The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-11
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance adopting section 925-23
Chapter V of Chapter 40a. of the. Wisconsin
Statutes OF 1898, entitled, "Of the Organiza
ton and Govern ment of Cities under General
Law as amended by section Of Chapter go
of the laws OF Wisconsin for the year 1901, in
addition to the provisions of the special char
ter OF the City OF KenOsha, Wisconsin, enum-
Grating the officers Of said CITY, and declaring
the City of KenOSha to be a city of the third
class.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the
City of KenOSha:
Section /. That section 925-2s of Chapter v.
Of Chapter 40a., OF the Wisconsin Statutes of
1898, as amended by section 1 of chapter 90 of
the Laws of Wisconsin for the year 1901,
which, as amended, reads as follows
ssSection 925-23. The officers of cities of the
second, third and fourth classes shall be a
mayor, treasurer, clerk. comptroller, attOr-
ney, assessor or one or more assessors, two or
more jus tices OF the peace, one or more con-
stables, as the Common Council may deter
mine by ordinance q physician street com
missioner, chief OF the fire department, a
board OF public works, board of school COM
misSiOners, one or more policen en-, two alder
men and one supervisor from each ward, and
such other officers or boards as the Common
Council may deem necessary provided, that
the Council, by a tWO-thirdS vote. may dis
pense with the Office of street commissioner
engineer, comptroller and board of public
works; and provided, that the duties thereof
be performed by other officers or boards, by
the Council or committee thereof" be, and
the same is hereby adopted in addition to the
provisions of the Special Charter of the City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Section g. The Office of comptroller enum
Grated in section 925-23 aforesaid, and board
OF public works, in said section enumerated. are
hereby dispensed with The duties to be per-
formed by the comptroller shall be performed
by the city clerk: the duties to be performed
by board of public works shall be performed
by committee to be known as and designated
the "Street Assessment Committee" which
committee shall consist of the mayor, city en-
a1a6 o6n i1T11o of no m
streets alleys and bridges sof the Common
Council.
Section g. The officers of the City of Ke-
nOsha shall be mayor, treasurer, clerk, two as
SCISSORS for the year A. D. 1904 and thereafter
three assessors, two justices of the peace. two
aldermen and two school commissioners from
each ward. one supervisor and one constable
from each ward, a city engineer, city attorney
city physician, health officer poormasLer, har-
Dor master, sexton, chief OF police, chief of the
fire department., a first and second assistant
chief of the fire department., one or more
street commissioners. one or more fremen
and one or more policemen, as the Common
Council may from time to time determine, a
city superintendent of schools, who, with the
school commissioners, shall constitute board
OF education
Section 4 Two assessors shall be elected at
the municipal election in each even numbered
year, and one assessor shall be elected at the
municipal election in each odd numbered year.
Section 5. The City of Kenosha having at
tanned population OF more than 10000, tO-wit:
II ,606, as determined by the last national GEN.
sus, is hereby declared to be a city of the third
class.
Section6. This ordinance is presented,
adopted and passed in pursuance of and by
virtue of the provisions OF section 926 of chap
ter dob Of the Wisconsin Statutes of 1893. and
is an amendment of the Special Charter of the
City OF Kenosha. Wisconsin. relating to of1c-
ers of said city, and in lieu OF the provisions
of said Special Charter inconsistent with or
.contravening the provisions of this ordinance
in relation to the officers OF said City OF Ke-
nOSha.
Section z. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
Passed..
Approved, $500. ...............
PuDl1Sh6d, ............... .....s...
..................... Mayor
Observation-Disclosures. City Clerk.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. &C
County of Kenosha. %
Notice Is hereby given that the above and
foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regu-
lar meeting Of the Common Council Of the City
of Kenosha. Wisconsin, held at the Common
Council room in the City of Kenosha, Wis
consin, on the first day Of February, A. D.
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