Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-02-14
Common Council.

An adjourned meeting of the COM
mon council was held Wednesday
evening.
Communication read from W. Field
schneider in regard to the trouble he
meets with as purchaser Of cattle. He
sets forth that he frequently finds q
great difference in the weight of stock
weighed by the weighmaster of the east
side, compared with the weight on other
scales, sometimes varying from fifty to
one hundred pounds, and would there
fore petition the common council to
investigate and ascertain if possible
where the trouble lies. Referred to
committee on grievances.
The committee on sewerage, now
acting as the board of public works,
composed of H. g. CRUDE, A. F. Bau-
man, F. Schmutzler, Ed. DUNCAN and
Z. II. Bramer, rendered their resigna-
ton to take effect at once. The same
was accepted.
The following resolution was passed:
Resot0ed, That the board of public
workssshall hereafter consist of the
following persons: City attorney, city
clerk, city engineer.
The following bills against the city
general fund were allowed g. F.
Kleeman, repairs for fire department,
S45 10; Bornschein & TetzIaff, stone and
cement, S2S; J. McGolrick, coal, .33;
f. a. Heck, hardware, $3.50; Tele-
phone company, Soc; Anchor Hose
company, filling cIstern, So; G. Kerr,
cleaning off snow, $l.50; F. Schmutz-
Ter, record book of acting board of
public works, S2.65; Weltbuerger, city
printing. $5l.3l; L. Haberkorn, haul
ing dirt from cistern, So; Watertown
Manufacturing company, $2l.89; H.
Volgt, work on water closet, $4 25; J.
+. McGolrick. coal, $45.l4; Gas com
pany, gas for January, $l66 II; Electric
Light company, 1924 A. Wundt, wind
ing public clock, $lS; Fl. Pease, one
years salary as city attorney, $3.50;
City Engineer G.. Viebahn, salary for
month of January, $65; w. J. Emer-
son, salary for three months, $50.
The acting board of public works re-
commended that the pipe crossing the
river from Rock street to Cole street
be built OF inch tank steel and the fif-
teen inch pipe crossing the river at
Second street be built of 8 IS inch tank
steel, instead of cast iron as specified in
the sewerage specifications.
VIM. Guetzlaff having signifed his
Willingness to continue to act as
inspector of sewer material until the
sewerage contract is finished at the
wages formerly agreed upon, and will
furnish bond of 81 900, the following
resolution was passed
ReSolUed, That VIM. Guetzlaff be.
and is hereby appointed inspector of
sewer material at a salary of So per
day, for every day actually engaged.
Tee application Of E. A. Heck for
hcei.se as drain-layer was granted.
An ordinance was passed fixing the
salaries OF the city officers as follows
Treasurer, $500; clerk, $500; attorney.
$500; assessor, 5000; engineer, 90O;chief
of police, $500; commissioner of public
health, 500; street commissioner, $500;
each engineer of fire engines, $500;
ianitor of city hall, $500; each police
man, 1920. These are fixed for one
year, beginning May /, 1894.
resolution was passed authorizing
the com mittee on finance to procure
the, blank sewerage bonds heretofore
provided for, and that the city clerk be
directed to open a subscription book
for the sale of said bonds
The contract for printing 500 copies
of the new city charter was awarded to |
VIM: l.. Norris, according to his pro-
posal. at $7l so, he being the lowest
bidder. The contract for printing 900 |
engineers permit blanks and l ,GOOap- !
plication blanks was also awarded to |
VIM. l.. Norris, for 81 rs for both Jobs. |