The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-10
Council Proceedings

Proceedings OF a regular meeting
of the common council of the city of
Watertown, Wisconsin, held on the
ninth day Of April, 1918
His honor, the mayor, presiding.
Present at roll call: Aldermen
Beurhaus, Glatzel, Harte, Henze, Kerr,
Klemann, Koerner, Lutovsky, Schlue-
ter, Werner Q0).
On motion of Alderman Beurhaus
the minutes of the preceding session
were approved
The petition of Lyman Rhodes ask
ing for the abatement of a nuisance
existing on the premises east OF No.
sos Wisconsin street was referred to
the health commissioner and the city
attorney.
A communication from VIM. A. Jack
son, attorney for the Milwaukee Light,
Heat & Traction company, stating
that the company was prepared to take
up the track stubs on Montgomery and
North Montgomery streets if given
permission by the council, was read
and placed on file
An invitation to all city officers to
take part in the parade to the patriot
ic meeting at the high school Thurs
day evening, April II, was presented
and on motion accepted.
Accounts were allowed
To the Mayor and Common Council.
Gentlemen: The undersigned finance
committee recommends that the sal
airy Of the city Sealer be fixed at one
thousand eighty dollars Isl ,0S0.00)) in
accordance with the communication
from the Business Mems association
referred to this committee.
Dated April s, 1918.
VIM. A. Beurhaus,
T. j. Koerner,
Chas. Kerr, Jr.
Finance Committee
The same was placed on file
To the Mayor and Common Council.
Gentlemen: The undersigned COM
mlttee to whom was referred the
claim OF Nellie Rinehart against the
legged to have been sustained by rea-
son of a defective sidewalk on the
west side of Third street, in the city
of Watertown, between the main
tracks and the spur track north there
of of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railroad company, begs leave to
report: That your committee has con-
ferred with the attorney for said Nell
lie Rinehart and have carefully gone
over the matter with him, and the
city attorney, and find that she sus-
tanned injuries which incapacitated
her for work for some time, and that
she also incurred expenses due to
medical services and medicines, and
after careful consideration we have
arrived upon a basis of settlement
which we deem fair and just under
the circumstances. The claim filed for
damages was in the sum of Twenty
five hundred dollars which settlement
as aforesaid we deem fair and equit-
able, and submit to this council, that
the said Nellie Rinehart be paid the
said sum of one hundred fifty dollars
in full consideration for all damages
and claims she may have against the
said city of Watertown by reason Of
the injury she claims to have sus-
tanned on account of an alleged defect
i've sidewalk
Dated this 9th day of April 1918.
Respectfully submitted,
C. Lutovsky,
G. w. Harte,
Judiciary Committee
The report of the city treasurer
showing balance on hand of $113,-
903.6S at the end of last month was
presented and placed on file.
Alderman Beurhaus brought up for
third reading an ordinance entitled
AN ordinance providing d salary or
compensation for officers and en-
ployees of the city of WATERFOWL, Wis
consin, who are under the control of
the board of police and fire commits
siOners"
The ordinance was given it's third
reading and passed, all members pres
ent (10) voting in favor thereof.
Alderman Beurhaus brought up for
third reading an ordinance entitled
An ordinance amending an ordin-
ance entitled An ordinance providing
a salary or compensation for certain
officers and employees of the city of
Watertown, Wisconsin,, passed Feb
ruary 5, 1918"
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time and passed, all members present
except Alderman Lutovsky, voting In
favor thereof
Alderman Beurhaus presented an
ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to