Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-05-26
STREET SPRlNkLING AGAIN
The Council Adopts Plan ther Mat
ters.

The Council Adopts a Plan-Other M at.
ters.
At an adjourned meeting of the com.
mon council Saturday evening, which
| all members attended except Aid
Began and Kunitz, the matter of street
| sprinkling was again taken up, the fol
| lowing resolution being introduced by
Aid Kessler:
| RESOLVED. That the city take fun charge of
| the sprinkling of streets hereafter and that
the city hire three sprinkling wagons and
three teams to haul them for the season at a
price of not to exceed eighty-tive dollars per
month for each team, driver and wagon, one
team, driver and wagon to be hired from the
Phoenix Fire company,
That the cost Of Sprinkling be charged in
the tax roll to the lots fronting on the streets
sprinkled according to their frontage, corner
lots or parts Of lots to be allowed a deduction
of One-third of the combination tax on both
streets. Business streets shall be charged
three times as much as residence streets.
That the following be considered as the
business streets. tO-wit
Main street from Washington street to
Seventh street.
Water street from Emmett street to O'Con-
nell street.
First street from Market street to Madison
street.
Second street from Market street to Madi-
son street.
street.
rourth street from Market street to Jones
street
Fifth street from Market street to Main
street.
Sixth street from Market street to Main
street.
have supervision of said work and designate
the streets to be sprinkled and let the con-
tract for sprinkling.
The question as to whether it was
legal to let the contract without asking
for bids arose, Aid. Needham and
Meyer contending that it was not, in
asmuch as the work is public work
and will amount to over $780, Another
contention was over the amount of
assessment on business property, some
thinking triple tax as compared to
residence property unjust. 1t was also
thought too much Of discrimination
to specify the Phoenix Fire company
as one of the parties to perform the
work. After a lengthy discussion, how
ever, the resolution passed, all voting
in the affirmative except Aid. Need
ham and Meyer.
circumstances against the construc-
ton of sewers on Second and North
Second streets were presented by tax
payers interested, the same being
referred to the sewerage committee
and the board of public works.
The waterworks committee reported
that In their opinion 1t would be advis-
able for the city to purchase mater rial
and lay It's own service pipes through
out the city, instead of having plumb
ing firms do it. The report was adopted
and the board of public works instruct
ed to attend to the matter.
The special committee on the Cole
trust estate presented the following
report, which was adopted, Aid. Never
refusing to vote and Aid. Needham
being excused:
To the Mayor and Common Council:
Your special committee TO whom was re-
ferred the resolution of Alderman Muber-
ger, report as follows:
They deem it advisable that the city attOr-
ney have the county court of Jefferson coun-
ty, Wisconsin, cite the executors, or trustees
OF the estate of John w Cole, deceased, to
Hlc an dccouhL VI Inelf ADMINISTRATION OF
said estate from the time of their appoint
ment to the present time, as required by law
They are also of the opinion that it will be
to the city's interest to take the necessary
steps to have a rehearing Oh, or to appeal
from the order of the county court of Jetfer-
son county granting license to said executors
OF said estate to sell the homestead of said
John w. Cole, deceased, and that d stay of
proceedings should be had while said appeal
is being prOsecuted;
AS to the other matters mentioned in said
resolution they respectfully request further
time to make a report.
Dated this 22nd day of May A. D. 1897, and
respectfully submitted.
HENRY MULBERGER-
L. G.. SCHMIDT,
CHAS A. SKINNER
HENRY G, MAYER
T. @. HARTWIG,
Committee.