Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Local Laws.
Published March 23d, 1877.

CHAPTER 1O7.
AN ACT relating to ward officers of the
city or Watertown, and amendaory of an
act entitled can act TO incorporate the
city OF Watertown and the several acts
amendatory thereof" approved March 70,
1863, ana repeating chapter 237, Of the
laws OF 1875, approved March 5, 1875.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact
las follows:
Section |. On the second Tuesday of
April next OS77( and annually thereafter
there shall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors Of each ward Of the city of Watertown
two aldermen, whose term of service shall
be for one year, and until their successors
are elected and qualified, but each one of
said aldermen shall have the right to resign
in the manner providsd in chapter sixty
of tae private and local laws of 1867, and
upon filing his resignation shall cease to be
an alderman. One of said aldermen in each
ward shall be denomiDated senior alderman,
and shall be so designated on the ballots.
The said aldermen shall each be entitled TO
seats in the common council of said city,
and the senior aldermen so elected shall
| form board OF street commissioners and
shall have and exercise all the powers now
| conferred by law on the said board except
SO far as limited and controlled by this act.
Section q In each ward of said city, at
the annual election to be holden on the
second Tuesday of April next (1977) and
annually thereafter, there shall be elected
by the qualified electors of each ward, one
supervisor and one road master Said SUI
rervisor shall be entitled to seat in the
county board ofsupervisors, and in case ofany
vacancy in said office or inability from any
cause to attend said county board, then the
senior alderman of said ward shall repre-
sent said ward in the county board of super.
visors. The road master shall, under the
directions of the ward board, hereinafter
provided), superintend all work in his res
pective ward, and shall be entitled to re-
ceive not exceeding one dollar and twenty
five cents per day for his service during the
time actually employed, to be ascertained
and audited by the ward board
Section The senior alderman, super
visor and road-master shall constitute q
ward board, majority of whom shall con-
stltute quorum, and shall have exclusive
control of all the streets, highways, alleys
and public grounds of their respective
wards, and shall direct all improvements
therein; they shall have full control Of all
ward funds and the expenditure of the
same, and all ward taxes and highway labor
shall be under their control, and shall have
full power to collect and expend all poll-tax
as provided by law. All claims against
said ward shall be audited by said ward
board and laid before the common council
or board of street commissioners for allow
ance, and no claim So audited shall be in
creased by said board without the consent
of the ward board.
Section 4. The ward boards shall act as
inspectors of election in their respective
| wards, also as a board of registry, and shall
receive no compensation for any service,
except az provided by law.
Section 5. The supervisors of tie fth
and sixth wards of the city of Watertown
| shall have control of the poor fund of their
respective wards; shall audit accounts, and
lay the same before the board of street COM
misSioners to be allowed.
Section 6. Any tax payer or elector of
said city shall have the right of free access
to and TO examine all records, books and
papers of every description in the office of
| the city clerk, treasurer and board of edu-
cation without charge and during all rea-
| sonable hours.
Section 7. Chapter 237 of the laws of
| 1875 and all laws conflicting with this act
are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
! Approved March |, 1877.
Published March Is, 1877
AN ACT to authorize the Common Council
of the city Of Watertown to levy special
tax for the purchase of fire engines and
| engine house and bridge building
| The people of the State OF Wisconsin. rep
resented in Senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
| Section l. The Common Council of the
| city of Watertown is hereby authorized to
| levy a special tax, not to exceed five mills
on the dollar, upon the property liable to
| taxation in said city, toward the purchase
| of fire eng ines and engine house and bridge
| building, provided, that the amount so
| levied and collected, as authorized by this
act shall be appropriated to no other pur-
| pose, except the purpose specified in this
| act, and in this respect shall be deemed q nd
considered an amendment to the city charter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved March 7, 1877.
Published March Is, 1871
CHAPTER 277.
| AN ACT relating TO the duties of the City
Clerk and City Treasurer of the city of
WATERFOWL, in certain cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate ard Assembly do enact
| as follows:
Section l. It shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the city of Watertown, in max ing
| the annual tax roll, and also of the City
| Treasurer, in making out the tax receipts, to
carry out opposite each assessed valuation,
in separate columns, the percentage and
amount of tax levied for each particular
purpose, besides the aggregate amount as
now required by law.
Section 2. This act shall be in force from
and after Its passage.
| Approved March 8, 1877.