Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-06-22
Board of Street COn1missiO err.
w. F. S.

Proceedings ola regular meeting of the Board
of Street Commissioners, held June Goth, 1881.
Roll called and all members present
Com Baxter chosen chairman pro tenn.
The reading OF the minutes of the last meeting
was dispensed with.
The Committee on Judiciary to whom was re-
ferred the following resolution recommended its
passage:
Geo1ge Soldner, the guardian of Carl Pinow,
an insane person having his residence in the
Fifth ward of the City of Watertown, Dodge
County, Wisconsin, having applied to the County
Court for the said Dodge County for license to
sell the real estate in said Fifth ward, owned by
said Carl Pinow, we the Board OfStreet G minis
sioners of the said City of WatertOwn and the
Chairman ofsaid Board hereby approve of said
proposed sale.
Report adopted and resolution passed
The matter of considering the rebuilding of
Main Street Bridge was then called up by Com.
Voss and on motion of Com. CroWly the specifi-
cations of Plan No.3 were read by the Clerk.
After several amendments made by the Com
| mittee on Streets and Bridges the specifications
were adopted as follows
|. Three new piers to be built.
II. Length of piers to be 81 feet at the base
with ice breakers extended feet at the base
and the same to be carried to height of II feet
from bottom of river to an angle Of 40 degrees;
length of piers on.top to be 80 feet and % feet
from center of bearing stone to center of bearing
stone; height Of piers to be % feet from bottom
ofriver to top of bearing stone or inches high
er than present grade of street, piers to be feet
thick at base and feet on top; built as shown
in plan ofpiers and section of piers.
Ill Piers to be built of sound hard quarry
stone; the three lower tiers to be built of stone
not less than Is inches III thickness, the succeed
ing tiers to be of stone not less than 10 inches in
thickness, and having a surface OF not less than
square feet; all stone of less dimensions than
here specified to be rejected; the quarry stone in
the old piers shall be used in the new piers for
filling in.
". The stone to be laid in best quality of
Milwaukee cement Cement morter to consist
Of one N) part cement and two (2) parts clear
sharp sand.
v In order to build the piers from the bottom
of the river, water tight boxes are to be cOnstruc-
ted and the stone are to be laid therein well in
cement; when piers are built, the sides and ends
of the boxes are to be taken away
VI. The outer edges of stone are to be we'll
dressed so that when finished the piers shall
have q smooth surface.
VII The bearing stone for the arches to rest
on shall be 3 feet long, and feet wide and 10
inches thick, the top surface to be dressed
smooth.
Will All work to be done in a first class and
Workmanlike names.
On motion Of Com. Voss the Clerk was instruc-
ted to advertise for proposals for doing the mas
onary and furnishing material for the new iron
bridge to be built on Main Street according to
plans and Specifications adopted by this Board.
Proposals to be received at the City Clerks office
up to Tuesday, July 5th, 1881. The Board, now
ever reserves the right reject any and all bids
On motion ofCom. Rohr the Committee on
Streets aud Bridges was instructed to procure
plans and specifications for rebuilding the so
called Smiths Bridge until the next regular
meeting of this Board or as soon as possible
Com. FOsS rendered his resignation as mem
Der of the Committee on Streets and Bridges
which on motion of Com ROhr was laid on the
table.
On motion the Board adjourned.
HENRY BIEBER,
City Clerk.