The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-19

| petition or application
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved,
That the south fifteen Q5) feet Of
| Clyman street abutting on and north
| OF Block No. One % of Cole, Bailey &
Co.'s addition to Watertown, in the
First ward, in the city of Watertown,
county of Jefferson and state Of Wis
! consin, is hereby declared to be of no
public utility, discontinued and va
Gated.
Resolved Further, That upon the
I 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 Clyman street, so vacated
| After the mayor had called for any
objections that might be made to the
adoption of this resolution and no OBJ
| Jectlons having been made thereto,
the resolution was adopted, all mem
bers present Q3) voting in favor
| thereof
| By Alderman Hence:
Resolved, That the committee on
| fire department be and the said com
mittee is hereby directed to purchase
for the storage battery of the fire
alarm system, 76 negative and posi-
tive plates, 4 positive end plates and
negative end plates.
The resolution was adopted, all
members present OBJ voting in favor
thereof
| The council then returned to the or
der of ordinances whereupOn Alder
man Beurhaus introduced the ordin-
| ance entitled can ordinance in the
| matter OF the vacation of part of First
] street abutting on and west of the
south ninety-six (96) feet of lot four
(4 in block forty-one (4D, Cole,
Bailey & Co.'s addition to the original
plat of the town, now city, of Water
town, in the First ward, in the city of
| Watertown, Jefferson county, Wis
| consin.'
The ordinance was given it's three
separate readings and passed under
suspension OF the rules, all members
present OBJ voting in favor thereof
Alderman Beurhaus also presented
an ordinance entitled "An ordinance
in the matter of the vacation of part
OF Clyman street abutting on and
north OF block one a., Cole, Bailey &
CO.'S addition to Watertown, in the
First ward, in the city of Watertown,
Jefferson county, Wisconsin,
The ordinance was given it's three
separate readings and passed under
suspension of the rules, all members
present 13) voting in favor thereof.
The council then proceeded to the
| election of members of the board of
review for the present year. Upon mo-
ton OF Alderman Glatzel the clerk was
instructed to cast the vote of the coun-
Gil for the following persons: Robert
Dent, supervisor of the First ward,
Jefferson county, Fred w. Hinze, SUI
pervisor of the Thirteenth ward, Dodge
county, and VIM. A. Beurhaus, alder
man from the city at large; the mayor
and city clerk to act in addition to the
above by virtue of their office
The street commissioner stated that
his men requested higher wages for
their work. The finance committee and
the board OF public works were di-
rected to investigate the matter with
authority to fix the wages in their dis
erection.
Alderman Beurhaus stated that
legislation should be enacted tending
toward the removal of dead or de-
cayed trees on or overhanging the
public streets, for the safety of the
public. The matter was referred to
the city attorney, Judiciary commit
tee, street commissioner and chief of
police.
The council thereupon adjourned
until Thursday, the 9th day of June
at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
FRANK S. WEBER,
City Clerk.