The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16


street in the Third ward of the city OF
Watertown, Jefferson county, Wiscon-
sin was filed with the city clerk of the
said city of Watertown on the 18th day
of September, 1918, and presented to
the common council Of said city at a
regular meeting thereof duly had and
held in the common council chamber
of the city hall in said city of Water
town on the 18th day of September,
1918, and
Whereas, The signers of said petit
ton represent ALL of the owners OF
lots or land abutting on that part of
Lafayette street in the Third ward of
said city of Watertown which is
sought to be vacated and hereinafter
described, and the owners of more
than one-half of the frontage of the
lots and lands abutting on the re-
mainder of said Lafayette. street, in
said city, and
Whereas, At said meeting on the
18th day Of September, 1918, the said
common council by resolution order
ed that said application be heard at
regular meeting of the common
council, to be held on the 18th day of
October, 1918, at the opening of said
meeting or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard, in the common
council chamber of the city hall OF
said city of WATERFOWL, and ordered
that notice of the hearing of said ap-
plication signed by the city clerk CIV
ing the time and place when and
where the application will be acted
upon and stating what street or part
thereof is proposed to be vacated, be
posted in three public places in the
city OF Watertown and published once
a week for three successive weeks be-
fores aid day of hearing in the Water
town News, and due proof of the post
ing of said notice having been made
and filed with the city clerk, and due
proof of the publishing of said notice
having been filed with the city clerk,
and due proof of the filing with
the register of deeds of Jefferson
county, Wisconsin, of notice
Of the tendency of the afore-
said application together with a
map of said part of said street to be
vacated prior to the filing of the ap-
plication with the city clerk Of said
city OF Watertown, having been made
and filed and presented to the COM
mon council of said city; and the
common council having at it's regular
meeting held in the common council
chamber of the city hall of said city
on the 18th day of October, 1918, pur-
suant to said resolution heard any
and all reasons for and against the
prayer of said petition or application
as have been offered, and
Whereas, The Common Council of
the city of Watertown, being satisfied
that the interests of all concerned
would be promoted by granting the
prayer of said petition, and that no
person will be damaged by the grant
ing of the prayer of said application
or petition.
Now Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
that part of Lafayette street in the
city OF WatertOwn, Jefferson county,
Wisconsin, described as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning at point in the north
line Of Lafayette street 261 feet east
of the southwest corner of block 81
of the original plat of Watertown on
the west side of Rock river, thence
east 1870 feet along the south line
OF block 48, thence south &c feet to a
point 278.20 feet east of the northwest
corner of block Sc, thence west along
the south line of Lafayette street 1910
feet to point 267.50 feet east of the
northwest corner of block Sc, thence
north 66.13 feet to place of beginning,
is hereby declared to be Of no public
utility, discontinued and vacated.
Resolved Further, That upon the
adoption and passage of an ordinance
carrying into effect the provisions Of
this resolution, the city clerk, be and
he is hereby instructed to cause to be
filed and recorded in the office of the
register of deeds of Jefferson county,
Wisconsin, a certified copy of said or
dinance and thereto annexed a true
copy OF sketch showing that portion
OF Lafayette street to be vacated.
The resolution was adopted, all