The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03


Petition for sidewalk on. east side Of
Main street in Sd ward, city, to COM
mence at northwest corner Of Motten's
lot thence north TO northwest corner
OF lot owned by n. Lauer. Referred to
| Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Petition for sidewalk in 18th ward
and upon and adjacent to Pearl in said
ward, on north side of Pearl street
from Maple to West Main. Referred
| to Committee ON Streets and Alleys.
Report received from Committee on
Streets and Alleys Oh petition which
was before referred, asking that side
walk fourfeet wide be laid along the nor
th side Of Judson avenue, to commence
i at west end Of said Judson ave-, thence
east to west side of Alinda street, COM
menoing at south side of Grand street,
, thence south on south side of GardenSt.,
and that ali necessary crossings be put
in to connect said sidewalk with those
already laid. Report of committee is
as follows:
Your committee would recommend
that the prayer of the within petition
ers be granted.
G. 5CHEND, Committee on
i. VAN 1AT W II Streets and Alleys.
On motion the report of committee
was adopted
On motion, the following order was
made:
BE ii hereby oydered By the Common
I-Coam1cjJ Of the CITY Of Ko2osbo, That
a sidewalk Of four feet in width, Of
5W0-inch plank, spiked TO AKA timbers,
be laid along the north side Of JudS0n
avenue, commencing at west end Of
said avenue, thence east to west side Of
Alind2 street, commencing at south
side Of Grand street, thence south to
south side OF Garden street.
On motion of Aid. Reed, the street
supervisor was ordered to notify resi-
dents and those interested in said side
walk ON those. streets.
On motion, Committee on Harbor
was instructed to remove distractions
in harbor, the sand bar being reported
as detrimental to interests Of shipping
Motion that the sum of5100 be appr0-
Ipriatod to d8fray expenses 0frem0Ting
isaid obstruction. Ayes and noes were
called. Result unanimous IN favor Of
srid appropriation.
| Bond Of j. Il. Mann, &uctionGer, re-
Icoiyed, and by vote approved.
Bond Of b. r. JoWett was, on motion,
received and accepted.
Aid. Yuie moved that the bonds OF
treasurer, clerk and marshal, be REFER
ed to Committee on Finance, and when
Improved deposited in one Of the vaults
Of Our city BANKS. Seconded and carEi-
ed.
On motion. bond Of D. B. Benedict,
city clerk, was accepted and approved.
! Bond Of John HOye, as constable Of
list ward, received, and, on notion
Improved.
Bond Of JOS. Hoffman, as constable
for 4th ward, received, and, on motion,
approved.
Aid. Yule presented The following
Iresoluti0n:
ReS0JoeG, That it is the sense Of this
board TO employ three night police to
perform the same duties as the night
police employed by former council,
according to q certain contract made
and entered into between them and the
city Of KenOsha, and further.
ReS02Ued, That his honor the Mayor
appoint four aldermen-One from each
Ward-t0 constitute a select committee,
whose duties shall be to receive bids or
proposals for performing the duties Of
night Watchmen, lamp lighting, &c,
and report to council.
AID. Schend moved to amend, chat
the matter relating to night police be
referred to his honor the Mayor, com
mittee on police and Aid. Van Vie.
Ayes and nays called on amendment,
resulting, ayes, 10; nays;2. Resolution,
as amended was adopted.
Resolution by Aid. Yule:
Res0JUed, That the Committee On
Fire Department be and they are here
by instructed TO receive bids for haul
ing steamer, and also to receive bids
for engineer for steamer, and report to
| the board at next regular meeting suit
able persons for those positions.
On motion, resolution was adopted.
Resolution by AID. Yule:
| Re8oJced, That the Committee on Ju-
dietary be and they are hereby instruct
ed to retain the services of j. vi
Quarles, Esq, as city attorney for the
ensuing year, which was, on motion,
adopted.
Resolution by AID. Reed:
ReSoz0ed, That the Committee on
Public Grounds be and they are hereby |
instructed to remove all rubbish, dead |
limbs, &C., from and around the city
park.
On motion, resolution was adopted.
Resolution by Aid. Yule:
Resozoed, That the Committee on
Streets and Alleys be and they are here
by instructed to cause Main street and
all other streets and alleys to be thor
oughly cleaned Of all filth and rubbish.
On motion, resolution was adopted.
Aid. O'Brien moved that Thos Ger
rift be appointed street supervisor for