Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-11-20
Final Disposal of the Robinson Case

Final Disposal of the Robinson Case.
At the special meeting Of the Board
of Street Commissioners, held Tuesday
evening, Nov II, 1889, the following
communication was presented and
read: 81
Jefferson County
Circuit Court.
Adah I'll. Robinson. Plaintiff,
VS..
w. III. Rohr, G. F. Zautner, T. Baxter,
c. Becker, f. Hartwig, W. F. Voss, d.
Crowley and the City of Watertown,
Defendants
Jefferson County
Circuit Court.
Byron III. Robinson, Plaintiff,
W. I'll. Rohr, G. F. Zautner, T. Baxter,
c. Becker, F. Hartwig, W. F. Voss, D.
Crowley and the City of Watertown,
Defendants.
To the db0Ue-1ldn,ed Defendants:
The plaintiffs in the above-entitled
action-viz., Adah HI. Robinson and
Byron III. Robinson-will settle both
said actions, and release and satisfy all
their claims of every kind and nature
against each and all of the defendants
above named, upon the payment to
said plaintiffs attorney, Harlow Pease,
of the sum of six thousand one hundred
dollars in lawful money of the United
States, on or before the Goth day of No
vember, 1889. Yours, etc.,
HARLOW PEAsE,
Plaintiffs Attorney in above-entitled
actions.
Dated Nov. II, 1889.
Laid over to unfinished business.
At the adjourned meeting of the
board Wednesday evening, Nov Is, the
chair stated that the business before
the board was the consideration of the
following preamble and resolution
WHEREAS, Adah H. Robinson and
Byron I'll. Robinson, the plaintiffs in
the several suits against the city of Wa
tertown and w. H. Rohr and others,
have proposed to the city to settle the
said suits and all existing controversies
against the city involved in the same or
in any way arising or growing out of
the construction, in 1881, of Main street
bridge in said city, and to discharge
and release all claims, demands, suits,
actions and cause of actions of every
kind and nature in any way involved
in said suits or in controversies growing
out of the construction of said bridge,
upon the payment to them of six thous-
and one hundred dollars. Now, there
fore,
Resolved, That. the said proposition
be and the same is hereby accepted by
the city and that the sum of six thous-
and one hundred dollars be and is
hereby appropriated to be paid TO the
said Adah Ell. Robinson and Byron III.
Robinson in settlement of the said
claims, demands, suits, actions and
cause of actions; and further
Resolved, That VIM. F. Voss be and
he is hereby appointed to act as agent
for the city of Watertown in consum-
mating the settlement of said actions,
and that for that purpose city orders on
the city general fund to the amount of
six thousand three hundred thirty-one
dollars and 80 cents be issued and de-
livered to him, payable to his order,
and that he be and is hereby author
lied and directed to pay said sum of
six thousand one hundred dollars to
Harlow Pease, the attorney for said
Adah III. Robinson and Byron HI. Rob-
! inson, upon the delivery to VIM F. Voss
of full release, satisfaction and dis
charge of all said suits and claims.
A lengthy discussion followed, and
finally the resolution was adopted by a
unanimous vote. All members of the
board were present except Commits
sioner r. Jones, of the Fourth ward
who was prevented from attending by
sickness.
The 1921 80 difference between the
amount of the judgment and the
amount of the orders to be drawn on
the city general fund is for the interest
! from now until the 1st of June next. 1t
/ is not expected that there will be funds
in the treasury to pay the amount OF
the judgment before that time.
We take it that this settlement of a
vexed matter will meet the approval
of our citizens. The work being done
when the accident occurred, was for
the city, and it would seem unjust un-
! der the existing circumstances to hold
! the street commissioners Individually
liable for the damage incurred. The
great mistake made was that the matter
was not settled in the beginning when
it might have been done at much less
expense to the city.
Street Improvements.
Editor Republicdn:-A correspondent
in your last weeks issue struck the nail
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