The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-05

O. Schend, insurance on Engine House 3 ward 8 90
On motion of Aid. Yule. the Marshal
was instructed to open North Water and
North streets, Second Ward.
Aid. YGle presented the following:
| would beg leave to report that have
sold TO l.. Lee 40 # of old leather hose,
less the cuplings and copper rlvets, for
the sum Of 8 cents per foot or So 35,
which amount am ready to pay into the
City Treasury.
IT. YULB.
Which report was, on motion Of Aid.
Head, accepted and adopted.
Aid. YuIe presented the following
petition:
To the Honorable the Mayor and
the Common Council of the city of
Kenosns.
Your petitioners would respectfully
show to your Honorable body that they
are citizens Of the Third Ward Of this
city: That communication between the
East and West portions of said ward is
IOhstructed, for the reason that the land
lying between Ann and Chicago streets
has never been plated, subdivided or
intersected by streets for long distance:
That in the judgment of your petitions a
street intersecting said block has become
a necessty:That i'll the judgment of your
petitioners Dayton street should be ex-
tended eastwardly TO Chicago street.
And your petitioners would further
show TO your honorable body, that said
strip Of land lying south Of the proposed
extension nf Dayton street, and between
Ann and Chicago street as aforesaid, is
thirty three rods in Width, that the
Interior portion is high, sandy, cummand-
ing fine view and suitable for residence
property, if a street were opened running
North and South dividing said strip,
that the said central portion OF said
Block is valule<s for any other purpose;
that if said streets were opened as
aforesaid, an addinonal frontage for
building purposes, and suitable tor resi-
dences,o OF one hundred and fifty one rods,
would at once be added to the taxa Die
pronerty of said Ward; that the in
crease in the taxable value Of
such property would not be less
than thirty dollars for each rod offrontage,
IN all upwards or four thousand five hun
building lots for residence in said ward
and scarcity of the same IN the central
portion of said Ward; That in the judg- !
ment of your petitioners said lots so
opened VIZ uld be at once built upon and |
the taxable value of the same be still
farther and greateiy increased.
Wherefore yoLr petitioners pray your
honorable body hat said Dayton street
be extended as aforesaid. aud that the
lands lying south of such extension be
d vided by str ct of such width and so
located as to your honorable body may
seen best.
FL B. HINsDALE, M. A. BAKER,
Fl. w. GREETHAM, L. w. MILLER,
8. S. DRoM.
Aid. Head moved thas the foregoing
petition be accepted, and that five COM
missleners be chosen by ballot, in accord
ance with the City Charter, to appraise
property and to assess damages, which
motion was carried.
The council then proceeded to ballot
and elected the following named Gentle (
men as such commissioners, to wit: n.
r. Allen, J. Nlcoll, r B. Towslee, F.
Robinson and +. w. LYMAN.
Aid. Head moved that the Committee
OBJ Streets and Alleys DE instructed to
improve front street, provided Mr.. z. G..
Simmons will level the said street in |
accordance with the recommendations OF
the Committee on streets and Alleys, !
without expense to the City, which |
motion was carried
The following ordinance, laid over
from last meeting, was then taken up
and read.
Ordinance No .--l
Be it ordained by the Common Council
CT the City of Kenosha:
SEC. /. That the right and privilege
be and tue same is hereby granted tol
Philip Harmon, Mrs l.. F. King, Mrs.
D. B. Theirs, John Lentz, John Shupe:
T. A. Letting. Thomas Wallis and r.
Symmonds. their heirs and assigns, to put
In sewer on tue west side Of Ann street,
In the third Ward of the City of Kenosha
commencing at or near the South Easr
corner OF where Pomeroy streetinters cts
Ann street, thence running south along
the West side of Ann street to point
Where Grove street inter5ects said Ann
street, or at sufficient distance south
1ron the said point of commencement TO
e1fectnally drain the street running East
and West from said Ann street and
adjacent thereto.
DEC. 2. AMI that the said persons.