Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
Special Meeting Common Council

Meeting of the Common Council
Wednesday evening, Jan. 4:
The following accounts against the
city general fund were allowed: H.
Justman: II. Peters, H. Kaplinger, SAL
aries as nlghtWatchmen for December.
$50 each; G. Kerr, / years salary as mar
shal' 9l2o; II. Bleber,4 years salary as
city clerk, Sl75; G. E. Straw, years sal
arE as engineer, $75; A. Wundt wind
ing public clock year, $18; Electric
Light Co., % arc lights Dec, S371; D. q
F: Kusel, labor and sundries, Phoenix
Fire company, $l9.26; D. & F. Kusel
stove pipe, Anchor Hook and Ladder
company, $1.15; VIM. Gorder, coal.
$l474; Phillip Heinrichs Co., lal Or on
booths and planning lumber, S17 .4O.J. d,
Casey, repairs to road scraper, S7.25; J.
o. Heyn, binding register of house
numbers, 80 cents; H. Wertbelmer for
money advanced for Distributing pa-
pers from sanitary department, $3.50;
Sll each to l.. Fischer, T. Harte and
{. Arenberg, as inspectors at last cleo
tlon; II. Bramer, w. 6. Pritzlaff, L.
Jaehrling, Jr., and f. Hoefner, $500
each as clerks of election; q. Gloger.
T. RGgan, r. Jones each 81 and J. NAL
10y, F. NJ. Eaton, E. Adele and w. D.
Stacy, So each as ballot clerks.
The Committee on Finance to whom
was referred the account of G. w.
Bird for $751; 70 and Daniel Hal, ,S122.37.
for expenses on tri p to Washington in
the Metcalf case, reported in favor of
the allowance Of the same. Report
adopted and account allowed.
The Committee on Fire Dept report
ed IN favor of allowing the account of
E. Berg for $l4 for keeping cistern cov-
ers free from snow and ice holes open.
The accounts Of S. Vogel, SO; F. Her
man, SO; T. Hopp, So; Fl. Steinfort, So;
F. Maerzke, So; G. Weber, So; for SER
vices as inspectors and clerks of cleo
ton and ballot clerks OF the 9Th ward,
were allowed.
The Committee on Judiciary submit
ted the following report to the Council:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to
whom was referred the resolution of
Alderman Rack providing for the
purchase of a stone crusher and eleva-
tor; also Of lime stono quarry. would
respectfully report that they have had
sad resolution under mature consider
alton and cannot favor the adoption
OF the same but would offer and re-
commend to be adopted the following
as a substitute:
ResoIued, That the Committee on
Streets and Bridges be and are hereby
authorized and directed to buv stone
crusher and elevator not to exceed in
cost 81 200. Respectfully submitted.
The motion to adopt the report was
lost 10y the following vote: Ayes-Ald.
Bauma'!. Dunnigan, Eaton, Rack and
Rane (5). NOes-Ald. Hildgendorf.
Kruger. Kuehnemann, Neumann,
Schultz, Tetzlaff, Voss, Wertheimer (S).
The fire department was authorized
to purchase one Thousand feet of good
substantial fire hose to be divided
equally between the two fire COM
panies
His Honor the Mayor and Aldermen
Rack and Schultz were constituted a
committee TO attend the convention of
the committees of the cities of the
state, to be beld at Madison during
the present month, for the purpose Of
drafting a general city charter and
classifying the same and that the ex-
penSes of said committee shall be paid
out Of the general fund; and said com
mittee may at their discretion add the
city attorney as a member
Jas. Jingles was appointed night
watch for the unexpired term of II.
Peters, the latter having resigned to
accept the position of deputy sheriff of
Dodge county. Alderman Wertheim-
er nominated W @. Pritz4aff as school
commissioner for the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of O. Linde and the
same was adopted by an unanimous
vote.