The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-01-23
BILLS ALLOWED,


7. A. Healy, sherifFs fees, s12.46
j. II. Kim6all, st. and alleys, S.25
Sholes and Frank, Printing, 80. 90
?. Connolly Drayage, $50
5. @. johnson, Rent of Pound, 1850
B. r. Jewett, Bridges, $50
J. B. Jilsun, Judgment and costs, SO. So
Poor Master 10000
BILLS REFERRED.
Beath and Tarbell, Fire Department. $
S. r. Mcclellan, Poor account, $3.50
$. Q. Johnson, stationery sos
Il. S. Lowell, Legal services, 1866
The Petition of Ira M. Wait and others for
permission TO erect wooden building on
Main st. on the lot owned by Mr.. Wait was
read and referred to Com. on fire Department.
DR.. Gridley made an explanation in regard
to his duties as City Physician in reference to
the case of Thos. Schiller, whereupon Aid.
Stebbins, moved that $40 being salary for 6
months be appropriated which was carried
Ayes, Aid. Glover, Stebbins, English, Den
nebecker, Brannan, VanArsdale, Nicon and
the Mayor.
Noes, Aid. Crosit, Hoffman, and White.
$40 was appropriated to F. S. Lowell as sal
airy for Chief Engineer for 1867.
Ou LuOblOu VI Aiu OlONeT the OOm. on IRE
Department were instructed to sell the old
Hook and Ladder truck on the best possible
terms.
The Treasurer stated that the LIST National
Bank had refused to pay the personal proper
ty tax assessed against them, and requested
vice in the enforcement Of its collection, the
matter was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Aid. VanArsdale of the Judiciary Commit.
tee represented a written report Of his expen-
ses in attending to the various suits against
the City amounting to $4,000 and about six
teen days time.
On motion of Aid. Stebbins an appropria
ton of $50 was made to Aid. VanArsdale OF
account of extra services.
Aid. Van Arsdale reported verbally tn,
condition of the different suits now in process
OF trial, land especially the suit of A Campbell
against the City.
| Upon motion of Aid. Stebbins, it was unan
imously resolved that our attorneys be in
struc ted to take an appeal to the Suprem
J Court.
/ ON motion of Aid. Van Arsdale, the Mayo
ana ala. CIeDDlns were appointed commute
TO procure the necessary security.
F.S. Lowell presented a bill for legal serv
ees, and stated in connection Herewith, tina
he had been informed that the Council had a
a meeting several weeks since, voted to dis
pense with his services as City Attorney, o
a report of the Clerk to the Council, that h
had neglected his duty in the case of Emil
Dederich, an insane pauper, who, it is claimed
had legal settlement in the town of Brigl
ton, and presented the papers to show thu
the time for commencing suit against Brighto
had expired before they were placed in h
hands, and asked that a committee be appoin
ed to examine as to the facts
The Clerk stated that Mr. Lowell was nj
correctly Informed that no such report ha
ever been made, but that he did report th:
he took the papers to Mr.. Lowell, that or q.
animation they found that the time pFescri
ed IN which 10 cnntme nee a suit mad expire
: and Iha. MIR Loye.l had retained the cape
/ TO commence other proceedings
AID. Van ArSdale remarked that he thouo1
Mr.. Lowell was misinforined AID .ciIed "a ca
: in which the street report was not in aceor
ance with the fact whereupon the request f
/ a committee was Withdrawn.
Council Adjourned
C. B. LEWIS
City Clerk.