The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-06-19
Common Council Proceedings.
Edgerton, Wis.,, June Is, 1908


Edgerton, Wis, June Is, 1905
Regular meeting of the common com
Gil, Mayor Ellingson presiding. Alder
men responding to roll call we're: Ar
thur, Flagg, Conway, Hargraves, Skin
ner, Dallman.
Minutes OF previous meetings read and
approved.
Following bill audited by Finance
committee was read and on motion al
lowed, all aldermen voting in affirmative
on roll CALI
Alderman Flagg moved that an order
be drawn in favor of l.. S. Wagner for
100000 out of Child High School fund,
said order to be dated June 3Oth. 1908.
Motion carried, all aldermen voting in
affirmative on roll call.
Fire Department committee notified
council that the Department recommen-
ded the name of Henry Harvey for the
position OF chief.
Alderman Arthur moved that the
clerk be instructed to cast the ballot for
Henry Harvey for chief of Fire Depart
ment. Motion carried, ballot cast and
Henry Harvey was declared elected.
Application of W. G. Atwell and Fl. D.
Stappeback for druggists permits were
read. On motion action was deferred
until said druggists furnished city clerk
with verified list of persons to whom
liquor was sold during the year and the
purpose for which it was sold.
Application of G. Ell. Bliven for licenes
to operate 2 billiard tables and bowling
alleys was read. and on motion licenses
granted, all aldermen voting in affirma-
tive.
Applications for saloon license for the
license year 1908. 1909 we're made by the
following persons Andrew Erickson,
and John @. Erickson, VIM G. Stricken
and August Stricken, VIM. Barrett,
Ferd. Kepp, Ole Sernson, Fred Schrub,
d. D. Brown and T. Rossebo, VIM.
Schrub, Geo. Lynts, Herman Bublitz,
c. P. Touton.
Alderman Flagg moved that license be
granted to the following named persons:
VIM. Barrett, Herman Bublitz, D. D.
Brown and T. Rossebo, Andrew Erickson
and John 0. Erickson, Ferd Kepp, Geo.
Lynts, VIM. Schrub, Ole Sernson, w. G.
Stricken and-August Stricken, Charles
p. Touton
Motion seconded.
way, Skinner, Dallman. No, Hargraves.
Following applications for pool table
licenses were on motion granted, all
voting in affirmative except alderman
Hargraves.
Andrew Erickson and John O. Erick-
son 4; VIM. @. Stricken and August
Stricken, l; d. D. Brown and L. Rossebo,
2: Ole Sernson, l; VIM. Schrub, 2; Her
man Bublitz, /; Ferd Kepp, /; VIM. Bar
rett, /.
Opinion of Jeffris, Mouat, Smith g.
Avery relating to the organization of the
Board of Review was read.
Council proceeded to the election OF
Board of Review. Alderman Flagg in
troduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption. On roll call all al
dermcn voted in ALTERNATIVES
Ordinance No. IS.
An Ordinance determining and appointing
the officer of the city of Edgerton, Wisconsin,
who shall act in conjunction with the Mayor
and Clerk of said City as the Board of Review
in and for said City, for the year 1908, and fix
ing the salaries of the members of said Board.
The Common Council of the City of Edgerton
do OFdain as follows:
SECTION 1. The following named officer OF
said City, toW1t, E. G. Hopkins, is hereby des-
ignated and appointed and confirmed men,
Der of the Board of Review in and for said City,
to act in conjunction with the Mayor and
Clerk of said City. and with said Mayor and
Clerk to constitute the Board of Review of said
City for the year 1908.
SEC. 2. The salary of the members of said
Board of Review is hereby fixed at Three Dol
lars $500 per day each.
SEC. 8. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force on and after it's passage and publ
cation
Passed June 16 1905
Approved June is, 1908.
THOS. A. ELLINGSON, Mayor.
H. B. KNAPP City Clerk.
Waterworks committee recommended
that clerk be instructed to draw an or
der for $4,000 in favor of w. Ell. Wheeler
& Co., to apply on repairing reservoir at
pumping station
On motion recommendation was ac-
cepted all aldermen voting in affirma-
tive on roll call.
On motion council adjourned.
81. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
Events Cleaned from the Files of The
Reporter Twenty-Five Years Ago.
The T. G. Mandt wagon works at
Stoughton have failed.
Died, in this city Monday morning,
Solomon Hahn, son of j. D. Hahn, aged
19 years.
Mr. Taylor, the popular landlord OF
the American hotel, contemplates build
ing an addition to his place this summer.
Mr.. Talmadge, our photographer, has
removed to Whitewater and gone into
partnership with young man by the
name of Vaughn.
A young man by the name of Parr,
while bathing in the brick yard pit with
3 lot of companions last Wednesday, was
taken with cramps and drowned.
Herman Lidicker walks with more
dignifed step and wears smiling coun-
tenance since he has become papa. The
little blacksmith put in an appearance
last Friday and weighed e1a pounds.
Friday, June %, 1883.