Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
NEW MEMBERS ON LIBRARY
BOARD
A FIRE and POLICE COMMISSION
Proposed Amendments to Ordinances.
Complaints Filed Against
Two Saloon Keepers

Two Saloon Keepers
At the regular meeting of the coun-
Gil Tuesday evening. Mayor Richards
made his appointment of the new Fire
and Police Commission, which was con
frmed by the council. r. S. Johnson
was appointed for one year, Geo. Luell
for two years, W. S. Manning for three
years, Chas Kirwan for four years,
and Henry Kurz for five years. The
following is the law passed by the last
legislature creating the Fire and Police
Commission for cities of the fourth
class:
In all cities of the fourth class, how
ever Incorporated, there shall be a
board of police and fire commissioners
consisting of five qualified electors, not
more than three of whom shall belong
to the same political party when ap-
pointed. No salary or other compensa-
tion shall be paid to any member of
such board. Three members shall con-
stitute quorum. Members of said
board shall be appointed by the mayor
with the secretary of such board.
1t shall be the duty of the mayor Of
every such city, between the last Mon
day of April and the first Monday of
May, 1910, to appoint the five members
of such board, one of whom shall be
appointed for the term of one year, one
for the term of two years, one for the
term of three years, one for the term
of four years, and one for the term of
five years, and annually thereafter be-
tween the last Monday Of April and the
first Monday of May, he shall appoint
one member of said board for the term
of five years. Members of said board
shall hold their office until their success
or is appointed and qualified Every
person SO appointed shall, before enter
ing upon his duties take and subscribe
the constitutional oath OF office and file
the same with the city clerk. Vacancies
in the board shall be filled by the mayor
for the uneXpired term
Section 959-41m. All provisions of
sections 959-41, $50 AZ, 959-43, 959-
a., 959-45, and 959-46 of the statues.
as heretofore or hereafter amended
shall apply and be in force as to all
officers and members of the police and
fire departments of cities of the fourth
class mentioned in section one of this
act and all the powers and duties con-
ferred and imposed by law on the boards
of police and fire commissioners of cities
of the second and third class are hereby
conferred and imposed upon the boards
of police and fire commissioners consti-
tuted under this act.
Section 959-41n. All provisions con-
tanned in the charter or ordinances of
any city of the fourth class mentioned
in the first section of this act for the
election or appointment of chief of
police, policemen, marshal, chief or
chief engineer of the fire department or
members of the fire department are
hereby repealed to take effect from
and after July l, 1910, and no such
officers or members shall be elected or
appointed to hold longer than until July
|, 1910, from and after which date the
office of marshal shall be abolished and
his duties performed by the chief of
police, and all other officers and men,
bers of the police and fire department
shall be appointed by said board and
hold their Offices pursuant to this act.
Two additional committees were APP
pointed and confirmed;
Ordinance Lindoo, Cole, Peterson.
Rules Roesler, Johnston, Hand.
Mrs. M. G. Walker was appointed on
the Library Board for the unexpired
term of Mrs. J. B. Welpton and j. P.
Peterson to succeed E. G. Keifer.
The mayor and clerk were authorized
to furnish R. Alden & Sons a lease of
the property owned by them and now in
use by them adjoining their factory,
per mutual agreement.
A plumbers license was granted to
P. A. McQuillan.
The ordinance prescribing size and
location Of buildings in fire limits passed
third reading.
Proposed ordinances, amending the
sidewalks ordinance and the waterworks
ordinance, passed second reading.
Complaints filed by A. A. Hadden,
for the revoking of saloon licenses OF
H. Decker and A. Ariske for violation
of the excise laws, were referred tC
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