Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
PAVING BID REJECTED.
Washington Street Macadamizlng De-
1ayed-Work Not to Be Done Accord
ing to H. G.. Mayors Offer
Different Plan Proposed.


ing to H. G.. Mayors Offer
Different Plan Proposed.
The work of macadamizing and i'm
proving Washington street is not to
be done at present, this decision hav-
ing been arrived at by the common
council at its regular meeting last
| Tuesday evening. The following re-
port of the board Of public works,
which was adopted, fully explains the
matter:
To the Honorable Common Council
of the City Of Watertown:
Pursuant to Instructions received
from your honorable body on the 9th
day of June, 1899, and the provisions
of the revised charter of the city of
Watertown, the board of blic works
of said city of Watertown advertised
in The Watertown Gazette, the official
paper of said city. and in The Ameri-
can Contractor of Chicago, for bids for
doing the work and furnishing all
materials for matchmaking that por-
tiOn of Washington street which eX-
tends from the south line of West
Main street to the south line of West
street IN said city, being about 1860
lineal feet, and that until the 22d of
May, 1900. at 2 o'clock P. NJ, sealed
proposals would be received at the
Office of said board for furnishing all
material and doing all the work
necessary and required for said street
| Improvement; and we, the under
| sig ned, hereby report, that on said
22d day of May, 1900, at o'clock P.
NJ, said board of public works met at
said office and opened the proposal or
bid which was received pursuant to
said notice, that only one proposal or
bid was received, that said proposal
was not accom- panied by a bond with
| sufficient justification on the part of
the sureties as required by section 81
OF the revised charter of said city,
and further, said bid was not accom-
panied by a proper contract, and that
no proper bic was, or bids were,
received pursuant to said advertise
ment for such work;
Therefore, said board Of public
works, after due consideration, and
at an adjourned meeting of said board
held atits Office in said city on the 25th
day OF May, 1900, at 2 o'clock P. NJ,
did reject the said proposal and bid.
The last clause of section "a of said
charter provides that when no proper
bids shall be received, the common
council by two-thirds vote may
direct that such work be done under
! the supervision of such officer or
officers of the city as it shall designate.
Section 149 of the revised charter
Of said city, as amended by section II
of chapter 312, of the laws of 1898,
and by chapter 200 of the laws of 1895,
and by chapter III of the laws of
! 1897. of the s-ate of Wisconsin, pro
vides that upon petition of owners of
more than one half of the frontage of
lots upon part OF any street proposed
to be improved, the city may in case
of macadam have the work done by
men in its employ.
We recommend that the board of
| public works be instructed and ordered
to ascertain the probable cost of the
material, and to make careful
estimate of the cost of doing said
work by men in the employ of the city.
G. H. STANCHFIELD,
GUSTAV BUCHHEIT,
Board of Public Works.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment of Gus CHASER as weed commits
sioner and his salary for the season
was fixed at $40. The appointment
was confirmed.
A report of the sewerage committee
recommended that sewer be built in
Main street between Dewey avenue
and College street. Adopted.
Alderman Wertheimer introduced
a resolution, which was adopted, re-
questing the Chicago, Milwaukee q
St. Paul Railway company to place
+! West Division street where it CT rosses
/ the tracks Of the company in suit
able condition, according to the agree
ment made between the city and the
company when the latter granted
| permission to build the viaduct at that
point.
A resolution was passed providing
for the naming of the street which lies
between outlots IS and 49 and extends
from East Water street northeasterly
toaoutlot 80. in the Second ward, as
/ Greenhouse street.
The council adjourned until Satur-
day evening, June 9.
At the adjourned session Saturday
evening all members were present
except Aldermen Brusenbach, Lutov-
sky and Wegemann.
The board Of public works was di-
rected to proceed with the paving of
the square at the intersection of West
Main and Montgomery streets, with
material owned by the city and at an
estimated cost of $3.50.
The council decided to take part in
the ceremonies incident to the state
convention of German Old Soldiers
societies, to be held here on June II