Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-08-31
Board of Street Comm si0,sors

Board Of Street Comm j-sj0,sors
Proceedings of regular meeting Of the
Board Of Street Commissioners held Au-
gust 29th 1881.
Roll called. Present: CONS Baxter,
Becker, Rohr, Voss, Zautner.
Com. Baxter chosen chairman pro tern
The reading Of the minutes Of the last
regular and adjourned meetings was dis
pensed with.
A petition Of Micheal Moran, praying
for the removal of fence obstructng
Randolph and William streets in the
Seventh ward of this city was read and on
motion referred to the Committee Oh
Streets and Bridges.
The following accounts against the City
General Fund were presented and dispos-
ed of as follows
Under suspension Of the rules allowed:
The accounts Of William Dobbratz and
Aug. Behnke for days services as speci-
al Police $500; n. & L. Bruegger for
tearing down pound and hauling the
lumber from pound $1,75; Theodore
Menk for repairing Plankroad Bridge
$14.00: Thos. Holland for days work on
Plankroad Bridge 5000; the following
named persons for work on Main Street
Bridge: I'll. Cordes days 1915; Carl
Busch 9 days $11 25; Fred Mieske days
1915; Thos. Holland 515 days $6.8S;
TIL. Menk days $500; Fir. CHASER s
days $1,000; F. Herold 10 days $500,
I'll. Scholz 10 days 1000; Ed. Jaeger 10
days $500: John Shend II days s27. 50:
John Gress 1034 days $26.88; Henry
Jaeger Is days $500; Fred Ramthun
234 days $6.17. e..s
Referred to the Committee on Judici-
airy: .tu.
The accounts of Peter Blair for nights
service as special nightwatchman and 2
days as special Police 5000; H. Bode for
4 nights service as special nightwatch-
man $500.
To the Committee on Streets and
Bridges:
The account Of Martin Petrow for /
days work on Plankroad Bridge $3.50.
The Committee on Streets and Bridges
to whom was referred the account Of TIL.
Menk for repairing Main Street Bridge
S 80 reported in favor Of its allowance
Report adopted and account allowed.
The Committee on Judiciary, to whom
was referred the petition of Oh. II. Has
kins asking the right of way, for the Mu-
tual Union Telegraph Co. through the
streets OF this city, to erect telegraph posts
recommending the granting OF said petit
ton and the passage of the following en-
titled Ordinance:
Gan Ordinance authorizing and regula-
ting the erection Of posts for the use of
Telegraph wires by the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company"
The same was read the first and second
time and then on motion Of Com Voss
laid over and made a special order for
another meeting to be held tomorrow at
s o'clock P. NJ.
On motion of Com. Voss the Commits
sioaers of the First and Second Wards
were appointed as a special committee to
get the sense of the residents and own
ers of property On Main street in regard
to the erection oftelegraph posts in said
street.
The Commute on Fire Department
presented report on the different Fire
companies, engine houses apparatus and
other property belonging to the Fire De
partment, which was read by the clerk,
and on motion Of Com. Voss adopted and
placed Oh fle
On motion the clerk opened the pro-
posals received by him for doing the ma
sonry on the so-called Smiths bridge, and
furnishing materials for the same. There
was received only one proposal from w.
T. Quentmeyer & Co., to do said mason
~ and furnishing materials for the sum
of $3.50. On motion of Com. Voss the
same was laid over until to morrow eve
ming.
Com. Rohr presented to the Board a
quit-claim deed of F. Miller & Co. to the
city of WATERFOWL, giving said city the
right of way over strip Of land extend
ing from first street in the 1st ward west
to the center Of the mill race, for the use
OF the Fire Department.
On motion Of Com. Rohr said deed
was accepted and the clerk directed to
get the same recorded; and the thanks of
this board were extended to said F. Mil
Ter & Co.
i On motion the Board adjourned until
tomorrow at s o'clock 2. NJ
HENRY BIEBER.
City Clerk