The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
REGULAR MEETING, Nov. 7th, 1870

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PREsENT-Mayor Petit. Alderman Glover,
!, Simmons, Nichols, Smith. Coleman, Simon,
!, Frautz, Shoffen.
u Minutes of last meeting were read and
+ approved. petition of s. Y Brande and
others, asking to lay an alley through Block
~ In the first Ward of this City from North
10 South, was read, and on motion Of Aid.
Glover the prayer of the petitioners was
granted and the following named fresholders
elected Commissioners by ballot, to wit
! N. R. Allen, M. Dresser. D. B. Tears, z.
Simmons, L. Knapp.
On motion of Aid. Glover the Mayor was
authorized to discharge certain judgment
of the City against Philip Fay.
Aid. Glover moved to suspend the rules to
pass the following ordinance. Carried.
/ ORDINANCE NO. &c.
| An Ordinance, establishing certain hafbor
and dock limits and providing for the cree
tion of wharves thereon. W
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the Common
Council Of the City of Kenoeba That the
harbor and dock limits of SO much of the City
of Kenosha along the bank of Pike Creek, as
lies between the west end Of the south har-
Dor pier erected under the authority of the
United States, at the entrance of said harbor
and block twelve on The south east quarter
OF section thirty-o is hereby established
as follows comm encing at said west end of
the south government pier ESQ called)sand on
the north line thereof and running thence
westerly along the line of wharf as now
maintained to its northwest corner in the
south west quarter of section thirty one
thence westerly on the same line continued
about forty five feet to the sheet piling and
dock ing hetofore made by the Ken3s and
Rockford Railroad company; thence south
to the east and west line designated ) by the
Kenosha and Rockforu RaiIroad compmany
for wharf one hundred and two feet !; and
thence west until the lire reaches or inter-
sects the last line of the. wharf as now main
tanned along tho east side of said Block
Section O., The owner or owners of all lots
and lands abuting on the line hereby estab-
lished for the harbor limits, are required to
erect and maintain on their own lots and
lands SO abutting on eaid line, and on and
even with said line hereby established, "a good
and substantial wharf or dock, in all places
on said line, where such wharves are not now
erected and maintained, to be built substan.
TALLY like the. permanent wharves here. ore
erected in said harbor, and to keep aud
maintain the same at all time in good suffici-
ent repair, and the owner or owners of lots
or lands whereon wharves are already erected
along said line are in ike manner required
to keep and maintain said 'wharves in good
and sufficient repair SO far as the same are
situated on their own lands. 81 S e.l5
Section 8. In case any owner of 10 rs or
! lands abutting on said harbor line shall
neglect refuse TO erect and maintain such
wharves on his own land, or to keep the
same in good aud sufficient repair, when duly
notified so to do, or II the owner Of any lot OF
land upon which a VIII arf is now erected and
maintained shall neglect or refuse to main
tain and keep the same in good and sufficient
repair after being duly notified go to do, II
shall be the duty of the harbor master, and
he is hereby empowered and required within
six months after pot.c to erect such wharf
and within three days .fter notice to repair
such wharf, Gas the case may bel to proceed
to erect or repair such8yharf at the expense
of the city, W 49, f, 5s !. IKE. i.}.sssqg
i Section 4. The expense land cost of erecting
or repairing any such wharf or dock, when
done by the Harbor Master, under the pro
VISIONS of this, Ordinance, shall be by him
forthwith reported in detail to the Common
Council, and the aggregate amount of such
expense and costs of any Improvement or
repairs so made, shall be levied and assessed
upon the lots and land upon which such i'm
provennents or repairs are made, in the pro-
portion expended upon such lot or parcel OF
land. and a special tax shall be levied by the
Common Council upon such lots and parcels
| of lands therefor, and such tax when levied
shall be collected in the same manner as like
taxes are collected under the provisions of
the city charter.
Section 5. The Harbor Master of said City
shall under the direction of the Common
council serve all notice to erect or repair,
Il required under the provisions of this Ordi-
Il nance, and shall have a general supervision
j of the wharves within said City for the pur-
i pose of ascertaining whether they are kept in
i due repair, and shall from time to time report
i to the Common Council the conditions of
the wharves erected and maintained under
the provisions of this or any other ordinance
| of the City, and all notice required to be
/ given under the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be given personally to the owner of
said lands if known and to be found within
the County of Kenosha, butif unknown or
not to he found within the County, then to
the occupant, or person in possession of said
lot or lands, if there be, and if no owner or
occupant can be found then by posting in
some conspicuous place upon the lot or land
IL Passed November 18th 1870
| NJ FL. PETIT, Mayor
! tse F, w. BECKMANN Clerk