The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-04-05
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Pursuant to a call issued by The Hon A. Fan
mayor, a number of citizens assembled at the
Court House on Saturday evening, March 31st
for the purpose of adopting such measures al
will result in the relief of the sufferers by the ter
rible catastrophe which visited our city on Sat
urday morning.
Hon. A, Farr was called to the chair, and A
Hanson appointed Secretary.
The Chairman made summary statement o
the object of the meeting as set forth in the cal
which he had caused to be put in circulation.
Mr. c. c. Sholes suggested that in order to ac
with Judgment and discretion and make our eff
forts for relief commensurate with the extent Of
this calamity it was needful that we should have
some information in regard to the number and
extent oflosses, &c.
Whereupon, DR.. A. Il. Thompson was called
upon. DR. Thompson, who was a boarder at the
City Hotel at the time Of the fire, made state
ment in detail of the progress Of the fire through
that establishment, and the serious losses which
were sustained by all the inmates of the building
He also spoke of the extent of the fire in other
quarters substantiating, in the main, the ac-
count given in the extra Telegraph issued after
the fire, and made strong appealto the genelos-
tiles Of the people to relieve the sufferers.
Rev. j. Gridley offered the following reso'n-
tiors:
Whereas, in the all-wiso dspensation Of Divine
Providence this city has recently been visited by
n devouring condagration, by which some of our
fellow citizens have been deprived of most they
possessed, and others have suffered severe losses
which they are not well able to bear, therefore
RcsoiCed, that in a spirit of kindness and sym
pathy such as we should ever feel fer the misfor-
tunes Of one another, we will now open a sub
scrption for the relief and comfort ofsuch as have
suffered losses by the fire, and will gladly con-
tribute Of our substance to this end according to
our ability.
RcsOiced, that committee Of five gentlemen
be appointed with power to add to their mum p
bers; who SHALL be authorized to solicit cOntri-
buttons and so make such application Of them,
as in their Judgment, is thought meet and props
er: and that this committee report at proper
time the result Of thc;r mission.
Res0ised, that hanks Of this meeting be
presented to our respective Fire Companies and
others who aided so nobly to extinguish the ra-
ging flames, and were successful, even far be-
yond what was feared at one period of the fire.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
The chairman appointed the following gentle
men a committee as per the foregoing resolu-
tons, viz :--Jno. Gridley, 1. w. Webster, H..
Durkec, u. G. Simmons, and Seth Doan, with
power to add to their number.
On the suggestion of Mr.. 4. G. Simmons a
subscription was Immediately opened and cir
cuIated by Mr. II. Durkee and others and result
ted in the obtaining pledges and money amoun-
ting to -Four Hundred Thirty dollars and twen-
ty-tive cents. ($430,25.
The following was offered by Mr. L. B. Mich.
OILS and and enforced by remarks from Messrs:
Lines, Gridley, Shepard and others viz
Resoioed That in the judgment of this meet
ing our safety and interests require that the or
diuanco prescribing '.fre-limits," or prohibiting
the erection Of wooden buildings within a certain
district should be at once restored and enforced
ReS0ioed; That the City Counail be, and
they are hereby most pectfully but urgently
requested to pass an ordinance Of the foregoing
description at their next meeting. Adopted.
A. HANSON. Sec. A. FAIR, Chm.