The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-10
ORDINANCE NO. eee

An ordinance adopting section 925-2S OF
Chapter of Chapter 40a. of the, Wisconsin
Statutes OF 1898, entitled, 'Of the Organiza-
tton and Government of Cities under General
Law . as amended by section I of Chapter 60
of the laws OF Wisconsin for the year 1901, in
addition to the provisions of the special char
ter OF the City OF KonOSha, 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 925-23 of Chapter v.
OF Chapter 40a., OF the Wisconsin Statutes of
1898, as amended by section of chapter 90 of
the Laws of Wisconsin for the wear 1901
which, as amended, reads as follows:
section 925-23. The officers of cities of the
second third and fourth classes shall be
mayor, treasurer, clerk, comptroller, attor-
ney, assessor or one or more assessors two or
more Jus t1ceS OF the peace, opescr more con-
stables, as the Common Council may deter
mine by ordinance, a physician. street com
missioner, chief OF the fire department.,
board OF public works, a board of school COM
missioners, one or more policemen, 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-
gineer and chairman OF the committee on
streets, alleys and bridges of the Common
Council
Section 8. 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, poormaster, har-
Dor MASTER sexton, chief of police, chief of the
fire department., first and second assistant
chief of the fire department. one or more
street commissioners, one or more firemen
and one or more policemen, as the Common
Council may from time to time determine
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:
1865, as determined by the last national CEN
sus, is hereby declared to be city of the thru
class.
Section s. This ordinance is presented,
adopted and passed in pursuance of and by
virtue Of the provisions Of section 926 of chap
ter 40b OF the Wisconsin Statutes of 1898, and
is an amendment of the Special Charter of the
City of Kenosha. Wisconsin. relating to offic-
ers of said city, and in lieu of the provisions
OF said Special Charter inconsistent with or
contrsvening the provisions Of this ordinance
in relation to the officers of said City of Ke-
nOSha.
Section7. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
Passed March 7th, 1904.
Approved March Sth, 1904.
CHAS. II. PFENNIG, Mayor
GUS. JACOB, City Clerk.