Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-08-11

Doan.
Aid. Fish inquired if the work had al
been done on Lake street.
Aid. Comstock said it was.
Aid. Fish said he pretended to say /:
part was applied on Exchange street anc
a part on Pearl street. lie supposed i
Tas all right, but he wanted to know i
Lake street run all over the City.
The motion was put and carried. NJ
votes in the negative.
Aid. Doan, from the Committee OF
Claims made report, and the following
accounts were allowed:
E. T. Morris. for police service, SIS sc
NJ. Willard. for work on sidewalk. s l:
l.. Hatch, for work on sidewalk, II 81
j. Dodge, for work on sidewalk, 81 q
G. Burnett, for work on sidewalk. IL IL
Durkee, Truesdell & Co., for lum-
Der, 600 0C
Ordered to be issued, payable
the LIST of January next.
Mrs. Davis, for pauper service, 16 0C
z. Smith, for pauper services, 4 rs
j. Holderness, for street watering, L %
r. b. Winsor, on health and fire
account, Is
Aid. Comstock, from Committee on
Tax Certificates, reported two tax certif
icates, held by Chas. II. Walker, which
the Treasurer's books show to have been
paid; and two othsgs which the. books
showed were on lands doubly assessed
and recommended an appropriation OF
Sal % to liquidate the claims. Adop-
ted.
Accounts were presented: one from
r. b. Winser, on Harbor affairs, of 81 %
for repairs and one from Hale & Aver
for rope sold to Harbor Committee. OF
1874 90.
Aid. Comstock moved that they be al
lowed. Carried.
The Mayor read an ordinance, in blank
relative to the use of the Wharf at the
foot of Lake street.
Upon the question of filling the blanks
Aid. Fish said he could not act intelli-
gently, till he was better informed upon
the matter, and, for one, he should like
to make inquiries before he acted.
Aid. Stebbins moved that the ordi.
nance be referred to the Harbor Com
mittee, with instructions to fill the
blanks, and with discretionary power to
make reasonable charges and collections
for the same, till the next session of the
Council.
The Mayor called up the subject of the
extension of Main street, and said that
property-holders had filed petitions for
damages, and it had, therefore, become
necessary to appoint jury to assess
damages. The jury should also have
power to take into consideration the pro.
priety of such extension.
Aid Fish suggested that the Aldermen
of each Ward select two of the jury.
The following persons were thus Sc
lected as such jury: C. Briggs, n. Ehle
S. Baldwin, S. Hale, G. Bennett and E
w. Evans.
Aid. Comstock, from the Finance
Committee, reported estimates of be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 for the expense:
of the current fiscal year, and recon-
mended a tax of one and three tourths
per cent, which would give little over
$4,000.
Aid. Fish said he did not believe il
going in debt, nor in raising anything FOL
Walters Bridge, and recommended tax
of one and a half per cent.
A good deal of conversation occurred
in relation to this. All felt the necessi
ty Of economy, but all felt, at the same
time, DESTROYS of raising enough.
AID. Doan recommended tax of on,
and fre-eighths per cent.
AID. Stebbins moved that the report
of Aid. Comstock be received. Carried
Aid. Ste ,bins moved that the recon-
mendation be adopted. Ayes and Noes
were called:
Ayes-Comstock, Doan and Stebbins
navs-Fish and Sniffin.
Aid. Doan saying on second though
that perhaps they might want to dc
something for Walters Bridge.
The Mayor called attention to sec,
ton of the Charter in relation TO delin-
quent taxes for sidewalks.
Aid. Fish moved that the necessary
order to the Clerk be entered on tn,
record. Carried.
The Mayor said that certain citizens o
the Town of Somers thought they hae
found new and better route for road
from that Town into the City, and want
the cooperation Of The authorities o
the City.