Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-08-25
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Session.

OouilCi ihct' PRESENT the Mayor and
Aldermen Crosit Comstock Doan. Snlf-
fin and Stabbins.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
A report of John Dodge, Street SUI
pervisor, was presented and ordered pla-
ced on file.
The Mayor presented the Report of the
Jury on the proposed extension of Main
Street.
The following is the report of the
Jury
The undersigned, Freeholders and Cit
lZens OF the City of kenosha having been
duly summonedas Jury, and being first
duly sworn for that purpose, to wit to
take into consideration the necessity of
extending Main street in the City Of Ke-
nosha i'll a straight line as far south as
the town line or plank road, and to we'll
and truly assess the damages as well as
the benefits arising by reason of the ex-
tension thereof to the various lots boun-
ded on said street so extended. do re-
Of August A. d. 1854, we proceeded to
discharge our duties rs above; that we
took into consideration the necessity and
policy Of such extension of said street;
that we also took into consideration the
benefits and damages arising to the vari-
Gus lots contiguous to said street extern
ded:
That in our judgement the general
good Of the city would be promoted by
the extension Of Main street as aforesaid,
from the south side of blocks 4G and Al
in southerly direction as now laid, to
the south side of block 50 to the street
bounding block 50 on the south;
That we assess the damages by reason
of the opening and extending of Main
street as aforesaid, as follows. to wit:
To the Board of Trustees of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. of the City Of
Kenosha for the lot ON which the NJ. L.
Church building is now located, we assess
damages to the amount of $685., 90 eight
hundred and thirty-two dollars.
And we assess the benefits to the lots
contiguous to said street extended. as fol-
/ lows, to wit: to lot one in block 50 we
assess benefits to the amount of $1,000
one hundred and fifty dollars.
/ TO lot two, in said block 80 we assess
benefits to the amout of 5000 two hun
dred dollars.
To that portion Of lot in block 50 as
lays east of said street if extended as
above, we assess benefits as follows, to
wit, in the sum Of 500, one hundred
dollars to that portion Of said lot as
would lay on the west side of street if
extended, and which is now occupied as
! the residence of Mr.. Jacob Mckmney's
/ family, we assess as benefit the amount
Of $25, twenty five dollars and that
portion of said lot that would lay on the
west side of said street if extended, and
which is now occupied as the residence
of +. \. Marshall, we assess as benefit
the amount of $25, twenty-five dollars,
TO lot in block 80. we assess as ben
Gifted to the amount of S225, two hum
! dred and twenty-five dollars.
70 that portion of lot as lays on the
east side of said street if so extended, we
assess as benefited to the amount of SS7,
eighty-seyen dollars.
10 that portion OF lot in said block
/ 50 as lays west of said street if so extern
ded, and known as the Parsonage, we as
as 1eile7IV'eo 10 'iie amount oi alo, Ten
And We report the fun amount of dam
ages as in our Judgement would accure
/ by reason of said opening and extension
above.
And we report the full amount Of ben
eiilS ,llat "Gulu accrue 3y reason OF the
sum If Ss3o 90 to hn mid Inv Tho Iots os
above. All Of which we resncctfi,llv sinh
nit.
kenosha, August l4th lS5I
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AID. Crosit moved that the Report OF
the jury be confirmed and placed on the
record. Carried,
AID. Stebbins moved that the Commit
tee on judiciary be instructed to make
Investigations in regard to the propriety
Of the CITY Issuing the $3.50 in scrip to
the Methodist Church. Carried.
Aid. Comstock from the TIarhor Com
r,ittoo ronortod tho ordinance IN roa.,.d
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