Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-27
Board of Street Commissioners

Proceedings of special meeting Of the Board
ofStreet Commissioners held April Goth, 1881.
Roll called and all members present,
Com. Baxter chosen Chairman pro tenn.
The following resolution was introduced by
Com. Rohr:
Resoued, That the Aldermen present meet as
Board of Street Commissioners, and
R2SOlUed, That the ksame rules be and are here
by adopted, as were adopted by the Common
Council at their last meeting,
Resolution adopted.
The Chairman stated to the Board that the
meeting was called for the purpose of taking &C
ton in regard to the frame building on the north
side OF Main street bridge
Com. VOsS introduced the following preamble
and resolution:
WHEREAS The frame building standing in the
middle of Rock river, and vi the North side of
Main street bridge, and owned by Mrs. Mechtiide
Werner, has been the direct cause of destroying
part of Main street bridge by ice, and whereas
said frame building (What there is left of iD in its
present shape and position will endanger life and
property and the rest of Main street bridge, and
whereas; said building owned by Mrs. M. Wer-
ner was erected in violation of law said Rock
river being by law declared a naYigable stream,
therefore,
Resolved, That the above said frame building
is hereby declared public nuisance and the
Committee on Streets and Bridges is hereby di-
sell SO much of the timbers of said building as
will pay for removal of the same.
Com, Rohr offered as an amendment to the res
olution the following and further
Resolved, That the City Attorney be and is here
by instructed, to commence action and claim
damage against the owners or owner of said
building.
Amendment adopted
The question then being on the adoption of the
resolution as amended, the same was also adopted
On motion of Com. Rohr, the Clerk was direct
ed to correspond with the King Iron Bridge Man
ufacturing Accompany, and other fir1nS manu-
featuring Iron Bridges, communicating to them
the situation in regard to the bridges of this CITY,
On motion Board adjourned.
HENRY BIEBER,
City Clerk
Proceedings of special meeting of the Board
of Street Commissioners, held April 23rd, 1881
Roll called. All members present.
Com Rohr chosen Chairman pro ten
The Chair stated to the Board, that the object
of the meeting was to take into consideration
the matter of rebuilding Main Street bridge
Onmotion the Clerk opened the proposals. re-
celved by him from different firms manufacture
ing Iron Bridges, for constructing an Iron bridge
across the Rock river, on Main Street.
The same were the following:
From Penn. Bridge Works, for $500. 90.
From Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works. for
| the deck bridge and plate girders $S647 90. For
| the Warren Truss, through spans: sSl23OO.
pany for an arch bridge, S75SO.OO. For a truss
bridge $3.50. 90. with wood beams $1,000 90 less.
All the proposals were for bridge consisting of
three spans.
On motion of Com. Voss the proposals were re-
| ferred to the committee on Streets and Bridges.
| On motion of Com. Becker, the Chairman was
| authorized to appoint three experts, to examine
the mason work ON Main street bridge, and to re:
| port at the next meeting of this Board.
vi AD0'''1 ''' HENRY BIEBER,
City Clerk.