Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-05-06
Proceedings Of the Common Council Of
the City of Kenosha.
REGULAR MEETING, Nav 3rd '5S

Council met-Board all present except Aid Mich
els.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Mr. Schumacher presented petition for License,
which was laid on the table.
A communication from H. G. Bragg, in relation
to numbering the buildings on some Of the princi-
pal streets was received and laid on the table.
The Committee on claims reported in favor of al
lowing the following bils
To Fl T. West, sI.oO
p. W. Voltz, %
Head, Campbell g. Head, 1904
and reported adversely to the bill of D. Crost, fer
go, for services as Harbor Master
The committee also reported against allowing the
bill off w. Webster for s1oe. for services as City
Attorney for the term of two years, and on the mo
ton to adopt the report the ayes and noes being
called those who voted in the affirmative were
Aid. Brande, Bone, Whipple, Allen, Quarles ant
Head. Those who voted in the negative were Aid
Robinson, Ehle, Washbish Schend, Muntzenberge,
and the Mayor. aud the report was not adopted.
The question Of allowing the bill was then called
for and the Ayes and Nays being demanded
those that voted in the affirmative were Aid
Robinson, Washbish, Sehend and Muntzenberger,
and those that voted in the negative were Aldermen
Brands Bone, Whppe, Allen. Quarles, Ehle and
Head, and the bill wasnot allowed
The Committee on claims, on the salary Of City
Marshal made the following Report. They recon.
mend that the Marshal be allowed fees as follows
For attendance and for all services rendered
at meetings of the Council, s. 90
Collecting, show other License leach onel Leo
FASTING special notices leach tne) so
For all arrests and services that a Constable
might perform the fees fxeG by the statute,
Impounding horses, each n LOO
hogs, so
4" geese, - IS
to be collected from the owner or claimant.
And for all other services not herein enumerated
particularly vouched for and actually rendered
such additional compensation as the Council may
prescribe and that he be required TO present his
claim specifically at the end of every quarter,
). Y. BRANDE, Char m.
Which was adopted
AID. Whipplo of judiciary Committee to whom
was referred the salary of City Clerk reported as
follows
That the compensation of the City Clerk for the
fiscal year Of 1858 & be and is hereby fixed at the
sum of $io0-which adopted.
The Judiciary committee to whom was referred
sundry bonds for Liquors license referred them back
to the Council and on motion they were al on the
table
Aid Quarles presented report on City rail road
scrip and County Tax certificates as follows:
The committee on finance ask leave to report
That they have had a consultation with the Off
GERS of the X. r. 81 r. l. Railroad company relative
to the scrip which said company has suffered con
trary to their to be presented tho city
Treasury for payment. The company express de-
sire to keep the city harmless but that this time
they are using all their means and energies to OBJ
tain iron for the road to Genoa and that consequent
ly they can do nothing at present excepting to take
care OF the suit now pending and keep the city harm
less from it.
The committee would not recommend the sale of
the securtesat present, believing that such course
would be detrimental to the interest of the city and
treasurer be authorized to receive from the County
Ireasurersall such portion of tax certificates
due the city as he said city Treasurer may deem
eNpedient and to sell the at snch price as the
Common Council may direct Subscribed by
J.V. QUARLES,
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