Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-22
Council Proceedings.

common council last Tuesday evening,
owing to want of quorum, but on
Wednesday evening an adjourned
meeting was held, with Aldermen
Lutovsky, Edwards, Woodland and
DUNCAN absent
North Third street property owners
petitioned for sewer in that street,
between Cady and Jones streets, and
the matter was referred to the COM
mittee on sewerage.
A joint report of the license and
Judiciary committees was made on the
matter of the petition of the Concor-
dia and Turner societies asking for a
reduction in the amount of theatrical
licenses. The report recommended
that the license be reduced from S.
to 81 per night, and in compliance
with this recommendation an ordinance
was presented and passed, all voting
in the affirmative except Alderman
Mayer, who contended that the city
was entitled to larger license than
the ordinance provided.
The following report by the board
of public works was referred to the
joint committee on finance and Judi
ciary:
To the Common Council of the City
OF Watertown: We, the UNDERSIGNED
board of public works of the city of
Watertown, hereby certify that Louis
Schoenlaub, under and pursuant to
his contract with said city dated May
70, 1899, for paving that part of Main
street which extends from the east
end OF Main street bridge to the inter-
section OF Main street and College
avenue. in said city, has completed
1889 square yards of vitritied brick
paving, including excavation and curb
ing as specified in said contract, in
front of the block on which the public
high school stands, and at street in
tersectlono on said part of Main street,
all of which is chargeable to the city,
and we do hereby grant to said con-
tractor, Louis Schoenlaub, an estimate
for said work which is chargeable to
the city in the amount and sum of
81, 1871, Withholding therefrom,
however, twenty per cent. of said esti-
mate pursuant to section Sc of the
city charter.
We further certify that said con-
tractor, Louis Schoenlaub, is entitled
to city orders for said sum of So, 169.-
IA, payable out of the city improve
ment fund of said city, but said con-
tractor having given to said city of
Watertown written request that all
city orders which shall be issued for
any work done under said contract
shall be made payable to the order of
u. a. Knapp, we recommend that the
aforesaid city orders be issued pay
able to the order of said G. A Knapp.
of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and that
said amount be charged to said contrac-
tor, Louis Schoenlaub, upon his said
contract with the city.
The following ordinance was intro
| duced and read the third time and
passed:
| The Common Council of the CITY of
Watertown do ordain as follows:
Section L. No person shall drive.
| propel or haul any traction engine
along or upon any street in the city
of Watertown which is paved with
| brick, provided that when it is abso-
| lutely necessary to cross any such
street with such traction engine the
person or persons in charge thereof
| shall place on the pavement planks
not less than two inches thick, and
keep them under the wheels of such
engine while crossing such street.
Sec. 2. No person shall place, keep
or maintain any hitching post or other
permanent structure for hitchino
horses or other animals in any part
of any street in the city of Watertown
which is paved with brick. or in any
part of any sidewalk in such street,
and no person shall keep or maintain
any ring, staple or other device for
hitching horses, or other animals, on |
any telephone, telegraph or electric |
light poles standing in any street in
the city of Waterfowl which is paved |
with brick.
Sec. 3. Any person who shall vio-
late any of the foregoing provisions
of this ordinance shall upon conviction
thereof forfeit and pay a penalty of
not less than five dollars nor more |
than fifty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 4. Every hitching post and
other permanent structure for hitch |
ing purposes, and every ing, staple |
or other device for hitching purposes,
attached to any telephone, telegraph,
or electric light pole, in any street |
in the city of Watertown which is
paved with brick, which shall have
been placed in any part of such street
or sidewalk therein, prior to the pass
age of this ordinance, shall be removed |
by the owner or occupant of the lot
in front of which the same may be,
within forty-eight hours after notice
to such owner or occupant from the
street commissioner of said city to
remove the same; and in case of the
neglect or refusal of such owner or
| occupant for a period of forty-eight
| home oft ,oo4ioo from cold