The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-20

Respectfully,
| CHAs. FRANTz,
| VIM. II. REED,
Com. on Finance.
On motion of Aid Nichols the above re.
port of the Finance Committee was adopted.
BILLS ALLOWED.
VIM Engle & Co., Meat for Poor -. .$12. SO
| l. w. Webster, Printing ............... 1880
On motion of Aid. Frantz the rules were
suspended and the following bills allowed:
A. Schoffen, Groceries for Poor. ......$ 500
E. l.. Smith, Witness Fees. 2.2O
B. Simmons, Salary as Poormaster... "a
BILLS REFERRED.
L. Grant 81 Son, Lumber. .$i47, 90
Application Of Chas. Wilson and Timothy
Murphy for Liquor License was referred to
new Council.
On motion of Aid. Frantz the bill of L.
Grant & Son was taken up again.
On motion of Aid. Price the bill of L. Grant
& Son of $147.0O, after deducting $50 for
labor in building sidewalk, was allowed to
the amount of $127.0O.
On motion of Aid. Reed the rules were sus-
teams of $1,000 allowed.
Aid. Reed presented receipt of the City
Treasurer for $1,000 which were paid to Aid.
Reed by j. B. Jilsun, Justice of the Peace.
The Judiciary Committee reported that
they had examined the report of the late
Justice of the Peace, M. A. Baker, and re-
commended the payment of $11 so. balance due
NJ A. Baker for Justice fees. SAX
On motion of Aid. Frantz the salary Of the City
fho Of h
vices of the 23d inst was fixed at S15o.
On motion of Aid. Frantz an appropriation Of
$3.50 was made to the City Treasurer, E. L. Smith,
to apply on account.
The special committee to whom was referred the
matter of the tax OF Mrs. King, beg leave to re.
port
That whereas it appears that Mrs. King was
sessed $4,000 upon personal property, and that
in the opinion of the committee the amount of
her personal property over estimated by the
Board OF Equalization Though no fault of the
Boarc), the committee recommend that an appro-
priation of $9S.90 be made to Mrs. King, she hay
ing paid her taxes to the amount of $l97S0 or
thereabo outs.
L. B. NICHOLS,
AND. SCHoFFEN,
w. e. REED
On motion of Aid. Reed the above report was
adopted.
Mayor Petit thanked the members of the Co UNI
Gil for their courtesy and kindness, which they
had bestowed upon him during their Off ial rela-
tions for the past year.
Mayor Petit then administered the oath OF of
fee to Asahel Farr, Esq, Mayer elect.
On motion of Aid. Nichols the Council then ad-
journed sine die. 1
f. W BEcKMANN, City Clerk.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR 1871
AND 1872.
April 18th, 1871.
Mayor A. Farl administered the oath OF Office to
the following named persons, elected Aldermen:
Kessrs. Geo. w. Crane, D. Crosit, L. B.
Nichols, Geo. c. Limpert, w. e. Reed, b.. p. Price,
G. Gilett, P. Becker, N. Stahl.
AID Reed moved that the rules of the former
Council be adopted and us ed as the rules of this
Council, which motion was carried.
On motion of Aid. Reed, .le Mayor, AID.
Nichols and Aid. Becker were appointed to select
the standing committees for the ensuing year.
The special committee to whom was referred
the selection of the standing committee for the
ensuing year, reported as follows:
h ,sss sasy STANDING CoMhnTTEE.
I Finance AID Gillett, Crane, Becker Claims
Reed, Gillett, Limpeft Harbor and Bridges:
Crane Grant, Crosit; Fire Department.: Becker,
Price, Reed; Police: Price, Becker, Crane; Judi
ciary: Nichols, Reed, Grant; Printing: Limpert
Nichols, Crosit Public Grounds Crosit, stahl,
Nichols; Streets and Alleys: Grant, Stahl, Sim
mons; Pauper Affairs: Simmons, Crane, Cremer;
Licenze: Stahl, Price, Reed,
+ On motion of Aid. Nichols the above report was
adopted,
I On motion of Aid. Price the Council then pro
ceeded to the election of President of the Coun-
Gil by ballot On the informal ballot, AID Crosit
received votes, Aid. Nichols 8, Aid. Reeds1. On
the first formal ballot Aid. Crest received4. Aid
Nichols, 8; Aid. Crane, q; on the second ballot
AID Crosis received 5; AID. Nichols,2 Aid. Gil
lett, i AID Crane, Il whereupon AID Crosit
having received a majority of all the votes cast
was declared duly elected President of the Conn
Gil for the ensuing year. YITkaH Il
AID Price moved that the City Clerk give bonds
to the amounts of $5Ooand the City Marshal to the
amount of ST 900, which motionsSas carried.
Marshal A. B. Truesdell presented his bond,
which was read, and motion OF Aid. Price
stands approved after being properly stamped.
On motion of Aid. Price the Marshal was In
{ tructed to present to the Council at the next
meeting the names of such saloon keepers that
make application tor licenses.
The application Of Chas. Wilson and Timothy
Murphy for licenses referred to the committee
on Licenses.
On motion the Council then adjourned till Mon
day next, the oath inst.
P.W. BnoKMANN, City Clerk.
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