The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-20

y
case the board of police and fire COM
missioners shall not report the CLASH
fication as herein provided at the time
specified, then the salary of each
such officers shall remain as for the
previous year.
Sec s. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances conflicting with any OF the
provisions of this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
The ordinance was read the first and
second time and laid over to the next
meeting.
By Alderman Knick:
Whereas, The judiciary committee
the city clerk and assessor, after ex-
animation of the matter, are satisfied
that the property of the Wisconsin
! Gas & Electric Company, generally
described as the old steam plant on
First street and the premises lying
west of the gas works, are being used
by said company in the operation OF
its utility and should therefore not
have been assessed for general taxes
upon the local rolls;
And Whereas, The taxes upon this
property extended in the local rolls
for the year 1917 have been paid by
said company;
Be 1t Resolved, That said general
taxes amounting in the aggregate to
the sum of S17340 be and they are
hereby ordered refunded to said COM
pany by means Of an order drawn up
on the city treasurer
The resolution was adopted, all
members present CD voting in favor
thereof.
By Alderman Koerner:
Resolved, That incandescent cleo
trio street lights be installed and
maintained at the following locations
towit:
In Cole street between North Eighth
street and Dewey avenue;
In North Tenth street between Main
street and Jones street.
The resolution was adopted, all
members present 11) voting in favor
thereof.
By Alderman Kerr:
Resolved, That A j. Kuehn be and
he is hereby given permission to in
stall and maintain a gasoline curb
pump and storage tank in connec-
ton Herewith, in front of his bust
ness premises in North Fourth street
OBJ
members present Cd voting in favor
thereof
By Alderman Knick:
Resolved, That an order in the sum
of twenty-three dollars and fifty-nine
cents (S23.59) be and the same is here
by authorized against the city treas
ury, payable to the order of the trus-
tees OF the Emmanuel church, the same
to be applied as reimbursement for
the payment of taxes Illegally assess
ed against the north SO feet of lot l,
block 5, Prentiss' addition, in the tax
roll of 1916.
The resolution was adopted. all
members present (1D voting in favor
thereof.
by Alderman BeurhauS.
Resolved, That the income tax as
sessed against j. r. Whitman in the
tax roll of 1917 amounting to $21.65,
be and the same is hereby cancelled.
Resolved, That an order in the sum
OF nine dollars and twenty-eight cents
($9.28) be and the same is hereby au-
thorized against the city treasurer. the
same to be applied as reimbursement
for income tax improperly assessed
in the tax roll of 1917.
Both of the above items being in
conformity with the recommendations
OF F. S. Trucks, assessor of incomes
for Jefferson county
The resolution was adopted, all
members present QD voting in favor
thereof.
The council returned to the order of
communications
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council.
Gentlemen: Referring to our COM
munication regarding salaries in the