Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-04
BO0rd of Street Commissioners.

EbOgSEO VI CtPCCG commissioners
Proceedings of regular meeting of the Board
of StreetCommissioners held August 2, 1880.
Roll called and all members present. Com.
Baxter chosen chairman pro tenn. The minutes
Of the last meeting were read and approved.
letter of Mr.. VIM. Hogg to the Com. on Fl
nance in which he offers to sell to the Board 16
copies Of City Directories for $50 read and on
motian laid over for further consideration.
Ihe following accounts against the City Gen'l
| Fund were presented and disposed of as follows,
Under suspension of the rules allowed:
The accounts of Ernest Kunert for a years
salary as Engineer Of Engine No. 1. SIS: JOS.
Monrean and Chas. Henke for services as night
WGtChmen for the month of July 1880 $50 each.
The account of M. j. Gallagher of 1885, for SER
vices as Assessor was referred to the Committee
on Finance, with instruction to report this even
The following Ward accounts were presented
and under suspension of the rules allowed:
Against the Fourth ward Fund-The accounts
Of stephen Pentony for 2312 days work as Road
master T2937; Pat Kennedy for days teamwork
&2f Geo Evans for days teamwork SIS; Jas.
kOgau for loads sand 375 M. McDermott for
~ days roadwork $115O; NJ Riley for % days
rOadWork $50,
Against the Seventh ward Fund The account
OF T. IL. Breckenridge for 2L days teamwork
The Committee on Finance, to whom were re-
ferred the accounts ofthe Assessors recommend
ed their allowance at $175 each.
Report accepted and accounts allowed
The same Committee who ordered to pJlr-
chase for the city the two oil-paintlngs of Mr.
Johnson Gnd Mr. GrisWold, executed by Peter
March reported that they had purchased the
same Tor the sum of $25, and recommended that
an order be drawn against the City Genl Fund
for the above amount.
Report accepted, and the clerk authorized to
draw an order as recommended in favor of p
March.
The same committee, to whom was referred
the letter OF VIM. Hogg in regard to the purchas-
ing oEnumber Of City Directories for use of the
Common Council reported that in their opinion
"a n J1Sn any and
therefore recommended that the offer of Mr..
Hogg to sell 16 Copies for $50 be rejected.
Report accepted
The following report was received from the
Committee on Streets and Bridges:
To the Board Of Street Commissioners fhe City Of
WdtergOlUn.
Gentlemen, Your Committee on Streets and
Bridges to whom was referred the subject of es-
tablishing permanent land marks of stone to sec
ton corners in the city would respectfully report
that they have had the matter under consider
alton and would recommend that stone monu-
ments should be placed to sec. corners
where original 'witnesstrees are now gone, also
to quarter sec. corners, and to the centre of sec
tons and tn the Sd ward also in the centre of
sections 80 33, and 81. in the 5th and 9th wards.
The additions of Hubbell, Miller Griswold, Boom
erS, Dennis, Cole and others are dependent on
the permanent establishment of these corners.
We would also recommend for the convenience
of future surveys that stone monuments be
placed on Clyman Street. on Western Avenue,
on Main street, 2 on West Main street and on
Dodge street The monuments to be not less
than feet i'll length and six inches square, Of
good quarry stone to be properly marked and
numbered. If set in the street to be inches be-
low the surface of the ground. If set outside Of
street to be six inches above ground. We under
stand from the city surveyor that the cost ofstone
marking, setting, surveying and recording will
not exceed So per StOne according to the recon-
mendation of your committee there will go stones.
In conclusion we would say that the establish
ment of said landmarks would tend to keep
peace and quietude in localities on questions OF
boundary and therefore the same should be es-
tabliShed.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
THos BAXTER, !
JOHN FORD, Com.
RICHARD JONES,
Report adopted
The following resolution was introduced by
Com. Jones.
WHEREAS a number of burglaries have been
committed during the past weeks in this city,
and Whereas i'll our opinion the police force is
not sufficient to exercise watchful care the
property of our Citizens
Therefore be it Resolued That an extra night
Waterman be, and he is hereby appointed, whose
duties shall be the same as the other nightwatch-
men, and who shall be designated Deputy Mar
shall, and whose powers shall be concurrent
with the MarshaPs powers
And it is further Resolved, that the said Depu-
ty Marshal shall be subject to removal at the
pleasure of this Board and that his compensation
shall be the same as the present nightwatchmen.
Resolution lost.
The clerk read summons and complaint,
which had been left by Deputy Sheriff Cunning
ham with the chairman and Clerk, while the
Board was in session, and in which the plaintiff
John Heymann claims Five Thousand Dollars
damage of the city of WatertOwn for alledged in
iuries, which he sustained by reason of the in
suiciency and want of repairs of Sd street in the
First ward
On motion of Com. Voss the whole matter was
postponed indefinitely.
On motion the Board adjourned.
HENRY BIEBER,
sCity Clerk.