The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-05-12
Col. Reichardt to City of Edgerton.

Col. w. F. Reichardt, city engineer
during several years past, has sent to
The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter for
publication a letter addressed to the
citizens of Edgerton. It is with the
greatest of pleasure we publish the
communication.
Watertown, Wis, May 8, 1922.
Editor Reporter
After more than six years of contin-
uous service as city engineer of your
city, serving under Mayors Skinner,
Conway and Leary, wish to take this
opportunity to express to the citizens
of Edgerton my deep and sincere ap-
probation of the many courtesies ex-
tended me.
assure you that deeply regret that
| am unable to serve your municipality
in my professional capacity, not on &C
count of the salary connected there
with, but because / shall be forced to
partially give up the friendship that
has grown between US.
After twenty years of service as a
municipal engineer, working in many
states, | have never found but one Ed
gerton, and my association with your
city has been most pleasant. Never
have | found such a fine citizenship as
exists in your city, and it is this class
of citizens that has worked for the best
interests of your city in the past.
At all times have tried to work for
the best inteaests of your city. and due
to my professional connections with ap-
proximately ten other. cities each year,
your city derived the value of their ex-
perience, which of course was mani
tested in low bids for your improve
| ments. If my work has been success
full, it was not alone due to my en-
gineering skill, but to the valuable as
sistance rendered by you former may
| ors and councils, and especially to the
valuable assistance always cheerfully
rendered by my sincere friend and CO
worker, Hon. j. O. Arthur. He has
saved your city thousands of dollars.
You have in the past been fortunate
in securing able men, with broad Wis.,
ions, to serve as chief executive OF
your city, and your progress is due
much to this one fact.
AS / was first employed by Mayor
Skinner, shall always feel indebted to
him. Under Mayor Conway we did
quite an amount of work and put the
city on a proper working basis regard
ing public improvements. Having
served four years under Mayor Leary's
administration, have had occasion to
study him, and also gather opinions re-
garding him from the contractors who
came to Edgerton to bid on work, and
it is with much pleasure that | can
state that he is regarded as one of the
most successful officials that Wisconsin
has produced. His successful admins
tration, due largely to the hard work
of the common council who Loyalty CO.
operated with him, has placed Edger-
ton IN the front ranks of Wisconsin
municipalities
! also wish to thank Aldermen Ash,
Westlake and Schultz for their conf
dence expressed in my ability, and
shall always appreciate that compli-
ment.
This being my busy season through
out the state from Bayfield, to Shulls-
burg, am unable to thankNmy friends
in person, but assure you hope to do
so In the very near future.
In conclusion / desire to express my
appreciation to The Tobacco Reporter
for the hearty cooperation given me
during my six years of service, and
many of the improvements which we
now possess would not have been pos
sible without such aid.
Respectfully,
w. F. Reichardt.