Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

/ ation and while they deem it an essential i'm
! provement for the efficiency of the department.
/ they are at a loss to see how to properly meet
| at the present time the cost of such system
/ and would therefore recommend to postpone
| the matter to some day in the near future,
| when the finances of the city are in a better
/ condition so stand this drain.
| QRespectfully submitted,
Il. WERTHFEMER,
Il. &. HARTWIG,
Committee on Finance
| Dated May 10, 1898.
Aid. Brusenbach and Edwards
spoke against the adoption of the re-
| port and strongly urged the institution
OF the system as something that the
| fire department needs to further it's
| efficiency. Aid |TCrtkeimer and
Jacob argued against theexpenditure
OF money for the purpose named at
the present time. The report was
! adopted by a vote Of to 5.
The committee on street lighting
reported in favor of changing the
electric arc light now at the intarsec-
ton of College and Western avenues
to the intersection of Twelfth street
and Western avenue. Adopted
The committee on judiciary, to
whom was referred the curfew or
dinance, recommended the passage
Of the same. Aid Brusenbach
spoke at length against the or
dinance, saying in substance that
this city is in no urgent need of such
a measure. 1t was something, he
] thought, that would interfere with the
freedom and privileges of our people
| and the council should be slow to take
1 such action. The ordinance, however.
| was ordered to its third reading and
passed under suspension of the rules,
/ all voting in the affirmative except
/ Aid. Brusenbach and Burke.
The street spriakling ordinance was
1 called up by Aid. Mayer, received it's
third reading and was passed by the
votes Of all members except Aid.
/ Glaser and Straw. A few minor
/ changes were made in the ordinance,
the provisions Of the original draft
/ being as follows:
Section |. For the purpose of providing for
| sprinkling the streets of the city OF Watertown
three sprinkling districts are hereby created
| denominated District No. 1, District No. and
District No. 3, made up as follows, viz: All
shall be District No. l. all the streets in tbs
Second and Sixth wards shall be District No
2, and all the streets in the Third, Fourth and
Fifth wards shall be District No. g.
Section z Until further ordered by the
common council, the following described
streets, and parts of streets, shall be sprnkled
during the season designated in this ordinance,
viz
In District No. |: All that part of First and
Second streets between Main and Bailey
streets; ali that part of Third, Fifth and Sixth
streets, between Main and Clyman streets; all
that part OF Fourth street between Main street
and Western avenue; all that part of Western
avenue, Milwaukee street, Jefferson street and
Market street, between First and Sixth streets:
ll'that part of Spring street and Wisconsin
street between First and Fifth streets: all that
part OF Dodge, street between First and Third
streets, and all that part of Clyman street be-
tween Third and Tenth streets
In District No. 2: All that part of Main
street between First street and East ave
nue; all that part of North First street between
N Main and Madison streets; all that part of
North Second street between Main and Second
street bridge al that part of north Third
street between Main and Cole streets; all that
part North Fourth street between Main street
and Fourth street bridge; all that part of
Cady street between Third and Fourth streets;
ell that part Of Madison street between First
ana Fourth streets; all that part of Center
street between Fourth street bridge and
Eliza beth street; all that part of Hustisford
street between Fourth street bridge and
Labarea street.
In District No. 3: All that part of West
Main street between Main street bridge and the
track of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company; all that part of North Water
street between Lafayette and Rock streets; all
that part or Washington street between West
Green street and Milwaukee street: all that
part OF west Milwaukee street between Wash
1ngtOn street ana Milwaukee street bridge:
all that part of West Cady street between North
Water street and North Washington street; and
all that part of Rock street between North Wa
ter street and North Washington street.
Section 3. The work Of sprinkIing streets
undef TINS ordinance shall commence on the
loth i Gay OF April and continue until the 18th
day OF October in each year.
SectGn 4. Ihe work of sprinkling streets
under t4ls ordinance shall be let by contract
to the lowest responsible bidder annnaIIy.
such contract shall include all work to be
done under this ordinance; such contract for
the year 1888 shall be let as soon as possible
after the passage and publication of this ordi-
nance, and thereafter such contract shall be
let between the 1st day of January and the
1st day OF April in each year.
Section D. The contractor to whom anv CON
tract under this ordinance shall he awarded
shall execute bond to the city of Watertown.
III such sum and with some sureties as may be
required by the common council, conditioned
Tor the falthfnl performance of all work under
his contract.
Section 6. All contracts under this ordinance
shall be drawn in compliance with the nrO
visions OF the charter pertaining to such con-
tracts, and shall provide for the payment of
the contractor on the first day of each month
In city orders, drawn upon the sprinkling fund
which is hereby created, and required to be
kept as separate fund for sprinkling pur-
poses.
Section 7. All sprinkIing of streets done
under this ordinance shall be at the cost of
the lots, and parts of lots, fronting on said
streets, and a special tax therefor shall be
levied upon said lots, and parts of lots, accord
ing to the valuation thereof in the annual as
ssessment of said city, next preceding said
levy
Section s. All work under this ordinance,
shall be done under the direction of the board
of public works, pursuant to the provisions of
the city charter.
On motion of Aid. Wertheimer
the action taken at the meeting May
3 on the matter of city printing was re-
considered. Anew ordinance fixing the
rate of compensation at 35 cents per
folio and repeating the old ordinance,
which prescribed 25 cents as the rate,
was thereupon introduced and passed
under suspension of the rules Then
a resolution was adopted designating