Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
chers' wages including superintendent
Mt salary after deductinp state and
Special high school building tax. -.
The following resolution was adopted

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! RESOLVED That the city clerk and treasurer are
hereby directed to transfer the sum of $500 from
/ the city general fund to the following named
ward funds for the purpose of improving thor
oughfare roads leading into the city to-wit: 500
to the Third ward, 500 10 the Fifth, S1O0 to the
/ Sixth and 500 to the Seventh.
! After the different percentage for the city,
! school, ward and poor taxes to be raised for the
year 1884 were fixed by the Common Council
| the following resolution was adopted:
| ReSolUed, That there be and is hereby LEVIED
upon all the taxable property in the city of Wa
| tertown in addition to the taxes levied In said
! city by section of chapter 204 of the private
| and local laws of Wisconsin, approved March 3,
1871, the following taxes for city, school, ward
and poor purposes for the year 1854 to-wit:
Current expenses OF city general government,
| three mills upon the dollar.
! School purposes. three mills.
First ward, for ward purposes, one-half mill.
Second ward one mill.
Third ward, no mill upon the dollar
Fourth ward, two mills less upon the dollar
| than levied by said section three chapter 2O4.
! Fifth ward, no mill upon the dollar
Fifth ward, for poor purposes, One-half mill
less upon the dollar than levied by said section
| 3 of chapter 204.
Sixth ward, for poor PURPOSES No mill upon
| the dollar
Seventh ward, no mill upon the dollar
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That there be and is hereby levied
upon all the taxable property in the city of Wa.
| tertown for the year 1884 the sum of $4,000 ac-
cording to section one Of clnpter 122 of the laws
| CT 1879 for the purposes OF erecting High
School Building in the First ward OF said CITY,
The salaries of the different city officers were
fixed for the ensuing year as follows: Clerk,
$500; treasurer, 5000; Marshal, $3.50; Health OF
hcer, $50; night watch, $50 per month during the
summer and $35 during the winter months. Lii
censes were fixed as follows: For selling LIQUOR
to De drank upon the premises in quantities of
less than one gallon $50. For selling LIQUORS in
any quantity not to be drank on the premises
$50.
The following proposals for doing the CITY
printing were received and adopted: From j.
". Moore for 80 cents per folio. From D. Blu
per folio aud 10 cents per folio for translatinp
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on public build
ings be and they are hereby instructed to build
q new Engine House on the east side of the river
and they are further instructed to procure a diff
ferent site if possible and that all their actions
in regard to said building Shallbe first approved
by the Board of Street Commissioners.
Alderman Smith presented some papers and
documents relating to the claim of NJ. Cunning
ham against the city which were on motion re-
ferred to the Board of Street Commissioners
The mayor appointed the following standing
committees:
| FINANCE-F. Kusel, C. Ruehhausen c. Smith
JUDIcIARY-H. A. Block, c. Ruebhausen, F..
! KuSel.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGEs-C. W. Schultz, F.
| Kusel, c. Smith.
GRIEyANCEs-C. Ruebhausen, F. Sloan, II. A,
| Block
PUBLIC BUnDINGs-C. w. Schultz, H. WILDER,
r. Kusel.
FIRE DFPARTMENT-C. Smith; H. WILDER, C.
W. Schultz.
LIcENsEs-F. Kusel, H. A. Block, r, Sloan.
GAS LIGHT. Sloan, G., Smith, C.. w. Schultz,