Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-02-02
HUNICIPAL BUSINESS.
transactions of the Council Last Night
Matter of Salaries Deferred

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Matter of Salaries Deferred
All members of the common council
! except Aid. Wertheimer and McGol-
rick were present at last evenings
session.
The following report on street
sprlnkllng was made by the committee
On streets and bridges, action on the
same being deferred until the next
meeting:
10 the Common Council of the City of
WATERFOWL, Wis.
our committee on streets on bridges,
to which was referred the matter of de-
vlSlng and preparing plan for street
sprlnkllng for the ensuing year, beg
leave to submit the following report:
The sprlnkling district is divided In
to three subdivisions
Only the actual cost of the sprnkling
is to be assessed against the owners of
the lots or parts of lots or parcels of
land abutting on the streets which are
sprinkled, such assessment to be per
front foot.
The sprinkling is to be let by contract
to the lowest bidder, and to be paid for
III the manner set forth in the plans and
specifications.
The contract is to be drawn in &C
cOrdance with the plans and specifca-
tons, an outline Of which is herewith
submitted.
The awarding of the contract is to be
streets and bridges.
The following are the subdivisions
and the streets contained in each:
SUBDIVISION NO. I.
First street from Main street to Bailey
street; Second street from Main street
to Western avenue; Third street from
Main street to Clyman street; Fourth
street from Main street to Western
avenue; Fifth street from Main street
to st. Paul depot; Sixth street from
Main street to Clyman street; Clyman
street from Fourth street to Tenth
street; Western avenue from First
street to Seventh street; Milwaukee
street from the bridge to Fifth street,
Spring street from First street to Fourth
street; Dodge street from First street to
Third street; j jefferson street from First
street to Sixth street; Market street
from First street to Sixth street.
SUBDIVISION NO. II.
Main street from First street to East
avenue; North First street from Main
street TO Jones street; North Second
street. from Main street to North Second
street bridge; North Third street from
Main street to Cole street; North Fourth
street from Main street to North Fourth
street bridge; North Fifth street from
Main street to Cady street; Center
street from North Fourth street bridge
TO Elizabeth street; Hustistord street
from bridge to Larabee street; Madison
street from North First street to North
Fourth street; Jones street from North
First street to North Sixth street; Cady
street bridge to North Sixth street;
Cole street from North Second street
to North Fourth street; Green street
from North Fourth street to Vine
street.
SUBDIVISION, NO. III.
West Main street from First street to
G. 81 n. w. r. r. tracks; Emmett street
from Water street to Montgomery
street; West Madison street from Wash
lngton street to Montgomery street; La
Fayette street from Washington street
to Church street; West Milwaukee street
from Milwaukee street bridge to Mont
gOmery street; Cady street from bridge
to North Church street; Rock street
from North Water street to North
friedrich street to Elm street; Church
street from Milwaukee street to Mar
garet street; Elm street from North
Washington street TO North Church
street; Water street from Lafayette
street to Rock street.
For the sprinkling of streets in the
subdivision of the sprinkling dis
trict in the city of WATERFOWL, Wis.
Section l. The contractor will be re-
quired to furnish sprinkling wagons,
team and driver.
Sec. g The work of sprinkling the
streets is to commence on the 10Th day
of April, 1898, and continue through the
sprinklng season, which shall conclude
on the 18th day of October, 1898.
Sec. 3. On such days, when sprink
ling is not necessary, the contractors
may be required to do other work, in
their respective sprinkling districts,
under the direction of the city engineer.
Sec. 4. The contractor is to be paid
on the first day of each month in city
orders drawn upon the--fund, the
the first payment to be made on the first
day of May, 1893.
Sec. 5. Each successful bidder will
be required to furnish bonds, to be ap
proved by the common council, in
double the amount for which the sprink-
ling contract is executed.
Sec. 6. The successful bidders are to
be considered as contractors with the
city, and not as employees thereof, and
in case any injury results through their
neglect or inadvertance or any other
cause the liability therefore shall be as
sumed by the contractor and not the
city.
Sec. Z. All sprinkling is to be done
under the direction Of the committee on
streets and bridges.
Sec. s. The committee reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Respectfully submitted,
John Kessler,
F. G. Hartwig,
Committee on streets and bridges.
Dated February l, 1898.