Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-10
Change Of City Government.

L
tiatory steps toward adopting the
general city charter for the govern.
ment of Mineral Point, abrogating
the present patch work affair un-
der which we have been striving to
act for so many years. 1t seems
that no one appreciating the diff.
culties with which the city has con
tended under It's old charter, can fail
10 approve the action of the council,
from which therels promise of much
good to flow. Mayor Snow has fav-
ored the change for some time, and
largely to his Jealous and efficient
efforts is due the almost certain pros
pect of it accomplishment.
The change will not affect the
status of any present officer or any
vested right. All officers will hold
until the expiration Of the terms for
which they were elected, and all ex.
isung contracts will be continued.
After the approaching spring cleo
ton, however, important changes
will be made, if the ordinance is
adopted. Instead of two wards there
will be four. First ward, that part
of the city lying north of High and
west of Chestnut streets; second
ward, south of High and west of
Chestnut; third ward, south Of High
and east Of Chestnut; fourth ward,
north of High and east of Chestnut.
Aldermen who hold over are:
Hornung and Ross, in FIRST ward i,
Gorgen and Jenkins in the second
ward. Under the new charter, with
four wards, we shall have eight al
dermen, two from each ward. Hence
it follows that there are to be elect
ed next spring: one alderman from
the first, one from the second, two
from the third, and none from the
fourth; OF tie holdover aldermen
one being a resident of the first, one
of the second, two of the fourth, aud
none of the third. One of the two
to be elected in the third ward will
be for term of one year, and the
others for two years. Thereafter one
alderman will be elected each year
in each ward for two years. A
mayor will be elected annually as
heretofore. Each ward will annual
ly also elect a member of the county
board of supervisors. Terms of
mayor and aldermen begin and end
on the third Tuesday of April; all
others on the first day of May, un-
less otherwise provided by ordi-
nance.
The most radical change to be
effected by the new charter is in re-
lation to school government. The
board of education will consist of
seven members, one from each
ward and three from the city at
large, TO be appointed by the mayor
and confirmed by the council, each
to hold his Office for three years, af-
ter the first appointment, when some
will be for one, some for two, aud
some for three years. Annually on
the first Monday of May, the board
is to elect from its number a presi.
dent and yice-president; and also at
It's first meeting annually, said board
will elect city superintendent Of
schools, who is not member Of the
board. The city clerk will be ex-
oficio clerk Of the school board.
The compensation Of the school su-
perlntendent, clerk, teachers, and
other employees in the school service,
is to be fixed by the school board,
and III all matters concerning the
schools, their equipment and man
agement, said board will have con
troll.
After reading the general charter,
and noting the satisfaction with
which other cities of the state are
operating under it, we have no hesi-
tation in predicting that its adoption
by Mineral Point will be found adj
yantageous in many ways
Barn and Pas ture Fer Rent.
Having secured a tenant for my
house, now wish to rent my barn
and pasture lot.