The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-09

H Tenhagen to have license granted was re
Ell. Tenhagen at the rate of $50 for the ensu
ing year.
On motion of Aid Simmons $50 were ap
propriated to the City Physician, DR.. s. R
Mcclellan, balance of salary.
On motion of AID. Glover the plan for
new building and vault at the Cemetery wa
referred to the CON- on Public Grounds.
On motion of Aid. Glover the proposal o
Thos, Parsons to build q new bridge OF
Pearl Street was referred to Com on Streets
and Alleys. gg
On motion of Aid. Glover the Mayor wal
requested to confer with the managers of tn,
Chicago 81 N. w. r. r. Co to complylwiti
Sec. 4 of Ordinance No. g. u6 3 TN rk
The Mayor then stated that, at The re
quest OF the Common Council he had CORES
ponded with severa. manufacturers of Steam
Hand Fire Engines, and that the prices would
vary from $4250 to $4700; also that the ex.
penses for purchasing hose and building a
new engine house in the End Ward would
probably amount to $500. The expenses
being so large the Mayor then suggested that
the question of purchasing Steam Hand
Fire Engine be submitted to the legal voters
of the city. sfef +ue
AID Glover moved to draw an ordinance
and to submit the question of purchasing a
Steam Hand Fire Engine to the legal voters
Of the city. Ayes and noes called for.
Ayes-Glover, Simmons, Smith, Coleman.
Simon, Steinmetz,-6. Noes-Dresser, Price,
Frantz. Yuie, Schofen,--5 The motion was
carried. Aid. Dresser then offered the fol-
lowing Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 63.
For purchasing and paying for Steam Fire
Engine.
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Kenosha: For the
purpose of purchasing and paying for u
Steam Fire Engine and all the apparatus,
machinery &c pertaining thereto. and necess-
airy to the successful woklng thereof.
and for purchasing necessary hose.
and building Engine House in the
2nd Ward for tie use OF the City of Kenosha.
the Common Council is hereby authorized
and empowered to issue city scrip bearing
Interest at the rate of seven per cent per an
mum to an amount not exceeding Six Thou
sand Dollars, payable in one, two or three
years, as the Council may determine, In
equal annual installments and to sell the
same at not less than their par value, and TO
levy and collect q tax upon the assessment
of said City of Kenosha for the current year
or years, when the said scrip or any part
| thereof shall become due, upon oil the tax
able property thereof in the same manner
~ other taxes are levied and collected, tor
the purpose of paying said scrip so to be
issued as aforesaid when the same or any
part thereof shall become due.
| Section 2. The foregoing Section Of this
| Ordinance shall not be in force until the
question of the issuing of said scrip and the
levyirg and collecting of such tax shall have
been submitted to the legal voters of said
City of KenosLa as provided by law at an
election to be held for that purpose at q time
hereinafter specified, and adopted by ma
jority OF the votes CAST ut such election.
Section 3. An election shal-h held on Sat-
urday tbs 18th dayrof June, A. D. 1870, be-.
tween the hours OF 8 O'Clock A. NJ. and 8
O'Clock M, at the following places. viz:
LIST and 3rd Wards at the Cornell Room
I'd and 4th Wards at A. Schoffen's Store. for
! the purpose of determining whether such
scrip shall be issued and said tax levied and
collected as provided by the first two Sec
lions OF this ordinance and scid election shall
be conducted in the same manner as other
Charter Elections:
Section 4. On the ballots which shall be
received by the inspect ors at such election
shall be written or printed the words 8 For
Steam Fire Engine Ordinance" or s. Again t
Steam Fire Engine Ordinance -
| Section 5. At the next meeting, either gen.
eral or special OF the Common Council, after
the returns of said election shall have been
made, it shall proceed to canvass such re-
turns and if it is found that majority of the
whole number of votes cast at said election
is for Steam Fire Engine Ordinance then the
Council may proceed to purchase Steam
Fire Engine, and the necessary appurten-
ances, including hose, hose cart, engine
house IT End Ward and issue scrip therefor
as provided herein.
On motion of Aid, Glover the rules were
suspended and the foregoing Ordinance
adopted. 6
Ayes-Gloyer. Simmons, Smith, Simon,
schotfen, Steinmetz,-6. Noes-Dresser, Yule,
Price, Frantz,-4.
On motion the Council then adjourned.
ae * T. w. BEcKMANN,