Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-20

loan a portion of the trust funds to
Adams county; codifying the liquor
laws; authorizing and requiring
the governor to investigate the
drains of the state to the
swamp and ovreHowed lands there
in; relative to normal schools; provid-
ing for the transfer of the normal school
fund income to the treasurer Of the
board of regents of normal schools; to
amend the city charter of Milwaukee;
to extend the time for the contribution
and completion Of the Chicago, Por-
tage, q Superior railway; relative to
a free bridge over the St. Croix
river, in Burnett county; amending
the charter of the PeterWell
Bridge company and authorizing towns
to grant aid therefor. To prevent the
adulteration Of milk, in butter and
cheese factories in this state. For the
preservation of fish in Crawford county,
Authorizing the town of Amherst,
Portage county, to appropriate certain
moneys to build a town hall. Provid-
ing for the improvement of streets by
the common council of Milwaukee,
Relative to the Menominee river BOOM
To authorize the city Of Wausau to
AXE up its outstanding Indebtedness
and issue bonds for that purpose. To
authorize commissioners Of school and
university lands to loan a portion of
trust funds to Juneau county.
The committe on finance, banks and
insurance reported the annual budget.
which provides for the levy of $405, 900
for current expenses for the present fis-
cal year. The rules were suspended and
the bill passed bills were killed: for the
preservation of cranborries; to provide
for drainage of swamps, marshes,
and other low lands.
THURSDAY, March 14-Assen,iby-In
the assembly, senate bills were concur
red in, to lay out a state road from
Wolf river III Shawano county to Wau-
sau, Marathon county; to improve the
} public highways; to authorize towns,
, cities and villages to fund their indebted
. ness. Bills passed; to lay out a state
road from Stockholm, Pepin county, to
Clear Lake, Polk county; relating to
, the elective franchise; relating to towns
: and town officers: to prevent accidents
: caused by persons interfering with rail
way trains while in motion; relating to
the Jurisdiction Of justices; to authorize
, Richard Kempter and others to estab-
, fish and maintain ferry across the
| Mississippi river at Alma, Buffalo
, county; for the reassessment of certain
property in Wausau.
At the afternoon session senate
bills were concurred in: to legalize the
acts of the common council of the city
, of Chippewa Falls in relation to street
: work; to enable associations formed
under chapter 331 laws of 1876 to in.
crease their capital stock; relating tC
; locating and changing county seats; re-
, lating to the foreclosure of mortgages
FRIDAY, March 18th. - Senate - The
senate concurred in the following assem-
bly, bills to regulate the keeping of siaugf
ter houses in this state; to amend the
charter of Stevens Point to amend
section 4 of chapter 80 Of the genera
laws of 1874, entitled an act to amend
chapter one hundred and twenty-six
! private laws Of 1867, entitled an act tc
Incorporate the Milwaukee and Brook
field macdamized turnpike company
to amend chapter 146 Of the laws O.
1872, eutitled an act to authorize the
organization of corporations for Other
than manufacturing, mercantile, insur-
! ance banking, transportation, or trading
: purposes, ard Of the acts amendatOry
thereof: relating to town insurance
companies, and amendatory of chapter
, 344 of the general laws Of 1876, entitled
r An act to codify and con
{ solidate all laws in relation
> to town insurance cOmpnles
to authorize Henry Hewitt Jr., anc
J Erie Macarthur and their associates. tc
= construct and maintain dam across
the south fork Of Flambeau river: tC
amend chapter 1873, general law Of 1861
entitled can act to amend chapter Il
Of the revised statutes" and chapter 2:
OF the general laws of 1859, entitled ''ar
= act relating to the sale Of lan(
for unpaid taxes and the con
= veyance and redemption thereof;
; to authorize William Miller, his associ
ates, heirs, and assigns, to erect ano
- maintain dam across Mondeau creek
o in Taylor county; tC legalze the acts O
E school district No. l, IN the town o
= Fremont, in the county Of Waupaca
y to amend chapter 43 of the private an(
O lOCdl laws Vi lCOJ, o1lhlll0U du dCL u
f incorporate the Wisconsin Odd Eel
i, lows Mutual Insurance Company;'
=. to authorize the building Of sidewalks
and for the protection of the same, il
q unincorporated villages and towns; t.
provide for the improvement Of Bru
:. ney river for log driving purposes. The
y bill to pay laborers in the lawful money
+ of the United States was indefinitely
!, postponed. The governor sent in {
veto to the bill to incorporate the city
Of Ahnapee.
FRIDAY, March 14.-AssenabW-I1
the assembly the senate bill to pay the
F: Calkin's claim was concurred in anC
t bills passed to amend the charter Of the
/ city of Watertown; to amend an ac
: relating to hawkers and peddlers; to
legalize the official acts of J. B. Brad
f ford, a notary public Of Eau Claire
| county; to detach certain territory
from the town ofOrion, Richland coun
: ty and attach the same to the town O.
Eagle; to authorize and require the SUI