The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-28
COMMON COUNCIL.
official Proceedings Of the Board Of Aldermen.


/ Regular Meeting January 18Th, 1875.
i Present Mayor Webster-Aldermen Reed
Head, O'Brien. Yule, Simmons, Berens, Lent
bchend, Huetter, Bruins
TIE minutes Of the meeting of Dec 2lst. 1874
and Jan. 4th, 1875, were read and approved.
| BILLS ALLOWED.
English Bros, meat for poor $40 6S
| Il L Whitbeck, Repair &c. rs
| Joseph Bindt. Poor account &c
! HIM Rogers, Stationary AZ
rule 26 70
The special Committee to whom was referred
the matter of W. Eisenhauer VS.. City of Kenosna
| reported as follows:
TO the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of
Kenosha.
ter OF ella i'm Of w. Eisenhauer against the City,
would respectfully report that they have emam-
lined the same, and find that there 10 Judgment
az anst the city, costs and all $166 81. and your
Committee IL Of the opinion that said judgment
| il brought to higher court would be sustained,
and therefore recommend that One Hundred Dol
| lars be allowed to W. Eisenhauer in full.
! Kenosha, Wis Jan. 49, 1875
c. SCHEND,
R. SIMMONS,
G. y. HEAD.
| AID Berens moved that the report be adopted
and the amount allowed. AID. Simmons moved
to amend that $l33-in lien of the amount namel
in the report OF the Committee he recommended
to be paid upon evidence being produced that the
The amendment which was declared carried by he
following vote
Ayes-Aid. OBrien, Simmons, Berers Lentz,
Scbend, Huetter, Bruins.
Noes-Ald. Reed Head, Yule.
The question on the adoption of the report as
amended was then taken up whichwas declared
carried and the report adopted by the following
votes
Ayes-5Ald Bruins, ,Huetter, schend, Leutz,
Berens, Simmons, O'Brien and Mayor.
Noes-Ald. Yule, Head, Reed.
The Committee on Gas recommended the pay
ment OF 1915, in iul on Gas Contract for the year
1874 which report was on motion OF Aid. Reed
adopted
Aid. simmons from the Committee on Judiciary
recommended that $50, be paid to Mrs. r. Keenan,
in full for taking care Of Sutan Mccormick.
Aid. Lentz moved that the recommendation be
ccepted and adopted, which motion was carried
The Com. on Gas presented the following: :,
J. HI Kimball will furnish Gas at three del
lars per 1000 feet under the restrictions last
year. the city to light the Lamps.
The Gas COmmiLlee would respectfully recon-
mend the acceptance OF the above proposition.
GEO. D. BEAD,
l. SIMMUNS,
PHILIP LENTZ.
Kenosha, Jan IS, 1875.
Aid. Yule moved that the recommendation of
the Committee on Gas be adopted prov dsd The
Committee can enter into contract with the
Gas Company satisfactory to both parties ana
provided further the Gas Company extending the
mains as Tar north as the park In seconu ward
Contract 10 be presented to the Council at next
meeting, which motion was carried.
On motion Of Aid Yule the Committee on Gas
was instructed TO procure one OF the improved
Kerosene Street Lamps Ior the purpose Vi
testing its merits.
Aid. Schend offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee ON fine Depart
ment be and they are hereby instructed to par.
chase for the City of Kenosha Steam Fire En-
CINE, to be placed in the Engine Hon No.
and that Engine No. l be placed IN an Engine
house to be built on t he lot owned by the City
between Main and North Water Streets in second
ward of the City, 30 be used by Fire Company
as soon as organized.
Kenosha, Jan. l8Ch, 1875.
AID Yule moved the Gdoption of the foregoing
resolution ; Aid. Simmons moved to aue end that
this matter lay over until next meeting.
Amendment carried.
Ayeg-Ald. Head, O'Bren, Yule, Simmons,
Bruins.
Noes-Ald. Berens. Lentz, Schend, Huetter.
The Secretary of the Fire Department presented
the following;
10 the Hon. the Mayor auu Common Council Of
the City of Kenosha: At the annual netting OF
the Kenosha Fire Department held at the Court
House In this City on Monday, January nth,
1875. the following named persons were duly
elected officers of t1e said Fire Department, to-
8 aief Enoineer VIM Symes
| at Assistant Chief EnCineer 2. Sauber
Sd Sd do do do j. Robson
Fire Warden First Ward T. L. Whitbeck
do do and do p. Becker
do do Sd do j. r. Yule
do do 4th do Math Zannen
all of which is respectfully submitted to your
honorable body for your approval
F. W. BEoKMANN President.
Secretary.
AID Yule moved the adoption OF the recon-
mendation :; Aid. Schend moved to amend to lay
over till next regular meeting Amendment