The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
COMMON COUNCIL.
Official Proceeding


Present His Hon. Mayor FAIR; Aid.
Reed, Dewey, O'Brien, Bruins, Schend,
German, Yu1e, Van Vie, Williams,
Leonard, Kelly and Zahnen.
Minutes Of last meeting were read,
and, as corrected, approved.
Petition from citizens complaining
, that the fences upon Grant street and
| the cross street lying south Of block 46
encroach upon said street, and praying
, that WenZel Koklen be notified to place
his fences upon the established lines of
| said street.
! Same was referred to Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
Petition of many citizens, asking the
re-appointment Of Thos. Hunt as night
| police, was referred to Committee on
| Police.
Petition Of citizens received asking
the disappointment Of Oliver Haughey
as sexton was referred to Committee
on Public Grounds.
Petition for eXtention Of Elizabeth
street, to Chicago street was referred
to Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Committee on Claims reported in IA
yor of allowing the following bills:
| 0. G. King, poor account s 3 %
ThOs. Gerrtt, street account 20 81
Ayes and nays being called, report
Of committee was adopted.
Report of Committee on Streets and
Alleys relative to sidewalk which was
petitioned to be laid on the following
described lots: On the east side of
Main street in the I'd ward of the city
of Kenosha, commencing at the north
west corner Of John Metten's lot, thence
north to northwest corner of lot owned
by n. Lauer.
Report of committee is as follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common
Council of the city of KenosAa:
Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the above would respectfully
report in favor Of granting the prayer
Of the said petitioners.
c. SCHEND,
(Signed E. VAN VIE, Com.
PATRICK KELLY.
Alderman Schend presented the fol
lowing order, which was, on motion
adopted.
ORDER.
It is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the city Of KenOsha, that a
sidewalk feet wide of inch plank,
we'll spiked to timbers inches square,
be built On the East side of North Main
street, from the South side Of Hanson
street to the Northwest corner North
Ward) of block 43.
On motion, Committee on Claims
was allowed further time on bill of
LentZ & Funck.
Committee on Fire Department made
the following report:
Your Committee on Fire Department
would respectfully recommend that
Mr.. E. Tecktonius, the present engi-
neer for Steam Fire Engine, be en-
plsyed for one year at q salary Of two
hundred and fifty dollars per year and
house rent. Said Tecktenius to fur
nish fireman at his own expense. Re
specially submitted.
G. A. DEWEY,
E. d. LEONARD, Jr., Com.
M. GORMAN.
On motion, report Of Committee was
adopted.
Alderman O'Brien moved the ap-
pointment of p. Ward, to haul, Fire
Steamer for ensuing year, at considera-
ton of $95 per year.
Motion made to amend that the haul
ing of fire steamer be referred to Com
mittee on sFire Department, to make
son to perform said duties.
Ayes-Reed, Schend, Yule, Van VIE,
Williams, Zahnen, Mayor.
Nays-DeWey, O'Brien, Bruins, Cor
man, Leonard and Kelly-6.
Report of Committee on Judiciary
received.
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common
Council Of the city Of Ke7aoSh0:
Your committee to whom was refer
red the matter of employing special
counsel for the city would respectfully
report that your committee have re-
tanned J. V. Qaarles, Esq, in so far as
the city may require the services of an
attorney.
(Signed) Fl. WILLIAMS, } Com -
E. VAN VIE, ~ on
JOHN BRUINS, judiciary
On motion of Aid. Yule, the report of |
committee was adopted.
Committee on Police made the fol-
lowing report:
The special committee to whom was
referred the matter of the selection of |
suitable persons to act as night police,
report the folloWing-nam-
ed persons: John Harkins, Thos. Hunt,
Peter Kruger.
Respectfully submitted,
A FARR,
p. KELLY, 0poo1ol Colil'
CA. DEWEY, On Follce'
E. VAN VIE,
Aid. O'Brien moved the adoption of
report of committee.