Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-22
ClTYS OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
Transactions of the Common Council
Two Meetings the Past Week.
An adjourned meeting of the co

evening, the only absentee being
Aid. Kunitz.
The judiciary committee reported
in favor Of accepting the deed of the
lot offered by the Fifth Ward Improve
ment company to the Fifth ward for
public purposes, the gift hinging upon
the fulfllment of certain provisions
the erection of a meeting house.
building of sidewalks, planting of
trees, ETC. The report was adopted
unanimously.
A report of two members of the
committee on streets and bridges ap-
proving the action Of the board of
public works in accepting the sewer
age work of William Gorder, caused
considerable discussion. The third
member Of the committee, Aid. Began,
dissented from the report because he
said the streets and crossings were
still not in good condition. Several
other members were heard on the
matter, but nothing new was devel-
oped over what was said at the previ-
Gus meeting. The committees report
was adopted by a vote of 10 to 3 and
the boards approval Of the contract
accepted. The city clerk was instruct
ed to draw an order in Mr. Gorder's
favor for $755.64, the amount due
from the city.
The following report relative to
stone quarry was read and placed on
file:
To the Honorable. the Common Council: Your
committee streets and bridges and mayor
appointed and instructed at the last meeting
to prospect for stone quarry, submit the fol-
lowing report: After reconnoitering various
reported beds of rock, we found the most suit
able deposits on the Hartwig, Brandt and
Uehling farms The former is located on the
outskirts of the Fifth ward, on the Chicago
Milwaukee d ST. Paul road, and the various
borlngs made show solid bed of Geneva lime
obtainable drainage of ll1a feet. Not less
than acres are for sale for 50, ,0Ol, the owner
reServip1g 547 ing right Of way across the same.
miles north of Main street, in the town OF
Emmett and adjacent to the Chicago & North
western railway. Numerous borings were
made more irregular bed of Geneva limestone
was found at depths from 21a to feet, and in
places no stone was found at all at tho latter
depth. There is obtainable. drainage
through highway of 2714 feet. Area of land
per acre.
The Uehling farm is located in the village of
fleetwood, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paulsroad, and has an inexhaustable deposit of
Trenton limestone, with earth covering from
feet down to an already uncovered rock surface
of 4lx4O feet. This rock runs down to depth
of from 100 to 100 feet. Mr.. Uehling offers for
sale to the city of Watertown about 2 acres
more or less. of this most desirable part of
land, situated high and dry for $25u per acre.
JOHN KESsLER,
+. e. HARTwIG,
Nj. A. BEGAN,
E. RACEK.
An ordinance was passed, under
suspension of the rules, providing for
the issue of special assessment sewer
age bonds, of three years duration, to
cover the Gorder contract.
Two ordinances relating to the
licensing and regulating of transient
merchants and auctioneers were in
troduced and referred to the judiciary
committee.
A resolution presented by Aid. Kess-
Ter, authorizing the mayor and COM
mittee on streets and bridges to 90 to
| Chicago and confer with A J. Ear
| ling, of the Chicago, Milwaukee e st.
Paul railway, over freight rates on
stone from the Uehling and Rartwig
quarries, and to ascertain what accom-
modations the company would offer
the city, was voted down and the
mayor subsequently delegated to per-
form the mission alone.
A resolution authorizing the fire de-
partment committee to inquire into
the cause of the damage done at No. l
engine house on the occasion OF the
Glib fire was passed.
By resolution the city clerk was in
structed to advertise the Ahrens en-
| gine for sale. Some of the aldermen
thought this an unwise move, as the
engine is paid for, it may be of good
service to the city some time, and
will not in any event bring what it is
worth when sold. The vote on the
resolution stood 9 ayes and noes.
A communication from the Phoenix
Fire company, asking that sewerage
be placed in it's engine house, was
read and referred to the committee
on public buildings.
The following appointments of
inspectors and clerks of election and
ballot clerks were announced by the
mayor:
First ward-Inspectors of election, A. A.
Hardie, William Humphrey, w. F. Brandt
; clerks, John q. Gamm, julius Schemmel ballot
, clerks, d. E. Pugh, Albert Kruger.
Second neutrality-suspicious. of election, l.. c,
! Fischer, Fred Harte, Charles Arenberg; clerks
| w. G. Pritzlaff, Charles Zickert; ballot clerks,
Herman Harte, L. Jaehrling.
Third neutrality-suspicious. of election Ferd
| Schmutzler, Felix Mclaughlin, j. n. Bartlett
| clerks, Charles Lynch, w. j. Lee ballot clerks
| NJ. j. Burke, William Wilson.
| Fourth neutrality-suspicious. of election w. D.
Stacy, Christ Becker, Theodore Dobbratz
clerks, F. M. Eaton T. F Prendergast; ballot
| clerks, Fl. l.. Kerr FL. J. Hoffman,
| Fifth neutrality-suspicious. of election, James
| Hall, ID. D. Scott Albert Krahn; clerks Will
| liam Herbst, Edmund Goeldner; ballot clerks,
| Albert Mas, Louis Schmutzler
Sixth war, Inspectors of election, Fred
Charles Kruger, Conrad Dippel ballot clerks,
John Kuester, John Maerzke.
Seventh neutrality-suspicious. of election Will
| liam Buschmann, F. McAdams George Rine-
| hart; clerks, H. Downing L. J. Dunigan; bal
lot clerks, Fred Behling, Max Blaesius.
The trouble over the night police
| force was settled through the an
nouncement by Mayor Rack of the
appointment of Charles Kerr and
Lucius Bruegger to positions on the
force. vice III. Justmann and r. Duni.