Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-09
Common Council.

Adjourned meeting of the Common
Council Wednesday evening:
The Committee on Street Lights.
to whom was referred the resolution
introduced by Alderman Woodard,
directing said committee to ascertain
the cost of street lighting in different
cities, reported that it appears from
the investigation made that the cost of
lighting our streets far exceeds that of
almost all other cities from which re-
ports were received. The committee
therefore recommended that the city
enter into a contract with the Water
town Electric Light company for one
year, to furnish arc lights at $50 per
month for each light. The committee
further recommended that all the
street gas lamps be lit only on dark
nights (moon schedule) and the lamps
on Main, West Main and Fourth streets
and the one on corner of Fifth and
Clyman streets not before III o'clock
P. NJ, to burn until day break, and, al
SO recommend that the gas lamp on
North Water street, opposite Phoenix
Engine house be discontinued.
Adopted.
The treasurer was directed to trans
fer 500 from City General Fund to
each of the following Ward Funds:
Third, Fifth. Sixth and Seventh wards,
for the purpose of improving thorough
fare roads.
Under direction Of the clerk a state
ment was made of prices paid for arc
lights and the percentage of lighting ex-
penses as compared with the total run :
ming expenses, in other cities, showing
that Appleton pays $50 per ght a year,
using l20, all night service; Fond du
Lac, $84 per light year, using about
$50 lights, all night service; Fort At
kinson pays $72 per light, uses 80
lights, service until midnight, percent
age lighting expenses about ! to ! of
total running expenses; GAINESVILLE
pays SIS per light year, uses 26 lights,
service until midnight, percentage of
lighting expenses 10 per cent; La
Crosse, 500 per light, uses 148 lights
all night by moon schedule; Menasha,
$69 per light, all night, 80 used; Nee
nah, $69, uses % all night by moon
| service until 2 A. NJ; Oshkosh, $52, PIG
lights, service until A. NJ, Philadel-
| phia schedule on all dark and cloudy
nights; Portage, $72, uses lights, ser
vice until midnight, besides the arc
.
| for which $12 per lighta year are paid
Sheboygan, $50, uses 1877 lights, all night
service; Stoughton, $S4, IA lights used
service until l A. NJ, 80 incandescent
lights in use at $18 a year each is paid
| percentage of lighting expenses 80 pei
cent; Wausau pays 800 per light, uses
| 81 lights, all night service (city build
ings arc lights free of cost, percentage
OF lighting expenses 2 per cent.
| The following accounts against the
| City General Fund were allowed: w
j. Emmerson, three months salary az
engineer and janitor, $3.50; Electric
Light company, July account, 1886; j
Jantzen, team work, $6; L. Haberkorn
teaming and labor, $17.51; Jacob Elf
fer, II days work as commissioner Of
noxious weeds, $34; 6. Hall, cleaning
Milwaukee street bridge, SOC; Welt.
buerger, city printing, S51 45; Anchor
Hose company, washing hose and
carts, S..
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled, "an ordinance to regulate the
running at large of dogs" passed June
6, 1892. The ordinance was read the
first and second times, and after the
rules were suspended, the same wal
read the third time and passed by ar
affirmative vote of all members pre-
sent.
Painting proposals were opened anc
read. Birr & Graewe being the loves
bidders for painting Secod street ($33j
Cady street ($1s), Milwaukee stree
($47). and Fourth street ($22) bridges
the contract for doing said work wa
let to them. W. G. Raue being th,
lowest bidder for painting Silver Creel
bridge ($10), the contract for doing saic
work was let to him.