Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-05-13

ed by Alderman Blewett who moved it's
adoption: Be it resolved by the COM
mon council of the city of Mineral
Point: THAT the streets and sidewalks
committee of the common council of
this city be and they are hereby ordered
and authorized to discharge all the
duties of a Board of Public Works I'M
til the further order of the council.
Above resolution seconded by Alder
man Engels and carried by unanimous
vote of the council.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Huxtable who moved it's
Mineral Point, Wis, May g. 1915
Be It Resolved by the Common Council of the
City of Mineral Point:
ID That the parts of streets of the City Of
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, hereafter which have
been permanently improved shall be sprinkled
with oil from May Is, 1915, until November l.
1915. Said work shall be done by the Streets
and Sidewalks committee of the Common Coun
Gil of this city through their agents and the
street commissioner of this city:
Maiden Street for it's whole length.
Commerce Street from the ST. Paul depot to
it's intersection with Hoard Street.
Hoard Street from it's intersection with Com
MERGE Street in a northerly direction to the
town line.
High Street from it's intersection with Com
MERGE Street to Iowa Street.
Fountain Street from Commerce Street to
Ridge Street.
Iowa Street from it's intersection with High
Street to Fountain Street.
Chestnut Street from High to Fountain
Street.
(2) That the following described parts Of
streets shall be sprinkled with oil upon petition
of the owners of a majority of the frontage re-
questing the same:
Doty Street from Ridge Staeet to Iowa Street.
Ridge Street from the Public Park to Oak
Street.
81 Be it further resolved, That said streets
and parts of streets shall be oiled from time to
time. That said committee on Streets and
Sidewalks shall keep correct account OF the
total cost of sprinklng said streets and parts of
streets with oil and render a statement of the
cost thereof to the Common Council on or be-
fore the first Monday in November, 1915, and
that the cost of sprinkling said streets shall be
apeortioned as follows: The actual cost of the
oil used for sprinkling shall be charged against
the abutting property in proportion to the num-
Der of feet of frontage and the amount oil used
on each block ana street or part of street, and
the balance of the cost of said sprinkling shall
be paid out of the general fund in the city
treasury; all proceedings in connection there
with to conform to Section $50 M of the Revised
Statutes and the acts supplementary thereto.
az Be it further resolved, That when the
amount due from the various abutting property
owners shall be determined that the amounts
thereof shall be included in the 1915 tax roll as
a special tax or charge against said abutting
property benefited by said sprinkling.
Above resolution carried by the fol-
lowing vote: aye-Alderman Blewe tt,
Engels, Huxtable, Jeuck, Kirst Mese-
role, Noble and Treweek. Noes, none.
Motion made by Alderman Noble, sec:
onded by Alderman Huxtable that the
city pay for the street lamps hereafter
on light in front of Charles Curtiss
property. Motion lost.
Moved by Alderman Treweek, sec
onded by Alderman Huxtable that N.
Weber be requested to replace all de-
fective sidewalks built in season 1913.
Carried by all aldermen voting aye on
roll call.
Moved by Alderman Meserole, Sec
onded by Alderman Jeuck that only
such street work in need of immediate
attention be done for time being. Car
ried by unanimous vote of the council.
On motion the council adjourned un-
til Wednesday, May IL, 1915.
j. P. PARMLEY,
Attest Mayor.
H. G. JACKSON, City Clerk.