Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-20
CITY ACCEPTS BID
OF CLEVELAND MAN
j. G.. DUNN TO HAVE STREET
IMPROVEMENT WORK.
Contract Awarded and Bond Ap-
neutrality-suspicious. Made
For Street Signs-Rigid Peddlers
License Ordinance is introduced
People Will Elect City Clerk.
(From Wednesdays DailyO

last evening was not marked with any
municipal Legislation of great history
making proportions. the discussions
assuming the proportions of "muct
ado about nothing,' the matters cal.
ling forth oratorical flights being fol
the most part trivial affairs, although
considerable business WAS transacted,
the most important matters going
through without debate.
A petition was presented from resi-
dents of the First ward, asking for q
storm Sewer on Wisconsin street,
between Eighth and Tenth streets,
the matter being referred to the board
of public works and the committee on
sewerage.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the advertising tor bids for the
printing of $50 copies of the city or
dinances as compiled by the city at :
torney.
The officers elected at the meeting
of the fire department ON Monday
evening were confirmed by the council.
A communication was presented
from City Engineer E. B. Parsons,
calling attention to the tact that he
was not candidate for reelection by
the council, not being satisfied with
the salary and Present arrangements.
and asking for reference of the mat
ter to committee to ascertain what
arrangements could be made relative
to his accepting outside work. The
communication was referred.
A lengthy discussion arose over the
bill of Arthur Bursinger. the commit
tee on fire department recommending
that his bill of 500 for drawing plans
for the steam heating plant in the
No. engine house, be allowed at
SIS, which was finally done.
A resolution was adopted accepting
the plans for general storage build
ing on North First street and the
proper committee authorized to ad-
vertIse for bids for the erection of
the shed portion thereof.
An ordinance was adopted dispens-
ing with the office of city comptroller.
designating, that the duties be per-
formed by the city clerk, throwing
the election of that officer upon the
people, which will be necessary at the
coming municipal election
An ordinance repeating several
ordinances WAS laid over under the
rules.
An ordinance relating to hawkers,
peddlers and trancielt merchants,
providing for the licensing of them,
was read and referred to the Judiciary
The measure is very
strong one and if adopted will virtu
ally eliminate from the city all such
by reason of the high Ii
censes which the ordinance would i'm
pose. The ordinance Is a good one AMI
only justice to the legitimate home
merchants.
The matter of storm sewer on
North Second street was referred to
the committee on sewerage and the
aldermen of the Sixth ward.
Max A. Conrad having peti'ioned
the council for duplicate of Water
town bridge bond No. %, issued July
l, 1877. on the claim that said bond
together with interest coupons attached
amounting to SIP had been destroyed,
it was resolved that the mayor and
clerk be directed to Issue to the said
Max A. Conrad, a duplicate of said
bond and that said bond and each of
it's coupons shall be marked and de-
signated with the word "drplicate. -
Mr.. Conrad has executed to the city
an indemnity bond in the sum of two
hundred twenty-fuur dollars, being
double the amount of said bond and
interest coupons, with two good and
sufficient sureties approved by the
mayor and comomn council, condi-
toned to indemnify the city against
all claims by any other person on &C.
count of such bond or any of it's inter-
cot coupons and against all costs and
expenses by reason Of such claim.
The following resolution concerning
the paving of Main. Church and North
Church streets was adopted:
Resolved, that the contract for do
ing all the work and furnishing all
material for the permanent improve
ment of parts of Main, Church and
North Church streets be awarded to
J. @. Dunn of Cleveland, Ohio; said
work to be done in all respects &C.
cording to the plans, specifications
and form of contract on file in the
office of said board; cement grout FL
Ter to be used in the work SAID work
to BIZ done for the prices contained in
tie proposal of said j. q. Dunn and
made a part of said contract.
Resolved further, that the contract
of j. C. Dunn including the surety,
the United Surety Company of Bal
timore, submitted to this common
council, be approved.
The report of the board of public
works leading up to the above reso-
luton was as follows:
In the matter OF the paving and
curbing of that part of Main street