Beloit City Government report

©1900 Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Page 22

June 4. - Regular Meeting

Council Chambers.

Beloit, Wis., June 4, 1900.

Regular meeting.
Mayor SMITH presiding.
Present - Ald. BUCKERIDGE, CLARKE, CUNNINGHAM, DAY, GARDNER, GESLEY, HANSEN,

HELM, HEWITT, LEDELL, MERRILL, MUELLER, NEEDHAM, POLLOCK, SHARP - 15.

The minutes of the meeting of May 21st were read and approved.
The following bills having been audited by the Clerk and payment recommended were allowed and ordered paid by

the unanimous vote of the Council, the ayes and noes being called:

Beloit Lbr. Co., lumber, bridges, etc. $117.98

KEELER Lbr. Co., lumber, bridges, etc. 7.52

KEELER Lbr. Co., cemetery 3.25

John REIMER, labor cemetery 9.75

H. QUACKENBUSH, labor cemetery 15.00

A. H. LIVINGSTON, labor cemetery 34.00

John VOSS, labor cemetery 16.50

I. E. GOODALL, notary fees 4.00

FRANZ & NEWTON, labor fountain 4.24

H. PETTIT, cleaning vault 6.00

Gazette Ptg. Co., county map 6.00

Pay roll of city officers and firemen 744.86

Beloit Free Press, printing 229.32

I.O.O.F., rent 4th ward polls 12.00

G. B. HANAMAN, blacksmithing, fire dept. 8.40

ROBINSON Bros., boarding patrol horse & c. 13.00

C. F. HARDY, supplies fire dept. 24.36

Mrs. N. BERG, laundry fire dept. 4.00

H. WHETSTONE, oats 27.50

J. S. KENNEY, harness supplies 5.30

W. E. DeGROFF, oats, fire station 4.93

F. C. WALROD, watching fire station 2.00

Gutta P. & R. Mfg. Co., hose, fire sta. 450.00

Beloit Electric Co., E. Side fire sta. 6.55

Beloit Electric Co., lighting jail 2.00

KEELER Lbr. Co., lumber .72

F. C. STEVENS, harness supplies 2.85

G. M. APPLEBY, cash pd. for whitewashing 4.00

C. ALLEN, labor on streets 27.75

Geo. FLOWER, labor on streets 17.25

Wm. BULL, labor on streets 16.50

James SKELLY, labor on streets 24.75

Halvor SKJONNE, labor on streets 14.25

H. HASEMAN, labor on streets 42.88

P. EVERSON, labor on streets 30.75

Jesse POMEROY, labor 36.90

A. C. STEVENS, labor and team on streets 69.30

C. D. ELLIS, labor and team on streets 9.00

Elmer ATKINSON, labor and team on streets 9.00

H. RESER, labor and team on streets 7.50

T. GUNDERSON, labor and team on streets 73.50

H. WARD, labor and team on streets 69.60

J. W. McNALLY, labor and team on streets 48.00

J. W. McNALLY, engine on crusher 37.50

G. W. PERKINS, inspector sidewalks 18.80

A. M. BELDING, supt. street work 73.80

A. M. BELDING, cash pd. labor 2.00

R. R. CALDWELL, surveying 56.75

KEELER Lbr. Co., lumber streets 65.29

C. G. YAGLA, sand, streets 2.40

Geo. DONNER, cleaning streets 80.00

L. MOREHOUSE, blacksmithing 1.15

A bill of the Beloit Electric Co. for $313.35 for street lights was referred to the Street Lights committee.
Ald. HELM presented the following petition, which was referred to the Aldermen of the First ward:

To the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of Beloit: -

The undersigned respectfully petition your honorable body to cause a grade to be established on

Broad street between the west line of State street and the west line of Mill street, as per proposed grade on blue print attached hereto.

Signed by,

THE CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY,
E. A. HOWELL, Agent.

Ald. DAY for the Aldermen of the Third and Fifth wards reported recommending the adoption of the resolution for

an electric light at the intersection of C and Eighth streets and that same be on 60-foot poles. On motion the report was adopted and light ordered.

Ald. HELM for the Aldermen of the First ward reported recommending the adoption of grade as set by the

Engineer on the north side of Broad street between Harrison avenue and the race bridge. On motion the report was adopted.

The Aldermen of the Fourth ward asked for and were granted further time for the consideration of the matter of

draining Highland avenue and the grade on Euclid avenue.

Ald. SHARP for the Aldermen of the Fourth ward reported recommending the adoption of the grade as set by the

Engineer on the east side of Eighth street from Bridge to E street. On motion the report was adopted.

The Street Lights committee asked for and were granted more time for the consideration of placing lights on Liberty

street.

The Judiciary committee asked for and were granted more time for the consideration of the dog ordinance and the

matter of the standard sidewalk.

Ald. DAY for the Fire committee, presented plans and specifications for the remodeling of the central fire station.
On motion, the report with plans and [continue to Page 23]

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