Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

ing commissioners.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
Section l. There are added to the stat
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city owning and opening any electric light
or electric light and power plant is author.
lied and empowered to create board OF
five commissioners to be known as the pIb-
lie lighting commission of such city, who
shall be appointed by the mayor and con-
frmed by the common council.
This act shall become opera tive In anV
city on the passage of an ordinance adopt
ing it by a two-thirds vote of the common
, council-elect. The first appointment of com
missioners shall be made at the first meet
ing or the common council next following
the adoption of such ordinance Such first
appointment shall be made for the terp of
one, two, three, four and five years and
the commissioners so appointed shall hold
Office for the term for which appointed and
| until their successors are appointed and
| shall have qualified
After, the first appointment. the success
sors of said commissioner shall be appoint
ed for the term of, five years, one each year.
except when appointment isa made to fill
vacancy such appointment shall be for the
uneXplred portion of said term.
Said commissioners shall hold no lucra-
tive offices or employment under the gov.
eminent of the United States, the state If
Wisconsin,, or the city in which appointed,
or any political division thereof; and each
commissioner shall, before entering upon
within ten days after receiving notice Of
| his appointment, take and subscribe the
| oath of office prescribed by the constitution
| Of the state, and file the same duly certi-
| fed by the officer administering 1t, with
| the city clerk no salary or other compen-
| sati0n for his or their services, shall be
| paid to any such commissioner or commits
| sioners
| Section 926-1O1k The said commission
| ers shall elect viva voce from among their
| number, president and q secretary who
! shall perform the duties usually appertain-
| Ing to such offices, and such other duties
| as may be prescribed by said board.
The commissioners shall have general SUI
| pervision and management of all public
lighting by electricity in such city, and the
| establishment Of any plant for generating
| and supplying electricity for lighting and
| power purposes ; and shall have full power
! and authority to select and purchase sites,
| and to make, prepare and adopt plans, de-
/ signs and specifications for buildings ma
chinery, apparatus and appliances for the
| production of electric light and power in
| said city, and shall have full power to lay
! conduits, manhoes, erect poles and lamps.
/ and string wires and do all other requisite
/ and necessary things for the distribution
| OF electricity for lighting and power pur-
poses,. when authorized by the common
| council
Said commission shall recommend the
| purchase Of all tools, supplies and mate
| rial required in the construction, operation,
| extension and management Of said lighting
| and power plant, and upon certifying the
same to the board of public works, shall let
contracts for the same pursuant to the
| laws governing the letting of contracts
now or hereafter in force in said city
| provided, however. that the expenditures for
] the construction, operation, extension and
management of said plant and fixtures shall
| not exceed In any one year the sum real
| lied from the sale of bonds issued by the
| common council for the construction and
| extension Of said plant, nor any other an
| preparation made by the common council,
in the annual budget or otherwise, for said
| purpose.
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| commissioners are authorized and empow-
| cred to call upon the city engineer for anv
| service that they may require, in making
maps, plats and diagrams Of locations OF
| lights, wires, poles and conduits within the
| city limits; and the city clerk or any other
| city department shall, upon application of
said board, furnish such information as
may be required for the discharge OF their
| duties.
Said commission Is hereby empowered to
employ an electrical engineer who shall
! be known as the city electrician, and such
| Euperintendents, steam or other engineers,
| clerks, agents, and employees, as may be
necessary. to carry into effect the objects
| for which said board Is created and to
regulate and define their duties, and to fix
and prescribe their compensation. All such
| appointments, except that of electrical en-
| gineer shall be made subject to and in
! conformity with the city civil service laws
and regulations.
Said board shall have power from time
| to time to make and enforce bylaws, rules
and regulations for the government Of all
| their employees and the proper administra-
| ton of the affairs of their department, and
| may alter, modify or repeal such bylaws,
| rules or regulations, as they shall deem to
| be for the best interests of the city.
Said board shall keep an accurate &C.
count of all receipts and expenditures for
| all purposes connected with the administrA-
| ton of said lighting and power departments
| and said lighting and power plant, which
| books shall at all reasonable times be open
| for public inspection
| Section 926-101m. Whenever said board
| Of commissioners shall adopt any plans and
| specifications for the erection of any build
! ing the board Of public works shall have
| the immediate supervision and superintend-
| ence Of the construction, and of the lay
| Ing of conduits in the public streets and
| Of the necessary excavation, rehlling and
| repaving caused thereby.
| Section 926-1O1n. The said commission
| shall make annual report and such 9th
| er reports required to the common coun"l
! Of all It's doings and expenditures in con-
| nection with said lighting and power plant,
| and shall annually certify to the common
council and the city comptroller on or be-
| fore the first day Of December the amount
| of money required for the maintenance of
| their department and the contemplated ex-
! tensions for the next ensuing year.
| All money set aside by the council In the
| annual budget for the maintenance and ex-
| tension of said city Lighting and power
| plant, shall be subject to disbursement by
| said commission upon orders Issued by
| them, payable at the city treasurerg Office.
| Approved July /, 1907.