The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-06-13
Council Proceedings.

men could have an opportunity to at
tend the circus Tuesday. Mayor Patti.
son was absent and President Ross &C.
cupied the mayors chair.
City Attorney Green, in accordance
with the wish of the council, sent in the
following opinion on the keystone
bank settlement:
In regard to the alleged settlement
with the Keystone National bank, refer
red to me for report as to whether
the contract with the city has been COM
piled with, report as follows:
There is no contract between the
city and other parties in relation to this
matter. Some time ago, a proposition
was submitted to the common council
by one w L. McCord, to purchase the
city's claims against said bank. The
common council passed a resolution
to accept said proposition and at
tempted to fix conditions as to pay
ment. The resolution is somewhat am
biguOus as to time of payment of the
first five per cent; as | read said reso-
luton, unless five per cent. be paid
after the passage of said resolution, the
same becomes void. Said five per cent.
was not paid within thirty days after
the passage OF said resolution"
The report was received and placed
on file.
City Attorney Green also sent in the
following opinion on the legality of the
str
First. Section 81 Of the charter re-
quires that ordinances shall be published
within fifteen days after their passage.
This ordinance purporting to create the
office of street commissioner was not SO
published. | therefore hold said ordin-
once void.
Second. Said alleged ordinance pro-
vides that a salary of the street commits
sioner shall be fixed by the common
council before his appointment. The
common council took no action what
ever towards fixing the salary of street
commissioner in this case prior to his
appointment.
"Third. Section ID of the charter pro-
Yides that the salaries of officers shall
be fixed by ordinance; the attempted
fixing of salaries for the present So
called street commissioner was not an
proceedings of the common council of
April %, 1895
- therefore hold that even had the
office of street commissioner been le-
gally created, the present incumbent
could not, for the reasons above given,
legally draw a salary"
The report was received and the
proper city officers ordered to carry out
its recommendations.
The city attorney sent in the following
communication on Gust Erickson, who
is incarcerated in the county Jail:
| would suggest that Mr.. Erickson
be advised to take advantage of the pro-
vision of section 1922, of the revised
statutes, and secure Jail liberty; then
if deemed advisable the mayor could
put him on patrol duty within the limit
of one mile of the county jail during
the balance of his term of confinement.
" ! suggest this for the reason that it
is urged that the city is morally bound
to uphold Its officers in an honest at
tempt to do their duty, and not because
the city Is under any legal obligation to
to do anything in the matter"
The report was received and the
mayor requested to carry out the recon-
mendations if he could.
City Attorney Green made verbal
report on the claims of justice +. S.
Parker for fees while acting as NUM-
cipal judge. The city attorney found
that Mr.. Parker only asked for the sta
tutory fees and therefore thought the
claim should be allowed. He said, how
ever, that some Legislation was neces-
sary in this matter as the municipal
Judge could draw his salary of 81 200 a
year and not do any work, and the JUS
tice performing the work would be en-
titled to the statutory fees.
committee, consisting of Aldermen Ber-
trand, Dahl and McGrath.
Fire Chief Kellogg made a report on
the smoke stacks III the city and a
special report on Peyton, KilnbaI &
BARRIERS smoke stack. The matter was
referred back to the fire chief and the
fire committee.
The board of public works and the
city engineer reported that it is neces-
sary to keep three men on the Connors
Point swing bridge. There are many
boats passing through the bridge and it
Is necessary to employ three men if
public transfer is not to be interfered
with. The bridge should be raised two
feet but this could not be done until
next winter.
The board recommended that the
men be employed painting the bridge
during their leisure moments. The re-
port was received and placed on file.
Tower avenue people residing be-
tween Third and Winter street petition
ed the council to provide for the sprlnk-
ling of the street. The city clerk was
again instructed to advertise for bids.
John Shupe and Gust Johnson sent in
an affidavit to the council deposing that
Anderson
District No. D, while pretending to per-
form the duties of foreman devotes much
of bis time to the manage ment of
woodward and business belonging to
him. The atlantis thought that the city
is being imposed upon and that said
Anderson should be discharged.
The matter was referred to the alder
men from the Fifth ward, the city at
torney and the board of public works.
). T. Kay was granted plumbers IL
Cense.
II. Johnson & Co., asked that the city
pay them $500 for breach of contract in
that they had received a pavement con-
tract; had purchased 5000 worth of sup
plies and were then informed bv the
that their orders would not
be honored. As a substitute they offered
the city the materials tor 5000, they to
ter was referred to the board of public
works.
Aid. Mcqueen asked to withdraw his
ordinance amending the telephone or
dlnanCe granting Ira Harris ct al tele-
phone franchise. The ordinance was
withdrawn
Aid. Brennan introduced a resolution
directing the board of public works to
dredgG Towards Pocket between the
swing bridge and the north line Of sec
ton II, township ~ north, range II
west, to the uniform depth of IS feet
below mean low water. The resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Aid. Beardsley introduced a resolu-
ton ordering the board of public works
to view premises and report the proba-
Bile cost of dredging that portion of
towards Pocket lying within 100 feet
OF the northerly dock line of Howard S
Pocket between the spring bridge and
the westerly line of Towards Pocket
and report back to the council.