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


ployees of the city of Watertown,
Wisconsin, passed February 5, 1918"
The ordinance was given it's three
separate readings and passed under
suspension of the rules, all members
present 1O) voting in favor thereof.
Alderman Kerr presented an ordin-
ance entitled can ordinance permit
ting and authorizing the Milwaukee
Light, Heat & Traction company to
remove the street railway tracks of
said company on Montgomery and
North Montgomery streets in the city
of WatertOwn, Wisconsin,"
The ordinance was given it's first
and second readings and referred to
| the committee on streets and bridges
and the city attorney.
By Alderman Harte:
Resolved, That an order in the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars
| ($150.O0) be, and the same is hereby
authorized against the city general
fund, payable to the order of Nellie
Rinehart, or her attorneys, the same
to be in full settlement of all claims
costs and disbursements of whatso-
ever nature the same may consist OF
by reason of her action against the
city Of Watertown on account of al
legged injuries sustained by her. And
the city attorney is hereby directed to
see that said action be dismissed
The resolution was adopted, all
| members present Q0) voting in favor
| thereof.
By Alderman Kerr:
Whereas, Your committee to whom
was referred the matter of repairing
! Main street and West Main street,
consisting of your mayor, committee
on streets and bridges and the board
Of public works, has in all details in
vestigated said matter in compliance
with the resolution passed by this
common council January Is, 1918, and,
Whereas, This common council sees
| the urgent necessity of this repair
| work;
Be 1t Therefore Resolved, That all
brick on Main street and West Main
street between Fifth street and Mont
reconstruction of the sand cushion,
that all defective brick be replaced by
new vitrified block in a comprehen-
sive manner and that asphalt be used
as a filler in the interstices between
the brick and vitrified block, said new
vitrified block and asphalt having
been purchased by order of this COM
mon council during the past winter
months.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
said work be done by the street COM
missioner and his men as soon as
weather conditions will permit, and,
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction
Company be and it is hereby ordered
to repair it's track zone in the above
stated part of Main and West Main
streets under the direction and to the
satisfaction of the board of public
works, and,
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
board of public works be and it is
hereby ordered to purchase six orna-
mentally designed and electrically il
Illuminated traffic signs to be placed
at the intersections Of the center lines
OF First, Second, Third, Fourth, Water
and Church streets with the center line
Of Main and West Main streets re-
spectively.
The resolution was adopted, all
members present Q0) voting in favor
thereof.
Alderman Lutovsky moved that the
matter OF the claim of ST. Marks
church for the return Of alleged lille
gal tax be referred to the committee
on judiciary. Carried.
Alderman Harte brought up the
matter Of the purchase of coal for city
hall and engine house. Upon motion
of Alderman LutOvsky the same was
referred to the committee on public
buildings.
The mayor appointed a committee
Of three, consisting of Aldermen Hen
re, Beurhaus and Klemann, 10 can
Vass the vote at the late municipal
election After a recess, the commit
tee presented the following report
and resolution:
To the Mayor and Common Council.
Gentlemen: Your committee ap-
pointed to canvass the votes of the
municipal election held April 2, 1918,
respectfully report that we have care
fully examined the inspectors state
ments on file in the office of the city
clerk, and find that the following per-
sons received a plurality of all votes
cast for their respective offices, towit:
City Officers.
MayOr-Charles Mulberger.
City Clerk-Frank S. Weber.