Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-02
COUNCIL MEETING.

A special meeting of the council con-
vened Tuesday evening for the purpose,
mainly, of passing an ordinance that
will prevent dogs from biting pedes-
trians on our streets by compelling the
owners of such CANNES to keep their
dogs on their own property and not al
low them to run where'er they choose.
The special committee appointed at the
last citing to draw up an ordinance
o. IS kind presented the results of its
Efforts as published below. This met
with opposition of Alderman Burke,
who offered an amendment providing
for a tax on these animals but the
amendment was lost by vote of to Z.
The committees ordinance was then
adopted by vote of to 2 and is as
follows:
The Common Council of the City Of Wausat
do ordain as fOlloaCs =
SEC l. No dog shall be or run at large within
the limits of the City of Wausau.
SEC. IL. The Mryor shall appoint and the
ment of some person TO be known as dog
officer. He shsiI mold his office during the
pleasure or me Mayor, by whom he may be
summarily discharged with or without cause.
He shall receive compensation of Twenty
Dollars (20) per mon b and In addition thereto
fifty cents (50) for each dog taken and i'm
pounded by him as hereinafter provided, the
said amount to be paid out of the city treasury
as the salaries and compensations Of other city
officers are paid.
SEC III 1t shall be the duty of the dog officer
TO toh In md irnn or
known TO be running at large within this city.
He is hereby given the same powers as a special
policeman end r the purpose of catching tax
ing and il. pounding any dog he shall have the
right to pursue him upon the premises of the
owner or elsewhere. Each and every dog caught
and taken by him shall be forthwith conveyed
to the dog pound and there safely kept for q
period of IS hours from the time of his capture
unless sooner release as hereinafter provided,
All dogs remaining in the pound for a period
of 48 hours after the time of their capture shall
be forthwith killed and disposed of by the dog
officer. Any police officer or other person shall
have the right to capture and deliver to the dog
officer any dog found running at large or tres
passing upon any grounds. public or private,
within this city. The dog officer shall,take such
dogs so delivered to him and shall receive the
same fee for impounding and disposing OF them
as for dogs caught and fmpDunded by him
Any person whose dog has been impounded
may release him by exhibiting and surrendering
to the dog officer receipt OF the city treasurer
showing that the sum of two dollars 5000 has
been paid into the City Treasury account of
the dog fund aud demanding the return of his
dog and proving to the dog officer his ownership
of the dog claimed. Every person taking dog
from the pound shall sign receipt therefor in q
book to be kept for that purpose, which receipt
shall describe the dog by some marks of identi-
hcatlon.
Section w. 1t shall be the duty of the Board
of Public works to provide a suitable and con-
venlent pound and to provide such means and
make such regulations as may be necessary to
carry this ordinance into full feet
Section V. All ordinances or parts of erdi-
nances and resolutions in conflict with the Pro-
visions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section VI This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its adoption and
publication.
The sum of SO was appropriated to
Cutler Post to defray the expenses of
Memorial day exercises.
Certain residents were given the right
to make six foot boulevard and con-
struct cement curling in front of their
properties on LaSalle street.
The hoard of public works was in
structed to draft an ordinance compel
ing plumbers and gas pipe layers to
get permit from the city officials be-
fore digging up improved streets and
requiring them, after such work has
been done, to place the streets in as
good condition as they found them.
The above board was also instructed
to make repairs on the lift bridge near
the McEachron mill, and to get plans
and estimated cost of steel bridge to
replace this one.
G. D. Bartz, appointed to establish a
new and uniform system of bookkeep-
ing in the city's offices, was present and
outlined his plan and stated that new
sets of books, costing perhaps not to
exceed s75, were needed. He was au-
thorized to purchase the necessary
books.
The city attorney was given power to
begin an action against the town of
Kronenwetter to recover the sum of
$40 for the care of smallpox patient
of that town, for which the town board
had refused to settle.
A motion was made and adopted that
the city officials take part in the
Memorial day program.
The council having been informed
that the Marathon County Agricultural
society desired to deed to the city the
fair grounds property in consideration
that it be allowed the use of the grounds
one week each fall, it was moved and
carried that committee be appointed
to confer with the executive board OF
the society. Council adjourned.