Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
CITY ACCEPTS THE
LEGACY OF $1,000
FOR A SPRAY FOUNTAIN In
THE LEWIS PARK.
Alderman Werner Calls Attention
of Council to UnSdnitdry Con-
ditiOn of City Building "A Leak
age in the New Fire CiStern-
Other NOtet.
lFrom Wednesdays DaiIv.l

IA 1tSuldI IIiSSGiil- VI IbC lily
council was held last evening, clever
of the aldermen responding to the roll
call. The evening was largely taken
up In discussions of minor matters,
there being but little business of i'm
portance transacted.
A petition was presented to the
council by a number of citizens re.
siding on Eighth street, sou tn of the
c., M. & st. p. Ry. tracks, asking
for the construction of sanitary sew
ers. The matter was temporarily
disposed of by referring the same te
the committee on sewerage.
The board of public works made q
report on the fire cistern in the Meek.
eInburger settlement, the contract fol
which was entered into On Oct. 31st,
with Kunitz & Kadditz. The report
was TO the effect that the board hac
caused the cistern to be filled anc
found that there was a considerable
loss of water and that more time will
be required to determine whether the
same is caused by leakage or by
ABSORPTION. The board recommended
that the contractors be paid $500 or
account and the balance of the con-
tract price upon the acceptance of the
cistern.
A resolution was adopted embody-
ing the provisions of the above re-
port.
The committee to whom the matter
was referred, reported on the claim of
Ely & Dunn for $8l1.90, alleged to
be due them for the change of specifi-
cations in street Improvement work,
wherein they were under contract
with the city. The committee rec
commended that they be allowed the
sum of $500 out of the general street
improvement fund in settlement fol
their claim. The report of the COM
mittae was unanimously adopted.
The street lighting committee
made report on the previous petition
for an arc light in the center of the
Main street bridge. The committee
recommended the installing of three
arc lights as follows: One on the
bridge, as petitioned for, one at the
intersection of Emerald and Washing
ton streets and another at the inter
section of Lafayette and Washington
streets. In this recommendation
the committee also recommended
abandoning eight gas lights, thus
causing saving of So per year. The
report was adopted conditionally-
that the cost be no greater.
A resolution was adopted accepting
The legacy of the late Mrs. Lewis
Of 81, 600 for a spray fountain to be
erected in the south east corner of
the city park. The mayor called at
tention to this gift to the city by
stating that when at Ashland in at.
tendance at the League of Munich
palities convention, every mayor anC
alderman with whom he converseC
would claim that their city either haC
the best water in the state, the best
streets or the greatest number Of
shade trees. Watertown's mayor, in
stead of making claims, called theil
attention to the fact that our city hac
been left three or four legacies, &
fact that was a surprise to all of them.
The mayor then called attention to the
fact that their names should be
held In reverence and their shining
examples pointed out to the youths
of the city. He also thought it advis
able to honor their memory by pro
curing portraits. He made specia
reference to the late J. W. Cole
Carl Mass and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
The matter OF a location for the new
water pressure recording guage came
before the council in report from
the water works commission. At {
previous meeting of the council i
was decided to place the guage IL
the Office of the city clerk, as mat
ter of convenience for the clerk II
IudhliS Ills luSpSSeioii VI Lie SoiiiS
The commission recommended placing
the guage in the engine room IL
the CT Y building for the convenience
of the firemen and public, it being
argued that it would be impossible tt
have access to the clerks room a
ali times. The recommendations OF
the commission were adopted by the
council and connections will be mad,
with the water main in the allie,
near the city building, unless 1t il
found the frost will interfere, il
which event the guage will b.
placed at the pumping station til
spring.
Alderman Werner called attention
to the unsanltary condition of tn
city building and suggested changes
Mayor Mulberger agreed with the ex
ception of one point and that was tn
doing away with the Office room o
the assessor-what he considered on
of the most important offices in tn
city. He lot only favored room
for the assessor, but his aTgumen
was III favor of more modern facili
ties for the benefit of the public, in
Guiding thorough card system 70
the benefit of the taxpayers IN orde
that they might make reference NOR
readily than is -erTTItted under tn