Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-24
BROUGHT A FEW SURPRISES
IN ELECTIONS.
Arnold Krdeft Elected City Engi-
neer-Dr. Werner on Board of
Public WOrkS-JOhn Kehr PreSi-
dent of COunCil-JOhn Ryan on
Water Commission Other Offices
Sdme-City Printing Reward"
Passed Along.
(From Wednesdays Daily.).

was beautifully bedecked with ferns,
cut flowers and potted plants. Each
of the aldermen wore a carnation IN
the lapel of his coat. DIR. Shinnick,
the alderman-elect from the Second
ward appeared to be- the favored one.
for on his desk, friends had placed
bouquets Of carnations, lilies and
roses.
Considerable interest had been
aroused in the initial meeting due to
the fact that several city officers were
to be named by the council and
appointments to be made by the mayor,
therefore quite a number of interested
spectators had ass embed to watch the
proceedings.
Perhaps the most anxiously awaited
portion of the proceedings was the
election of officers, who were elected
as follows:
Chief of Police-Herman Block.
City Attorney-C. A. Kading.
City Engineer-Arnold kraeft.
Engineer Fire observation-disclosures
Schmidt.
Street Commissioner-Gust Chaser.
to the election of president of the
council. Alderman Kehr received
IL votes, Alderman Werner l. and
Alderman Seifert, i. The informal
was declared formal and Mr.. Kehr
was declared the unanimous choice.
For the honor, Mr.. Kehr extended
briefly his thanks
For chief of puIice, Herman Block
was the unanimous choice of the
council, there being no opposition.
For city attorney the informal
ballot resulted as follows: E. +.
Wieman Z. @. A. Kading 6, Gust
CHASER /. There being no
choice the first formal ballot was
ordered, resulting rs follows: kading
10. Wiemal a. Having received d
majority, Mr.. Kading was declared
the choice for the ensuing year.
For the office Of city engineer,
Arnold Kraeft was the unanimous
choice of the council, receiving the
solid vote on the informal ballot. Mr..
Kraeft has made This city his head
quarters for the past year or more,
being a civil engineer in the employ
of the Milwaukee Heat, Light and
Traction company.
For engineer of the fire department
for the ensuing year, August Schmidt
was elected on the first ballot.
For the office of street commissioner
Gust G!aaer was elected on the first
ballot, the informal ballot being
declared formal. The vote stood,
Gust CHASER. 10, Felix Mclaughlin,
3; W. j. Stacy, 1.
In the choice of an alderman to
serve on the board of public works,
the informal ballot resulted, John
Ravn. Z; DR.. F. @. Werner, 6; John
Humphrey, l. The first formal ballot,
resulted, Ryan, Z: Werner, Z. The
Sc :ond formal ballot resulted, Werner.
7; Ryan, 7. The third formal ballot
resulted the same. The fourth formal
broke the deadlock, DR.. Werner re-
ceiving eight votes and Alderman
Ryan 6.
A resolution was adopted author
izing the publication of the nutice for
the vacatiug Of Carr street.
The designating of the official city
papers last evening showed very
clearly theworkings of the inner circle
of the council and that the body, in
the majority,is not over Jealous in it's
efforts to guard the city's exchequer.
The we'll CREASED plan was launched
by Alderman Ryan III the offering
of a resolution designating the Daily
Times and Weltbuerger as the official
papers to receive thirty-fve cents per
folio for the publication of the pro-
ceedings of the council. Alderman
Werner offered an amendment to sub
stitute the name of the Gazette, while
| Alderamn Hartwig reasoned that con-
siderable might be say ed the city if
the matter was let to bids, also hold
ing that it should be done by the pro-
visions of law, as the amount of the
printing annually exceeded $500.
Alderman Seifert disagreed with him
and held that the law did not govern
the matter. Alderman Russell's
ruotion 10 lay the Werner amendment
on the table was put and carried, after
Alderman Werner had voiced the be-
lief that if change WAS to be made,
it should be a radical one and the
work let TO the one who would do Il
the cheapest, which would be no more
than right to the people
Alderman Hartwig then moved tina
the matter be let to the lowest bidde
among the English papers, but Rus
sells motion to lay the motion on tn
table again carried by vote Of 9 t
5.
The vote on the original resolution
offered by Alderman Ryan, designating
the Times and WeItburger carried b!
the following vote: Ayes, Shinnick
C. j. Russell. John P. Humphrey
VIM. j. Weber, John T. Ryan
Herman Tetzlaf. G. F. Klemann, +
J. Seifert, j. l.. Kehr, Frank Kalin