Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
FOR A NEW BRIDGE.

inc common Council Votes to Replace
tho Cady Street Structure with One
of Steel.
The common council met Monday
evening with all members present ex-
cept Aldermen Brooks, Stack and
friedrich. The principal business be-
fore the Meeting was the considera-
ton of the Cady street bridge matter.
The following report touching on the
subject was presented and adopted:
"Your committee on streets and
bridges and the board of public works.
who were ordered by resolution
passed by your honorable body on the
29th day of October. 1900, to secure
the services Of the E. Kunert company
and also the Otto Bieteld company to
examine Cady street bridge, beg
leave to report that they have com
piled with the order therein contained
and that the aforesaid companies re-
port as follows:
"Ihe report OF the E. Kunert COM
pany states that the bridge can be re
paired according to q sketch which
accompanies the report of said com
pany, by placing plate girder under
the center of the present bridge and
replacing the present wooden stringers
with steel | beams upon which wood
striogers would be placed to support
the floor. The cost OF the above re-
pairs is estimated by the E. Kunert
company to be twenty-five hundred
dollars.
CIT Otto Biefeld company reports
substantially the same as the E.
kunert company. This company es-
Inmates that saving of three thous-
and dollars ($3, ,000) can be effected
by this method of repairs over the
cost OF new structure.
= Your committee having consid-
cred the above communications xouId
report that in their opinion it is ad-
visable to build new bridge rather
than incur so great an expense in the
repair OF the old one.''
Alderman Lutovsky then intro
duced the following resolution. which
was passed:
RESOLVED by the common council
OF the city of Watertown, That there
be built, erected and constructed
across Rock river connecting
Cady street, new steel bridge in
place OF what is now known as Cady
street.bridge as soon as can be, accord
ing to plans and specifications to be
furnished by the city engineer:
Resolved Further, That the board
OF public works and streets and
bridges and finance committees be
and hereby are ordered and directed
to advertise for proposals or bids for
the erection, construction and COM
pletion OF the aforesaid steel bridge.
IN the manner prescribed and required
by section 81 of the revised city char
ter; which proposals or bids are also
to include the removal and tearing
away of the bridge now known as
Cady street bridge"
A resolution was introduced by
Alderman Brusenbach authorizing
the committee on fire department to
attend to the needed repairing OF the
Ahrens steamer, but it was subse-
quently withdrawn pending the Sc
curing of an estimate on such repairs.
A petition OF F. Breunig asking for
the privilege Of repairing and enlarg-
ing his barn on North Sixth street re-
Gently damaged by fire was referred
to the board Of public works.
The council voted the sum OF 465 to
Frederick Beh1ing in full settlement
of damages arising from the injury to
his daughter occasioned by her being
run down by the No. q hose wagon at
the corner OF Main and North First
streets last September.
Health Commissioner j. M. Sleicher
presented a report in relation to the
performance of his official duties and
making d number Of recommendation
affecting the public health. The re-
port was referred tothe board OF public
| works and street commissioner.