Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-06
SUGGESTS DELAY IN
CITY STORAGE BLDG
SUCH WAS RECOMMENDATION
OF MAYOR MULBERGER.
Offered Other Recommendations
al Last Nights Council Meeting
Takes d Rap" at Moonlight
Schedule of Lighting Heat
Phoenix Engine House.
Ctrom Wednesdays Dafly1

the aldermen responding to the roll
call with the exception Of Aldermen
Lutovsky, Hartwig and Weber.
There were no sensational features
In connection with last nights session
and everything moved along with a
regularity that permitted the council
to adjourn at 80 o'clock-just In
time to catch the last part Of the In
perial minstrel performance.
Perhaps the feature of the meeting
was the recommendation of Mayor
Arthur Mulberger, which seem at
variance with his original ideas, at
least as far as the proposed city
storage building is concerned. If The
Leader is not at fault, this was one
the Recommendations of the mayor
at the commencement of the present
administrator. 1t is probable of
course that the mayor takes the view
that conditions have changed, for he
argues that If all Of the contemplated
improvements were to be made the
funds of the city would be materially
lowered. His contention was that
the present administration should not
make public improvements to the ex-
tent of en- barrassing the next admins
tration to the extent of draining the
funds so that their successors could
not repienish the same for about ten
months after the commencement of
their administration. The mayor
therefore voI2ed the opinion that the
matter OF erecting street signs and
a city storage, building should be
postponed. Tie mayor also took a
rap at the present moonlight schedule
Of street lighting, gong to show that
in iaxity from some source, the city
is not getting value received in the
way of service, showing not only
that the city is loser, but that
corporations are Likewise made to
stuff CT, citing the Washington Cutlery
company as an illustration. The mayor
also recommended street and sewer
improvements for next season, citing
for his reason that labor was more
plentiful. He also urged cooperation
of the city council with the Outdoor
Art association in the matter of
public improvements, tending toward
the Identification and general improve
ment of the city. He also recommend
ed free reference library In the city
building in conjunction with the state
library, showing plainly the benefits
to be derived thereby.
A petition from Fred Kronitz OBJ
jectlng to his Madison street sewer
assessment was referred to the com
mittee on sewerage and the aldermen
of the Second ward.
The following resolution was adopt
ed: Whereas, The Committee on Public
Buildings have received proposals for
the installation of steam heating
plant in the Phoenix Engine house
and for the necessary enlargement
OF the chimney i'll connection there. with,
and the proposal of Kehr Brothers,
1851. 90, being the lowest.
Be it resolved, that the proper city
officials be and they are herebv
directed to enter into contract with
kehr Brothers to do said work at said
price and according to the plans and
specifications therefore on fife in the
office of the city clerk. The followi lg
bids were received for the work:
Arthur Bursinger, WATERFOWL, $500;
A. j. Lindemsnn Hoverson & Co..
Milwaukee, $3.50; Otto Biefeld & Co.
Watertown, with chimney, $552. rs;
Kehr Bros. Watertown, with chimney,
1851. 90.
An ordinance introduced by Alder
man Werner, establishing a curb line
on certain streets of the city, was
given it's third reading and adopted.
A resolution Of thanks to Mrs.
Theodore Prentiss and her son Fred
Prentiss was unanimously adopted,
extending the thanks of the council
for the enlarged portrait of the late
Theodore Prentiss, the first mayor of
Watertown, which now conspicuously
adorns the wall in the council cham
Der. A rising vote of thanks was
followed by fitting tribute by
Mayor Multerger to the memory of
this pioneer citizen OF our city, who
came here in the territorial days and
was one of those instrumental in
blazing the way to civilization.
1t was resolved that an order for
the sum of So, 5000 be authorized
against the general sewerage fund,
to Edward l.. Bartlett, the
same to be applied as part payment
of the City's part of the cost of
sanitary. sewers completed by said Z.
L. Bartlett, according to the report of
the bear of pubic works; also, that
the board of public works be directed
to issue to said +. L. BARTLETT, certi-
ficates of special assessment, against
the lots or parcels of land abutting on
laid sewers and amounting in the ag-
grsgate to the sum OF S7Sl.l6.
The board Of public works reported
that Mr.. Bartlett, under his contract
dated August 5th, has completed the