River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-17
Council Proceedings.
Council met in regular session on Tues
day evening, December 18th, 1885.
The following bills were allowed:

day evening, December 18th, 1885.
The following bills were allowed:
E. 6. Rollins, street commissioner, 1908
Nj. Z. Pierce, overseer of poor........ 700
FIRE Company. ................-...........lU u "
]. IL. Lord 4 Son, street lamp......~ 30
The City Marshal reported no arrests
and license fee of $3.50 for concert.
B. n. Lawrence was granted permits
sion to test firearms by shooting west
his shop on Main street.
S. D. Dodge was granted permission t
test firearms by shooting in cellar unde
his store.
The following Ordinance in relation t.
fire-wood was passed:
AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING THE MEASUREMENT AND SAIL
OF FIREwooD.
The Common Council of the City of Rive
Fails do ordain as follows:
Section /. That there shall be APP
pointed by the Common Council, at thei
first regular meeting in May, after thu
charter election, an Inspector of fire
wood, who shall hold his office until the
appointment and qualification of his sue
eessor. The said Inspector of firewooC
SHALL before entering upon the duties 0
his office give bond to the city, signeC
by two suretles, to be approved by the
Common Council, in the sum of five hun
dred dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties Of his office
He shall have power to appoint with the
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more deputies. for whose acts he shall be
responsible.
Sec 9 1t shall be the duty of the
Inspector of tirewood, or any of his depu
ties, to be at all reasonable times in at
tendance at such place IN the city as the
Common Council may from time to time
designate by resolution. and to inspect
and measure all tireWood brought to the
city for sale, and to give to the owner OF
possessor of each load of wood a certifi-
cate setting forth the quantity and quality
thereof, and date of inspection. making
reasonable allowance for loss, for crooked
and uneven wood. estimating a cord tc
contain one hundred and twenty eight
cubic feet Pr00ided, no certificate shall
be given by the Inspector of tirewood un.
til the person applying for measurement
of wood shall give his name to that Off
Ger.
Sec. 8. All firewood brought to this
city for sale shall be brought in
vehicles which shall be open at the
sides, i'll such manner as to permit
the Inspector to examine the same
with accuracy, and the bed of such
vehicle upon which such wood is placed,
shall be so constructed as To form right
angle at the corners thereof, and to be as
wide in front as at the back, and the side
and ends of such vehicle shall stand per,
pendcular with the bed
Sec. !. All tirewoOd brought to this
city by railway, shall before be;
ing offered for sale, be measured and
and certificate given, as in the case Of
wood brought by vehicle, and it is made
the duty of the owner, or person in charge
of said wood, to pile it at the station, SC
as 10 permit the Inspector to examine the
same with accuracy.
Sec. 5. No person, after having a load
or quantity of wood measured, and re-
ceived a certificate as aforesaid, shall be
fore the sale thereof, diminish the guam.
tity thereof.
Sec. &. Any person bringing frewood
to this city i'll vehicle, and after having
the same measured as hereinbefore pro
Vided, making sale thereof, shall deliver
the certificate received by him as afore-
said to the purchaser, who shall retain
and in no case re-deliyer the same to the
vendor.
Sec. 7. Before any firewood brought to
this city, or any now III this city shall be
sold, the person bringing the same, OF
offering the same for sale, shall cause il
tqsbe measured by the Inspector Of fire
wood, and receive from HIM a certificate
OF the quantity. The said Inspector
shall be entitled to the following fees for
inspecting and measuring firewood, viz;
For every load of wood containing over
half cord, the sum Of five cents. For
every load of wood containing half, or
less, the sum of three cents; and for
measuring any pile of wood after the
same has been delivered to the
purchaser, when the quantity is five
cords, or more, the sum of three cents
for each cord; and when the quantity is
less than five cords, the sum Of five cents
for each cord and fraction Of a cord con-
tanned in such pile, winch fee shall be
paid to the Inspector on the delivery OF
his certificate OF the quantity OF any load
or pile of wood to the person having such
wood measured.
Sec. 8. The said Inspector Of firewood
and his deputies shall be, and they are
hereby invested with powers of police
officers Of the city, for the purpose of CAT
rying into effect and enforcing all ordi-
nances of the city in relation to the in
spection and measurement of tireWOod.
And it shall be the duty OF said Inspector
of tirewood to keep book in which he
shall make an entry of each load of wood
by him inspected, and Oh the first Friday
Of each month he shall make full re
turn to the City Clerk, under oath, of the
number of loads and quantity of wood
inspected and measured by him.
Sec .. Whoever shall violate any Of
the provisions of this ordinance, Or be
guilty of any fraud or imposition III the
sale of wood, or shall change or alter any
certificate made in pursuance hereof,
shall forfeit and pay not less than five
nor more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. TO- This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its publication.
Passed December 10, 1885.
Approved December 10, 1888.
J. d. PUTNAM Mayor.
Attest, ALLEN p. WELD, City Clerk
Published December II, 1881.
The announcement that j. S. HERR
man, the champion pedestrian of the
world, would walk one mile while L. l.
Whitehead the champion roller skater
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