Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

resolution referred with few amendments be
substituted for the said resolution referred
and that the said annexed resolution be adopt
ed Dated this oath day of November 1897
and respectfully submitted.
E. RACEK,
G.. A. SKINNER,
l.. G.. SCHMIDT,
j. j. PRENDERGAST,
Committee.
Reso5ced, BY the common council of the city
Of WatertOwn, that the payment of the sum of
five hundred and forty dollars and eighty-two
cents, by the executors of the estate of John W.
Colei deceased, into the treasury of the city
for the allowance and costs awarded to the
city by the county court, in said estate, by the.
order of the said county court, dated July IA,
1897, be and the same is hereby ratified and ap-
proved, and said sum of $540.82 be and the
same is accepted in full payment of said allow
ance and costs.
ResOtUed further, That the mayor and the
city clerk are hereby directed to execute and
acknowledge in the name of this city receipt
or SAID sum. and that a certified COPY Of this
RESOLUTION be attached to said receipt.
Resotycd FURTHER, That the appeal 60 the cir
cult court from said order of the county court,
dated July a. 1897, be dismissed and the said
allowance, costs and disbursements are hereby
DECLARED settled, satisfied and discharged.
ReSotUed further, That the city attorney take
the proper steps to secure the dismissal OF said
appeal.
The committees recommendation
were adopted by the vote of all pres
ent except Aid. Mulberger
The following resolution was then
passed by the same vote:
Resolced, That the sum of $40. 50 be rendered
to Harlow Pease, Esq, as the allowance by the
county court in the Cole will matters and that
at the same time the city clerk, on behalf of
this city, request of him that he sign a consent
SUBSTITUTING the present city attorney as the
attorney OF record in the appeal to the circuit
)urt from the county court of Jefferson county
IN the matter of the estate of John W. Cole
deceased.
A report was made on the petition
of the officers of the Wisconsin Bible
institute, praying that the institute
property in the Fifth ward be exempt
from taxation. The committee to
whom the matter was referred thought
1t Impossible to grant the prayer, in
asmuch as the title to the property
was IN The name of individual parties
ether special meeting of the
common council was held Monday
evening, when the resolution previous
ly passed rendering fees to Harlow
Pease as the city S counsel in the Cole
will matter was recOnsidered. As a
substitute the judiciary committee Of
fered the following, which was passed:
ReSOtUfd, That order be drawn against
the city general fund for the sum of S54U.S2 in
favor OF Eerd \. Kruger, city treasurer of this
city, and he is hereby instructed to tender the
same sum of $540.82 to Harlow Pease. ESQ. and
If the same is accepted take a. receipt therefor,
and If refused return same sum of S54JS2 into
the city general fund. The aforesaid amount
to be rendered as the allowance made by the
county court in the Cole will matters and at
the time tender is made the city clerk of the
city Is hereby instructed to request of the said
Harlow Pease, Esq, that he sign consent
substituting the present city attorney as the
attorney OF record in the appeal to the circuit
court OF Jefferson county in the matters relat-
ing to the will of John ". Cole, deceased.
The sum of $15 was voted to Frank
Prochazl1a as payment for keeping
hole open in the ice at the Plank
road bridge for fire purposes. The
committee on streets and brid ges was
authorized to engage a man to perform
the same service at the Silver creek
bridge.
The Farmers club was granted
privilege to use the third floor of the
city hall during the farmers institute,
February % and % next.