Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-10-26
COMMON COUNCIL MELTING.
Fire Chief James Roy Reinstated.-E to
Pave First Street.-Other City Business.

Fire chief James Roy was reinstated
Monday at a meeting Cf the Common
Council. After report of the Commit
tee of the whole had been submitted tC
the council, Mayor Brusenbach took eX-
cepti0ns to the report and said it was
not definite enough, but after consider
able debate it carried.
Two members of the council were
absent, Blair and Oestreich.
A petition was presented from the
Woodard-Stone company, Chris Becker
and Geo. P. Gates, asking permission to
retain their privies in their public yards
as there was no way of making sewer
connections. The petition was referred
to the judiciary committee and board OF
public works.
W. d. SprOesser and c. R. Blumenfeld
were the names reported by the finance
and judiciary committee for the position
of trustees of the John ". Cole estate
the names to be submitted to the county
judge, and a resolution passed endorsing
the report of the committee.
The committee on street lighting, to
whom was referred petitions for street
lights, reported the same back without
any recommendations.
The report Of the board of public
works showed that the total cost of
macadamiZing Washington street, which
had been accepted, was 1926.
A petition for paving and macadam-
lied First street was presented but not
granted. However, the following reso-
luton was presented and carried in
connection Herewith;
Whereas it is the judgement Of this
common council that it is necessary that
the portion of First street and North
First street lying between the north line
of Madison street and the south line of
Market street be paved with good
brick pavement, and that the portion OF
First street lying between the south
line of Market street and the south line
of Baily street be macadamiZed, now
therefore
1t is resolved, that the board of public
works be and the same hereby is ordered
to view the premises included in and
and fronting on that portion of
First street, in the City Of WatertOwn,
which extends from the
south line Of Main street TO the south
line OF Bailey street, and also that pOr-
tiOn of North First street which extends
from the north line of Madison street to
the north line of Main street in said
city, and determine the damages and
benefits which will accrue to each par
eel of real estate by any change or
of grade made necessary by
such work, the entire cost of the con-
work Of paving said portions
of said streets, the benefits and damages
that will accrue to the several parcels of
real estate by such work of paving said
streets, and the amount thai should be
under the provisions # the
revised Oh, te said city to eaC. f
cei f such e.. estate as benefits,
ing theretu by said contemplated w
of paving said streets and that saiu
board Of public works make and file
report thereof and take such other
as are required by the
provisions of said charter.
The amount of $16.17 was ordered de-
contract for repairs of hydrant valves.
The council then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole so as to take up
the fire chief matter, and elected H.
Wertheimer chairman and City Clerk
Bieber acted as the secretary. Then
followed debate upon the merits of the
case. Mayor bTuSeIlDdcI presented HIS
side of the case and James Roy con-
Quoted his own defense. A great many
things were said which might have been
omitted. A recess was then taken to
the treasurer's Office and later the COM
mittee submitted the following report,
which was adopted as a compromise
measure:
We, the committee of the whole hereby
respectfully report to the common coun-
Gil that we find that Mr.. James Roy was
placed in very peculiar position with
relation to the urgent call for help from
Jefferson and we hereby recommend that
he be reinstated as chief of the fire de-
partment; and we also find that the
mayor, being the head Of the city
government, and the fire department
being part of said city government, the
same comes under the jurisdiction of
the mayor and that in the future the
fire chief must govern himself accord
ingly.
A resolution then followed reinstating
James Roy as chief.