Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-30
THE CITY COUNCIL
Election Officers; Bond Ordinance
Passed; Water Works Exten-
sion Resolution Adopted.

1916, a regular meeting OF the common
council was held on March 81, at the
council rooms.
Meeting called to order by Mayor J.
P. Parmley.
Members present: Aldermen Kirst,
Treweek, Meserole, Blewett, Jeuck,
Huxtable, Engels, Noble.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Alderman Huxtable who
moved it's adoption:
Be it resolved by the common council
of the city of Mineral Point, that the
city will not construct any approaches
over sidewalks to private property and
will not repair any of such approaches
in the future, and that the cost OF SUCH
construction and repair must be borne
by the owners of the property affected.
Above resolution was seconded by
Alderman Kirst and carricd by unanl-
nous vote Of the council.
The mayor nominated an election
board for each of the four wards as
follows:
FIRST WARD
Inspectors-F. C. Weidenfeller, II.
S. We'll, w. N Curry.
Clerks Henry Zweifel and W. V.
Parkinson.
Ballot Clerks-J. 3. Prideaux and
F. C.. Ludden.
SECOND WARD
Inspectors H. Terrill, Will Horn,
r. j. Martin.
Clerks "A. V. Jacobs and Phil Cor
gen.
Ballot Clerks j. P. Hawkins and
Richard Crawford.
THIRD WARD
Inspectors Ohm Gorgen, Sr., Ben
Tonkin, John Francis.
Clerks Frank P. Burns and Willard
Noble
Ballot Clerks Jacob Dresen and Ed
win Willard.
FOURTH WARD
Inspectors j. w. Horn, A. H. Pot
ter, Ed. EIlingen.
Clerks VIM Campton and w. G.
Martin.
Ballot Clerks J. T. Trevilian and
Will Norman.
Moved by Alderman Jeuck that the
foregoing nominations be confirmed.
Carried by all aldermen voting aye
on roll call.
Alderman Meserole moved that the
council pass the following Ordinance
No. ia, providing for bond issue:
Ordinance No. ia.
An ordinance providing for a bon d
issue to cover costs of reconstruction OF
water works system.
Whereas the city Of Mineral Point,
Wisconsin is ii city OF the 4th class or
ganized and existing under and by viz
tue of the General Charter Law OF the
State of Wisconsin and whereas the to-
tai assessed value ion Of said city Of
Mineral Point at lie time OF the last
assessment for state and county taxes
was the sum Of -, 44S, 36S.OO, and
whereas the total Indebtedness OF the
CITY of Mineral Point at the present
time is less than the sum Of $65, 10000
including all bonded indebtedness, and
whereas the water works system OF this
CITY needs to be reconstructed and
whereas it is necessary to issue bonds
to cover the cost such reconstruction.
Now, therefore, the Common Council
of the CITY of Mineral Point 90 OrdaIn
as follows:
/. Section One. The city of Mineral
Point shall issue $15 100000 of negOti-
able municipal bonds to defray the cost
of recOnstructing the water works
system of said pursuant to section 925-
1873 of the revised statutes of the state
of Wisconsin for the year 1910.
9. Section Two. 40 of said bonds
shall be Of the denomination of 10000,
90 shall be of the denomination of $50 90
and 20 shall be of the denomination of
of $500 90. Each said bonds shall be
dated Nav /. 1916, and said bonds shall
be paid and fully discharged in 20
animal installments of $4,000 each.
Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate
of 5 per cent per annum, payable semi
annually.
3. Section Three. There shall be
raised and there is hereby levied upon
all property real and personal within
the city of Mineral Point, County of
Iowa, State of Wisconsin, direct
annual tax sufficient to pay interest on
said bonds as it falls due and to pay
and discharge the principal Of said
bonds as such principal falls due with
in twenty years from the time of con
tracing said Indebtedness in accord
ance with the amendment OF Article
NJ of Section 3 of the constitution of
the State of Wisconsin.
4. Section Four Said direct annual
tax hereby levied shall aggregate the
sum of $22, S75 90 and shall be collected
as follows towit:
In the year 1916. Isl 10000
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