Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

No. 81 81 g. 5RoG hA%s d oF 15 Il 1913
AN ACT-To amend sections 925-95b,
925-95c, 925-95d, 925-95e and 925-
alton of waterworks in cities of the
third and fourth classes.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
Section 1. Sections 925-s5b, 925-s5c,
925-95d. 925-95e. and 925-s5f of the
statutes are amended to read: Section
925-95b. When the lighting plant or
waterworks, or both. in cities of the third
or fourth class are operated under the
direction of a commission, as provided in
the preceding sections, all accounts
against the light or water department, Or
both. shall be audited by such commits
sion, and, If approved, shall be paid by
orders upon the city treasurer issued and
signed by the president and secretary of
the commission.
Section 925-95c. In cities Of the third
or fourth class which own lighting plant
or Waterworks. or both the city treasurer
shall keep as separate fund all income
and revenue derived from such lighting
plant or waterworks, or both, and any
funds specially provided therefor by the
common council, and pay therefrom all
orders drawn upon him by the commits
sion operating such plant or works.
Section 925-95d. All orders heretofore
drawn upon the city treasurer in cities
Oh Cil6 LlllTu OF CLASS ana Issued IOT
lawful purposes by a commission Oper-
ating lighting plant or waterworks, or
both, under the preceding sections, and
all payments heretofore made by any city
treasurer upon such orders. which are
or might be invalid for the reason that
the accounts to pay which such orders
were drawn and paid, were not allowed by
the common council of such city In the
manner provided by statute for the al
lowance of claims and accounts against
SIph ritV harabv declared tn he legal
and valid to the extent that the same
would have been had such accounts been
allowed by the common council Of such
city
Section s25-s5e. In cities of the third
or fourth class the commission shall have
power and authority:
% To prescribe rules Of order for the
regulation of their own meetings and de-
alterations and alter, amend. or repeal the
same FROM time to time as they shall see
proper.
(2) To enact, amend, and repeal all
necessary rules and regulations for the
government, operation, and maintenance
of such plant or works and their en-
poyes
60 To contract for and purchase all
fuel, supplies, and repairs necessary for
or incident to the proper operation and
maintenance Of such plant or works.
ca To enact, amend and repeal all
needful rules and regulations under which
the patrons of such plant Or works shall
be served. subject to the approval of the
city council and the control of the rail-
road commission, as provided by law.
60 To contract to purchase, con-
struct, and install all extensions, addi
tions, and alterations to such plant or
works whenever the same shall have been
ordered and funds provided therefor by
the city council
co To employ superintendent for
period not to exceed one year under any
one contract and at a salary not to ex
coed fifteen hundred dollars per annum,
unless a larger salary be expressly au-
thorized by the common council.
CD To exercise all the powers neces-
sarily incident to the powers herein con-
ferred.
Section 925-96f Nothing contained in
sections 925-95b, 925-95c, 925-95d, or
925-95e shall be construed to affect in
any way the provisions of sections
1797m-1 to 1797m-109, inclu-
sive, of the statutes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
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