Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-14
SUCH WAS THE ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AT
MEETING LAST EVENING-VOrE STOOD 10 TO3
RESOLUTION PRESENTED ASKING FOR INVESTIGATION OF CITY DAM
Request Made to Determine Whether Above Legal Height
Referred to Committees Streets and Bridges
and JudiCidry-O. D. A. AssOCia-
ton is Given a Lift

passage of the. bill depended upon
the action of the council.
Attorney Blumenfeld said that in
the case of VIM. Hart,g there was
nothing new, excepting that Mr.. Har-
tlg had employed Capt. Edwards, an
engineer of Appleton, to determine
what his (Hartig's) damage would be
IN the event of raising the Rough and
Ready dam three feet. lie then in
troduced Cap. Ewdards.
The Appleton gentleman said that
In advising with Mr.. Hartig on the
effect of raising the dam, there were
two way INV hich itw Guild wor k in.
jury at the Hartig brewery. First
by possibly breaking out of the dam,
and second by flooding through the
gates carelessly and rapid raising of
the slue ways. He said that if they
We're raised slowly, it would hardly be
perceptlble, but If raised quickely it
would raise the pond, resulting in
damage Capt. Edwards said he
understood that arrangements had been
made whereby the company would
guarantee to protect Mr.. Hartig
against any damage, so that if the
dam was raised it would. be benefit to
the city with no loss to Mr.. Hartig.
Mr.. Edwards said that in reading the
report OF Engineer Smith he noticed
that the Madison gentlemen recommend
cd raising the dam two feet, using one
foot Hash boards. He too; thought
would be a good idea, benefitt1ng
concerned.
Attorney Buchheit was ready to
embody it in the bill.
Attorney Blumenfeld said that the
Gas and Electric Co., had agreed to
ldemnify Mr.. Hartig. He also added
that this would be embodied in the
| contract with the city.
This led to the query by Alderman
Selfert that if such an agreement
could be made, why the same could
not be made between the city and
property owners in the Fifth and
Sixth wards, who would be damaged.
This far-fetched matter was settled
by the city attorney, who said there
was to be no contract between the
city and the company. The matter of
the probable damage to the Rough and
Ready bridge was then discussed,
but resolved itself to the point that it
would enter into one of the elements
of damage.
The amended bill was then read
again by Attorney Buchheir. At this
point, Alderman Lutovksy said he
thought the matter had been thorough
ly discussed and moved that the
council proceed to vote on the Ryan
resolution. 1t was not however, till
few of the aldermen took a fare
we'll shot either for or against. The
resolution passed with the result as
above stated.
Alderman Lutovsky then made
few remarks urging that the company
be good' and not try and miscon
strue the action taken, but live up to
every agreement. Alderman Werner
made few remarks along the same
line.
Acting upon a petition of the Out
door Art association, a resolution was
adcps5u authorizing the appropriation
OF $50 to the association In view of
their good work in improving the
triangle piece of land, owned by the
city, near the Northwestern univer-
sity. 1t is also agreed to pay for the
cost VI the water and sewer ccnnec-
tion, ST. "a The association to send
IN hills for tho s,r