Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-17
NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
Inauguration of the Mayor and CounclA
Some Changes Made as to
Paid Officials.

Some Changes mace as 10
Paid Officials.
The first meeting of the common
council and the Inauguration OF Mayor
J. 7. Moak occurred last evening.
Long before the time for converting,
the lobby of the council chamber and
the corridor communicating were
crowded with citizens interested IN
the proceedings. The aldermen-elect
entered the chamber in single tile and
took their respective seats, closely fol-
lowed by the incoming and outgoing
mayors. Mr.. Moak was formally IN
troduced by Mr.. Voss, the clerk called
the roll and the oath of Office was adj
ministered to the body by City Clerk
Bieber. The council was then ready
for business
The first business transacted was the
election of president pro tenn, the
choice falling for the third successive
term upon Alderman S. NJ. Eaton.
Alderman Kruger moved that the
rules of proceeding Of the old council
be adopted, which was carried.
The mayor read his message to the
council, which is printed in full at the
close of this article.
A number of petitions were read and
laid on the table, except one, that of
L. Engelskircher, for the removal of
his saloon, which was referred to the
indiciarv committea
A resolution was introduced by AL
derman Werthelmer abolishing the
Offices of city engineer and street COM
missioner and empowering the mayor
to engage an engineer as long as is
necessary. Mr.. Werthemer upheld
the resolution and Aldermen Kessler
and Kruger opposed it. By vote of
10 to it was lost.
In accordance with a resolution
passed. the council proceeded the to
election of city officers with the follow
ing results:
Clerk-Henry Bieber. votes; scat
1tering, 5.
Attorney-John 6. Conway, 9 votes;
II. Pease, 5.
Civil engineer-G. o. Yiebahn, IL
votes; blank.
Engineer Anchor company-John
Gebhardt, s; August Welk, 3; NJ.
Tracy, l.
Engineer Phoenix company -David
Emerson, 10; A. Welk, l.
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Kerr, 5; R. Zautner, l.
Street Commissioner : Felix Nc
Laughlin, s; J. Schatz, 4; E. Heck, 2.
The standing committees were an
nounced by the mayor as printed be
low. Hold-over members are retained
on committees they served upon last
year, and each has a chairmanship,
either of his old committee or some
other:
JUDICIARY-Eaton, KessIer, Werthemer.
FINANCE-WOodard, Stone, Schmidt.
STREETS AND BRIDGES Needham, Kruger,
Quentmeyer.
SEwERAGE-Krueger, Needham, Schmidt
PUBLIC BUILDINGS-Meyer, Eaton, Quent-
meyer.
Fire DEPARTMENT-Wer Woodland
Meyer.
GRTEvANCEs = Brennecke Prendergast,
Blair.
L1CENsEs-Sullivan, Schmidt, Prendergast.
STREET LIGHTING = Kessler Woodland,
Quentmeyer.
CLAIMs-Stone Brenuecke, Blair.
Mayor Moak announced the follow
ing appointments which were con-
frmed: Janitor city hall. Benz. Zoelle;
city auctioneer,. J. Reichardt; city
weigher, east side, L. Jaehrling, Sr.;
city weigher, west side. Thos. Brooks;
night policemen, Fred Kowalski, II.
Justmann, j Eiff1er.
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen ofthe Common Council:
Having been chosen by the people to repre-
sent them the coming year in the government
of the city, we should undertake the reSpOn-
sibility imposed upon us with full under
standing of its Importance. Harmony and
good feeling should at all times characterize
our proceedings, and all measures affecting
the public interests should be carefully con-
sidered and disposed of in such manner as to
best promote the welfare of our constituents.
and more than can possibly be accomplished,
but if we can satisfy the people thatwe have
been actuated by good intentions, even
though some mistakes may happen, we will
stand acquitted Of any intentional wrong.
THE FINANCES.
The report Of the finance committee SHOWS
that on the 9th inst. the condition of the re-
spectiVe funds was as follows;
balance in city general fund.-. s. CPL 6e
. school . :. 49,. 6,7l4 81
$ bond ..... 1857 4:
8 sewerage ...... 987 6;
50 g First ward ~ 924 81
g Second ward fund.- 1902 0C
:" Third 49, 400 81
9 Fourth g - 347 o.
g Fifth ward gen. fund 306 s;
s. s. poor 357 4
:" Sixth Z" gen :" 454 x
s. :" poor s. ATS a
q, 1898 s.