Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-09
The New City Government.

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the following officers:
Clerk, Henry Bieber; marshal, Chas.
Kerr; health officer, DR.. i. c. Werner;
wood measurer and hay weigher-
side, L, Jaehrling; west side, Thomas
Brooks; night-watchmen- east side,
HI. Gustmanniand Henry Vogel; west
side, j. Gingles; auctioneer, John
ReIchardt.
The ghtwatchmen are made subject
to the control of the city marshal and
they shall be on duty from o'clock P.
NJ to O'Clock A. NJ. during the winter
months, and from o'clock P. NJ to 5
O'Clock A. M. during the summer
months.
The following were appointed by the
mayor as police for the ensuing year:
III. Justmann, H. Vogel and JAS Gin
giles.
The following was passed.
That the Board of Street Commits
sioners be instructed to advertise for,
and place in operation in the city of
Watertown tower police and fire alarm
system.
Salaries were fixed same as last year
as follows: Treasurer, $500; clerk, 500;
marshal, $500; health officer, 500; en-
gineer, $500; janitor, $3.50; nightwatch-
men $35 per month.
The council voted to transfer $500
from the general fund to the following
named ward funds for purpose of i'm
proving thoroughfare roads leading into
city: Third ward, 500; Fifth ward,
500; Sixth ward, 500 and Seventh
ward, 500.
ALI moneys received for licenses from
any source during the year are placed
to the credit of the city general fund.
Resolution adopted that the police
force of the city consist sof three
members, the same to be under the
control of the city marshal
In answer to petition presented an
appropriation of 5000 was made from
the city general fund for the purpose
of cutting down and grading Oak Hill
cemetery hill, provided that Oak Hill
cemetery association appropriate $500
for the same purpose; and $400 was al
so appropriated for the purpose of cut
ting down and grading Duffy hill.
The following estimate of the school
taxes to be raised for the ensuing year
was presented and placed on file:
For teachers wages and superntend-
.ent's.salary after deducting state and
county school money. ..... $500
Janitor's wages Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Clerks salary and school census 400
fuel. .......-................. SO0
Repairs and improvements. ....... 500
Furniture and apparatus. ............. 100
Insurance and supplies. ...... ..... 300
Printing and publishing ......... so
Text books Observation-Disclosures. $50
Library. .................. 80
The following tax levy for 1890 was
voted in addition to the taxes levied in
the city by section three g., of chapter
two hundred and four (204), of the pri
vate and local laws of Wisconsin, APP
proved March 3, 1871:
For current expenses Of the city gen.
eral government, 3 mills upon the dol
lar. For school purposes mills less
upon the dollar than levied by said
section 3, of said chapter 204.
First ward for ward purposes, mills
upon the dollar.
Second ward, 2 mills upon the dollar.
Third ward, % mills upon the dollar.
Fourth ward, l mill upon the dollar.
Fifth ward, no mill upon the dollar.
Fifth ward, for poor purposes, mill
less upon the dollar than levied by said
section 3, of said chapter 204.
Sixth ward, for ward purposes mill
upon the dollar, and for poor purposes
no mill upon the dollar.
Seventh ward, 2 mills upon the dollar.
The mayor appointed the following
standing committees:
FINANCE-Racek, Habhegger, Cordes.
JuDICIARY-W ertheimer, Cordes, Neumann.
STREETS AND BRIDGEs-Racek, Wertheimer,
Eaton.
PUBLIC BUILDINGs-Cordes Rack, Neumann.
FIRE DEPARTMENT-Eaton. Werthemer, Web
er.
LICENsEs-Habhegger, Cordes. Rack.
GAS LIGHT-Weber, Eaten, Habhegger.
GRIEvANCEs-Neumann, Wertheimer, Weber.
Petition presented and read from the
Turner society and Musical Society
Concordia, asking for the adjustment
of the license hitherto required from
these respective bodies for entertain
ments and performances which may be
given from time to time, under their
immediate management and control,
on the ground of extreme difficulty of
these organizations to meet their annual
expenses.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on licenses.
The bids for doing the city printing
were opened and read:
The Weltbuerger's bid for the print
ing in the German language was / of
cent per folio.
The Journals bid for the printing in
4bo Gorpoop 1opouaoo was for 10 oonts