The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-02-19
Common Council Proceedings.
EDGERToN, WIS, Feb. 16, 1909.

Regular meeting of the common coun-
Gil, Mayor Ellingson presiding. Alder
men responding to roll call were: Ar
thur, Flagg, Conway, Hargraves, Skin
ner, Dallman.
Minutes of previous meetings read and
approved.
Report of City Treasurer for month
of January, showing balance in the
treasury February 1st of S19011 80, read
and accepted
The following resolution offered by
Aid. Skinner, and moved it's adoption,
was adopted, all aldermen voting in the
affirmative on roll call:
Resolved by the Mayor and common council
that the sum of $1,000 00.be transferred from the
general fund and credited to the Child High
school fund.
The Cincinnati Construction COM
pany's application for a franchise to
construct, maintain and operate an in
terurban or electric railway in, upon
and across certain streets, alleys and
avenues in the city of Edgerton was
taken up.
Alderman Conway was excused from
the meeting.
On motion of Alderman Skinner the
following amendments to the proposed
ordinance were passed, all aldermen
voting in the affirmative on roll call:
That the second paragraph of section
one be changed as follows:
''From the corporation limits on the
southerly side of the northwest quarter
of section ten (1O) west of the right of
way of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railway, and running thence
northeasterly across Quigley street and
High street, any land in said northwest
quarter of section ten Q0) to Fulton
street, northwesterly along said Fulton
street to Head street.
Omit:
ANY street running northeasterly and
southwesterly or northerly and southerly
on the northeasterly and northerly side
of said Fulton street, Maple street, and
any street running northerly and south
erly between the right of way of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
and Fulton street southwesterly of the
right of way Of tine Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railway, and along, on, over
and across such streets, alleys and aven-
ues as may from time to time be agreed
upon by said common council and said
Cincinnati Construction Company, or it's
successors or assigns.
In Section 2, insert land with the
consent and approval of said Common
Council to read ''but in case at any
time the said grades shall be changed
by said Cincincinnati Construction Com
pany,> it's successors or assigns, the said
grade shall be changed at the expense
of the said Cincinnati Company, or it's
assigns, and with the consent and ap-
prevail of said Common Council"
In Section 2, insert the words land
maintain" to read ''the rails of such
track shall be laid and maintained"
In Section 2, make the words ''street
commissioner" read "street commit
tee"
In Section 3, omit the words ''for the
furnishing of power, electric light, tel
ephone and telegraph service for 9TH
ers."
Insert the words 'All poles on said
streets shall be of iron.'
In Section 9 insert the words cor in
terurban" to read "street or interurban
railway.
In Section IL omit the words "and
reasonable indemnity for the costs, ex-
penses and damages, which it shall incur
by reason of the removal of said build
ing. or any delay in the operation of said
railway occasioned thereby"
Alderman Flagg moved that rules be
suspended and ordinance passed as
amended.
Seconded by Alderman Skinner.
Roll call: Aid. Arthur, no; Flagg
aye, Hargraves aye, Skinner aye, Dali
man aye.
Following bills, audited by Finance
committee, were read and on motion
allowed, all aldermen voting in afirma-
tive on roll call: