Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-07-20
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Street Commissioners, july 18th, 1881
Roll called and all members present
Com. Rohr chosen chairman pro tenn.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. The following commune
ication was received and read by the
Clerk: 9 3a
To the Board of Street Commissioners
of the City of Watertown.
GENTLEMAN. - The Board of Super
visors of Jefferson County appropriated
to the City of Watertown $1,000 and des-
ignated certain part of Main Street and
West Avenue County Road, where the
money must be expended. The County
Board also appointed Committee of
three of its members to manage in their
behalf of the work and labor performed
on said road.
Now take notice that if you expect the
appropriation to apply to the building, re-
pairing or otherwise improving Main
Street Bridge, you must consult the Com
mittee before you proceed too far on the
part of the lefty. The County proposes
to be consulted before it pays any part of
said appropriation. On behalf ofthe Com
mittee. E. SWEENEY.
Watertown July 18th 1881.
On motion referred to the Committee
on Streets and Bridges.
A communication of DIR. r. M. Wig
CLINTON rendering his resignation as Health
Officer was received and on motion adop-
ted and placed on file.
The following accounts against the
City General Fund were presented and
disposed of as follows:
Under the suspension Of the rules al
lowed:
The accounts of Chas. Roth for. point
lug the pier and one abatement at Hustis-
ford Street Bridge 1925; Fred Herman
for filling up holes on North end of Hus-
tisford Street Bridge $500; N. Humph-
rey for use of team and carriage $500
Referred to the Committee of Finance.
The accounts of G. E. Straw for run
ming Steamer No. 2 from March 9th to
June 9Th 1881 $75; Chas. J. Noack and
VIM. Emerson for services as Assessors
| $175 each.
To the Committee On Streets and
Bridges:
The accou nts of Judson Prentice for
| plans sand specifications for Main Street
Bridge and for Smiths Bridge and for
experimenting work on I'd Street Bridge
$40; Theo. Menk for repairing Bridge
$3.50; JOS. Blo1ick for work on Main
Street Bridge $3.50.
The following Ward accounts were
presented and under the suspension of
the rules allowed:
Against the First Ward Fund:
Against the First Ward Fund:
F. Kaplinger for % days work as
Roadmaster $27 so; Geo. Hall for 12k
days work on streets $3.50; J. Seary II
days ST. 90; J. Donahue 4 day $500;
J. Killian 211S days $3.50; E. Genrich Is
days $500; d. Ziebel days $500;
VIM. Kaplinger for Is days work with
team $54.G0
Against the Third Ward Fund:
H. r. Carlin for 81 days work as
Roadmaster 1875; III. r. Carlin for 10
days team work $4,000; Thos Haley for
231a days roadwork $3.50; J. Jones for
81 = days roadwork $3.50.
Against the Fifth Ward Gen. Fund.
Fred Prestin for II days roadwork
$11.00.
Against the Sixth Ward Gen. Fund.
Chas T. Roth for part payment of els
tern built in 9th Ward $500; J. B. Ben
nett for one cast Iron Cistern cover and
casing 1880; Ell. Bentert for share
of building 2 culverts on County line be-
tween I'd and 9th Wards $1,000
The Committee on Finance to whom
was referred the account of the Watertowg
Democrat of $39.75 for City printin
from Febr. IA to April s, 1881, recommen-
ded it's allowance at $3.50, and that an
! No Il hat
of F. P. Brook, special administrator Of the
Estate Of T. G. Jones, deceased. Report
adopted and account allowed as recon
mended.
The Committee on judiciary, to whom
was referred the account Fred Schoech-
art of $3.50 for extra work in cutting
ice, referred it back to the Board without
any report, and the same was on motion
postponed indefinitely.
The following resolution was introduce
ed by Com Voss:
Resozced, that the City Marshal is
hereby directed to notify lot-owners in
Block eleven III } fronting Main Street
in the First Ward to place their respect
i've sidewalks in conformity to the estab-
lished grade thereof.
Adopted.
By Com. Zautner:.
Resozued, that the committee on Streets
and Bridges is hereby directed and au-
thorized to build temporary foot-bridge
across Rock River at the place of the So
called Smiths Bridge and use SO much of
the old timber Of said bridge as is availa-
BILE.
Com Crowley offered as an amendment
to add to the resolutions: provided the
costs shall not exceed the sum of $500"
Amendment adopted.
The question than being on the adop-
iton Of the resolutions as amended, the
same was. also adopted.
On motion of Com. Voss the plans
and specifications for rebuilding the SO
called Smiths Bridge were laid over I'M
til the next regular meeting ofthe Board.
On motion Of Com. Voss the vote, by
by which the plan for building two