The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-04-18
THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.

Annual town meetings luxury only enjoyed
towns Washburn being perhaps the largest
town organization the United States consequently has
large meetings anywhere reasons
adjourned the meeting day
o'clock last Thursday afternoon which
hundred fifty sovereign citizens gathered the
purpose transactng tebusness hand The
chairman Mr. Nelson called the meeting order pre-
sided it's deliberations that him many
friends nothing his rulings the
least criticism.
of the reading of reports
clerk treasurer high board
school directors each of which accepted and placed file
of business the acting resolutions
and the first matter which the muchiscussed
fixing the ensuing
year expected lively
matter resolution pay the the
past year prevailed the continuing the
pay being for 70 against Therefore the chairman will
this the supervisors $500 each and the
town clerk $780,
large petitions
sewers street improvements electric lights water
MAINS roads, presented to the meeting, and dis
posed Of by ali being referred to the town board
question important feature of the meeting
lively battle It all about by the introduction
of the following resolution signed by Mr.. A. W. Mcleod
Resolved the electors of the of Washburn annual
meeting assembled that the of said and
hereby instructed adopt and enforce such ordinance
may the running
the public Of the village Of Washburn of horses cattle and
lsWine.'
protest adoption this
their undesaby be cassed the recognized kind
should have the of the streets and the side walks
thoroughly freely aired The Chairman called for
unable decide from who carried the
Finally house called for the
ruled streets, by big majority of those present
The school board asked for appropriation Of 2 for the
coming the taken the meeting dis
thoroughly with the result that the appropriation
$4,000 which the meeting deemed sufficient together with the
money has onand will derive other
to the schools the coming year.
| Other appropriations voted as follows
General purposes s14,4oo
EIydrant rental $3.50
Roads and bridges 1000
Library 1900
s22e5o
made by E. JONES' and carried unanimously
board be instructed suppress all kinds
bling Washburn during the coming year. then
following resolution the aim OF which is to tx responsibility in
done, introduced and unanimously carried:
he electors Of the town of Washburn annual
ing assembled this 1 April A. D. 1901 do and
Iorder as follows:
st shall be duty of the Chief of Police Of said
Washburn written statement with the clerk
town day each month"; said
shall presented to the Town Board OF Supervisors and become
L part of the published proceedings Of said Board.
"said shall complete list of the pro-
suspected proretors of all places where gambling
being conducted in said town of Washburn
IF the Chief pf Police is unable to the Of said
proprietor he shall give the laocon Of the building
room IN which gambling is conducted
"Ihe Chief Of Police said statement shall
authority by which gambling each and every place.
9Th IF there be gambling in the town Of Washburn said
Chief Police shall the monthly statement provided
above disposed provided the foregoing
the best Of his knowledge and belief there gambling
in progress in said town.
"This obligation shall be mandatory the
above shall provided
the Chief monthly
shall be considered paabe neglect duty and shall be
dealt with by the Town Board in their discretion
The question of the regulation Of the saloons then taken
up that the board suppress
the piano a musical instrument used in saloons
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