Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
DEWEY AVENUE
GRADING UP AGAIN
DISCUSSED AT MEETING OF
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
Meets With Same Fdte-SOme Op-
position to Maintaining Bed at
St. Mdry's Hospitality At
torney Gives Opinion as to
Legality.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

ne regular IuScGIuS VI Iuc City
council last evening was marked by
some lengthy discussions on the
resolution presented at q previous
meeting asking that the city main
tain q bed ut the st. Mary's hospital
at an annual cost of $500, also upon
the Dewey avenue improvement pro-
positions which have been before
the council for sume time.
City Attorney Ksding gave an
opinion on the legality of the adoption
of such resolution in regard to the
hospital, calling for an appropriation
out of the general funds. He said he
found that other cilies operating
under the general charter were doing
the same thing. He added that it was
his belief that such an appropriation
would be valid and legal.
DR.. Werner stated that he doubted
the legality. arguing that the city
already has an emergency hospital.
There WAS somewhat of q parlia-
mentary tangle when Alderman
Ryan moved that the opinion
be placed on file and when an amend
ment came that the same be referred
to the joint Committee on judiciary
and hospital and health, which car
ried, but not till Mr.. Ryan withdrew
his original motion. The matter Of
the resolution had been referred to
tn. above named joint communities,
but no report had been made.
1t was made quite plain that there
is opposition to the plan proposed IN
the resolution. Alderman Ryan spoke
in favor of such action, arguing that
there was no reason for further delay,
as the matter had been before the
council long enough 80 that the
members were familiar. Mr.. Ryan
said it WAS true that we had an
emergency hospital, but in name only.
He called attention to the absence
of doctors and nurses, showing the
contrast between the place and st.
Mary's hospital, where doctors and
trained nurses are at the service of
the partons. He said it was ques-
ton of humanity and that when the
poor are sick they should BE- taken
care of in proper manner.
City Attorney Kading said that in
view Of the fact that his opinion WAS
looked upon as being shady he would
further explain his position. He
added that in the adoption of the
resolution the city would on'y be
providing means for taking care of
the poor and needy, with better
arrangements for doing what the
city is already doing.
The Dewey avenue improvement
propositions were argued pro and con
again last evening, an effort having
been made by Aldermen Werner and
Lutovsky tu carry out the plan of
improving that street, which was
voted down at previous meeting, as
Is, as the plan of changing the grade
was concerned. Under the head of
unfinished business, the alderman
from the Second moved that the council
return to the order of resolutions, but
his motion was voted down. AS. the
affair stands now the original plan of
constructing sanitary sewer holds.
An ordinance was adopted desigi-
mating the manner IN which the west
side sewer improvements will be paid
for.
City Attorney Kading gave an
opinion in regard to the legality of an
ordinance providing for the regula-
ton of launches on the river, such as
speed, lights, etc. are concerned. 1t
is his belief that cities operating
under the general charter have this
power, but he gave as his opinion that
the requiring OF lights should apply
to row boats as we'll as launches. The
opinion was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The following resolutions concern
ing the Rough and Ready bridge were
adopted.
Whereas, The Dornfelo-Kunert
company of the city of Wstertown,
Wisconsin, being the lowest bidders
for the construction of y new bridge
un the site of the presnent Rough and
Ready Bridge, and the Board Of
Public works having awarded the
contract for said work to them.
Now therefore, be it resolved, that
the action of the Board of Public
Works in 80 awarding said contract,
be and the same is hereby in all
things confirmed and
Resolved further, that the contract
for said work in which the Dornfeld-
Kunert company is the principal and
the Pacific Surety company of Cali.
fornia is the surety, be and the same
is hereby approved.
The committee on licenses, reported
that they had examined the applica.
tioDs for liquor iicenses and licenses
bond on file with the city ant
approved the bonds of the following
August Schott. F. G. Hartwig,
Milwaukee Waukesha Brewing Co.,
Gerhard Fuermann, VIM. R. Diekoff
Chas. Neugebauer, Reinhold Schost
L. Branoenburg, Moritz Hoffman,
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