Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-09
CITY COUNCIL.
Street Improvement Bonds-City Attor-
ney Instructed to Look After the
Personal Property Devised to
the City by John w

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| the City by John w
Cole, Deceased.
Regular meeting of the council
! Tuesday evening, May 2.
A claim for $500 was presented on
! behalf of Mrs. Ernestine Matthews for
! injuries alleged TO have been sustained
by a fall on a defective sidewalk on
North Third street in January last.
Referred to the committee on judiciary.
Alderman Wertheimer introduced
an ordinance authorizing the city of
! Watertown to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of street improvements to the
amount of $4,000, said bonds to be
issued in sums Of 5000 each. These
bonds shall be paid in annual INSTALL
ments of 5000 each, the last install
ment to be paid July l, 1919, and to
bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent.
per annum, payable semi-annually, to
be computed from July /, 1899. These
bonds shall not be sold for less than
their par value, with accrued interest
added. The proceeds Of said bonds,
or so much thereof as shall be neces-
sary, shall be used for paving the
intersections of East and West Main
streets, with the street crossings of
the same. between Montgomery street
and College avenue, and also the north
half of that portion of Main street
which lies in front of outlot No. so,
in the Second ward, being the lot on
which the high school is situated.
Laid over for publication.
Alderman jacob introduced an or
dinace prohibiting the circulation of
handbills or circulars on the streets,
sidewalks or in the alleyways of the
city. Adopted.
Alderman Hartwig's resolution pro-
viding for the construction of sewer
on North Fifth street, between Jones
and Cady streets, was adopted.
Alderman Jacobi's resolution to ex-
tend an invitation to Mayor Rose, of
Milwaukee, to deliver the address
at the unveiling of the soldiers mon
ument on Memorial day, was adopted
Alderman " Wertheimer introduced
the following, which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, The late John W. Cole,
by his last will and testament gave to
the city of Watertown valuable real
estate, and in addition thereto the
whole of his personal property, ex-
cepting So. 600 stock in the Merchants
bank of Watertown, which personal
property IS described in said will as
his securities and investments, and
which are several times referred to in
said will; and
Whereas. No inventory or list of
any securities and investments has
ever been fled in the county court of
Jefferson county; and
Whereas, No reason has ever been
given or statement made by the ex-
ecutors of said will to said court, ex-
planning the absence of said securi-
ties and investments which said John
w. Cole gave to the city of Water
town as 1foresaid, or accounting for
them in any way whatever; and
Whereas, The final hearing in re-
gard to said estate in said county
court is appointed for the 8th day of
the present month, and the attorneys
of Oscar A. Cole have given notice
that they ill ask for final Judgment
of said county court, adjudging to
said Oscar A. Cole a part OF said
real estate worth at least $4,000,
and also approving Of the final ac-
count and report of said executors,
which fails to give any account Of said
investments and securities; now, there
fore,
Resolved, By the common council of
the city Of Watertown, that the coun-
ty court is hereby respectfully and
urgently requested to take all legal
means to discover and cause to be
brought under the jurisdiction Of the
court all of said securities and invest
ments, to the end that they may be
safely kept for said city of Water
town, for the purposes named by said
testator, John w. Cole, in his last will
and testament.
Resolved further, That the city at
torney is hereby directed to present
the foregoing preamble and resolu-
tions to said court at said hearing on
the Sth inst.
On motion, Manske & Russell were
granted plumbers and drainlayers'
license. Bond presented and approved.
Will Spear and Joe Jantzen were
awarded the contracts for hauling the
hose wagons for the coming year.
The bids were for 5000 each.
Alderman Hartwig introduced a
resolution providing for the employ
ment of an overseer for the several
sewer connections TO be made on Main
and West Main street. All the alder
men voted in the affirmative excepting
Alderman Mayer.
Alderman Brusenbach introduced
resolution providing for the construc-
! ton of a sewer on Seventh street from
the railroad right of way to Clyman
street. Referred.
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