Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-15
Council Proceedings.

lo adjourned regular mocGlng OF
the common council was held last
Thursday evening, with all members
! present except Aldermen Wertheimer
and Brooks.
! Several Fifth ward freeholders pc
] titioned for the vacating of a certain
portion of Union street in the Fifth
ward. The petition was referred to
the committee on streets and bridges
The board of public works reported
that the condition of the stringers in
| Boughton's bridge does not render
! the paving of said bridge advisable and
! expedient at the present time and it
was recommended that only necessary
repairs be made. Report adopted.
The city clerk was INSTRUCTED to
advertise for sealed proposals to
furnish the city hall and Phoenix
engine house with hard and soft coal
the coming year, bids to be presented
by August 21.
The committee on streets and
bridges reported as follows, the same
being adopted:
Your committee on streets and
bridges to whom was delegated the
! authority to sell the arch on Main
street bridge begs leave to submit the
following: 1t being the unanimous
sentiment of this committee that it is
| more advisable. suitable and. proper
to have the carnival committee dis
pose of said arch, we hereby decline
to act as authorized, and we recon-
mend and request that the said car
nival committee be instructed aud
empowered to sell and dispose of said
arch.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Lutovski and adopted:
That the carnival committee be and
is hereby directed and authorized to
sell within five days from date at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder or
at private sale, in the discretion of
the said committee, the arch now be-
ing situate and located on Main
street bridge, said arch to be removed
five days after sale without obstruct-
ing the highway and without injury
to said bridge, and in manner
and subject to the supervision of the
board of public works; the proceeds
therefrom to become part of the car
nival fund.
Alderman Mulberger presented
the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resolved, that the sum of 81 ,246 be
borrowed from the city general fund,
which sum is to be returned and paid
to said fund on or before February 20,
1901, and that the aforesaid sum of
s1,246 be charged to the sprinkling
fund.
Resolved, that the board of public
works be authorized to sell to the board
OF education whatever curbing said
board of education may desire to pur-
chase, at the price at which the city
of Watertown purchased the same.
The following resolution. introduced
by Alderman Brusenbach, was
adopted
Whereas, Your committee on FIRE
department, after making general
inspection Of all fire apparatus, hose
and wearing apparel, find that the de-
partment is in need of hose, coats,
lanterns and chemical fluid, therefore,
Resolved, That the city clerk be and
he hereby is instructed to advertise
for sealed proposals for furnishing to
the city 1000 feet of frst-class fire
hose. Proposals to be received at the
| city clerks office up TO September 4,
1900, at o'clock P. NJ The city re-
serves the right to reject any and all
proposals.
Further Resolved. That the COM
mittee on fire department be and they
hereby are authorized and ordered to
purchase the following named goods
for the use of the fire department, viz.
One-half dozen rubber coats, one
| dozen rubber boots, eight brass lam
terms, four dozen bottles chemical
fluid and two bundles window cord.
The monthly statement of the city
treasurer showed balance in all
funds July 81. 1900, of $23, 3,64252
Eventually to This City.
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