Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-07-25
BUSINESS OF CITY FATHERS
Resolution Presented Asking for Resig-
nation of Trustees Humphrey and
Beurhaus in Cole Estate
Other MatfarS
Other Matters,

OCher Matters.
Az the meeting of the council last
Tuesday evening the following alder
man were absent: friedrich, Lutovski
and jacob.
A petition from the Concordia
Musical society and the Turnverein
was read asking that the license for
play houses be reduced to $40 per year.
Ihe matter was referred to the COM
mlttees on licenses and judiciary.
The committee on streets and
bridges made a report against the
yacatlng of West Milwaukee street
west of the west line of Montgomery
street. Report was adopted.
Alderman Wertheimer introduced
the following resolution, which was re-
4 ferred to the committee on judiciary:
Whereas, the late John w. Cole. bv
his last will, devised to the city of Wa
tertOwn, for the establishment of a
pubic library and asylum for the
aged ard toor, a large amount of real
estate to the estimated present value
OF $50, 600, and also for the same pur-
poses gave to the city all of his per-
sonal property, except s., 200 stock in
the Merchants bank; and
Whereas, the inventory sworn to by
said executors and filed in the county
court, states that said John w. Cole
left no personal property besides said
\ bank stock, except i've colts worth
S16O, one half of two fourteen year
old horses worth 500, two old single
/ harnesses worth $5, two open buggies
worth $40, making in all $195, as the
total personal property of said John
( ", Cole; and it is the general belief
that said John w. Cole left a large
amount of personal securities and in
vestments, which are prominently
mentioned several times in his said
will; and
Whereas, during the first four and
one-half years, the executors of said
will lnstigated and carried on litiga-
tion against the city of Watertown
for the sole purpose of taking said
property away from said city and Civ
ing it to Oscar A. Cole, and have al
ways acted together as one man
against the interests of said city and
IN favor OF said Oscar A. Cole; and
Whereas, by the judgment of the
county court of Jefferson county,
signed and dated on the 18th day of
July, 1899, said Oscar A. Cole has
| been removed as one of said executors:
Resolved, by the common council
of said city of Watertown, that the
other two executors, viz. William
Humphrey and ID. H. Beurhaus, are
hereby requested to resign as ex-
ecutors and trustees of said will in
order that three impartial, independ-
ent business men may be appointed
as trustees to take charge Of said pro-
! perty and take suitable measures to
ascertain what personal property was
left by said John w Cole, deceased,
and in whose possession it is, and to
obtain and hold possession of the same
for the purposes designated by said
testator in his said wilt.
''Resolved. that copy of the fore
going preamble and resolution be
| served upon said William Humphrey
and D., H. Beurhaus.n
was offered to have the committee on
! judiciary and the city attorney ascer-
tain the probable cost of compiling
and revising the ordinances of the
city. Resolution adopted.
A resolution was introduced by
Alderman Mayer affecting the loca-
| tion Of the drinking fountain which is
to be erected in the Fifth ward, It
was formerly provided that the foun-
tain should be erected near the dead end
| of the water main on North Church
street, but it is now proposed to have
| it in front of the ward hall, which is
situated some little distance from the
| dead end. The change Of location is
proposed on account of condition i'm
posed by the Fifth Ward Improvement
company in executing the deed to the
lot on which the ward~ hall stands,
this condition requiring the city to
"put in a drinking fountain for man
and beast, connected with the city
watepworks." The resolution was re-
ferred to the committees on judiciary
and streets and bridges. If the
change of location is decided on, it
will require an extension of the North
Church street water main 2S9 feet.