The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD or
A UDIT
SPECIAL MEETING.

KEXosHA; Aug. 10. 1881.
Present-Mayor Williams; AID Schend
Van VIE, O. rien and Gillett
The Mayor stated that the meeting was
called for the purpose of taking action on
the petition for Main street sewer and other
business
The following order was presented and
read.
AN ORDER FOR THE LAYING OF SEWER on
MAIN STREET.
WHEREAS, A majority of all the owners Of
real estate bounding both sides of Main
street, in the city of Kenosha, have petit
toned the Board of Audit of the city of Ke-
nosha to order the construction of drain
sewer therein, extending from the south end
of Main street bridge to point south on
Main street to the south line of H. McDer-
motifs lot on said street;
Therefore, Be it ordained by the Auditing
Board of the city of Kenosha, That drain
sewer be constructed in said Main street
from the south end of Main street bridge. in
said city of Kenosha, south on said Main
street to point on said Main street, to wit,
the south line of H. McDermotts lot, said
sewer to be laid not less than eight feet
below the surface or established grade of said
Main treet, with drain tile fifteen inches in
diameter, and laid to grade of two inches
to the one hundred feet.
And it is further ordered, that the cost of
said drain sewer be assessed upon the lots
fronting upon and bounding SAID Main
street through which said drain sewer is so
constructed, according 10 the relative bene-
fit accruing to each lot so fronting on said
Main street, and tax be levied therefor
upon said lots so fronting upon said Main
street as aforesaid, and such tax shall be.
come a lien upon the lots so assessed or levied
upon, and shall be collected ia like manner
as other taxes, in accordance with section
five of chapter eight of the city charter of the
city of Kenosha.
And it is further ordered that the forego-
ing order be published for one week in the
Kenosha city papers.
On motion of Aid. O. Brien, the order was
passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Ali. Schend. o. Brien Van VIE,
Gillett and the Mayor.
Noes-None.
Aid. Schend moved that the Mayor, Aid.
Van Vie, O'Brien and Gilleit constitute q
~ plhuS duu
for said sewer and advertise for bids, the
city reserving the right to reject any and all
bids.
Motion seconded and carried
AID Schend moved that an inlet for sur
face water be located on each corner of the
streets along the line of said sewer.
Motion seconded and carried.
A communication from Wallace Mygatt,
regarding the title of certain lots on the
island, was presented and referred to Com.
mittee on Claims.
Ex-Clerk D. B. Benedict appeared before
the Board and argued in favor of having the
city cemetery books revised and corrected,
claiming that good many errors had been
made in former years.
No action taken.
!, Alds Schend moved that the Gem Hose
Company be furnished with hose cart and
new hose
AID Schend moved to amend so as to
strike out the word new.
Amendment carried by the following vote !;
Ayes-Ald. Schend, Gillett and Mayor.
Noes-Ald. Van VIE and O'Brien.
The motion, as amended, was then put and
carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. Schend, Gillett and the NJ ,yor
Noes-Ald Van VIE and O'Brien.
On motion of Aid. O'Brien. Board ad
journed J. NJ. JACOBS, City Clerk