Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-23
CITY Commission NAMED
MAYOR GARRETT APPOINTS A
GOVERNING BODY
Move Made Necessary by Affirmative
Vote on Hospital Proposition
Seven Members

At last nights meeting of the coun-
/ ell, an ordinance was passed authoriZ-
/ ing the creation Of a city commission.
a move made necessary by the favor
/ able action by the voters on the hos
pitalquestion. Mayor Garrett as may
or, and Atty. c. j. Smith as president
of the park board, are ex-officio mem
bers, president and secretary, respect
1 fully. The council elected N. o. Lar
sen as its member, and Mayor Garrett
appointed Mrs w. D. Dyson, Ii. P.
Larson, John Stoll and T. c. Knudson
/ as the citizen members. The person.
mel OF the commission viii meet with
general satisfaction.
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE
/ CREATION or A COMMISSION ON TIE
/ CITY PLAN, AND PRESCRIBING ITS OR
GANIZATION, POWERS AND DUTIES.
The Common Council CT the City Of Viroeua
Go 0rdain Follows:
| 2 SECTION THAT there is hereby created
/ a Commission in the City Of Niroqpa which
shall consist Of the Mayor. no shah be the
presiding officer of the commission, tine presi-
dent Of the park board, and one member of
| the Common Council, and four citizens Of said
/ city OF NiToQua.
| SECTION 2.-That the Common Council of
the city OF NirOaua shah, upon the adoption of
/ this ordinance, nominate and eject OF its
members member Of said comRiss 10 n.
and such nomination and election shall be by
a twO-thiTds vote OF the common council.
SECTION 3.-That the Mayor shall appoint
| orc citizen Of said city. who she'll hold his Of
| fee said commission for the period Of three
years from the first day Of May, 1918; and
one citizen Of said city. VINO shall hold his Of
hce On said commission for the period OF two
years from the Isl DAY Of May. 1918; and enc
| citizen Of said csty who shall hold his oiiice
J on said commission for one year from the ist
day ct May, 1918; and one citizen Of the city
| of Niroqua who shall serve on said commission
| for the period of year. as and in lieu Of
| the City Engineer, and in case Of the election
ito r.aa
| such engineer shall assume the duties on said
| commission and said citizen members term OF
Office shall cease.
SECTION Amy citizen Of the City Of vi
rOGua having recognized experience and quail
iications shalt he eligible for appointment as
a citizen member OF such commission.
SECTION THAT said commission shall
have all the powers are prescribed by Sec
ton 959 TIA TO Section 95S III inclusive of the
revised statutes of the State of Wisconsin,
SECTION 6.-That after the appointment
Of said commission the members thereof shall
organize under the provisions OF Section $50.
l30. of the Revised Statutes Of Wisconsin, and
shall file in the Office OF the city clerk all of
their raies and regulations which they shall
have adopted. and snail thereafter from time
to time hle all contracts and other proceedings
| had by them in said city clerks Office.
SECTION THAT said commission shall
port 20 the Common Council the amount Of
compensation which shall be paid to the en-
| plOyees under their supervision, and the Com
mon Council shalt fix the amount thereof by
resolution or ordinance. having regard to the
SECTION S.-That the Common Council
may delegate to said commission the carrying
| out of any and all public work in the city of
Viroqua ii may deem advisable.
SECTION 9.-That said commission shall
have the power TO enter into contracts for and
purchase suitable equipment for any and all
public buildings in and for the City of Niroqua
SECTION lO.-This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force frOa. aud after its pass
age and publication.
Passed. ordained and ordered published this
| 22nd day Of April 1919.
W. E. GARRETT, Mayor.
Attest; f. ]. OLDER, City Clerk.
introduced by NJ. o. LARSEN. Alderman.
The City Commission appointed to
take into consideration the question of
site for our new City Hospital hereby
ask any and all citizens to present to
the secretary in writing prior to next
Monday night any suggestions that
they may have as to tffeSlocasi0n of
said hospital This is a public mat
ter and we desire the opinion of the
public on this important question.
BY order of Commission,
c. j. SMITH, Sec'y.
At the meeting Monday night the
different site suggestions will be thor
oughly considered, and a public meet
ing for their discussion will be held
later before location is selected.