The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-09
THE CITY'S AFFAIRS.
A GREAT DEAL OF BUSINESS is
TRANSACTED.
LARGE GRIsT OF BILLS ALLOWED
At the Council Meeting Monday Evening
A New Sidewalk Ordinance Present.
ed and other General Rout-
inc Business.
REGULAR MEETING.
May 6, 1895.

Called to order by Mayor Farr.
Present-Ald. Brister, O'Donnell,
Zens, Schend, Head, Yule, McGivern
and Christman.
Minutes Of last regular meeting OF
April Is and special meetings of April
l9, % and 26 read and approved, with
the exception of the word rendered"
ordered stricken out in the motion of
Aid. Head in special meeting OF April
26, 1895.
A petition to repeal certain portions
of Ordinance No. 100 relating to the
building Of sidewalks on the north side
of Pearl street was read and on motion
of Aid. McGivern, the petition was laid
on the table by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. o. Donnell, Zens, Schend,
McGivern and Christman.
Nays-Ald. Brister, Head and 4ule.
On motion of Aid. Yule, the bill of
Peter Frekker was laid on the table.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the pc
tition of G.. LaMarsh, P. Kearns and
VIM. Faber was referred to the city
engineer to investigate and report.
On motion of Aid. Zens, the petition
of Louis j. Althoff for transfer OF IL
cense was granted.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the Of
fetal bond of Chas. F. Stemm as chief
of police was accepted and placed on
file.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, John
HOLMAN was granted retail liquor
license and his bond was approved.
The application of E. Beyersdorfer to
Do,o1z ctr
ferred to the committee on sewers with
power to act.
On motion of Aid. O'Donnell, C. H..
Goodman was granted drain-layers
license.
On motion of Aid. Yule, the bond of
c.. III. Goodman was accepted.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the ap-
plication of L. N. DeDiemar to become
special police without pay was laid
on the table.
The finance committee reported as
follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council Of the City Of Kenosh0:
GENTLEMEN:--In regard to the COM
munication from the county clerk in
reference to lot 10, block IA, and lots
1 l, 2 and IL, block 10, along the lake
shore, would explain that the city OBJ
tanned a tax title to the same in 1892,
but the county hold the tax certificates
on said property for the year of 1888,
thereby making cloud on the title. l
would therefore move that the city
clerk be instructed to issue an order to
the county clerk for the total amount
due the county, which is $54.41, and
obtain tax certificates as above stated,
thereby clearing the title to the city of
Kenosha Respectfully,
E. r. HEAD,
Chm Finance Committee.
The report was accepted and the city
clerk was instructed to issue an order
to the county clerk for $54.41 and OBJ
tain tax certificates on the lots above
described.
May 6, 1895.
GENTLEMEN:-We, your committee
on finance, have examined the within
report of the city treasurer and find the
same correct and the amount turned
over to the new city treasurer to De
$50, 565.2S
E. R. HEAD, } Committee
W. P. O'DoNNELL, on
G. SCHEND, Finance.
GENTLEMEN:-We, your committee
on finance, have examined the within
report of the city clerk and find the
same correct ana agreeing with the
city treasurer's report up to date of its
issue.
E. R. HEAD. Committee
c.. scHEND, Finance.
On motion, the reports of the COM
mittee on finance we're accepted.
The committee on claims reported as
follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Conn
Gil Of the City Of Kesa0sha:
GENTLEMEN:-We your committee
on claims, having examined the peti
ton of Simon Schiller for rebate of
taxes, would recommend that the
prayer of the petitioner be granted.
, = rH RUaR, Committee IN
D. F. BR1srER, Claims.
On motion, the report was accepted
and rebate of $3.50 was granted.
The following bills were reported
correct and allowed:
| John O'Donnell, fire dept........S 4 25
CA Dewey, . .. g IS
| @ Baldwin, g $3.50. rs %
| Eifler & Wallis, 9 . 4 90
Telegraph Courier. p & S........ SO %
/ Telegraph Courier, ........ "a so
/ Evening News, s. :. -. II so
&c Gully, -. - Is 60
| A Wallis, public grounds -. % so
G. Smith, 9 . is so
i David Nelson, g $500. II 25
| Thos Howard, t' -. Is 81
M eraser, 49,. -. IL 81
| Jos Berens, IS
| Western Union Tel Co, Judiciary 81
Jacob Peters, S, A & B......... 600