The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance adopting section 925-2S
napier of Chapter 40a. of the, Wisconsin
statutes OF 1898, entitled. "Of the Organiza-
ton and Government OF Cities under General
Law, as amended by section I of Chapter go
OF the laws OF Wisconsin for the scar 1901 IN
aooltlon to the provisions of the special char
ter q the City OF Kenosha, Wisconsin, enum-
eratlng the officers of SAID city, and declaring
class.
Be It ordained by the Common Council of the
City Of Kenosha
Section /. That section 925- % of Chauter Y.
OF oCnapter a0a., OF the Wisconsin Statutes of
1898, as amended by section Of chapter 6(fof
the Laws of Wisconsin for the wear 1e01
which, as amended, reads as follows.
section 925-23 The officers of cities of the
second, third and fourth classes shall ha
mayor, treasurer, clerk. comptroller, attor-
ney, assessor or one or more assessors two or
MOI g Jus tlceS OF the peace, one or more con-
stables, as the Common Council NAV deter
NINE py ordinance, physician street com
missioner chief OF the fire department. a
board OF public works. board of school com
m1ss1oners, one or more policem en-, two alder
men and one supervisor from each ward, and
such other officers or boards as the Common
Counc1l 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 a committee thereof be, and
the same is hereby adopted in addition to the
provisions of the Special Charter of the flitv of
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Section2 The office of comptroller enum
Grated IN section 925-23 aforesaid, and a board
OF pubic works, in said section enumerated. are
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 a committee to be known as ana 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 gof the Common
Section 8 The officers of the City of Ke-
nosha shall be mayor, treasurer, clerk, two as
SCISSORS Tor 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, city engineer, city attorney
city physician, health officer, poormasrer. har-
Dor master, sexton, chief of police, chief of the
ire department. a first and second assistant
chief of the fire department. one or more
street commissioners, one or more iremen
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 10 coo, to-Wit:
IL sos, as determined by the last national cen
sus, is hereby declared to be a city of the third
class
Sections. 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 1898, 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 2. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
EdSS0uS....
Approved, 800. .........
Published, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
...................... ............ Mayor
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ......... City Clerk