Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-12
REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
DEC. Arm, 1889.

j. +. Barnett & Son, draying 3f2o
A bill Of G, o. Mccarthy was laid over.
A petition. to abade nuisence,
created by a privY over the factory
bra neh at the Excelsior Factory was
presented and upon motion referred to
the health officer, with power to take
such action as the case may require.
Alderman McConigal presented the
following minutes of joint meeting OF
the two fire companies of Lancaster,
Wisconsin, to wit:
Meeting of the Phoenix Fire Company
and Protection Hook and Ladder Com
pany, Of Lancaster, Wis, held at
Knapp's Hall on Monday evening Nov.
18th, 1889, for the purpose OF organi-
zing a fire Department for the city of
Lancaster, Grant County, Wis.
Meeting called to order by olecting
w. F. McGonigal chairman and w. A.
Johnson sect'y.
Nomination being in order, John
Stephens was nominated for Chief of
Fire Department; no other nomination
being made, moved and carried that the
Sec'y cast the vote of the meeting for
John Stephens as Chief. Vote cast as
ordered and John Stephens declared
elected Richard Meyer, Jr., was
nominated for treasurer, no other nom.
nations being made it was moved and
carried that the Sec'y cast the vote OF
the meeting for Richard Meyer, Jr., for
Treasurer; votes cast as directed
and Richard Meyer Jr. declared elected.
Treasurer, Aug Michaelis was nom
mated for Sect'y; no other nomin-
alton being made it was moved and
carried that the Sect y east the vote of
the meeting for Aug. Michaeis for
Sect'y; vote cast as directed and
Aug. Michaelis declared elected Sect'Y.
On motion John NJ. Hurley was elected
Assistant Chief of Department. Motion
made and carried that tie bond of the
Treasurer for the ensuing year be fixed
at the sum of $500, said bond to be APP
proved by the City Council.
Motion made and carried that the
meeting of the Fire Department be held
quarterly to wit. On the third Monday
evenings of January, April, July and
October of each year.
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Dated Lancaster, Wis, Nov. II, 1889.
VIM. +. MCGoNIGAL, Chairman.
Attest w. A. JOHNSON, Clerk.
Upon motion which was carried by
all the members of the Council voting
aye, the following resolution was offered
and adopted:
ResolCed That the present officers
of the Phoenix Fire Company No. l and
also the present officers OF the Protec-
ton Hook and Ladder Company No. 1,
of the city of Lancaster, Wisconsin, as
elected by each of said company be and
the same are hereby ratified and con-
irmed and hereby declared to be officers
of said companies, by the common coun-
Gil of said city. Also, be it further
hereby,
Res0lrca. ihat the constitutions and
by laws of each of said Companies
as is at present in force and adopted by
each of said companies be and the same
is hereby approved and hereby declared
to be the Constitution and by laws of
each of said companies, and that the
meetings of said companies and the
election of officers under said constitu-
tions and by laws is hereby ratified and
approved and the said Phoenix Fire Co.
No, l and Protection Hook and Ladder
Co. No. l are hereby authorized and
empowered to hold their meetings and
elect officers of each of said company's
as per the said constitution and by laws,
and that the constitution or by laws of
either of said companies cannot be
altered or amended or substituted by
other constitutions or by laws, until said
alteration, amendment or substitution
shall have first been ratified and con-
firmed by the said common council. And
be it further resolved that the present
members of each of said companies be
and the same are hereby appointed as
the members of each of SAID companies,
and that each of said companies are
hereby authorized to select their own
members as their said constitution and
by laws provided. 1t appearing salts
factorily to the said council that the said
Phoenix Fire Co. has the requisite num-
Der of members and holds meetings
regularly once each month and also
that said Protection Hook and Ladder
Co, has the requisite number of mem
bers and holds its meetings once each
month.
Moved that the annual election of
said Fire Department be held on the Sd
Monday of January of each year and
that the present officers elected hold
the offices until January LIST, 1891,
which motion was carried.
There being no further business the
Council adjourned.