Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-14
Board of Street Commissioner

-'Odi " VI otfSct SOHlIliSSiOnCTS
Meeting Of the Board of Street Com
missioners Monday evening.
The following petitions were present
ed and referred to Committee on Streets
and Bridges:
Instructing the Watertown Electric
Light company to furnish and maintain
four arc lights in the Sixth ward; tC
furnish and maintain three additional
arc lights in the Third ward; to main
tain and furnish two additional arc
lights liz the Fourth ward; to furnish
and maintain one arc light on corner
of Clyman and Seventh streets, and
one on corner of Clyman and Ninth
streets, First ward to furnish and main
tain three more arc lights in the Fifth
ward.
The following resolution was offered
and referred to Committee on Gas
Light:
Resolved, That main thoroughfares
between G. & N. w. depot and c., M
& ST. P. depot be lighted between the
setting of the sun and daylight the fol-
lowing morning.
Complaint having been made that
Philip Roth, of the Sixth ward, is a
habitual drunkard, spending his earn
ings on Intoxicating drink to the injury
of his health and endangering the per-
sonal safety and comfort of his family,
the Board by virtue of the authority
vested in 1t, forbids all persons licensed
to sell, or give away to said Philip Roth
any ardent or Intoxicating drink for
the space of one year.
The following accounts against the
city general fund were allowed:
Phoenix fire company, hauling en-
CINE, 500; Phoenix fire company, jan
itor's salary, $50; Anchor Hose COM
pany, washing hose after Evans fire,
S.; III. Behling, hauling hose seven
times, $3.50; J. Eiffier, washing hose
Herzog fire, S.; G. Wendtlandt, paint
ing Phoenix supply cart, 81; VIM. Krue-
ger, burying dog, SOC.
The following report on the water
works was read:
To the Honorable Board of Street Commits
siOners:
GENTLEMEN Your Committee on
Streets and Bridges, to whom was re-
ferred the proposition of j. H. Thomp-
son to erect and maintain system OF
water-works in this city; also the petit
ton of 157 of the prominent citizens
and heaviest taxpayers requesting the
prompt action of this honorable body
to the end that said water-works be es-
tablished here; and having given sa d
matters careful thought and considera-
ton, beg leave to make the following
report:
The petition of the resident tax
payers, which we have given careful
attention, we find represents large
majority of our leading business men,
and that the signers pay over two
thirds of the annual tax. We believe
as stated in said petition that the in
terest of our city demand a system Of
water works, a more efficient protec-
ton against fires, which of late have
been of frequent occurrence. Upon
careful investigation we do not deem it
ary or immediate cost of erecting such
water works, but believe it to be to the
best advantage for the city tc grant a
franchise to the company possessing
the best system and Offering the best
terms, and reserving in said ordinance
or franchise the right to purchase said
system upon appraisal by competent
hydraulic engineers, who shall deter
mine the actual cash value of the plant.
We therefore recommend that the city
of Watertown by its Board of Street
Commissioners grant franchise to
some responsible construction COM
pany to erect and maintain system OF
water-w works, upon the usual Conditions
and restrictions and subject to the right
of the city to purchase at any time upon
giving a reasonable notice. And we
would recommend further time be Civ
en- to this committee, or to another
committee to be appointed specially by
this honorable Board to make further
careful investigation and inquiries into
the various systems to the end that
facts and details may be more clearly
presented to this body, that it may be
guided Understandings on its future
action in granting franchise:
Most respectfully submitted.
EDWARD RACK,
S. M. EATON,
III. WERTHEIMER,
Com. on Streets and Bridges
Watertown, Wis, May II, 1890.
The report was accepted.