The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-18

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II. w Greetham, B Eiehelmann,
L. Beachel, NJ Carr,
Henry Delson, NJ. q. Kelley.
Referred to Com, en- Streets and Alleys.
The special COMMITTEES appointed at the
last meeting submitted the following report
Your Committee to whom was referred the duty
Of testing the several gas meters belonging to
the city would report that they have had the
matter under consideration and find that the
burners on the meter posts are too large, or hat
there IL great leakageas the average OF the three
burners 315 feet for IS hours or feet or hour
instead of 4 feet as We had understood we were
consuming. 88 2#1 lBNa8N aAN
The meters indicate as followsa Ely's 400 feet,
at the Methodist church 25O feet, at the Western
Hotel s75 feet in So hours, or seven evenings Eve
hours each evening. al a s
Your committee would recommend that the
meters be dispensed with and check burners
be placed on each post to consume four feet
per honr and that we pay by the hour instead of
By the meter m easure as that is very uncertain
way il getting at the true amount consumed
as win be seen by the different amounts shown
on the different meters. r. It. Yule.
Which report was on motion of Aid Nichols
acsepted and adopted.
Under suspension of the rules the following
bills were allowed 8 N
Mich. RoGen, setting glaas 80
Math. Link, carrying wood in Engine House so
J. G. Buddle, street work $1s.s1
Peter Calyey, do 20 100
BILLS REFERRED
r. B. Whitaker o Co, material and WORKSHOP. 81
do do do do 27O5
do do do do 1857
Street Supervisory g. Bnddle presented the
following o4fa4
To the Msyor and Common Council of the City
ofKenosha I
The Undersigned Sheet Supervisor of the list
and Sd Wards ofthe city OF Kenosha would report
respectfully the following amount to be ass essed
againt the owner Of south west corner of Block
26 hereinafter named for building side walk on
Market Square from the corner of Church street
east to Engine House No. i on the north side of
Market Square.
1875, Oct. 81. Mr.. e. Balm.
To building walk, work sc.
To j. G. Bubble 3 413
To F. Buddle 938
To J. McNulty hauling 3 loads Of lumber rs
To Peter Conley do do do Is
To Simmons & Co. 2,214 # lumber IL $3.50
10 L. Balm Is lbs nails &c 1.8O
s3o.87
BY planks returned &c feet 1.15
34.72
vvbi tod md Cd cd nd he
amount OF SS4.72 levied against the 8. W. Il of
Block IS, arst ward, fronting Market street,
Reports of Street Supervisor Buddle Of work
performed and Poll Tax collected was accepted
The reports Of Street Supervisor Hoffman,
was referred to com. on Streets and Alleys.
Aid. Yule moved that parties In arrears for
cemetery lots be notified to settle for same within
so days under penalty of forfeiture of lots and
removal of bodies to the potters field, which mo-
tion was carried. nn @8
On motion of Aid. Schend three Dollars per
day were allowed to each OF the inspectors and
clerks of the special and general election and to
the Board of Registry, also three dollars per day
for rooms used for Registey and Election purpo-
ses. 3s
Proposals for lighting, cleaning and extinguish-
ing street lamps were received from Chas. Fl
Blood and Lewis Mcconnell
On motion of AID Nichols the proposition of
Chas. IL. Blood was accepted.
On motion of Aid. Yule the Com. on Streets
and Alleys was empowered to appropriate twenty
Dollars in repairing south Exchange street.
On motion Couacil then adj ourned
F. W. BECKMhNN.
City Clerk.