The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-02

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Present--MaYor King,
AID Nichols, Yule, O'Brien, Sager, Leon
ard, Huet0sr, Lentz.
Aid. Lent acting Clerk pro TEN.
Minutes of last meetingread and approved
A petition of L. Grant and others, that an
ordinance be passed by the Common Coun-
Gil, vacating the west two feet of the alley
running North and South through Block 43,
was presented, and on motion of Aid. O'Brien
the prayers of petitioners were granted.
The following ordinance, presented by
Aid. Nichols, was passed:
! ORDINANCE yACATING PART OF THE ALLEY
RONSING NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH
| BLOCK 43, 1sT WARD.
| Be it ordained by the Common Council Of
the City of Kenosha:
Sec. L. That the West Two (2) feet of the
alley laid out and dedicated to the use Of
the public in Block Forty three (43] South
East quarter of Section Thirty one (5l) Town
Two (2) North of Range Twenty three (23)
East and according to the plat recorded il
Racine County, and including a strip Two
! feet wide adjacent to and parallel with tie
New line of said alley, be and the. same is
hereby vacated, provided that in vacat!ne
tae two feet aforesaid it does not reduce the
width of SAID alley to less than II feet in
width.
Sec. 2. This ordnance shall take cfTec:
upon It's passage.
o. G. King Mayor.
P. Olker, City Clerk.
! Passed August %, 1875.
The petition of H. D. Jennings IN regarI
to purchasing the County Directory for City
officers was referred to Finance Com.
The petition of j. NJ. Stebbins and others
in regard to repairing Park Avenue was
referred to Com. on Streets and Alleys, re-
questing said Committee to ascertain the
amount Of cost. and find out how much pri-
vate citizens will subscribe towards said
repairs.
BILLS ALLOWED
L. Fellows g Co. for rpbber coats sc %
j. S. Northway, for cleaning No. 2 En-
CINE House 90
The following resolutions were presented
and accepted
Your committee avPoirtedl ct the last reg
ular meeting Of this Council on motion Of
Alderman Lentz for the ulpose Of drafting
resolutions of respect and coincidence upon
the death Of ex- Mayor Webster. beg leave to
present the following
ReSolOed, That in the death of Judge Web
ster, who died on the 14th of August, 1875.
/ this Council fees that In his death the city
has lost one of lis most able councillors and
advisors, ane one who in his capacity as
Mayor in former years ever exhibited in all
his acts and dolngs jealous regard for the
best interests Of the city.
ResozUed, That This Council in common
with our fellow citizens generally feel most
sincerely to mourn his untimely death, real
izng us we do that this community has lost
one of its most esteemed citizens his wife a
kind and affectionate husband, his children
an induigens father and the poor friend in
deed
Resolmd, That while we feel that any
expressions Of sympathy on eur part for his
bereaveG family can do but Little if anything
towards asuaging their grief, still we would
avail ourselves Of this opportunity CT ex
pressing to them unanimously our ost
sincere and heartfelt sympathy in this the
hour Of their great Fiction.
Resolyed, That these resolutions be spread
of record upon the minutes of this Council,
aud that copy be furnished each of the pa,
pers Of this city tor publication and that an
engrossed copy be presented to the family OF
the deceased.
l.. B. Nichols,
0. e. King.
i On motion of Aid. Nichols the Insurance
Policy on the Second Ward Engine House
was accepted and SIX Dollars allowed to
chris. Schend.
Bills allowed Under suspension of the
rules
Owen sweepy. for Street work S Z. 25
ii. q. McGrIver / SO
T. Booth 8 !" 90
j. G. Bubble g . 25
Math. Murphy g g rs
l. j Cobb, for repairs on Poor House l %
H. J. Cobb, for work on Dredge Z 80
Wm. Davidson. for work on Scows so
VIM. Ernst, supplies for poor IS 25
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