The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-13
COMMON COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings Of the Board Of Aldermen.
REGULAR MEETING, May Sd, 1875.

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REGULAR MEETING, May Sd, 1875.
Present-Mayor King.
Aldermen Nichols, Yule. o Drien, Durkee.
Crosit, Sager, schend. Hue5ter, Brannan,
Lentz, Leonard.
The minutes of the meetings April 10th,
21st, and 9th were read and approved.
The Com. on Streets and Alleys to whom
was referred petition CT los. Blndt, reported
as follows:
Your COMMITTEES would recommend re-
specially that the prayers Ct the within
petitioner be granted.
5CHEND,
tjROsIT,
0'BR4EN.
On motion Of Aid. Yu,e the report on the
pet ton OF Jos. Bindt was accepted and
adopted
Aid. Huetter, Chairman Of the Com on
Fire Department presented proposal, from
j. II. 8ager to raise Engine House No.
two feet higher, and put If in as good order
repair as at present for the sum of $3.50.
Viii repair door of Engine House No. 2 so as
to admit Steamer I. w. Webster for the sum
of $500.
Your Committee recommend the above
proposal for Engine House Mol. N. Euet
ter, Chairman.
Aid. Yule, of the Com. on Fire Dept.
presented the folio wing report
Your Committee on Fire Department
would beg leave to report, that they have
examined Both Engine Houses, to ascertain
If possible which was the best adapted for
the new Steam Fire Engine and Engineer.
and would recommend that No. House be
put in proper shape, Tor the Engine and for
The Engineer and his family, which can be
done for sum not exceeding 5000, that is
TO put in new doors in front, raise and stiffen
the door, put up new stairs, put up new par
titions uD stairs and down, put in one win
dow up stairs, take off the siding and put on
paper under it, and paint it outside with two
coats Of good paiut, also privy, and all in
suitable condition and acceptable for Mr.
Tictoneous to live in. Were unable TO as
certain what it would cost to put No. l in
shape. 1T. YurE
The above proposal was accepted and
adopted by the following vote
Ayes-Nichols, Yuls, Durkee, Crosit, Sager
Leonard, Lentz.
Noes-O'B rien, Schend, Huester. Brannan.
The Committee on Fire Department pre
sented the following report
Your Committee on Fire Department would
beg leave to report that the City has not up
to this time executed their part of the con
tract for the purchase Of the new Steam fire
engine, now owned by the City, and placed
temporarily in No. 2 Engine House. We
would therefore recommend that this Board
Issue one special order for the sum of So. 300
interest at 10 per cent. in place of issuing
three special orders for the sum of $4,000
payable one order in one year for 81. 500. one
order in two years for $1,000 one order in
three years for $1,000 az z per cent. The
order or orders to be dated from the day oil
the acceptance of the Engine by the former
Beard, namely the 18th day of March, 1875. |
j. T. YULE.
Aid. Yale moved that the Clerk be in |
S6ructed to draw special order in favor of
silsby Steam Fire Engine Marafactory Co. |
Tor $500, including interests at ten per cent.
from date of acceptance the Engine, also to
execute chattel mortgage on said Fire En-
CINE in favor of said silsby Manufacturing
Co., which motion was carried by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-Nichol>. Yule, Crosit, sager, Leon
ard' schend. Huetter, Brannan, Lentz.
Noes--O'Bnen.
The Com. on Bridges reported that they
EaVe repaired Washington Island, and Main
81. Bridges, and presented the following
Bill which was allowed under the suspension
of the rules:
J. j. COBB, for work on Bridges sszsI
John Bailey do do 70
9Dg0 150
The BIZ Of Justice ]. B. Jilsun was re-
ierred to the Judiciary Committee.
Under the suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing bills were allowed; (