The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-18
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance adopting section s25-2S O
Chapter Of Chapter 4Oa of the Wisconsin
aCutts OF 1898, entitled .'Of the Organiza
ton 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 KenoSha, Wisconsin, enum-
Grating the officers Of said city, and declaring
class,
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the
City OF Kenosha:
Section /. That section 925-2S OF Chapter v.
OF Chapter 4Oa., OF the Wisconsin Statutes of
1875 as amended by section Of chapter 80 of
the Laws of Wisconsin for the year 1901,
"nlcn, as amended. reads as follows:
section 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 na Jus tlces OF the peace. one or more con-
SGaoleS, as the common Council NAV deter
mine Dy ordinance, a physician street com
missioner chief of the fire Department a
board of public works, a board of school com
mlsSlOnerS, 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
me Council by tWothirds 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 q The Office of comptroller enum
Grated in section 925-23 aforesaid and hoard
OF pubic 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
com nltlee shall consist OF the mayor, city en-
g1neer and chairman OF the committees on
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, poormasrer, har-
Dor master, sexton, chief OF police, chief OF the
ire department., y first and second assistant
chief OF the ire 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 SUI erintendent of schools, who, with the
school commissioners, shall constitute a 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 8 The City of KenOSha having at
tanned population OF more than l0,0 00 tO-wit:
1908, as determined by the last national cen.
sus, is hereby declared to be city of the third
class.
Section 6. 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 ono
ers of said city, and in lieu OF the provisions
OF said Special Charter inconsistent with or
contravening the provisions of this ordinance
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Section7. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
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