Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-29
Board of Street Commissioners.

Board of Street Commissioners held Jan
%, 1879.
Roll called-Present, Alderman Bauman
Bennett, Crowley, Jones, ..Maerzke and Mil.
ler Absent. Aid Finn.
Aid Maerzke was on motion chosed chair.
man pro tenn.
The minutes of last regular meeting cad
and approved as read.
| Presented-A communication from John
B. May, agent of B eli Telephone Company
recommending the ad option OF the Tele-
phone Fire Alarm System in this city, was
on motion referred to the Committee on Fire
Department
70 John Reichard, constable's fees, $l8 95
| referred 10 COMMITTEE on Judiciary
| Against the city general Fund-To the
| WATERFOWL Gas Company, for gas consumed
in December, 1878, $l43O 5; referred to the
! committee on Gas Lights.
Accounts allowed under suspension of the
| rules, all the sldermen present voting in the
affirmative; ward accounts having been ,au-
dited.
Against the city General Fund-To John
Brusenbach and his employees, for cutting
| ice, S26. on motion allowed at $l5; to
Fred kronitz for Is meal for tramps, 81 IS;
| TO Johu Buceck, for saving wood s. 3d. to
Herman Benterl for hauling engine 10 fire,
| SIS; to Wiggenhorn Brothers, for three
empty cases, s.; to j. P. Schoenhals, for
nails, 81; to q. W. Chappell, for three steel
door keys, ST. so.
Against the First Ward-To Watertown
Weltbwser. for printing order book, So; to
j, P. Schoenhalz, for nails. l8 cents; to
Carl Goeldner. John Miller, VIM. Hum
phrey F, Baebenroth and Fred Helper,
| for acting as inspectors and clerks at the
late special Senatorial election. g. each.
Against the Secoud Ward-To the Water
| town Welfburyer, for printing names Of cleo
| ors aid reg istry 81 so; to Aadreas Bert
| ling, for use of room for four daysf or regis
try and election, %.
Against the Thlrd Ward Poor Fund-io
F j. ochoochert, for buck " heat -four, 81
cents.
Against the Fourth Ward--To A Blair
| for use of room for special Senatorial eec-
ton, So.
Against the Fifth Ward Gen. Fund-To
the Water.own Weltburger, for printing lis,
of electors, 81 AZ; to. John Baumand tor
rent of election room s.; TO D. Il f Ku-
Casper Shilling, John l.. Kube, d. D.
| Ii.
| ors and clerks at the special SENATOR al
| election, 81 each.
Against the Sixth Ward Gen. Fund To
the Watertown Weltburger, for printing list
OF electors registry aud one order book
| Sl4 81; TO Henry Kessier tor g days team
wrok. $3G SO.
Against the Sixth Ward Poor Fund-To
DR.. G.. Willgobs, tor medical treatment,
Sl6; to w. Block Son, for -four and gro
| ceres, 10 4l.
| Agains, the Seventh Ward-To the VA
| tertown Weltburger for one order book, So.
Against The 18th Ward Poor Fund 70
George F. Schempt h Son, Tor -four, 81 40.
Reports from Committees
The Committee on gas lights, 10 whom
was referred the above mentioned gas bill
| reported 10 favor OF allowing the same in
full Report adopted an accoun, allowed;
| ali the aldermen present voting ia thu atfir-
| NATIVE.
The Committee on finance reported in
| favor of allowing Thos. Q Jones printing
bill S229.i4 D. Blumenfel printing bill
| S245 IA IN iuil, and the account OF HamIin
| Il Ford tor lumber 1923, 20 at $l4.4l. Re
| poris adopted and accounts allowed as re-
ported all the aldermen present. voting in
| the affirmative.
The Special Committee on proposed
| Legislation presented for approval two bills
No l, amen1ing our City Quarter and No 2,
| amending our Union School Law. Upon
which Aid. Bennett offered tue following
| resolution:
Resotued, That the report of the COM
mlttee on proposed amendments TO tue City
| Charter aDI CITY School Law (contain ming
| proposed amendments) be hereby accepted
and adopted.
Resolution adopted and the Clerk direct
ed to forward the bills for enactment to our
Assemblyman Hon. H. Finn.
By Aid Bennett
Reso Ued, That in the opinion of this
! Board il is advisable to have a City Police
Court with exclusive Jurisdiction IN city
matters established in this city. On motIo.
OF Aid. Jones. Resolution LAID on the table
until next Meeting.
! BY Aid. Bennett.
| Resolved. That it be an instruction to the
Committee on proposed Legislation to pre-
| pare al act to slabllSh one Justice OF the
Peace for the lst, I'd, aud 7th wards, one
Justice OF the Peace for the I'D and 4th
wards, one Justics OF the Peace for the 9th
ward, one Justice OF the Peace for the 9th
ward of this City and repeal all acts in con
fict with such act. Resolution adopted.
| BY Aid. Bennett.
Resoiued. That the Committee on pro-
! posed Legislation be instructed to prepare
| a Special act, giving the City Council
power to levy tax not exceeding three
Mills on the dollar OF City Assessment for
the purpose OF paying the remainder OF the
debt on the City Fire Engines, Bridges nd
engine houses Tor the year 1879.
Resolution adopted.
| By Aid. Jones.
| WHEREAS the property lying West OF
West MAN Street and North and South OF
West Avenue are wholly unprotected from
fire from the fact, that is too far from the
| river; aud
w EREAs, the said property is among
the most valuable in the city among which
are ST. Bernard's Church and the 4th ward,
school house both public buildings. There
| fore,
Resolued, That in the opinion of this
Board reservoir should be- built at or near
| The crossing Of West Avenue and Mont
gomry Street tor the purpose of keeping a
! constant supply of water tn he usan in case