Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-04-13
For teachers wages, including Superinten
ent's salary, after deducting State and Conn

100000
Amount levied short of estimate past
year and now deficient..........St375,0 90
Total. SIC, 1880
VIM. II. ROHR, Clerk
Watertown, April 4th, 1881.
Alderman Voss introduced the following en-
titled Ordinance
can Ordinance, to amend an Ordinance, en-
titled an Ordinance, regulating Licenses, passed
May 18th, 1856
The same was read the first and second time,
when on motion the rules were suspended for its
third reading read the third time and passed
BY Alderman Rohr
Resolued, That the salaries of the different city
officers, hereinafter named be and they are
hereby fixed for the ensuing year as follows:
The Treasurer shall receive S The CITY
Clerk shall receive $ The Marshall shall re-
ceive s The Health officer shall receive
s The Night Watches shall receive s
PROVIDED, That the salary of the Treasureras
aforesaid, shall not be paid until after or at the
final settlement of his accounts with the Com
mon Council or Board Of Street Commissioners,
and that the salaries of the othe, officers named
who shall be paid monthly.
PROVIDED FURTHER, That the said salaries OF
said city officers shall be accepted in lieu of all
claims against the city for their respective ser
vices as such city officers
Resolution adopted.
On motion of Alderman Voss the blanks after
the names of the respective Offices were filled as
follows:
The City Treasurer shall receive $500 per year.
The City Clerk shall receive $3.50 per year The
City Marshal shall receive $500 per year. The
Health Officer shall ecelye $50 per year. The
Night watchers shall receive $50 per month dur
ing the summer months, aud S3j per month dur
ing the winter months
On motion the resolution with the blanks filed
as stated, was then unanimously adopted
After the different percentages of all kinds of
city, city school and ward taxes to be raised
were fixed by the Council, Alderman Yoss of
fered the following resolution
ReS0jucd, That there be and is hereby levied
upon all the taxable property in the city of Wa
tertoHn in addition to the taxes levied in said
city by section three 81 of chapter two hundred
and four (20I of the private and local laws of
Wisconsin approved March Sd, 1871, the follow
ing taxes for city, school, ward and poor pur-
poses for the year 1881, to wit:
For the current expenses ofthe city general gov
eminent four and one half 90 millsl upon the
dollar.
For school purposes one and one half 40
mills upon the dollar
Upon the First ward for ward purposes one mill
upon the dollar.
Upon the Second ward for ward purposes no
mill upon the dollar
Upon the Third ward for ward purposes one
half mill less upon the dollar than levied by said
section.
Upon the Fourth ward for ward purpose no
mill upon the dollar.
Upon the Fifth ward for ward purposes no mill
upon the dollar.
Upon the Fifth ward for poor purposes one half
mill less upon the dollar than levied by said
section.
Upon the Sixth ward purposes two (2) mills
upon the dollar.
Upon the Sixth ward for poor purposes one %
mill upon the dollar.
Upon the Seventh ward for ward purposes one
mill upon the dollar.
Adopted April 1lth 1881.
JACOB WEBER, Mayor.
HENRY BIEBER, City Clerk.
Resolution unanimously adopted,
BY Alderman VOss
ResOJued, That the Treasurer and Clerk are
hereby ordered to transfer the sum of five hun
dred dollars (S500) from the city general fund to
following named wards for the purpose of
improving thoroughfares and streets in
said wards. leading into this city, to-
wit: $50 to the THIRD ward fund.- S10O to the Fifth
ward fund: $3.50 to the Sixth ward fund and 500
to the Seventh ward fund.
Alderman ROhr made the amendment to trans
fer half OF the amounts claimed, and not to al
low any orders for the same before to the COM
mittee on streets and bridges is proved, that the
amounts were expended for the purpose design
ed in the resolution. Amendment lost.
Alderman Joss then offered the following re-
solution:
Resolved That the Treasurer and Clerk are
hereby ordered to transfer the sum of four hun
bred dollars (S40O from the city general fund to
the following named wards for the purpose of
improving thoroughfare streets in said wards
leading into this city to-wit: 500 to the Third
ward fund $500 to the Fifth ward fund; 100to the
Sixth ward fund; and 100 to the Seventh ward
fund
Alderman Randall made the amendment to
insert $50 to the First ward fund.
Alderman ROhr offered the following as an
amendment.
Provided that no orders shall be allowed for
the amounts claimed before to the committee on
streets and bridges is proved, that the amounts
were expended for the purposes designed i'll the
resolution. Lost.
On motion the Clerk opened the proposals re-
ceived by him to do the city printing for the en-
suing year. The following were the proposals
received:
From ), H. Keyes for seven ca cents per folio.
T. c. Jones, for one-eighth 60 Of one cent per
folio
James W. Moore for nine (9) cents per folio.
e. Blumenfield for IS cents per folio and 5
cents for translation.
By Alderman Voss
WHEREAS The $ WatertOWn Democrat - be-
ing the lowest bidder to do tn city printing for
the ensuing year, therefore
ORDERED That the Board of Street Commits
sioners enter into a contract with the s.Water-
town Democrat" to do the city printing for the !
ensuing year according to the terms of the pro-
posals advertised for by the Board of Street Com
mssioners, at the rate OF of one cent per folio.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Voss:
-. ResolUed, That the I" Watertown Weltburger" |
shall receive the same compensation per folio |
for publishing the proceedings of the Common |
Council or Board Of Street Commissioners in the |
German language as the official paper of this |
city with the addition OF ten cents per folio for
translating the same. Adopted
On motion of Alderman Voss the liquor license |
was left the same as last year.
The following named persons were duly elected |
to their respective Offices, viz
Henry Bieber for city Clerk by unanimous |
vote John Reichert for city Marshall by vot, g. |
Chas Henke for Nightwatch on the east side |
by 10 votes Hugh Boyle for Nightwatch on the |
of hay and measurer of wood by Is votes ; |
Michael McHugh was on motion appointed for
the same Office on the west side Chas II. Gard |
ner for scity Attorney by 10. votes; Judson
Prentice was on motion appointed for city Sur
yeyor; DIR. r. M. Wigginton was on motion ap-
pointed for Health Officer; Joseph Giles for city
Auctioneer by votes
By Alderman Voss
ResoLued, That this Council tender a vote of
thanks to his Honor the Mayor, for the courteous
and gentlemanly manner in which he has pre-
sided over the alterations of this body.