The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-08

SG"SI uuSIlIllS, clS--------- llUN
August Cruel, garbage remov-
al ------------------ sc
Ed. SchOechert, Do 500
Edw. Gnatzig, expenses to seal
erS' convention - 76C
Glaus-Jaeger Press, stationery
and placards --------------- 1875
DePree Chemical Co., fumiga-
ton supplies -------------- los. OC
Siekert & Baum, office supplies 1886
Bates Mfg. Co., do----------- 1913
H. Niedecken Co, do--- 1000
James W. Moore, printing 6.25
F. Lemke, 270 hours sewer
cleaning 67.5O
Emil Berg, S1.10
Frank Hoppe, services as rod
man -------------------- 400
kohls & Knaak, burial of poor
person ------ $500
]. l.. Fischer, provisions 6.91
Schack's Grocery. d. S.33
j. B. Murphy Co., gasoline and
oil --------- 51.O5
REPORTS.
To the Mayor and Common Council.
Gentlemen: The undersigned, sew
er committee, recommends that a
sanitary sewer be constructed in West
Madison street between Montgomery
and Warren streets, in accordance
with the petition therefor, referred to
this committee.
Dated May 7, 1918.
Chas. f. klemann,
Chas. Glatzel,
VIM. A. Beurhaus,
Sewer Committee
The report was adopted
The city treasurer's report, showing
a balance on hand April 80 of $685.
539,99, was presented and placed on
file
The health commissioners report
shows:
For March-Birth, II; marriages, 4 !;
deaths, H. measles, 20S cases; scarlet
fever, 1 case.
For April-Births, Is; marriages, Z;
death, 10; measles, "a cases; scarlet
fever, cases.
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Gentlemen: The undersigned COM
mittee to whom was referred the pc
tition asking that all. wires be placed
underground in Main and West Main
streets between Fifth street and Mont
gomery street, prior to the paving re-
pair on said part of streets. begs leave
to report:
That it has again taken up the mat
ter with the Wisconsin Gas & Elec-
trio Company and the Wisconsin Tele-
phone Company, and for reasons set
forth in the appended communications
from said companies, this committee
recommends to your honorable body
that no action be taken at this time
tending toward placing these wires
underground, but that the work of re-
pairing this street be carried out as
intended and directed by the common
council.
Dated May 7, 1918
Charles Mulberger,
Mayor.
Chas. Kerr,
Chairman SITS. and Bridges Com.
Arnold Kraeft,
Frank S. Weber,
Gust CHASER,
Edw. F. Wieman,
VIM. A. Beurhaus.
Board of Public Works.
April Is, 1918.
To the Mayor and Board of Public
Works, City of Watertown.
Gentlemen: At a meeting held in
the city hall early last week you re-
quested information regarding the
practicability of installing an under
ground system at this time, for wires
on Main street between Montgomery
and Fifth streets. At that meeting the
writer advised that the time was in
opportune for the consideration of
any large expenditures for improve
ments of any kind other than the
most essential Public utilities are
passing through a very critical per-
iod at this time, due to the fact that
the government and the essential in
dustries are demanding and getting
all the available money for the prose
cution Of the war Important i'm
provements such as the increase OF
power plant capacity and the extern
sion of distribution lines are practi-
cally at a standstill, due to the ina
bility Of the utility companies to get
money to buy machinery, materials
and pay for construction labor. On &C
count of the excessive rise in costs OF
everything, practically all the reven-
ues are necessary to pay actual oper-
ating expenses, leaving little or moth
ing for the common stockholders OF
the company. In the gas division oil
our company we were compelled tC
ask the railroad commission for ar
increase in rates, as our expenses
were actually considerably greater
than the revenues. AS you know, this
advance was granted
In the electric department of oul
company we have SO far been able t.
keep our heads above water. but the