Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-09
Board of Street Commissioners

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Proceedings of regular meeting of
Street Commissioners, held June 18th,
$780,
Roll called and all members present
Com Baxter chosen chairman pro tenn.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following accounts against the
City General Fund were presented and
disposed of as follows:
Under suspension of the rules allowed
The accounts of Chas E. Straw for a
years salary as Engineer of Engine No. 2,
$75; JOS Monrean and Chas. Henke for
services as night-watchmen for the month
of May 1880 $50 each; A. Schumacher
for money order book and Ledger So; L..
Charboneau for rent of lot for cattle pound
So; for work on Plankroad Bridge: Cas-
per Book So days work with team $13.-
rs; I'll. Mnselmann 515 days work as
roadmaster $6.S7; August Wenzel 81
days work $3.50; VIM. Welk, AZ days
$3.50; Peter Lewizow So days $3.50;
John Syjeck for stones 50; for work on
West side of Boughton's Bridge: John
Kruger for Ia days work with team
1914; Frank Schlueter IA days work
as Roadmaster $i.25; FIR. Schuelermann
IL days 1925; Fir. Bergman l a days
1925; John Gloede "a days 1875;
George Bergman l a days $1.25; Ferd.
Bierbaum q days rs; Watertown Gas
Co. for Gas consumed by the city from
December LIST, 1879 to March 1st, 1880,
1927; for month of March $685.; for
April and May $145.9S.
Referred to the Committee on Finance:
The accounts of Andrew Wundt for
winding up the public clock from Decem-
Der 10th, 1879 to May Goth, 1880, SIS;
D. & F. Kusel for nails &C., 1928.
To the Committee on Fire Department:
The accounts of Hamlin & Ford for
coal for Fire Dept SIS; w. E. Evens for
labor on Phoenix Engine and hose cart
$3.50; D. & F. Kusel for rope, lanterns
and sundries for Fire Department $3.50;
J. B. Bennett for Pulleys and labor for
Pioneer Engine house $3.50.
To the Committee on Gas Light:
The accounts of E. Honerjaeger for re-
pairing Street lanterns $9.05; the same
for new Street Lantern Sc.
The following Ward accounts were pre-
sented and under suspension of the rules
allowed:
Against the Second ward Fund-Frank
Schlueter for 2714 days work as Road
master 34.37; Carl Ulrich for days
work 81.
Against the Fifth ward Poor Fund
Koenig & Mieske for -four $1145.
Against the Sixth ward General Fund:
FIR. Hagemeister for 6 days work So
so; Aug. Hinze 81 days 1852; Ferd.
Hinze days S.; Geo. Marquardt for
field stone $6; for sand So; Thos Baxter
for lime S 80; the same for quarry stone
$3S.
The majority of the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings presented the following re-
port:
To the Honorable Board Of Street Com
naassloners
Your Committee on Public Buildings,
who was directed to select proper site
for new engine house, respectfully rec
ommend the lot situated on the south
west corner of Fourth and Jones streets
as the best and most feasible for said pur-
pose. A. +. MILLER,
RICHARD JONES.
On motion the ayes and noes were
called and the report was not adopted by
the following vote :
Ayes-Jones, Koenig, Miller, Voss az.
Noes-Baxter, Cole, Ford (3).
By Com. Ford,
Resozued, That the Committee on
Streets and Bridges are hereby directed
to examine the sidewalks on Sd and 4th
streets, fronting the public park in the
First ward, the same being in a danger
GUS condition and said committee are
hereby empowered to take immediate
steps to have the same repaired or built
new, if in their Judgment they deem
necessary.
Resolution adopted.
By order of the chair the clerk pro-
ceeded to open the proposals received by
him for painting the iron work of Hus-
tisford street bridge:
The following are the proposals receiv-
ed:
From Straw & Murphy for $40.
From G. Pfaffenbach for $45.
From A. Stuerenburg & R. Harder for
$50.
On motion of Com. Voss the proposal
of Stuerenburg & Harder, being the low
est, was accepted, and the contract to
paint Hustisford street bridge let to them.
The official bond of G.. w. Forken-
bridge, deputy marshal, was approved
and ordered on file.
The Clerk laid before the Board his
monthly settlement with the Treasurer
for the month of May, 1880, which was
accepted and ordered on file.
On motion the Board adjourned
HENRY BIEBER, City Clerk.