Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-05-19
Common Council Proceedings.

REGULAR MEETING, May I6. 1850.
The Board all present except Aid. Head. anC
Whipple.
ed
Aid. Leach moved to reconsider the vot,
fixing the amsnnt of Licenses, passed at tn
last meeting, which was agreed to.
Ayes, Aid Petit, Crosit, Fish, Leach SchenC
and he Mayor.
Noes, Aid. Bond, Doan, Wood, Lothrop and
White.
Aid. Schend moved that the subj. ct of Licen
Ses, be referred TO special committee Of those
TO be appointed by the Mayor, which was agreed
! %, and Aid. Petit, Schend and CroSit appoiu
ted as the Committee.
On the bill Of l. ID. George for printing the
City Charter. the committee on claims, recon-
mended the allowance of 1920 for freight and
express charges &c, on paper. Report adopt.
ed.
The Finance committee to whom was refer.
red the stat .meut Of Mr. J. Lane ia relation "a
interest paid on certain Railroad Bond, report
ed That they had examined into the matter
'nd find that it was business transaction be.
tween Mr. Lane and Mr. Hanson, and not with
the city and c"nsequen ly reconme nded no ac
/ on III the matter.
May 10, 1859. p H. WOOD, chairman
The committee on Finance, to whom was re-
'erred The claim Of the City treasure, would
recommend that the sum Of 8 l,2n he appro-
pnated on account Of said claim, aud that the
scrip when issued near interest at The rate of
twelve per cent. per annum, and made payable
on the first day of February 1869.
i. Fl. WooD, Chairman.
On the petition for r sidewalk on the west
side of Ann street AID. White as chairman of
The committee on Roads and Bridges, reported
favorably, provided The parlie. pe,itoning, build
he crossings and Law the walk on The establish
ID grade, without char re TO the CITY
On motion Vi Aid. Leach the report was laid
on the table
The committee on Fire Department. TO whom
was referred the question of enlaIging he rooms
If the companies, ooc 'pying n portion Of the
CITY Hail. recommend: that the upper story
ne divided equally between the two Companies
After debate it was moved that the report lie
over until the next meeting-which was agreed
Ayes-Al1. Bond, DOan, Whippe. Wood,
LOthrop and White.
Noes-Ald. Petit, Crosit, Fish, Leach and
Schend
A list of persons elected members of Protec-
ion Engine Co. No. l for the year past was
presented, and their election confirmed
The Bonds of NJ, Huck & Co, j. Smith, &
/. Widen, were approved.
The committee on Roads and Bridges rerort.
ID favorably on the petition for an Alley thr'o
Block 81 from Ann Street to Congress street in
he first ward Of the city, and recommended
hat the prayer Of the petition be granted. Re-
port adopted
On moiorl of Aid. Whipple, the rules were
suspended, and the following Ordinances adopt
ed
AN ORDINANCE :-vacaiing portion of
Lake street in the first ward of the city of Ke.
nosha street Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Kenosha:
That all that portion of Lake street, between
Park street and Wisconsin street, and living
east of Blk No. [ l0] ten, in the southwest
quarter of Sec. 30 thirty-two, Town G21 two.
Range G23 twenty three, in the first ward of the
City Of Kenosha, be and is hereby d.cared va
Gated, Pas.ed May 10th. 1859.
Z. g. LEWIS. A. FAIR,
CITY Clerk Mayor.
Aid. Crosit stated that the Street Supervisor
OF the first ward had asked for Lumber to re-
pair cnlvert. AID. Doan, moved its reference
to the committee on Roads aud Bridges, with
authority to act
Aid Fish moved to amend by giving to the
Committee, general an h. ri v to furnish Lum-
Der for necessary repairs to Bridges, I&e. The
amendment was carried aud the motion as
amended, adopted
AID. Petit ofthe special committee on Iicen-
SEES, reported recommending that the Council
Pi"eceu 10 Tx the amount or each License appli-
ed for, ard instruct the Marshal to collect the
same without delay.
Aid. Crosit and Schend of the same commit
tee, presented a report, reducing the sums fixed
by the Council ut the last meeting for tho follow
ing persons: Messrs. Cosgrave, Gottfreidsen
Wescot, Laughiin, &chend, Farrell, Hartung
Prcture, Holm, sfeir, KliPfell, Faber, AMI Bal
ley APPROPRIATIONS.
/. d. George, 1888.
ciohe Or" * Co., -.~..--..s----. {, 81.
On motion of AID. Doan, the Council adjourn
ed. G. i. LEWIS,
City Clerk.