Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-05-24
Common Council.

Regular meeting OF the Common
Council Monday evening:
The petition of G. F. Mannegold was
granted asking for permission to dig a
hole or drain on east side of First street,
First ward, opposite his hotel building,
for the purpose of repairing his private
sewer leading to Rock river.
A petition was read signed by !. B.
Murphy, M. Carroll and ten others,
asking for the passage of an ordinance
defining and authorizing the construc-
tlon ofa boulevard of 20 feet on each side
of Church street, between w. Main and
Lafayette streets, and that the same be
made at the expense of the lot owners
ard completed by September l, 1898.
~ Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Bridges, with instructions to draft
an ordinance in accordance with the
prayer of the petitioners, if it legally
can be done
The Committee on judiciary report
ed on the bill of the city marshal,
Sl2l 80, for feeding tramps, finding the
same correct. The committee further
recommended that the practice offeed-
ing tramps and others, who apply for
a nights lodging at our city iaii, be
discontinued, and that from and after
this date the Council allow no more
bills for that purpose. The report was
adopted and the bill allowed.
The following accounts against the
City General Fund were allowed: ST.
mon & Waite, hauling hook and ladder
truck from March to May l, $50 80;
j. w. Moore, city printing, $56.85;
WeltDuerger, order books, $3.50
A petition of the taxpayers of the
Fifth ward was presented, asking the
Council to place an electric arc light at
each of the following places: At the
crossing of North Water and Margaret
streets. and at the crossing of Berlin
avenue and West Spalding street, the
vicinity Of above named points being
kept entirely dark and in great need
of illumination.
Referred to Committee on Lights.
A petition of residents and taxpayers
was read, protesting against the action
of the Council in moving towards the
erection of a morgue on the site of the
old engine house in the First ward.
The petition sets forth the undesirable
ness of the site for such purpose, being
IN the principal business part of the
city, and deeming it necessary that an
other site be selected, the suggestion
being made to sell the premises where
the said engine house is situated and
purchase another site more suitable for
the erection Of said morgue.
Referred to Committee on Buildings.
The United States supreme court
having ordered that the Metcalf case
be argued at the next term of the
court to be held October, 1893. and
attorneys in the case for this city, hav-
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argue said case, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
ResOtUed, That the city clerk be, and
he is hereby inst "ucted to write Messrs.
Hall and Bird, asking them to state
whether they are ready and willing to
argue said Metcalf case. pursuant to
the order of the Court, and under the
terms of said contract.
A resolution was passed requesting
the Committee on Street Lights to
make a thorough investigation as to the
expense of street lighting in this city !,
and to ascertain the cost of lights in
| other places, and to report whether
the price now being paid for electric
light and gas is properly in accordance
| with the franchises of the companies
furnishing light; and, further, that the
| lighting expenses of our city are unrea-
sonably large, comparative with other
running expenses, and that continu-
ance of this expense would be contrary
to the principles of good government;
and proper administration of city af-
fairs demands that immediate action
should be taken towards effecting a
reasonable reduction in the cost OF
| lighting our city.
The clerk read notice of claim for
damages given to the mayor by August
Cruel, said Cruel setting forth that he
received injuries by a fall on sidewalk
in front of j. Bliefenicht's residence in
the Sixth ward, April 26 last.
The mayor appointed the following
! standing Committee on Sewerage: Al.
dermen CRUDE, Schmutzler, Bramer
Bauman, Dunnigan.