Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-11
The NetC city Government.

The presence in the city of no fewer
than four deputy United States Marshals,
who were here watching and waiting
their opportunity to serve mandamuses
on our city officials in the interest of the
bondholders, did not seem to deter our
newly elected aldermen from coming to-
gether last Saturday evening and organ
izing the new city government for the
coming year. During their deliberations
the city fathers were undisturbed by the
service of any writs and completed their
work in safety. In the absence of mayor
elect Rohr, alderman Kusel was elected
President of the Council and ex-alderman
Voss clerk pro tenn. The election of of
fcers resulted as follows: Clerk, Henry
Bieber; Attorney, G. FL. Gardner; Health
Officer, DIR. Frank G. Moulding; Mar.
shall, G. F. Zautner; Surveyor, Judson
Prentice; City Auctioneer, J. Rsichardt;
Inspector of hay and fuel, east side, w.
Jaedeke; West side, Thomas Brooks;
East side Night Watch, Joseph Johnson;
West side, III. Bodie. The Gazette was
declared the official paper and its bid Of
30 cents per folio for doing the city print
ing accepted. Licenses were fixed at $75
for places were liquor is drank on the
premises, and at $50 for places where not
drank on premises. The following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Resolved that there he and is hereby levied up
on all the taxable property in the city OF Water
town for the year 1853 the sum Of six Thousand
Dollars e 000) according to section thirty-two
(32) of chapter one hundred and seventy one Q7l)
Of the laws of 1878, for the purpose of erecting
Union School Building in the First ward of said
city.
Resolved that there be and is hereby levied up
on all taxable property in the city of WatertoWn
in addition to the taxes levied in saiG city by
Section three Of chapter two hundred and four
the following taxes for city, school, ward and
poor purposes for the year 1885, to-wit: For the
current expenses Of the city general government,
two and one-half GO mills on the dollar; for
school purposes two % mills upon the dollar;
upon First ward for ward purposes, one-ha,f mill
on the dollar; upon Second ward, no MILL upon
Third ward. no mill; upon Fourth ward two
mills less upon the dollar than levied by said
section 3 Of said chapter 2V4; Fifth ward no mill
upon the dollar; sixth ward, one mill on the dol
lar: Seventh ward, no mill on the dollar.
RESOLVED that the committee on Judiciary Be
and the same are hereby instructed and empow-
cred to employ such counsel As may be deemed
necessary to bring and: prosecute an action by
injunction and otherwise against the Bond Com
missioAers of said city restrain them from issu-
ing any new bonds III exchange for any out-stand-
ing.oonds or judgments on the same'sgainst the
city of Watertown, to test the question whether
said bonds and judgments are outlawed, (secti n
422l-4222 Revised Statutes,) and also to test all
questions relating to our bonded indebtedness.
RESOLVED that the Weltburger shall receive the
same compensation for doing the city printing
as the Official organ.
Resolved that the city clerk is hereby authoriz-
I ed to draw order in favor of NJ Cunningham
for the sum of S67 Sc to balance his claim against
the city of Watertown for costs paid in the suit Of
John Hesman VS. City of WATERFOWL
The following estimate of the taxes
necessary to be raised for school purposes,
for the ensuing fiscal year, was reported
by order of the Board of Education:
| For teachers wages including superin-