Of a railway track on Elm and Grove
streets in the Fifth ward signed by seven
property owners on said street, was on
motion tabled.
petition from a majority of property
owners on north side of Dodge Street be-
tween West Main street and the southern
continuation of Union street in the Fourth
ward, praying for An ordinance for the con-
struction of a sidewalk on the north side of
said street. was on motion granted
Accounts referred:
Against the City Gen Fund TO Louis
Prochaska for cleaning around March
house, referred to First ward Board.
Against the Third ward TO NJ. Am
brose TOR stationary, Justices docket and
labor, Sc so; audited by majority of the
ward Board, was on motion referred to the
said ward Board
Accounts allowed under suspension of the
rules; all the aldermen present voting in
the affirmative.
Against the City Gen. Fund TO George
Henze for night watch for the month of
February, 1878, 40 90; to Peter Blair for
the same services, 40 90; to Albert Kunitz
for cutting two cords of fire wood, 2 u.s. to
Leopold kabet for swork for Fire Depart
ment, 90; to j. L. Kern .or materials and
work for engine house No. 2, % SO; to
Aug. Block for fire wood, so 90; to Jacob
Westphal for "a days work on engine house
No. /, 2 Is; to John r. Bassinger for repair
ing Jail, %.
Against the First ward TO Fred Kro-
nitz for gravel, l 90; to Daniel Genrich for
work on sewer, l 90; to T. c.. Jones for
publishing list Of voters, 6 90; all properly
audited.
Against the Third ward TO 7. C. Jones
for publishing list of oters, 90; properly
audi led.
Against the Fifth ward General Fund -
To }. Weber & Son for one hoe, l 90; pro-
perry audited.
Against the Fifth ward Poor Fund To
J. Weber and Son for groceries for Mrs.
Kali, 5 90; to Becker & Kaiser for groceries
and provisions, 8 90; both properly audited.
Against the Sixth ward Poor Fund TO
Aug. Block for wood and cash advanced.
l6 So; properly audited.
The Committee on Fire Department to
whom were referred the two accts. of VIM.
Schultz for furnishings for Fire Department.
one at Sc 90, and the other at 90, report
ed the same back as correct Accounts so
allowed; all the aldermen present voting in
the affirmative.
The First ward Board to whom was re-
ferred the acct. of A. F. Mannegold for rent
of room Tor election purposes at divers imes
reported the same back aud tied IA 90,
wherupon the same was so allowed; all the
aldermen present voting in the affirmative.
The following ordinance was introduced
An ordinance for the construction of side.
walk on the north side of Dodge street in
the Fourth ward.
Ordinance read first and second time
when on motion, the rules were suspended
| for its third reading; read the third time
and passed.
By Aid. Kusel WHEREAS, Under Section
One of Chapter 2l5. of the Session laws of
1877 special tax has been levied and col
lected in this city for the purpose therein
set forth; and,
WHEREAS, The one purpose for paying for
bridge building has not so far been com
piled with, as all orders for that object
have been issued and paid out of the general
fund of the city; now therefore,
ResoLOed, That the Clerk and Treasurer
be, and they are hereby directed to place
and transfer the balance of $l58l.3O re-
naming undsposed of in said special fund,
into the city general fund.- in order to re-
fund so much of the city general fund as far
as it will reach ;and as has been taken out
thereof for bridge building purposes; resolu-
ton adopted.
BY Aid. Kusel:--Resolved, That notice be
and is hereby given to the owner or his
legal representative of Block One On of
Cramer's addition to the city of WATERFOWL
in the Fourth ward OF said city, that a
public street has been by ordinance laid out
through said block one of the width of sixty
feet connecting Union street in the Fifth
ward with Dodge street in the Fourth ward,
and that the damage awarded by jury for
the taking of the land for said public street
in the amount of fifty dollars is now on
deposit with the city treasurer ready to be
paid to the legal claimant to the same
whenever demanded.
Resolued further, That the city marshal