Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-23
At the City Council.

council last week, all aldermen were
present and many petitions and reso-
lutions were presented and passed
| Wednesdays Daily Times gives the
following synopsis of the proceedings S:
A petition from several lot owners
on Montgomery street asking that a
sewer be built in that street was laid
on the table
The petition from lot owners on
Washington street asking that that
street be macadamized from West
Main to West streets was referred to
the board of public works.
The following ordinance was intro
duced by Alderman Brusenbach and
under suspension of the rules was
passed, Aldermen Burke, Edwards and
Wegemann voting no:
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance prescribing the duties of
street commissioner
The common council of the CITY of Water
town do ordain as follows:
Section Section one a of the ordinance
passed April 18th, 1894, entitled an ordinance
prescribing the duties of street commissioner
of the city Of WatertOwn, is hereby amended
by adding and inserting thereto Immediately
after the word report where the same oc-
ours in the seventh and Ell ghth lines of said
section the following:
Said commissioner after having duly Eentered
whenever he makes his aforesaid first inspec-
ton tour IL the several wards of said city,
do the same with and under the cooperation
OF the aldermen of the respective ward in
which such inspection is performed.
And said section one ~ of said ordinance is
hereby further amended by adding and insert
ing Immediately after the word thereof
where the same occurs in the thirty y-second (32)
line of said section the following: aud the
selection OF such hiring of men and teams by
said com missioner shall first have the approx
al of the aldermen of the respective ward for
which such hiring of men and teams is to be
made and labor and teaming to be performed.
Section :. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Alderman Brusenbach introduced
resolution authorizing the street COM
missioner to have the fences on the
east side Of Eleventh street removed
from the street line, the work to be
done within ten days and the cost to
be charged to the property owners.
The resolution carried, as did also a
resolution by the same alderman for
the opening of Carr street in the First
ward and to remove the fences on the
street line between Tenth and Twelfth
streets.
Alderman Brusenbach introduced a
resolution, which was adopted, placing
an arc light at the intersection of
East Water and German streets.
A resolution was introduced to in
crease the salary of the city hall
ianitor $136 per year in addition to
his regular salary, the janitor to wash
all hose, coats, boots and fire appara-
tus and to sleepin the city hall and an
swer all fire alarms
Alderman Mayer took the ground
that the measure was illegal and in
opposition to the provisions of the
charter, which does not allow an in
crease in salary during the year.
Alderman Brusenbach, however,
said it was only hiring man to do ex-
ira work. The mayor took sides with
Alderman Mayer. but it was shown that
a somewhat similar resolution had
been passed in 1896 and the resolu-
ton was carried, Aldermen Burke,
Wegemann and Mayer voting no.
The clerk was directed to advertise
for sealed proposals up TO June 6 for
hauling the hook and ladder truck to
and from fires.
Alderman DUNCAN introduced a
resolution authorizing the board of
public works to grade that part of
Third street, at the intersection Of
Hyland street, two feet below the
present grade of the streets. The
resolution was referred to the board
Of public works and the committee
on streets and bridges.
Alderman Wertheimer introduced a
resolution providing for the payment
of a sum Of money not exceeding $50
out of the general fund to pay ex-
penses in the hearing Of the objec-
tions to the final account of the ex-
ecutors of the John w. Cole estate,
which was passed.
The street commissioners report
for the month of May was read and
referred to the aldermen of the differ
ent wards in regard to proposed i'm
prOvements.