Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-20
Common Council.

Meeting of the Common Council
Monday evening:
The following ordinance was passed:
| The Common Council of the City of WatertorVn do
0rdain as JOll01cs:
| Sec. l. The owner or occupant of each lot
or parcel of land within the city shall cause
all trees in the street in front of their respec-
tive lots or parcels of land to be trimmed, so
| that the head or foliage of said trees shall
not be less than nine feet from the ground.
| Sec. 2. Any person. who shall refuse or
neglect to comply with the provision of this
ordinance shall pay penalty of not more
| than ten dollars. nor less than five dollars.
| Sec B. This ordinance shall take effect,
and be in force, from and after its passage
| and publication.
| Passed July Is, 1892.
| A petition dated June %, 1892 was read by
| the clerk, setting forth as follows:
| WHEREAS, Your honorable body has deem
ed it essential to amend the old-time II O clock
ordinance, to the effect that the Turn Verein,
| the Musical society and the Gymnasium asso-
| cion be exempt from the above mentioned
| ordinance. We, therefore, beleveaand hold
| that the aforementioned ordinance is unjust
| and uncalled for, and, further, we pray your
| honorable body to reconsider and repeal the
| above mentioned ordinance as amended, in
| asmuch as the same is uncalled for and I'M
warranted.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
| The following bills against the city general
| fund were passed.:
| AE. Need ham, lumber, S56.45, F. A Coo
| ley, Smith bridge repairs, S36; ThOs. Holland,
| H. Weise and others, for labor on Smiths
| bridge. S55; III. Cordes, stone for North Fourth
| street bridge, 81; G. Kehr. livery and killing
and burying dogs, SO; Telephone company,
| SIS; n. Bruegger, III. Vogel and HI. Peters,
each $35 as night watches; c. Kehr, three
| months salary as marshal, Sl25; Ill. Bieber,
| three months salary as city clerk, Sl75 and
| three days service on the Board of Review,
| SO; F. Kusel, three days service on the Board
| of Review, SO; G. J. Wenck, assessing and
| express charges, S1755O; NJ J. Gallagher, as
sessing, S175; Electric Light company, June,
| S371; Gas company, gas for June, $126.46.
| the following resolution was presented and
| referred after lengthy discussion to the
| Committee on Streets and Bridges:
| Resolved That the Committee on Streets
and Bridges be- and are hereby instructed to
| procure stone crusher as soon as practical
| BILE: also to look up suitable stone or rock to
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| crush that the city may have something to
| fill its mud holes that will be permanent and
| lasting.
| The Committee on Finances referring to the
| petition of The Weltbuerger Gazette and
| Republican praying for reconsideration of
| the action of the Council, whereby their bills
| for printing the official notice of the last
| municipal election were allowed at only $500
each. reported in favor of allowing one-half
| of the balance in dispute to each of the above
| papers, namely 5000, and therefore recon-
| mend that orders be drawn for the same.
| Adopted.
On the cattle fair question a majority re-
| port was signed by Aldermen Rack and
Eaton. A difference of opinion having arisen
| in the community regarding the proper place
| for the fair, it might be best for the Council to
/ select q location or see what bonus the east
and west sides would offer for it.
/ Alderman Wertheimer read the minority
| report and differed from the majority on
| every point advanced. 1T would not be be-
/ coming for the city to accept bonus for the
| fair, and the position taken by the majority
| recognized too strongly the existence of a
/ conflict of sentiment and interest, the result
| of an east and west side.
| After considerable debate on motion OF Al
| derman Schultz both reports were INDEFINITE
| Iv DOStDOnedI