Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-22

De discontinued.
The following resolution was ais,
passed, dealing with the Oconomowo,
avenue bridge, which Was condemned
some time ago:
Whereas. said bridge has beer
maintained by said city for many
years, at said location, for the &C,
commodatiun and convenience of the
travelling public.
Therefore, be it resolved. That the
common council of the city of Water
town, does hereby declare it to be
necessary to construct and maintain 4
new bridge across Rock river at Ocon-
omowoc avenue IN said city:
Resolved further, That the BOARD
of Public Works of said city be and
they are hereby directed to file with
the city clerk an estimate of the cost
of said new bridge IN accordance with
the plans and specifications hereto
fore approved and adopted by this
common council.
The following reporl to the Com
mon Council was adopted by resolu
ton;
The Board of Public Works hav-
| ing been directed to advertise for
proposals for the sprinkling of the
streets of the city of Watertown, re-
port that they have received -four
bids:
The bid of John Byrne, though
the lowest, is irregular owing to the
tact that the check accompanying the
same was not as large as required by
the advertisement, and 1t appeared.
further, that the said hid was made
under misunderstanding on the part
of said John Byrne, and that he could
not handle the whole job.
The board reports further that a
consultation was had with the commit
tee on Streets and Bridges and that,
after examination of the matter by
said joint committee, it was decided
that all the bids be rejected
Lie DOdId GHSISlOlC
that they be directed to re-advertise
for proposals.
The following resolution which
will be of interest to the residents
of the 5th, 3rd and 4th wards was
adopted. the vote standing 6 to 4
Resolved, That the sidewalks on
the following named streets and in
front of the following named lots or
parcels of land, situated and being
in the city of Watertown, Wisconsin,
be and the same are herbey declared
to be insufficient, towIt:
In the Fifth ward of said city of
Watertown, county of Dodge, state of
Wisconsin, On West Division street:
Lot five (5) in block three 90 of
said Bonner's addition; lot two (2)
in block three 81 of said Bonner s
addition; lot one Q) in block three
(3) of said Ronner's addition; lots
four (4) and five (5) in block two (2)
of said Bonner addition; lots one
~, two (2) and three (3) in block
two (2) of said Bonner addition.
The west one hundred eighty one
and one half G8I4) feet Of the south
two hundred eighty and one half
(28Oa) feet of out lot twenty eight
(28); the west two hundred eighty
(28Oa) feet of out lot thirty (3W.
In the Fourth ward of said c,ty of
Watertown, county of Jefferson, State
of Wisconsin, on west Main street:
The west part of out lot tour (4) +;
the east part of out lot four az; out
lot six (6); out lot seven 60.
Resolved further, that new stand
ard sidewalks are hereby ordered to
be constructed in front of the lots
and parcels of land above described.
Resolved further, that said side
walks shall be constructed of brick
or of some material equally as good,
to be approved by the Board of Pub
lie Works, on a cinder, gravel or
crushed stvne foundation 81 inches
thick when we'll ta,nped, shall be laid
according to the line and grade to be
given by the City Engineer, and shall
be TOUR feet wide In compliance with
resolution passed py this common
council on the 10th day of August,
1904.
Resolved further, That the Board
of Public Works shall proceed to con-
struct said sidewalks and charge the
cost thereon to the AUDITING property
in accordance with this resolution and
under authority of Chapter 159 of the
laws of Wisconsin, 1905. provided that
said sidewalks shall not have been con-
structed as aforesaid for period of
ten days from and after the passage
and publication of this resolution.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That all the bids received
by the Board of Public Works for
sprlnklin, the streets of the city of
WATERFOWL, be rejected, pursuant to
the report of the said Board bearing
even date herewith, and that said
Board be and is hereby directed to
re advertise for such proposals.
Quorum not Present.
Mayor Arthur Mulberger was Wis
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