The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-05
COMMON COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings.

REGULAR MEETING. March 10th, 1877
Present-Mayor Quarles; Aldermen
Yule, Van VIE, Williams, Head,
Crosit, Leonard Davidson, Engelhardt.
The minutes of last regular meeting
were read and approved.
Petition of Mrs. Foggett and others
was read and on motion of Aid. Yule
the said petition was referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary with instructions
to draft an appropriate ordinance.
The Committee on streets and alleys
to whom was referred the following
petition:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common
Council of the city Of KeaaoshG.
We the undersigned petitioners, dc
request your Honorable Body to have
laid q sidewalk in the following loca.
ton, to wit: From the s.. E. Corner OF
Block So, corner Of Lemon and Gale
dornia streets toFrank Sands property,
in block 80, Caledonia street, second
Ward.
MICHEAL KLEIsT,
VIM. NEWHoUsE,
WEI. Hess,
JOHN WILLIAMS.
report as follows.
Your Committee, to whom was re-
ferred the above petition of VIM. New
house and others for sidewalk would
report, they think it proper for the
City to put in the crossings after the
private work is done, and with the
above qualification the Committee
report favorable to the prayer of the
above petitioners.
E. D. LEONARD JUN.
On motion Of AID. Yule the forego-
ing report was accepted and adopted
and the sidewalk ordered to be laid.
The Committee on Judiciary present
ed the following report;
To the Mayor and Common Council
Of the City Of KenoShG:
Your Committee to whom was re.
ferred the question of title of Engine
Co. No. Is lot, would respectfully re-
port that they have examined the
minutes of the Common Council, and
find that at a special meeting held
June 29th 1868, The Mayor stated the
object of this meeting was to take
action in regard to an arrangement be
had made with Mr.. O. Cutler for LOT
4ox56 feet west of the Balm Hardware
Store, on which to move Engine House
No. 1.
He also stated that he had bargained
with Mr.. Cutler for said lot for the
sum Of $3.50, and had also made an
arrangement with Mr.. z. G. Simmons
by which the City is to open an alley
eleven feet in width and fifty-six in
length off the east side of said lot, pur.
chased from said Cutler, and give the
said Simmons the right to erect privy
on the northeast corner of said lot, ex.
elusive of said alley, for which priv
lege said Simmons is to pay the city
| fifty dollars.
Aid. Stebbins moved that the bar
gain made by the Mayor with Mr.. Gut
Ter and Mr.. Simmons be and the same
is hereby ratified and confirmed. Mr.. z.
G. Simmons exhibited to your Com
mittee his check for $50. said check be-
ing drawn to the order of: Pay Allen
or Bearer, and your Committee have
no doubt of Mr.. Simmons having paid
the fifty dollers.
Your Committee would further add
that their previous report on this sub
| Ject was founded On the abstract of
title furnished your Committee, which
labstract does not show the minutes of
the Common Council to be a matter of
record, but shows the title to the whole
lot to be in the city.
| H HENRY WILLIAMS, Com. on
E. VAN VIE, Judiciary.
| D. CROsIT.
| On motion of Aid. Head the forepo-
ing report was accepted and ordered to
be placed on file.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Daniel Knapp, sundries, 90
FD.Kearney, wood for engine housed. so
Star Engine co. No. 1. for taking care
of engine for 1875, $500.
On motion of Aid. Yule the rules
moro Cncnondod on6 a. r~11.