The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-26
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN CITY ARE LIVELY
DING is ONE OF THE
CHIEF PRIDES.
New 100000 High School Builing
Telephone Company to
Expend $4,000.

| Building operations in Watertown
| have shown marked activity during
/ the last year Many new residences
have been erected, as we'll as num-
| ber of business buildings. The chief
pride of Watertown is the new build
| ing of the Bank of Watertown, which
institution is the oldest of it's kind in
| JEFFERSON county. Its new home,
which will be ready for occupancy
about November 1st stands at the
northwest corner of North First and
Main streets. The ground floor is
equipped with the most modern of
bank fixtures, while the upper floors
will house several commodious office
suites which will be occupied by such
firms and individuals as the Old Line
Life Insurance Company, Attorney
William H. Woodard, F. J. Prentiss
and W. c. Stone, while the president
of the bank, Mr.. F. E. Woodard, will
also have private offices above the
bank
The city is soon to have a new high
school building which will be as fine
as any building of it's kind in any city
the size of Watertown in the United
States. An appropriation of approx
imately 100000 for the erection of
the new high school was recently ap-
proved by the city council.
Announcement by the Wisconsin
Telephone Company of plans to ex-
pend in the neighborhood of $4,000
to extend its facilities is an indication
OF the confidence the Bell Telephone
System has In the future of Water
town. And the fact that this big sys-
tenn considers it worth while to in
crease it's investment here speaks
we'll for the citys past and present
development, as well it's future
In the present instance, the COM
mercial engineers for the telephone
company, who made an examination
into local conditions, report that the
city's prospects are excellent. While
there has been nothing of the spec
tacular in the progress of Watertown,
it's industrial, commercial and social
development has been steady and con-
slstent and there has been a corre-
spending development in the local
business of the telephone company.
In this connection, attention might
be ealle to other local activities Street
improvements, for instance, have been
quite an item during the last year.
The city paved Eighth street, between
Main street and Western avenue with
OF Of
than $4,000; also North Second street.
between Jones street and the Rock
river. The latter improvement cost
more than $4,000 and an additional
$4,000 was expended in macadamizing
Milford road for three-quarters of a
mile. Other municipal improvements
have included the construction of new
storm sewers in the Sixth ward, new
sanitary sewers in the Seventh ward.
and the expenditure of So 900 for wa
ter mains.
The Watertown Gas & Electric Com
pany has made several improvements
in their plant, including the remodel
ing of their outside equipment and re-
placing old and worn-out poles and
wires. The installation by this com
pany of new and modern street lamps
has greatly improved the appearance
of the streets.
Watertown has a right to be proud
of her public and private enterprise.
for it is based on a solid foundation.
and everything indicates that the i'm
provements made this year are but
the forerunners of great things to
come