Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
sfECiAL SESSION.
Friday evening. Oct. 9th 1874

ness oil the Council was to hear the re
port of the Judiciary Committee on tn
issuing of scrip to remove the obstacle
to the extension of Main street.
Aid. Fish, from the Committee. report
ed recommendation that the scrip b,
issued, and delivered upon the Iemova
of the Church, or the vacation of tn,
street.
The report of the Committee was &C
copied and adopted.
Mr.. Truesdell presented a request tc
borrow or buy the yawl boat belonging
to the City. He stated that their vesse
was idle from having lost their yawl-
none could be bought in Chicago.
AID. Comstock moved that the matter
be referred to the Harbor Committee
with power to dispose of the yawl as il
thought best. Carried.
\ petition from Fire Engine Company
No. for leave to make a visiting trip to
ClHIftSO, WIS p!CSCItet.
AID. StebbinS moved that leave be
granted. Carried.
The Mayor stated that the contract
with the City Physician expired about
the close of August, and suggested that
action be taken on the matter.
Aid. Doan moved that sealed propo-
sails be received for medical services for
year. Carried
\ duplicate of deed for Cemetery
Ground, was presented from Mr.. Bond,
which he proposed to deliver to the City.
on its acceptance of the form.
Aid. Comstock objected to the stipu-
lations of the form presented.
AID. Doan offered the following:
ReSolred That the Committee on Pub
lie Grounds have full power to settle with
Josiah Bond for the improvements made
on his portion of Cemetery Ground, and
cancel the proposition made by him, and
accepted by the City, if in its judgement
it is desirable.
Resolved, That if no such arrangement
can be made, the Committee is hereby
authorizcdto accept, in behalf of the City,
the deed proposed to be executed by Mr.
Bond, when the description Of property
is perfected, and such alteration as is
hereby appended:
''The said Bond rescrving to himself
ttGucUlUn WIN committee OF the City
Council, to an amount not exceeding five
hundred dollars-such expense to be
equally divided between the parties, in
accordance with the agreement originally
entered into between the said Bond and
the City, as recorded on page 222, of the
Council Record"
Adopted.
Aid. Com stock moved that the subject
of the City Printing be taken up and dis
posed Of Carried.
The Mayor then opened and read the
following proposals.
TRIBUNE OFFICE,
October 9th, 1854. :
To the city Council Of the City of Keno
shd:
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with
a resolution passed at your last meeting,
we submit the following proposal for the
City Printing for the coming year:
We will do the City Printing compris-
ing the Notices and Ordinances to be pub
lished in the paper, and the Report of
the Proceedings of the Common Council
at the several meetings, together with
such handbills and notices as the Coun-
Gil shall direct, excepting the Delinquent
Tax list. for the sum Of Forty-five Dol
lars for one year.
ScHoFF & Butts.
To the City Council
The proposition of the subscriber for the
CITY printing for the year ensuing from
date is to do the same excluding the city
Treasurer's printing and including the re-
port of Council proceedings and all hand
bills Election notices &c. &c-for Thirty
Five Dollars
Signed John NJ. Coe
Kcnosha Oct 4 1851 Democrat Office
KENosHA, Oct. 9th, 1851.
To the City Co,pcH:-
J We will do all the printing for the
! City. for the ensuing year, required by
the statute, for three cents.
SHoLEs & DENsMoRE.
AID. Comstock moved that the propo
sition of the Tribune be accepted. Lost
AID. Comstock moved that the propo
sition of the Democrat be accepted. No
seconded.
AID Doan moved that the Committee
on Printing be instructed to close con
tract with Sholes & Dcnsmore for til,
City Printing one year from date, on thu
terms contained in the proposal from
them.
The ayes and nays were called, and tn
motion carried as follows:
Aycs-Stcbbins. Fish, and Doan; Nay
-Comstock and Crosit.
AID. Fish moved that license be grant
ed to Frederick Schultz for SIS.
Ayes and noes called, and the motto
lost as follows. Ayes-Fish, Crosit; Nay
-Stebbins. Doan and CoInstock.
Aid. Stebbins moved to adjourn.
The Council then adjourned.-D.
SaP-Suckers.
: A gentleman informs us that the hit
spotted, black and white woodpecke
called the sap-sucker, is doing great dan
age to the apple orchards in this vicinit