The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19


A. Rusch, street work.. .......S 80 81
FL. I'll. Dickinson, salary -. 225 90
F. w. Coon, printing ........... % 80
Edgerton Fire Dept foreman
salary and tend alarm system 60 90
Hahn, Livick & Arthur, mdse.. 5 SO
w. Becker, unload coal. - 8 81
Aid. Jensen offered the following
resolution and moved It's adoption:
Resolved by the Mayor and Common
Council, That the sum of $40 be appro-
priated for the use of the executive
committee of the League of Municipal
tiles to employ necessary and compe-
tent clerical help during the time the
legislature is in session and that the
clerk draw an order for that amount.
Resolution unanimously adopted.
Communication from secretary of Ed
gerton Volunteer Fire Dept. read.
Edgerton, Wis, Jan. Is, 1917
To the Mayor and Common Council:
At meeting of the E. V. F. D. it
was respectfully recommended that
Jno. Ruosch be appointed as chief, and
that Art Maves be appointed assistant
chief. Respectfully,
Fred G. Smith, Sec.
Mayor Conway appointed John Rusch
chief of fire department and Art Maves
assistant chief.
Appointments confirmed by council.
Aid. Dallman offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved by the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Edgerton, That
the time for payment of taxes levied in
1916 without penalty be extended to
March 1st, 1917.
Upon motion resolution was adopted
Aid. Stark offered the following res
olution and moved it's adoption:
Whereas, SO much of the highways
or streets hereinafter described are
highways or streets being and exist
ing as such in the city of Edgerton,
Wisconsin,; and
Whereas, said portions of said
highways or streets are inadequate,
inconvenient or unsafe for the public
use thereof for the passage of foot
passengers and vehicles, and for the
drainage Of water therefrom, and the
public necessity requires and demands
their immediate improvement by grad
ing and paving the same;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Common Council of the City of
Edgerton:
First; it is hereby declared to be
the sense and purpose of this council
that the following named streets
should be improved at the expense of
the property benefited thereby to the
grade by grading the road
way thereof and by constructing
thereon a reinforced concrete pave
ment, under a two year guarantee, to-
gether with a portland cement con-
crete combined curb and gutter or in
tegral curb; namely:
Main Street from the northeast line
of Fulton Street northeasterly about
1850 feet to the bridge over Saunders
Creek, pavement to be forty feet wide
from Fulton to Canal Street, thirty
feet wide from Canal Street to the
northeast line of Rollin Street where
the latter intersects the northeast
line of Main Street, and twenty-four
feet wide from Rollin Street to the
bridge mentioned.
Rollin Street from the northwest
line of Main Street to the east line of
Albion Street, pavement to be TWEEN
ty-four feet wide.
Canal Street from the westerly line
of Main Street to the easterly line of
Henry Street, pavement to be forty
feet wide.
Rollin Street from the west line of
Mechanic Street to the east line of
Head Street, pavement to be twenty
four feet wide.
Fulton Street from the westerly
line of Burdick Street to the C. M. e.
st. P. Ry. tracks, pavement to be
thirty feet wide from Burdick Street
to West Street and twenty-four feet
wide from West Street to the Railway
Tracks, including also a twenty-four
foot pavement on the roadway leading
toward Head Street about l4O west
of West Street and a twenty-four foot
roadway connecting these two road
ways leaving triangular grass plot
in the intersection.
South Main Street from the end of
the concrete pavement laid in 1916 to
the end of the full width concrete
pavement laid in 1915, this pavement
to consist of two strips of eight feet
width, one on each side of the con-
crete pavement now in place, with in
tegral curb;
Second: That the Street Assess
ment Committee be, and it hereby is,
to view the premises, and
(a) To cause the proper plans, pro-
files, details and specifications for said