Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
(From Wednesdays Daily.)


with any sensational features and
seemed like lull after the sessions
of the recent past which were enlivened
with lengthy discussions over the
questions involved in the proposed
raising of the Rough and Ready dam.
The only matter last evening to bring
forth any discussion of particular,
was that over the petition asking for
the grading of Dewey avenue.
The Joint committee on streets and
bridges, board of public works and
aldermen of the Second ward made a
report on petition for the grading
down OF part of Dewey avenue in the
Second ward, it being the sense of the
petition that the excavated earth was
to be used for filling up low streets
in that neighborhood and for filling
sidewalk grades to their proper level,
and that by said grading storm water
could be conveniently drained north
ward along said street. The committee
reported as follows:
"Ihat mass meeting was held to
which all the signers of said petition
had been invited to attend. A large
number Of such signers did attend said
meeting. and the matter at issue was
thoroughly discussed. The said joint
committee again met and fully con-
sidered said matters. The undersigned
thereu pom agreed to recommend to
your honorable body and they do here
by recommend that in lieu of the the
storm sewer recently ordered to be
constructed in Dewey avenue from the
south line uf lot four in block four Of
Prentiss' addition Of the Rock river.
that a storm sewer be constructed in
said street from the low point south
of Jones street to and connecting with
the sewer already constructed in
Jones street, leading east; and fur
Their, that the prayer of the petition
for the grading of said Dewey avenue
granted.
Wilhelmine Ahrens, through her
attorney, Gustav Buchheit, has filed
notice of per sonal injury with the city
council. 1t is alleged that the client
fell on Cady street in the Second ward
on the End day of June, the accident
alleged to be due to defective side
walk. The accident is further alleged
to have been due to loose board over
the gutter at a point near the inter
section of Cady and North Fifth
streets. Mrs. Ahrens claims that
sine. the accident she has been unable
to perform any kind of labor and has
been compelled to expend large sums OF
money for medical aid. The document
was placed on file.
The committee on licenes reported
that they had examined the applications
for liquor license and pharmacists
permits and liquor license bonds on
file with the city clerk, and recon-
mend that licenses and permits be
granted to the following named
persons:
Liquor licenses: F. M. Creuz,
Edward G. Voight, Henry Fendt, Vim
Pitterle, Ed. Preusse, Albert Neitzel,
G. M. Gahlmann, S. Molzahn & Co. =,
Herman Weihert, Robert Woelffer,
Charles Fries, John Guetzlaff, Rud-
olph Meade, John j. Brusenbach,
Hermann Utke, c. Dauffenbach,
Theodore E. Guse, VIM. Roark,
August ]. Kuehn, Ohm Bros, G. H.
Bramer. Arthur Goeldner, Hermann
Cruel, G. A. Feisst Co., Paul Zoelle,
F. C. Maerske, Radtke & Jaeger,
W. j. Toussaint, Frank M. Wetter,
L. A. Guse, w. C. Radtke, F. W..
Kronitz and Frank F. Gretzner. The
report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted. There are thirty
three in the above, about one half
of the number now licensed.
Pharmacists permits: H. T.
Eberle, C. A. Gamm.
The board of public works and the
aldermen of the Third ward repurted
that they had secured an agreement
from the heirs of the Crangle estate,
giving the city, for consideration of
five hundred dollars, the right to lay,
construct, maintain and repair sani-
tary sewer through out lot two in the
Third ward, owned by them. The
report was followed by a resolution
authorizing the payment, also direct
ing the city attorney to have said
agreement, as we'll as the agreement
secured from Mrs. l.. Parks for
like. purpose through lot l of block
OF F. Bertram's addition in the
Third ward, filed for recorded in the
Office of the register OF deeds. The
report and resolution We're both adopted
The committee Oh streets and
bridges, to whom was referred the
petition of the L. L. Henry company,
praying tor the Improvement of Union
street and other streets leading from