Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-02-24
Yours respectfully,
Common Council Proceedings.

hENOSHA, req %lsI, 1909.
Present-the Mayor, Aid. Brande, WhippIe
Allen, Head, Nichols, Fish, Schend, Ehle and
Robinson.
Minutes of the last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The Finance Committee reported that the
Treasurer's report had been examined, found
correct, and the scrip cancelled.
Mr.. J. Kelley asked for compensation for
finding the package of Harbor scrip lost, which
was referred to Finance Committee.
Aid. Whpple, OF the Judiciary Committee.
made the following report on this petition of
Wallace Mygatt:-
The Committee to whom was referred the
communication of W. Mygatt report that The
mil property, exclusive of boiler and engine,
was valued at $500 the tax thereon $33, 25:-
That the engine and boiler was assessed as per-
sonal property valued at $1,000, and the TAX
1913.
Your Committee of the opinion that it
was an error in separating ihe boiler and engine
from the real es ate, the same being built into
end being part of the building, and used as
the propelling powe: for the machinery therein.
Your Committee are not aware of another
instance i'll the city where the boiler and engine
has been assessed separate from the real estate
upen which il is located nor would it be legal
to so assess it, provided it is used as the motive
power.
II INC WHole pIop6Ily uau Deen assessed rs
real estate, there is no doubt it would be per-
fectly legal assessment. Then is it a legal as
sessment, hey being separated Can either
way be legal. Your Committee think not, and
consequently this assessment, so far as relates
to the enginesand boiler, is void.
Your Committee would therefore recommend
that the Clerk draw his order on the Treasurer
for $l9,73, being the amount of tax eli the boil
er and engine, and being for the purpose Of bal
ancing the same.
On the question of adopting the report, the
ayes and noes were called, viz: Aycs-Ad
Whipple, Nichols, Ehle, and the Mayor noes
Aid. Robinson, Brande, Allen, Head, Fish and
Schend.
AID Brande moved the appointment, by the
Mayor OF select committee of three 10 take
into consideration Mr. Mygatt;s assessment,
and report at the next meeting
Aid. Whlpple moved 10 post pone indefinite
| ly, which was hot agreed to. Ayes-Ald. Whip
pie, Head, Nichols, Ehle and Schend noes
Aid. Robinson, Brande, Allen, Fish, and the
Mayor.
The question was then put on Aid. Brande s
: motion, aud carried. Ayss-Ald Robinson,
Brande, Bone, Allen, Fish, and the Mayor.
Noes-Ald. Whipple, Head, Nichols, Ehle and
Schcnd.
The Mayor appointed Aid. Btande, Fish and
Nichols said Committee.
@h'N' W hIpplC hlONCu W TS-COUSlQGr Inc vote
on the petition of sundry citizens to exempt
from taxation the lot used for school purposes
by the Sisters of Charity in I'd Ward, also the
petition of VIM. II. Smith for relief, and refer
them to the Select Committee. On motion o.
Aid. Nichols, the motion of Aid. Whipple was
indefinitely postponed.
Ayes-Ald. Robinson, Brande, Zone, Allen
Head, Nichols Ehls and Fish.
I, Noes-Ald Whipple and Schend.
Aid. Braude moved to recon Sidar he yotl ro
ferring Mr.. Mygatts assessment 10 selec
committee, which was lost.
) The City Attorney made a statement relative
to Judgment held by the city against Geo
kmball. On motion of Aid. Head, the subiec
was referred to the Judiciary Committee Will
authority to act.
. j. t. Shepherd claimed deduction of So OF
sidewalk tax assessed to him on Market street
on account of error in report Of Street Super
visor, in the amount Of lumber used.
Aid. Robinson moved to refer to The Judiciar,
0 COMMITTEE Aid. Whipple made verbal re
port that the Judiciary Committee had once re
ported on the bill. The report was accepted
and ON motion OF Aid. Whipple, the matter wa
a referred TO the Committee on Roads and Bridges
n The Ordinance relating to auctions and auc
honeers was taken up and read, aud on tn
question OF filing the blank in the first section
AID. Fish moved to insert the word zone" AID
= Whipple moved to amend by inserting tn
o word five which was not agreed to. TIL
!. question recurring on the first motion was ais
lost.
a Aid, Nichols moved to insert She word "tbree
g which was agreed to. Ayes AID Rome. Wbir
l. pie, Allen, Head, and Nichols Noes AID
. Robinson, Brande, Eh.e and Fish.
: Aid. Allen moved that the blank in the 8
e section be filled by inserting the word 1--we.
h which was carried. Ayes-Ald. Bone, Viii,
8 pie, Allen, Head, Nichols and Ehle. Noes
Aid. Robinson, Brande and Fish.
:, Tho rules were suspended, and p. w. Wild
ers bill on Poor account allowed, g.; ais
at Chief of Police salary to date.
AID Brande offered the following resolution
ie Whereas, the fact is that the order directin
NJ the construction of sidewalk on the west sic
OF congress street has not been fully compile
"a WIN, ana as consequence the sidewalk is n
constructed, and the Street Supervisor of tn
A. sd ward OF person having the superintendent
OF the same, has made out partial report, an
T. the result is that the tax is said 10 be iliecs
es and the Treasurer, up to this time, has failed
or collect the tax levied upon the lots opposite IL
40 sidewalks constructed, - Resolved that IL
Treasurer be directed to suspend the colleetiC
Nc Of the tax till the further order of the Counc
1T On motion of Aid Nichols, the Street Supe
ot- visor of the Sd ward was directed to finish Il
s. sidewalk on Congress street.
IN Sundry tax certificates belonging to B.
Porter Were referred to the Finance Committe
,S APPROPRIATIONS.
IN II. Nessn, Poor acct 500
III MI Brien, Drayage, bal. of bill, AL
nd John Duffy, Poor acct, +" so
,,r Jas Mahoney, Roads and Bridges, 4,50
;" J. McManaman, Drayage, $50
as F. Robinson, Nj. & f. Dept 5A3
wv d. G. Gaskill Poor &C. 4e0
~ VIM. Cober, saving wood, 90
j. G. Gottfriedsen, Poor ae l125
an S. Vale & Co 90