Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
Board of Street Commissioners.

DOOI " VI SlICS SOtI1II1ISSl
Regular meeting of the Board O.
Street Commissioners Monday evening
The following accounts against city
general fund were allowed:
For filling north end of Second street
bridge, $44.5O; Chas. Huber, y days
cutting weeds, Second ward, 1875; F
Schoenrock, cutting weeds, First ward
$1014; j. Lahey, work cleaning Mil
waukee street bridge and cutting weeds
$3.50; S. G.. Roper & Co., repairs fol
road machine, So; Waterfowl Electric
Light company, thirty-one arc lights
for July, S217; Phoenix Fire company
janitor, $50; H. Justmann, H. Vogel
and James Gingles, $50 each for salaries
as nightwatches; Geo. Giraffe, ! year,
salary as janitor, S62.50.
The committee on gas lights submit
ted the following resolutions, which
passed:
Resolued, Thatthe gas lights on Fourth
street shall burn until day-break; but
the lamps on corners Of Fourth and
Jefferson streets, Fourth and Spring
streets, and Fourth and Milwauk ee
streets shall not be lighted before mid
night; and further
Resolued, That the gas lamps on the
south side of Main street from
Fourth street to the Chicago & North
western depot; also the gas lamps on
corner of Fifth and Clyman streets,
shall on dark nights be lighted at mid
night and burn until day-break.
The following resolution was also
passed:
Resolued, That the WATERFOWL Elec-
trio Light company, be, and is hereby
authorized and instructed to furnish
and maintain twenty-one additional
electric arc lights and that the same be
located at the intersections of the fol-
lowing named streets, towit: Third
and Bailey, Seventh and Dodge, Sew
enth and Western avenue, Main and
East avenue, Main and Summit, Eighth
and Jones, Cady and East avenue,
Montgomery and Emmett, Washington
and West Madison, Lafayette and Mon
roe, Cady and North Water, Cady and
North Montgomery, West Green and
North Montgomery, Elm and North
Church, Cleveland and Division, Cleve
land and Hancock, Hustisford and Cen
tire, Green and Vine, Hyland and River,
River and William.
Bids were opened for the building of
the Plank road bridge as follows: Jas
Enright and P. E. Dunn, SLIGO, J. F.
Dornfeld, 81 ,645. The contract was let
to Enright & Dunn, being the lowest
bidders.
The following bids were opened for
the re-planking of Hustisford street
bridge: H. Barganz, $3.50; Cooley &
Martin, 1925; A. Jaeger. $31S; Enright
& Dunn, $317. Being the lowest bid
ders, Enright & Dunn were awarded
the contract.
Bids for painting bridges were open
ed as follows: BY Straw & Murphy
Silver creek bridge, $12; Milwaukee
street, $50; Cady street, 500; Second
street, 500; Hustisford street, $40 !;
Smith, $40. By w. C. Raue-Milwau-
kee street bridge, $34.75; Cady street,
$40; Silver creek, $14.50; Hustisford
street, $24; Second street, $23; Smith,
$23. The contract for painting the Hus-
tisford street, Smith and Silver creek
bridges was awarded to Straw & Muir
ply, and the contract for the Milwau
kee street, Cady street and Second
street bridges was let to w. G. Raue.
Both bid alike on Cady street bridge,
but the board deemed it equitable to
give each three bridges under the cir
cumstances.
The following communication was
read and laid on table:
To the Honorable Board Of Street Commits
slO1aers::
July 81, 80.
GRNTLEMEN:-We have opened our
place of business in your city. Since
being here we have received several
visits fromsyour marshal, who has made
many enquiries of us, presumably by
the request of your body; now, gentle
men, if you desire to question us, Mr..
H. P. Hurley of our firm will gladly
appear before your honorable body at
your next council meeting and satisfy
you y upon any point you may be in
doubt as to our right to remain here
and do business without further moles-
tation. If this matter continues We
will commence litigation to establish
our rights. Gentlemen, we are,
Respectfully Yours,
M. E. HURLEY.
P. S.-You may address through your
marshal.