Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-06
COMMON COUNCIL.

were present at the regular meeting
last evening.
A bill for 81 presented by William
Goetsch, of Lebanon, for veterinary
services to his horse which was injured
by stick of wood lying in Hustisford
street short time ago. caused consid
cradle discussion as to it's disposition.
Several of the aldermen expressed a
willingness to vote upon the question
| of the allowance or disallowance of the
bill at once, but it was finally referred
! to the judiciary committee, with in
structions to obtain the city attorneys
| opinion AS to whether the city was Ii
| able in the premises or not. 1t was the
sense of some that the bill should not
| be allowed.
The judiciary committee, to whom
was referred the ordinance amending
the city charter SO as to grant justices
of the peace in this city civil and Grim
| inal jurisdiction in both Jefferson and
| Dodge counties and granting the chief
counties, reported in favor of having
the ordinance published two weeks,
prior to considering its passage. The
report was adopted and the ordinance
ordered published.
+. X. PrOchaZka was awarded the
contract for keeping openings In the
ice around the Plank road bridge dur
ing the winter. Consideration, SIS.
Chairman Stone, of the special COM
nittee on proposed legislation, read
the following bill which is to be intro
duced into the legislature:
A BILL to amend chapter 1926 of the laws of
1889. as amended by chapter 3l2 of the aws
Of 1893, entitled, An act dividing cities
into classes and providing for their incor-
| pOration and government
The people Of the state Of Eisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as folL0tOS:
Section ]. Section % of chapter 326 of the
| laws of 1889, as amended by section IL of
chapter 3l2 of the laws of 1898 is hereby
amended by inserting in lieu of the words
city assessor in the seventh line, the fol-
lowing lone or more assessors as determined
by the common council by ordinance" so
that said section when amended shall read az
follows: Section %. The officers of cities
of the second, third and fourth classes shall
visor from each ward, q city treasurer, city
clerk, comptroller, city attorney, one or
lrf lore assessors as determined by the common
I council by ordinance, city engineer, chief of
! police, two justices of the peace, q city ply
sician a street commissioner "a chief OF the
fir department board of Public works. a
board o. school commissioners, one or mCto
policemen, and such other officers or boards
as the common council may deem necessary !;
i provided, the common council by a two
birds vote, may dispense with the Office of
street commissioner, city engineer, comp
troller and board of public works. and pro-
vide that the duties of such officer or board
| Fe performed by other officers or boards of
aid city, or by the common council, or by
committee thereof.
Section 2. Section IS of chapter 326 of the
laws of 1889, as amended by section l3 of
chapter 81 of the laws of 1898, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: Section
25. The mayor. city treasurer, comptroller,
assessor or assessors, aldermen, justices of
the peace and supervisors shall be elected
by the people, The other officers may
- he common council, as shall be
in case any such Officer, except
such, appointment shall be subjectto confrma
| ton by the common council.
Sec 3 Section 26, of Chapter 326, of the
Laws of 1889, as amended by Section IA
q Chapter 312, OF the Laws OF 1898, il
ell may provide, when the aldermen are elect
ed for longer term than one year, that the
terms of the aldermen first elected after th(
adoption of this amendment shall expire il
different years, and thereafter part of the alder
men shall be elected each year and hold Office
for the full term
Sec. f. Section 95, of Chapter 326 of the
Laws of 1859, is hereby amended by striking
out the word ''shall'' in the second line of Sai(
section and inserting in lieu thereof the worC
may, and adding at the end of said section
Sor by water commission to consist of fivt
members, to be composed SIS follows; of three
citizens and the mayor, who shall be ex-offici'
Inember OF the commission, and one alderman
20 be appointed by the mayor so that sait
Section 50 as amended. shall read as follows
"SectiOn 95. In cities where the WaterwOrk
are owned by the city, the same may be opera
works, or by water commission to consist Q
nve members, to be composed as follows: O
offiCiO member of the commission, and on
alderman, to be appointed by the mayor"
Sec. 5. Chapter 326, of the Laws of 889 a
amended by Chapter 312, of the Laws Of 1898
IS hereby amended by adding thereto neN
section t. be known as Section 95 (a), whic
) shall read as follows: "SectOn 95 (a). Th
ton by any city organized under the generf
char ter law, at the first regular meeting of tn
, F@ion shall elect by ballot by majority of tn
common council, three citizens whose term
Of office shall expire, one on. the first Tuesda
of October, next following his lection, one Q
the first Tuesday. of October in tn
year following his election and 0
The first Tuesday in October in the secon
= year following his election, and thereafter
the expiration of the term of each commission
er one shall be elected by the common cour
Gil each year on the first Tuesday of OCtObe
> whose term of Office shall be three years, an
n until his successor is elected and qualified.
I Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be
q ttrce from and after its passage and publics
x | ion.
Another bill providing for the vaca-
ton Of the old cemetery near the
Northwestern university and for the
title to the same to revert to the city
was also read.
I Both measures were approved by
y the council.
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