Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09
Board Of Street Commissioners.

Mayor, Fred Kusel; Aid, Thomas Baxter,
Adolphus Blair, Daniel Crowley, John
Habheggel, Ferdinand Hartwig, Fred.
Henoch, Henry Jaeger Richard Jones, VIM
krause, Thomas McCabe, A. F. Miller, John
Muth, VIM. Voss and Julius Wiesemann
The Naror presiding.
On motion the rules of proceeding of the
previous Council were adopted as the rules
for this Council,
After the Clerks fees the amount OF
salaries to be paid to the respective
city officers by majority of the Common
Council, Aid, Voss offered the following
resolution, which was adopted.
Resolced that the salaries OF tue different
city otficere hereafter named be and they are
hereby fixed for the ensuing year as follows:
The Treasures shall receive. ....-S50O 60
The Marshal shall receive. ..... 400 90
The City Clerk shall receive......... 400 90
The Superintendent Of Public
Schools shall receive. ......... 300. 90
Provided, that the salary of the Treasurer
as aforesaid shall not be paid until after or at
the hnal settlement Of his accounts with the
Common Council, and that the salaries of
the other officers shall be paid quarterly
Provided further, that the said salaries OF
such City officers shall be accepted in lieu
of all claims against til e City for their res
pective services as such City officers
The payment to light watches was then
fixed at thirty dollars per month during
the summer, and thirty FIVE dollars per
month during the winter.
Presented "A memorial from Judson
Prentice offering to furnish the City with
Light for $500 per year, was ruled out Of
order, as IT did not appear, who the WE
were spoken of in the memorial, as it was
signed only by himself and laid upon the
table.
petition from F. Marzke AID and F.
Hermann Supervisor of Sixth ward, asking
for the refundment of one halt of the sum
of 81 o. 90 out OF the Gen. Fund unjustly
paid by the Sixth ward for completing the
mark OF filling up the abutments of Huslis-
ford street bridge was. on motion re ierred
to the committee on streets land bridges.
A petition from VIM. Schultz, Chief
Engineer asking for an appropriation OF
two hundred and twenty-five dollars for
the working Firemen, was on motion re-
ferred to the committee on Fire Department
A Communication from the School Board
estimating the amount necessary for the
SuDpOTI VI CDOO'o 'uC year
to be raised by taxation and tordltfereul pur-
poses al 49, 500, was received aud la I'd over.
petition from James KIIllan and II
others asking for the support of Conrad
Heinrchs at the Election of night watch
was on motion laid over.
A petition from II majority Of lot owners
on North side OF Vine street between Eighth
street and Eastern Avenue asking for an Or
olnance 10 construct a side walk on the
North side of SAID street, was on motion
laid over unler the rule OF proceedings.
Accounts presented.
Against the Cl:y Gen. Fund to J. NJ Gil
lett form Fond du Lac, balance due aud
Attorneys fees SI309.96 was an mo ton re-
f-rred 10 the Committee on Finance. To
w. E Evans, for work for fire department.
81 So Referred to the Committee on Fire
Department.
By Aid. MiIler,-An ordinance for the
construction of sidewalk on the north
ST Of Vine street between Eighth street
and Easter avenue in Prentiss, addition ia
the second ward of the city of Wat rtownwas
read first aud second time, when on motion
the rules were suspended for its third read
ing, read the thiru time and passed.
After the itfereDt per centages Of all kind
of city, city school and ward taxes, to be
raised were fixed by the Council.
Aid. Voss offered the following resolu
tion>:
RcsolUed. that there be and is hereby
levied upon all the taxable property in the
city of Waterto 4n Ia addition 10 the taxes
now leyied in SAID city by section OF
chapter 264 of The private and local of Wis
consn passed Marcn 81, 1871, the fol y
ing taxes for c.ty, school, Ward and po or
purposes tor the year 1879, to-wit:
For the curreut expences of the city
general government mills upon the dol.
lar.
For school purposes no mill upon he dollar
Upon LIST ward for ward purposes mill
upon the dollar.
U. on the I'd ward for ward purposes no
mill upon the dollar.
Upon the Sd ward for ward purposes !
mill upon the dollar.
Upon the 9Th ward for ward purposes no
mill upon the dollar
Upon the 9Th ward for ward purposes l
mill upon the dollar
Upon the 7th ward for ward purposes l
mill upon the dollar.
And be il further resolved, that I here ne
and is levied upon the 4th ward for ward
purposes one mil; less than levied by law,
and that their is hereby levied upon tn 5sh
ward for poor purposes one mill less than
ievied by law. Resolution adopted.
BY Aid. Miller. Resolved that it is made
the duty of the Marsha and all other Police
Officers of the city, and they are hereby Or
dered and directed TO bring all Criminal
Cases and SUITS for violation Of any Ordi-
nance which shall come into their hands,
before the Justice of the Peace of such dis.
trict in which such criminal acts Or viol a.
ton of ordinance was committed.
Resolution ruled out CT order.ss
BY Aid. Baxter. Reso;ved-t hat the
Watertown Democrat is hereby appointed
the Official paper tor the English printing
and the Watertown WeItburger for the
German printing for the current year.
compensation to be As cents per folio
for Ordinances, Resolutions, Street Counts
sioners' Notices and reports OF Com mittees
ordered to be printed. Proceedings OF the
City Council & Board of Street Commission
ers, free of charge, and allow not to exceed
cents per folio for transla ing them into
ho fNnp To-