Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-17
NEW COUNCIL MEETS.
inauguration of Mayor Brusenbach's g
Admin stration Last Evenine-His
Appointments and Message
Officers Elected,

Mayor John j. Brusenbach and the
new common council were inaugur-
ated last evening, and In honor Of the
occasion the council chamber had
been converted into most tastily
bedecked apartment-the hand diwork
of Janitor A, c. Krueger. The walls
and ceiling were almost completely
covered with flags and bunting in the
national colors, while palms adorned
the mayors rostrum and blooming
plants the aldermen's desks Each
member of the council wore bouton-
neire.
Promptly at s o'clock tie members
were In their seats and at roll call
every alderman answered to his name.
Mayor Brusenbach was presented
by the outgoing mayor. II. g. CRUDE,
in few appropriate words, which
were well responded to, the new chief
executive dwelling upon the import
ance of an awakening of our CONNER
cial interests and hoping that the in
coming OF his administration might
be the beginning of an era of prosper
ity and growth such as this city has
not heretofore witnessed.
The first order of business was the
election of president of the common
council, to which Office Alderman H.
Wertheimer was again chosen.
The toayor then read his inaugural
message, which we print in full below.
A petition from the 0. D. Pease
post. G. A. r.. asking for an appro-
priation of $50 to assist in defraying
the expenses of observing Memorial
day. was presented and referred to
the finance committee
The Watertown Gazette was des-
ignated as the official city paper, the
remuneration to be 35 cents per folio
for publishing proceedings, ordin-
ances, etc. The same matter was
also ordered printed in The Welt
buerger in German at 35 cents per
folio.
The council elected the following
officers:
City Clerk-Renry Bieber.
City Attorney Gustav Buchheit
City Engineer George H. Stanch-
field.
Chief of Police-H. G.. Block.
Street Commissioner-Gus. Glaser.
Engineer Silsby Engine-Gustav
Neitzel.
The contest for city attorney was
quite spirited, John G. Conway and
G. A. Kading being candidates against
Mr.. Buchheit, who was chosen on the
eighth ballot. The final vote stood:
Buchheit, s; Kading. 4; Conway. 2.
The mayor made the following ap-
pointments, which were confirmed
by a unanimous vote of the council:
4. {. Kruger, janitor of the city hall; :;
Fro d Ohm, inspector of hay and fuel,
east side; F. NJ. Ea on, inspector of
hay and fuel. west side; Alderman c.
II. Jacobi, member of the board of
water commissioners.
The following appointments to the
police force were made by the mayor:
Day officer, Charles Pieritz; night
officers, Charles Kerr, Charlt S
Kruger, Gerhard BUTLER
The following standing committees
were announced by the mayor:
Finance-W ertheimer, jacob, Null
berger.
Judiciary-Jacobi, Fredrich,s Muel-
Ter.
Waterworks--O. Kruger, Ryan.
Chapman.
Streets and ges-Mulberge
Klemann H Krueper
Sewerage-Mueller, O, Kruger,
Stack.
Public Buildings-Jacobi, Friedrich,
Mueller.
Observation-Disclosures, Fire Chap
man, Mulberger.
Street Lighting-O. Kruger,
Wertheimer, Ryan.
Licenses-H. Kruger, Wegemann,
Klemann.
Grievances-Ry Oestreich, Blair
Claims-Stack, Blair, Oestreich.