Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-03
A PUBLIC FOUNTAIN.
Donated to the West Side by a Well
Known Citizen Council Meet
ing Last Night.

At the regular meeting Of the COM
mon council last evening, the following
communication from Robert E. Lewis,
one of our well-known and respected
citizens, was read:
To the Mayor and Common Council
GENTLEMEN: | will donate one suit
able drinking fountain, at a cost not to
exceed 81 900, to the Third ward, city
of WatertoWn, set up at no expense to
the city, provided you will allow me
to place said fountain at the intersec-
ton of West Main and Washington
streets and pave the entire square with
vitrifed brick. granite blocks or cedar
blocks as expense warrants, and that
said city will maintain said fountain
and keep same in perfect condition
and provided with water at no expense
to myself. Il. E. LEWIS.
On motion of Aid. Stone the proposal
was accepted and resolution passed
granting Mr.. Lewis the privileges asked
and heartily thanking him for his gen
crosby and public spirit.
The session last evening was another
tedious one, and the mayor and thir
discussion arose oyer the report OF the
Streets and Bridges committee tavOrjng
the letting of contracts to furnish sand
at IS cents per load and gravel at 80
cents per load to Charles Crangle for
such as is needed south of Main street,
and to Samuel Kussel for such as is
needed north OF Main street. The con
tracts were finally ordered entered
into.
The Street Lights committee report
ed against placing electric lights at the
intersection of Cole and North Second
streets and of West Cady and North
Monroe streets. Some of the aldermen
| favored light at the former place and
| after much discussion it was agreed by
a vote o. Z to to refer the matter back
| to the committee, with instructions to
! look into the ACCESSIBILITY of putting gas
lights there.
The Judiciary committee gave con-
else report on the petition of Edward
johnson and others requesting that the
old Kelley rookery, situated on lot TO-,
! block 81, Third ward, be declared a
nuisance and removed. The prayer
was granted and it was ordered TO abate
and remove the nuisance. If not done
bv the owners within fourteen days af-
ter notice, the chief of-police is to take
the matter in hand.
A resolation was passed providing
for dispensing with the Office Of comp
trolIer and authorizing the city clerk to
perform the duties of said Office.
Aid. Kessler introduced aresolution
which was passed, calling for the APP
pointment by the mayor Of three alder
men to serve on the Board If Public
Works in addition to those who have
heretofore been members. His Honor
appointed Aid Kessler, Needham and
Meyer.
The ordinance relating to the licens
ing of plumbers and prescribing theil
restrictions and penalties was read the
third time and passed. The license o
every plumber doing business here wa
, fixed at $40 per year and all are required
to furnish bonds of $4,000.
The Fire committee presented tn
following recommendations:
You're Fire committee rvald beg t
5 make the following recommendation
: for your consideration and adoption
,. o-Wit:
That David Emerson be engaged q
: engineer for the Silsby engine for tn
+ term of onesyear from May /, and thu
If he also be required to keep Engine NJ
l. l clean and IN perfect working cond
ton in case it is found necessary
. use said engine, at salary of $500 pc
= annum, and that the janitor of Engin
e House No be required in addition
= his other duties, to wash all hose, hos
:, wagons, coats, boots and other appar'
u tus in said engine house and kee
same in good condition, in consider
d ton of which he shall receive in az
- dition to his present established sala1
$40 per annum.
g, Further, that the ianitor Of City ha
a. in addition to his other duties, be
CURED to wash all hose, hose wagon
hook and ladder truck, coats, boo
and other apparatus in Engine Hou
No. l and keep same in good cond
- ton, in consideration of which
r. shall receive in addition to his prese
to established salary $50 per annum.
"a Further, that upon the complete
- and acceptance of the waterwor
DIS system. the engineer of No. engil
so be released and the Fire committee
nv empowered to make suitable arrane
10 ments with a competent engineer
~ run said engine if required in case
d great need, at the rate Of fifty eel
IS per hour actual service. This we
KS lieve will not only make the depa
T.. mentffore efficient, but will materia
40 reduce the expense of same.
OF Respectfully submitted,
o. w. G. STONE,
W ALFRED MEYER,