Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-05-26

accounts and claims and appropriations
were made as follows:
To James Farrell for saving wood at
Poor House, S 3 II
To Philip Fay for rent of Poor
House for April, 8 SO
To same for ID days work
at Poor House, 3 80
ii IS
To Joseph White for services as
City Marshall to May, 10 70
To same for repairing side
walk between Ann and
Congress streets l 10
II ga
ToJ. Dodge acct. for work onplank
walk on Ann street, % Is
To same balance due as SUI
pervisor O6
Appropriated, % 60
To Conrad Krutz for ringing first
bell at late fire l 90
To Patrick Flaherty for services as
Waterman rs
To Martin Moran for similar ser
vices rs
To L. Madden for similar services IS
TO James Green for rs
To Charles Hill for board and care
of sick nonresident pauper,
John House, 10 90
To John Nichol for coffin for
drowned boy ofMrs Baker, 3 so
To same for coffin for Nierman5 90
s so
To Leonard Hatch for work on Ann
street walk. ii so
To G.. Burritt for similar services 6 90
( To p. Fav so
TO 4. p. Stone for mason work on
| Dredge. IA so
To Leonard & Ticrnay for shaft for
! Dredge. SO OS
The final report of the Street Super
visor of 2nd ward was presented and re-
ferred to Aldermen of said ward.
! The Mayor stated to the Council that
two Of the Street Supervisors appointed
at the last meeting of the Board, viz, j.
T. Shepherd for the 1st ward, and n. R..
/ Allen for the End had declined to qualify,
and suggested that action be taken to
supply the vacancies.
After some conversation in regard to
the propriety Of amending the Ordinance
on the subject of highway work, so as to
have but one General Street Supervisor,
instead of three Ward Supervisors.-Ald.
Comstocl favoring the change proposed,
and Aid. Crosit opposing ton motion,
II. O'Hdra was appointed Street Su-
pcrvsor of the lst Ward, and
Addm Schead for 2nd Ward.
On motion Of Aid. CUmStock,
j. White was appointed Special Su-
pervisor to construct a sidewalk from
/ City Hall to west side of Ann street on
Market, and to construct cross-walk
from Hale Towslee's store to Duffy's
on Park street.
On motion of Aid. Fish, the standing
Committee on Roads and Bridges were
constituted Committee on Sidewalks.
Onmotion of Aid. Doan, Aid. Comstock,
Crosit. and Stebbins, were appointed a
. special committee on Tax Certificates.
The Mayor read the Ordinance of the
+ City relating to the preservation Of the
+ Public Health, and suggested the APP
/ pointmcnt Of a Board of Health, as re-
! quired by said Ordinance.
/ On motion of Aid. Fish. DR.. johnson,
+ R. b. Windsor, and the Mayor were ap-
pointed to constitute Board of Health
for the present year.
/ Aid Fish of the com. on harbor. brief
~ reported as to the progress made. He
said there had been 81 days work perfor-
med apart from the dredging-that As
or so cords of gravel had been deposited
in the north pier, that this work was near
IL finished so far as that pier was con-
cerned, and that it presented every indi-
cation of answering well and fully the
purpose intended The cost of gravel
ling had not thus far exceeded 81 so per
cord, while the estimate was about S5.
The committee on Fire Department
were instructed TO examine and report as
to the wants of that branch of the public
service.
! An Ordinance, laid over from the last
meeting, providing for the levying of a
special tax for harbor purposes, was read
and passed. This Ordinance viii be found
in another part Of this paper.
The Council then adjourned.
Special Meeting.
THURSDAY EVENING, May Is.
Present the Mayor, Aid. Comstock
Fish. Crosit, Doan, and Sniffin.
The Mayor stated the object of the
special meeting to be, to consider a re
port of the com. on fire department, re
iating to the claim of John M'Donald re-
ferred to said committee at last meeting
This report was read. 1t recommend
ed that an appropriation Of S75 be made
to Mcdonald, in flllremuneration for the
loss sustained by him in the pulling dowr
and destruction of his dwelling at the
late fire.
The report was adopted, :e,-. ron.
The Council adjourned.