Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-03-02

taking ClGy Attorney w 10man to task.
The committees on finance and wa
terwOrks, to whom was referred the
matter of making an extension to the
water main on upper Main street for
the accommodation of Charles G.
Schiller, who desires to use city water
in the new residence he intends con-
structing, reported against making
the extension at present. Aid. Vert
heimer explained that there were no
funds with which to meet the expendi-
ture necessary.
The board of public works reported
sewers to be built the coming season
as follows: On Fifth street, from Mil
waukee street to Western avenue; on
North Sixth, from Jones to Main; on
North Ninth, from Jones to Main.
The report was referred to the sewer
age committee.
The following ordinance was pre-
sented and referred to the judiciary
committee:
AN ORDINANCE establishing and de-
termining the duties of the engineer
of the fire department.
The Common Council Of the city Of Water-
toa0n d0 ordain as foJJous:
Section /. The duties of the engi-
neer Of the fire department shall be to
keep the fire engine No in good re-
pair and ready for use and properly
care for the same, and to run it at all
! fires when it shall be called out bv the
chief of the fire department; to keep
clean and we'll oiled and wiped engine
No. l, SO that the same will not rust;
to attend as a fireman all fires, going
with the hose wagon; but if the fire
engine shall be called out, he shall re-
! turn and run it; to be ianitOr of the
| Phoenix engine house AMI keep the
same clean and in good order, and to
! sleep there; to wash the hose after
! fires or when used, and to change
| them in the hOse-wagOn as often as
necessary, so that they will not crack;
| to run the steam roller when request
ed so to do by the city engineer, and
+ to keep the same cleaned and proper
ly wiped and oiled when not in use.
Section 2. This ordinance shall
/ take effect and be in force from and
! after its passage and publication.
A resolution was passed dispensing
with the registration of electors for
the forthcoming municipal election.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Aid. Wertheimer and
unanimously passed:
WHEREAS, by chapter 223 of the
laws of 1897, electric light companies
are exempted from taxation. but are
under the provisions of said act
obliged to pay an annual license fee,
and
WHEREAS, the Watertown Electric
company has paid into the treasury of
this city the sum Of $18O.85 as a tax,
instead Of $137.3O, the amount pay
| able as a license fee; therefore, be it
Resolved, That an order for $43 So.
b drawn against the city general
fund in favor Of the WatertOwn Elec-
trio company, for the purpose of re-
funding to said company the excess
paid by it into the city treasury; be it
Further Resolved That an order
be drawn in favor of the city treasur-
er for $12.36, the amount due the
county treasurer, for said license fee.
A resolution offered by AID. Kessler.
providing for the purchase of two wa
ter pressure guages to be placed in the
+ engine houses, with which to as
certain the amount of water pressure
on the mains in case of fire, was re-
terred to the committee on fire DEPART
ment. The guages are worth $2.75
apiece
The following was presented by Aid.
McGolrick and referred to the iudic-
larry committee:
WHEREAS, William Behling is fin
ancially so situated that he is unable
to pay the costs assessed against bin
in his action against the city of Wa
tertown; therefore, be it
Resolved, That an order for S34. 70
be drawn against the city general
fund, and said costs in said action
paid.
The mayor called the councils at
tentlon to several matters of unfin-
| ished business that should be attended
TO before the present administrations
term Of Office expires. All were mat
tiers pertaining to the city attornev's
department. That officer, the mavor
said, had made no report regarding
expenditures for witness fees, etc.. in
the Behling suit against the city, $38
having been appropriated for dis
bursements. 1t was claimed that
some Of the witnesses remained un-
| paid. The mayor blamed the CITY at
torney for not having prosecuted the
city's claim for license against Karger
Bros. Also for having made no re-
| port as to the status of affairs regard
ing the appeals in the Cole will case,
and as to the dismissal of Harlow
! Pease as counsel for the CITY in the
case. Aid. Mulberger took exceptions
to the mayors remarks on the latter
question, explaining that the appeal
IN which the city was interested had
been dismissed from the courts. there
by ending Mr.. Pease's employment
The other appeal, he said, was brought