The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
CURF[W SHALL
NOT WHISTLE
CITY COUNCIL PUTS WHISTLE
OUT OF BUSINESS AS A WARN
ING TO YOUNGSTERS.
Appointments to Library and Park
Boards and Weed Commissioner.
Dump Grounds Objected To.

The meeting of the city council
Tuesday evening developed few sub
jects which stand out prominently
among which were an endurance read
ing exhibition by Alderman Kissler,
three appointments by the mayor,
action to cease blowing the curfew
whistle, and Mayor Mulberger's ap-
prevail of peacefully sleeping babies.
A resolution was before the council
to abolish the blowing of the curfew
whistle each evening, and the sub
ject brought forth considerable ora
tory. Alderman Gruetzmacher led
the opposition, and cited instances to
prove his contention. He said that if
some children did not get off the
streets at 900 o'clock that was the
FAULT of the officers-not the whistle.
The mayor spoke on the subject.
and asked the aldermen to pass the
resolution, while Alderman Kohn op-
posed it.
Alderman Lutovsky spoke for put
ing the whistle out of business, and in
the course Of his remarks said that at
300 o'clock little babies were usually
asleep, and the whistle was so power
full it awakened them in a fright,
which caused mothers much worry and
trouble in pacifying them.
This speech OF the alderman was
the only argument which aroused the
mayor to enthusiasm, he leaning for
ward in his chair and nodding a
vigorous and most hearty approval,
Inch action speaks Yolumns
The resolution to silence the cur
few whistle passed to 4, Aldermen
Kohn, Knick, Gruetzmacher and
Klemann voting negative.
Alderman Kessler introduced an
ordinance to license all contractors on
public work where concrete is used
in construction, specifying all man
ner of contractors and materials.
The reading occupied nineteen min
utes, after which the ordinance was
read by title, then placed on it's third
reading and Mr.. Kessler occupied
another nineteen minutes reading.
The ordinance passed unanimously
AS forecast in THE LEADER, the
mayor presented the name of Dr.
Arthur OFT as a member of the library
board, and 0. T. Hughes as member
of the park board. The appointments
were unanimously confirmed
The mayor also appointed Herman
Kuehl as weed commissioner, and the
council fixed his compensation at $S5
for the year.
A petition which was referred to the
committee on streets and bridges
asked for a macadam road from the
Van Camp Packing company's plant
to the residence of William Lehman
Because they insist that the dump
ing ground in the Seventh ward
stinks, and is a breeding place for
rats, vermin and disease, citizens in
the vicinity of the dump asked that
it be abolished, and their request was
referred to the board of health
Money was appropriated from the
treasury, to pay current bills and
contractors, in the sum of $4,712.90
Had majority of the aldermen been
as liberal with the city's creditors as
that same majority was in voting
away the peoples money for printing
the council proceedings, the increase
would have been only $1,413.S7, then
the sum paid out would have been
$6,126.77-and why not?
The contractors on the Hustisford
road were allowed $542S0, the balance
due on the completed work, and $1,000
for extras.
Contractors wrecking the Fuermann
brewery were allowed $1,000 on &C
count. This makes $4,000 the city has
expended on this work
Alderman Kessler introduced an
ordinance to make improvements on
one of the streets in the Seventh
ward. The ordinance was adopted.
An ordinance was introduced to con-
struct a sewer from the artesian we'll
at the Fuermann brewery property to
the river. When this Improvement
is made, which will carry away the
waste water, and is properly piped
one of the finest artesian wells in this
part of the state will be accessible
to our citizens.
An appropriation of 500 was
passed on request of Alderman Kerr
to help defray Memorial day expenses.
The committee to arrange for the
celebration, was appointed by the
mayor They are Aldermen Kohn,
GruetZmacher Kerr Wedemeynr and
Beurhaus, and Superintendent of
Schools Berto, to act with a member
of the G. A. R. and three business
men to be chosen by the above named
gentlemen