Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-14
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

council at an adjourned regular meet
ing last evening voted to Withdraw
opposition to the raising of the Rough
and Ready dam three feet, according
to the bill of the Watertown Gas and
Electric company. The company,
through its representatives before the
council, has virtually agreed to give
settlement with private property
owners, the Hartlg Brewing Co. and the
city and give them practically what
they may demand-if only opposition
to the bill is withdrawn. 1t is the
company lives up to the promises
they hvae made, they are jewels of
the highest tytp. If not-well, in
later years there may be demands for
another investigating committee to
ascertain whether the company has
done as it agreed, as was requested
IN resolution "by request" intro
duced last evening in relation to the
city dam. The representatives of the
company have not only agreed to
settle with property owners damaged,
but the bill as amended must be
approved by City Attorney Kading
and the council committee on judlcI-
airy. This feature in addition to the
fact that the plans of the company
for the raising of the dam must be
approved by the council would make
it appear that the interests of all are
fairly we'll protected.
The meeting last night was an
adjournment from last Thursday even
ing. principally to act upon the les
olution of Alderman Ryan asking for
the withdrawal of opposition to the
raising OF the dam, providing settle
ment was made by the company with
property owners and the amended
bill is approved by the city attorney.
There was an amendment made to
the effect that the committee on
judiciary be included with the city
attorney In passing Judgment upon
the measure. The vote Oh the pro-
position stood as follows:
In favor of the Ryan resolution !:
Hartwig, Huenefeld. Humphrey, Kle-
mann, Knick, Russell, Rayn, Strauss,
Tetzalff, Werner-10
Opposed to the Ryan resolution:
Kehr, Lutovsky, Seifert-3.
Absent-Weber.
A new phase of the dam question
came up last evening In the form of q
resolution Embroidered by ssrequseu
which complicated matters possibly
only to the extent of helping to settle
the dam question In order that the
city might not have two DIN ques-
tions of similar nature on their hands
at the same time. This is not veri-
fed, however, by any "inslde" in
formation. By the way the author of
the resolution has a vein of humor
and no doubt but likes to see things STIR
red way to the bottom. The resolution
which caused many open countenances
and an occasional smile was as fol-
lows:
Whereas. your honorable body has
so wisely interposed your influence in
behalf of the Individual property
owners, wherein the Electric Light and
Gas Co., seeks to secure the right to
raise the Rough and Ready dam to the
injury of land owners in that district
and
Whereas, the property owners
of the Fifth ward residing IN what it
termed the Silver Creek District
are greatly damaged. as they believe,
when the new dam below Main street
bridge was built several years ago,
therefore be it
Resolved that committee of the |
common conucil consisting of three
members be appointed by the mayor
TO investigate the matter as to whether
said dam below said Main street
bridge does not exceed tie legal height
permitted by law, and be it
Resolved, that said committee
be and the same is hereby authorized
and directed to hire competent
engineer to have measurements made |
of said dam, and to report the meas
urements of said engineer to this
council at its earliest convenience,
"Resolved further the the city
attorney be, and he is hereby instruct
ed and directed to report to the next
of the council as to whether
said dam below said Main street
bridge, does in all respect conform to
the requirements OF the law
One of the aldermen moved the
adoption TO the resolution, but it was
inally decided to refer the matter to
he committees on streets and bridges
md judiciary.
The ball was started rolling in the
discussions last evening when Alder
nan Werner asked the representatives
II the Gas and Electric company if
hey had anything new to offer.
Attorney Buchheit stated that nothing
lad developed; that no negotiations
or settlement had been made, as the