Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
CHANGE TERMS OF OFFICE
Aldermen to Be Elected for One and
TwO-Year Terms Hereafter
DOings of the Council

TwoYear Terms Hereafter
Doings of the Council.
At last evenings meeting of the
common council ordinances we're
passed, under suspension of the rules.
providing for the election of two as
SCISSORS hereafter and the changing of
the terms of the aldermen so that
this spring each ward will have one
alderman elected for two years and
the other for one year. The respect
i've ordinances are as follows:
AN ORDINANCE to determine the mum Der of
assessors of the city of Watertown.
The common council of the city of Water
town do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The number of assessors of the
city of Watertown shall be two. They shall be
elected at the same time as the other city Off
GERS and shall hold office for the term of one
year.
Section g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
AN ORDINANCE changing the term of Of
flee of aldermen, and determining the manner
of their election.
The common council of the city Of Water
town do ordain as follows:
Section |. All aldermen hereafter elected
except hereinafter provided shall hold of
fee for the term of two years.
Section z. AT the municipal election held in
April, 1898, there shall be elected from each
ward, one alderman, whose term of office shall
be one year, and one alderman, whose term of
office shall be two years. and thereafter in each
year at the municipal election one alderman
from each ward shall be elected for the full
term OF two years.
Section 8. All ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances conflicting herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Alderman Kessler reported that the
committee on streets and bridges was
not yet ready to submit a plan for
street sprinlkling, but that the matter
was under consideration and some
thing definite would no doubt be de-
cided upon soon. He said that, in
formally, proposition for the city to
purchase the three teams now en-
ployed for hauling the fire apparatus
had been discussed, the idea being for
| the teams to continue the above speci-
fed work and also to do the street
sprinkling under the city's supervision.
The estimated cost of maintaining the
teams and paying the drivers was
about $1,700 per year.
The sum of $3.50 was ordered
drawn against the Judgment fund to
meet the regular installment on E. w.
Metcalf's railroad bond claim.
An order for S2,700 semi-annual
hydrant rental was ordered drawn in
favor of the Merchants bank.
A resolution was passed providing
for the extension of the time for the
collection of taxes thirty days from
January 19.
The city treasurer's monthly report
! showed total balance in the treasury
Of $58, ,680.47
The matter of the payment to
Harlow Pease of $54O.82, the amount
allowed the city by the county court
out of the John w. Cole estate as
attorney fees, costs and disbursements
for litigation, came up for consider
alton, and it was the sense of the
council to make the tender of the
money in some such manner as was
agreeable to Mr.. Pease and thus
avoid any trouble. The mayor stated
that the city certainly had no right to
hold the money, and he thought the
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a receipt to Mr.. Pease in conformity
with Judge Grimm's instructions and
then if the money was refused to de-
! pOsit it in one of the banks subject to
Mr.. Pease's pleasure. Most of the
| aldermen took hand in the discussion,
and finally resolution offered by
Alderman Skinner, providing that
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tender the money to Mr.. Pease and
ask him to sign simple, uncondi-
tional receipt, the city attorney being
empowered to make all reasonable
concessions in the framing of the
receipt according to Mr. Pease's ideas,
was passed by the affirmative vote of
all members except Aldermen Need
ham and Schmidt (no) and Alderman
Meyer declined to vote).