The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-21
Common Council Proceedings.
EDGERTON, WIS, June II, 1912.

EDGERTON, WIS, June II, 1912.
Regular meeting Of the common
couciI, Mayor Skinner presiding. AL
dermen responding to roll call were
Jensen, Farman, Dickinson, Dallman,
Stark.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Following bills audited by finance
committee were read and allowed, all
voting in affirmative on roll call:
A Rusch, street work. ...................S 1929 20
F. w. Coon, printing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So 25
W. F. Mabbett, city engineer. ............ A ~
gP. M Ellingson, supplies pump sta ...... 80 81
Aid. Dickinson presented the follow
ing ordinance and moved its passage:
An ordinance 20 nrohibit the exhibition of
moving pictures withOU+ license
Sec. 1. No person shall operate or exhibit
within the city of Edgerton any moving pic
ture show without first having secured a
license for same as follows:
Sec. 2. For moving pictl re show perma-
nently located license fee of fifty dollars
(S5000) per year shall be pai(. For transient
Show exhibiting for period of less than one
yeaf license fee of two collars CS2.0W for
each day.
Sec. 3. Any person who shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction be punished by fine of not less
than five dollars nor more than twenty five
dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail
for term not less than five days nor more
than ten days, or by:both such fine and i'm
prlSOnment.
Sec. The word person as used in this
ordinance shall be construed to mean 1nd1Vld-
uals, partnerships, associations and corpora
tiOnS
Sec s. This ordinance shall be in force and
effect from and after the first day of July, 1912.
Passed by the Common Council June II, 1912
Approved June IS. 1912.
A. E. Skinner, Mayor.
H. B. Knapp, City Clerk.
Attest: H. B. Knapp, City Clerk.
Roll call: Ayes 5.
Aid. Jensen presented the following
ordinance and moved it's passage:
An ordinance to provide for licensing tran
sient persons for operating or running convey
ances for carrying passengers for hire IN the
city of Edgerton.
Sec ]. The Common Council of the city of
Edgerton do ordain as follows: 1t shall be
unlawful for any transient person, corporation
or firm to run bus or other conveyance for
carrying passengers for hire within the city OF
EdgertOn without first procuring license for
same
Sec 2. The fee for license to operate bus
or other conveyance in said city to carry pas
sengers for hire by transient person shall be
IS per day for each bus or other conveyance.
Sec. 3. Any person violating the provisions
OF this ordinance shall be subject to a fne OF
not less than $40 or Imprisonment in the county
Jail not less than ten days.
Sec. 1. The word transient as used in this
ordnance snail De construed 10 ul0du any per
son. firm or corporation living outside the
limits of the city of Edgerton:
Sec 5. This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its passage and publication. ,o,.
Passed by the Common Council June II, 1912
Approved June IS, 1912
A. E. Skinner Mayor.
H. B. Knapp. City Clerk.
Attest: H. B. Knapp, City Clerk
Roll call: Ayes 5.
Aid Jensen offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved by the Common Council of the City
of Edgerton that the sidewalks ordered built
by said Common Council at their meeting held
June 7th 1912 in front of Lot No. 20, Perry,
Bentley & Jensen addition and an unplatted
lot lying northeast of and adjoining said lot
No. 90 be built within thirty days after service
OF notice hereunder, and upon failure OF SAID
property owner or owners to build or cause
such walks to be built, it will be built by the
city and the cost thereof assessed against the
property so benefited and collected with the
taxes of 1912.
Further resolved. That notice be given to
each property owner or owners or their
agents. affected thereby, by leaving with him
or them a copy of this resolution and Such no
tice to be given by the street commissioner.
On motion of Aid. Jensen, water
works committee was instructed to
have water main over Croft's hill,
East Fulton street, lowered to depth
to conform to provisions of ordinance
governing same.
On motion council adjourned.
H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.