Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-17
Proceedings of the Board of Street
Commissioners Monday Evening:

tnat tney nad tried their best to have
place outside the city for slaughter
house and had permission from three
different parties to erect such slaughter
house but were refused by the neghbors
OF such places and by the respective
town boards
Architect Koch reported that the plans
and specifications had been fully complied
with by contractor Schmutzler in the
erection of the new city hail building and
that the same was completed and ready
to be accepted by the city.
The following report and resolution
were read:
To the Honorable Board of Street
Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN:-Your committee on f.
nance, to whom were referred the ac-
counts of Messrs. G. w. Bird and D. Hall
for services and disbursements in bord
cases, together with the report relating to
the same. would respectfully report that
after careful and mature consideration
your committee can not recommend the
allowance of the same in full. Your
committee, however, are of the opinion
| that the actual disbursements incurred
by Messrs. G. w. Bird and D. Hall, re-
spectively, in attending to said bond cases,
| and also the sum of $1,000 to each of
them to apply on account for services,
should be allowed by your Honorable
Body, but upon the express condition
that in allowing these amounts the city
does not commit itself in any manner to
| the balance of said accounts, but that
the same be held for further coDsidera-
| ton. Your committee would therefore
recommend the adoption of the following
resolution:
Resozued, That the sum of $14521
/ for disbursements and the further sum of
$1,000 to apply on account for services
in bond cases. be AID are hereby allowed
to G. w. Bird; also that the sum of
| 1915 for disbursements and the further
sum of $1,000 to apply on account for
services in bond cases, be and are hereby
allowed to D. Hall, provided that this
allowance is made upon the express con-
dition that thereby the city does not
commit itself in any manner to the ball
ance of said accounts for services; and
further
ResolUed, That the city clerk be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
issue orders upon the General Fund CT
the city for the amounts allowed in this
resolution in favor of said Messrs. g. w.
Bird and D. Hall, respectively.
Respectfully submitted,
d. Eel. BEURHAUs,
FRED KUsEL,
y. HABHEGGER,
Com. on Finance.
Com. WILDER spoke with earnestness in
favor of allowing ia full the account
rendered by Messrs. Bird and Hall. and
Com. Beurhaus opposed the proposition.
The report and resolution were adopted
The communication from Messrs. G.
w. Bird and d. Hall, presented at pre-
vious meeting of the Board, relating TO
the bills on the bond suits, was ordered
to be published. This communication sets
forth that the bills reported last March
for disbursements and $1,000 each to 6.
/ w. Bird and d. Hall were not intended
|: to be in full up to any date. Up to date
of presentation six cases had been decided
in favor of the city. The certaint, that
the defeated bondholders will take their
cases to the United States Supreme Court,
Mr. Metcalf's attorneys being already
engaged upon his bill of exceptions in
order to do so. and since it might take two
or three years before the contest would
end in that court, Messrs. Hall and Bird
thought it more convenient for the city
and fair to them that each be paid his
disbursements aud $1,000 annually and
the balance paid when the work is done
! and the results achieved. The Board
however, having desired otherwise and
on April q, Messrs Hall and Bird having
argued the case of E. Metcalf for new
trial and another decision being gained
by the full bench, the request in the
resolution Of the Board of April 18, is
complied with by rendering o full bill
for services to June 1st, 5000 to each
or $4,000 to both, with conditions OF
: payment as follows: $1,000 and personal
expenses to each to be paid within three
weeks from June / without the city
committing itself in any manner to the
, balance of the bills Balance of account
S., $50 to each payable without interest in
equal and even installments not exceed
ing FIVE in number, the first to be paid as
soon as May, 1886, provided the city
accepts these terms by July 81, next, and
if not then accepted this last account be
then considered withdrawn. 1t is further
set forth that great share of the work
done for the city in the r. r. bond liti
CATION, prior to the six suits in which was
set up the statute of limitations, was but
preliminary to the final contest waged fol-
the city il these six.cases. The decisions
gained by the city involve the questions
of the outlawing OF both the bonds and
judgments and if thu decisions are main
tanned by the. United States. Supreme
Court, as there is every reason to hope
} they will be, the debt OF this city is yirtu-
ally wiped out. The report closes as
follows: eve make this part of our
report foy the benefit of the city and
citizens. For cur opinions have been
formed after a complete survey, as we
believe, of the whole legal controversy,
and after we have met there in our
defense of the city, not few of the
ablest LAWYERS in the state PROMPTED to