The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06

we IuTCn0T recommend L0at the COSC
of oiling, flushing and sprinkling be
paid for as follows:
Property owners to pay the actual
cost, not exceeding S. for any pacrel
of real estate separately assessed, the
excess to be paid by the city at large.
We also desire to state that an ad-
ditional storage tank for oil of $4,000
gallons capacity would be a good in
vestment in view of the high charges
for demurrage and car rental and the
irregularity of shipments. Such a tank,
built of concrete, would cost about
$3.50 and could be paid for out of the
budget appropriation of $500 for street
commissioners equipment
Chas. Kerr, Jr
John A. Knick,
H. w. Werner,
Committee on Streets and Bridges.
Arnold Kraeft,
Frank S. Weber,
Gust CHASER,
Edw. F. Wieman,
VIM. A. Beurhaus,
bOdTu Oh HuDl1C WORKS.
The report was adopted
Alderman Knick introduced an Or
dinance entitled can ordinance to
amend an ordinance entitled AN Or
dinance relating to the election of al
dermen, supervisors and school COM
missiOners in the city of Watertown,
Wis., passed February Is, 1913"
The ordinance was read the first
and second time and laid over to the
next meeting.
By Alderman Kerr:
Resolved, That the proper city Of
ficials be and they are hereby author
lied and directed to enter into con-
tract with ]. F. McGurk of Chicago for
the purchase of $4,000 gallons of Ma
tional heavy or medium road binder,
with the option of so per cent addi-
tional, at the price of 7.S cents per
gallon, f. O.. b. cars at refinery at
Texas City, Texas, with freight allow
ed to Watertown at the present rate
Of 20 cents per hundred pounds, war
tax additional.
members present Q4) voting in favor
thereof
By Alderman Kerr:
Resolved, That the board of public
works be and it is hereby authorized
and directed to cause the construc-
ton of concrete storage tank for
road oil with a capacity of 10000 gal
Ions, in accordance with the recon-
mendatiOn of the committee on streets
and bridges and said board dated Feb
ruary 1, 1918; said tank to be con-
structed on the waterworks grounds.
The resolution was adopted, all
members present 04) voting in favor
thereof.
A petition for a street light in North
Tenth street was referred to the COM
mittee on street lighting
The council took a recess for the
purpose of fixing the salaries of the
city officials. Thereafter, under the
order of ordinances, Alderman Beur-
hauS presented an ordinance entitled
AN ordinance providing a salary or
compensation for certain officers and
employees OF the city of Watertown,
Wisconsin"
The ordinance was given it's three
separate readings and passed under
suspension of the rules, all members
present Q4) voting in favor thereof.
Alderman Beurhaus also introduced
an ordinance entitled can ordinance
providing a salary or compensation
for officers and employees of the city
OF WATERFOWL, Wisconsin, who are I'M
der the control Of the board of police
and fire commissioners"
The ordinance was given it's three
separate readings and passed under
suspension OF the rules, all members
present (14 voting in favor thereof.
Unfinished Business.
Under unfinished business Alderman
Glatzel asked if many fire hydrants
were frozen. Chief Jack CHASER stated
that man had been hired without
his knowledge to keep the hydrants
clear OF snow, but that he had found
In Western avenue that the work was
not satisfactorily done. In other years
he had loked after the matter and had
packed the hydrants to keep them
from freezing. The mayor then adj
vised that the committee on fire de-
partment and the chief to get together
and untangle their differences
Alderman Beurhaus asked if any of
the 2S1a tons of coal put into the
Engine, house was left or
what had become of it. Chairman
Harte OF the buildings committee said
the greater part of it should still be in
the bins. In answer to Mr. Beurhaus'
question, Mr.. Harte said in 1916 the
house had used 1924 tons and in 1917
SO tons, but this year a saving was
effected by storm windows and con-
serving the supply in other ways. He
said the present supply at the Phoen-
liz house would last through the year
and the surplus, if any, could be used
in the city hall, where the supply was
sufficient for only three weeks.