Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-15

with team ..... 1900
Walter Young, roads and streets 1900
Fl. Downs, labor, library. 200
Arthur Kruse, labor, roads and
streets ...-... $3.50. ....... .....-.. 1850
Robt. Prouty. labor. roads and
streets with team -....... -. $500
Walter Young. labor, roads and
streets 49,. ........ ........ ....... 1900
Rock LeVeifle, labor, roads and
streets with team . .. $500
S. Bolles, trip to Madison.
Council ---..-- -..--.-- --.---- -,-.--.. $500
Resolution offered by Councilman
George Luell:
That the City Clerk be, and is here
by instructed to call mass meeting to
he held at the highschool gym at S
O'Clock D. m. to discuss the electric
lighting question.
Resolution adopted by affirmative
vote and approved by the Mayor.
Attest: Matt Edgar City Clerk.
Council adjourned.
MATT EDGAR, City Clerk.
January 1, 1918.
Regular meeting of City Council at
city hall. All members present. Mayor
Thompson presiding.
Council adjourned to Friday, JAN 4,
1918, at 80 "a. m.
MATT EDGAR, City Clerk.
City Hall, Jan. 4. 1918.
Council met and adjourned to Satur-
day, Jan ), 1913. at 10 80 a. M
Jan. 5, 1918
Adjourned regular meeting of City
Council at city hall. Present: Mayor
Thompson, Councilman Geo. Luell.
Councilman Anderson, absent. Mayor
Thompson presiding.
Minutes read and approved.
City Clerk instructed to phone to Mr..
n. NJ. Weeks, Supt. of the municipality
owned electric lighting plant of Grand
Rapids. Wis. to meet with the City
Council at the mass meeting to be held
here Jan II, 1918.
The amended proposed fire ordi-
nance passed its second reading.
Council audited the following bills.
and checks were issued in payment of
same:
Jim Vich, labor, roads and
streets $50. ...... 1890. $500
Mrs. A. G.. Martindale, labor,
library .--.---- 16O
4. G. Thompson, Dee. salary,
Mayor --s----- 4I.6O
@. f.. Anderson, Dec. salary,
Councilman . .- -. 1888
Geo. Luell, Dee. salary, Coun-
~
G. ID. Swain, Dec. salary, treas
ufer ---,---- -...---- .-...-- ---.-..- 25UO
Matt Edgar, Dec. salary, city
clerk ----...- .-.---. ....-.. ...-...- - 1000
DR.. II. II. Il. Ross, Dec. salary
health officer .....- ....... 1880. 1850
r. f.. Lozier, Dec salary,
chief of police ..-...-- ...--... 1880. 1900
r. Woodland, Dec. salary, night
police ........ ........ ....... .......... $500
A. Bovee, Dee. salary, supt.
water dept. ...-.... ........ ...... $500
A. Bovee postage, water dept. 600
Council took recess over the day.
MATT EDGAR, City Clerk.
Jan. II, 1918.
Mass meeting held at highschOol
gymnasium.
Meeting called by Mayor and Common
Council with Mayor Thompson pre-
siding. \ gOodly number of repre-
sentative citizen taxpayers was in at
tendance. The Mayor stated the OBJ
iect of the meeting of the audience.
Mr.. Stephen Bolles of the News
Budget being called upon, read the re-
port of the Ladysmith Lighting Co. to
the State Railroad COMMISSION, said
report having been submitted to the
Commission.
Mr.. n. NJ. Weeks, supt of the NUM-
.ipaily owned lighting plant of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, was introduced,
and proceeded to give an account of the
working of the lighting of his home
city.
Questions were asked and answered,
md general discussion followed
Judge L. Il. McGill advised that, as this
being a business meeting it would be in
order to get down to business
Motion made and seconded, that the
Council submit the question of the
.ity owning the lighting plant to the
tax payers, to be voted upon at spe-
cial meeting.
Motion carried by standing vote,
and so announced by the Mayor.
Meeting adjourned.
MATT EDGAR, City Clerk.