Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-03-21
COMMON COUNCIL D0INGS
Hearing i'm the Case OF the City
Marshal.
MAYOR OSBORNES VETO
OF Amended Electric Light Con-
tract Sustained.
FRIDAY ETENING.

Mineral Point, Wis, Mar. Is, 1901
Pursuant TO adjournment Of March ii 4,
q meeting Of the common council was
this day held in the council chamber.
Called to order by Mayor Osborne.
Members present, Mayor Osborne,
Aldermen WeidenfelIer, Ross, Horn,
'Ierrill, Potter, Engels, Absent Aid
ermen Blewett, Burns.
On motion the council resolved itself
into II committee of the whole. On
motion of Aid. Weidenfeller, Mayor
Osborne was appointed chairman. On
motion of Aid. Horn, Aid. Potter was
appointed secretary. On motion of
Aid Terrill the council adjourned to
the upper room. The hearing of the
charges He'd by f. L. Cork against
the city marshal was held at this time.
1t was agreed by the attorneys that
the chairman should decide the object
q Fielder, the attorneys for James
Thrasher, that the complaint be dis
missed for want Of proof 10 sustain
the charges alleged in said complaint.
On motion Of Aid. Engels the coun-
Gil adjourned to Tuesday, March 10.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Mineral Point, Wis, Mar. 10, 1907
Pursuant TO adjournment of March Is,
u meeting OF the common council was
this day held in the council chamber.
Called to order by Mayor Osborne.
Members present, Mayor Osborne,
Aid. Wedenfeller, Ross, Horn, Ter
rill, Blewett, Burns, Potter, Engels.
The mayor then presented the fol-
lowing question: "Shall the common
council of the city of Mineral Point
remove the city marshal, James
Thrasher, on the charges preferred by
II. l.. Cork.
The question was lost by the follow
ing aye and nay vote. Aye, no votes,
Nay, Aid. Weidenfeller, Ross, Horn,
leffllI, EotIef, EnRels'
On motion of Aid. Horn both petit
tons preferred by r. l.. Cork be dis
missed Motion carried.
The following veto of Mayor Os-
borne was read.
TO the Members of the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Mineral Point:
GENTLEMEN Your honorable body
having amended the proposed contract
between the City of Mineral Point and
the Mineral Point Electric Light Com
pany, by incorporating in said proposed
contract a provision providing for %
incandescent lights to be installed in
the place of the arc lights provided for
in the contract which your honorable
body authorized and instructed the
proper officers of this city to sign, now
therefore, by virtue of the authority
granted me by law, | hereby disapprove
of and veto your action in amending
said contract and veto the proposed
contract as amended. The amendment
above mentioned was made at the adj
journed meeting of the common council
neld on Monday, March II, 1907
My reasons for vetoing the action of
the council are:
That | am convinced that the action
of the council is against the best inter
ests Of the city, and that your action
was taken without giving the matter
the consideration and attention that it
deserves.
The citizens of Mineral Point are enc
titled to better lighting upon their prin-
pinol girnntg aud | an l. L.
will reconsider your action.
| am of the further opinion, that the
contract as originally presented was
more to the financial benefit of the city
than the contract as amended would be.