Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-08-03
Board of Street Commissioners

Board of Street Commissioners
Proceedings of regular meeting of
the Board OF Street Commissioners, held
August 1st 1881.
Roll called. All members present ex-
cept Com Hartwig.
Com. Rohr chosen chairman pro tenn
The reading of the last regular and adj
journed meetings was dispensed with.
The following accounts against the
City Gen. Fund were presented and IN
der the suspension of the rules allowed:
Chas. Henkean Hugh Boyle for SER
vices as nightwatchmen for month of
July 1881, $50 each; Thos. Baxter, Chr.
Becker, D. Crowley, F. Hartwig, VIM.
Ell. Rohr, VIM. F. Voss, Chas. Zautner
Fl. Bieber for days services on Board of
Review $15 each; F. P. Brook for rent
of Council and Clerks rooms to August
LIST 1881, $25. The account of L. Char
boneau of Sc for use of lot for Cattle
Pound was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The account ofWm. Gorder Of $25 for
building foot bridge at the place of
smiths Bridge, and of Theo Menk of ST.
for repairing Main Street Bridge were re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Bridges.
The following Ward accounts were pre-
sented and under the suspension of the
rules allowed:
Against the First Ward Fund;
F. Kaplinger for 10 days work as Road
master $3.50; Geo Hall for 6 DAYS work
on streets Sc; John Seary ~ days $3.50;
J. Donohue days Sc; E. Genrich 10
days $50; Geo. Rathjen 2 $40 days
$3.50; Fred Gerth 27-10 days 1910:
VIM. Kaplinger for 81 days work with
team $3.50; VIM. Gorder for 9 barrels
cement and loads of sand $17 25.
Against the Seventh Ward Fund:
John McGolrick for days teamwork
$500.
The Finance Committee to whom
were referred the bills1of G. E. Straw for
one quarter salary $75 and G. J. Noack
and VIM. Emerson for assessing $175
each, recommended their allowance.
Report adopted and accounts allowed.
The Committee on Streets and Bridges
to whom were referred the accounts of J.
Prentice for plans and specifications for
Main Street and Smiths Bridge and for
experimenting work on Second Street
Bridge $40; of Thee Menk for repairing
Main Street Bridge $3.50 and of Jos.
Blodick for work on said Bridge ST so re-
commended their allowance.
Report adopted and accounts allowed.
The plans and specifications for re-
building the so-called Smith Bridge were
then taken up and on motion Of Com.
Crowley the specifications were read by
the Clerk
Com. Zautner moved the adoption of
the plans and specifications
Com. Crowley offered as an amend
ment to insert in the specifications:
'The outer course Of said walls to be not
less in thickness than u inches for the 8
first courses, the balance from s to 10 in
ches'' instead: "the outer courses of said
walls to be not less in thickness than 10
inches or those of Rail Road Bridge be-
low Main Stteet," which amendment was
adopted.
The question than being ON the adoption
of the plans and specifications as amend
ed, the same were unanimously adopted.
Oli vi NOIIl. LdulHCI luC SlCIh
was directed to advertise for sealed pro-
posals for doing the masonary and fur
nishing materials for the new bridge to be
built at the place OF the so-called Smiths
Bridge, according to plans and specifca-
tions adopted by this Board.
The chair called the attention of the
Board to the matter regarding the con-
tract, let to Chas. 5. Baxter, for doing the
masonary of the new Main Street Bridge,
and after some discussion Com. Zautner
moved that Committee of two be ap-
pointed who with the Chairman shall in
vestigate said matter and report at the
next meeting of the Board, which motion
was carried.
The chair appointed CONS. Zautner and
Voss as members of said Committee.
On motion the Board adjourned until
Thursday the 4th inst. at o'clock P. NJ.
HENRY BIEBER.
City Clerk.