The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-17
WILL BEGIN PAVING.
ofacial Proceedings of Special Meeting
Wherein the Council Orders
Street Paving.
SPECIAL MEETING


Street Paving.
SPECIAL MEETING.
Oct. 10, 1895.
Called to order by Mayor Farr.
Present-Ald O'Donnell, Zens,
Schend, Yule, McGivern and Christ
man.
Meeting called for the following pur
poses: To hear report from the city
attorneys on the different methods of
making payments for street improve
ments, and to adopt the one most ac-
ceptable to the council. To consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of paving Park avenue,
from South street to Eagle street, and
Market street from West Main street to
Chicago street, and the widening of the
road bed on Market street, from West
Main street to Newell street from 20
feet to 80 feet and putting in curbing.
To decide from estimates to be sub
mitted by the city engineer, what kind
of pavement, if any, be used on said
streets. Also any other business that
may arise.
The city attorneys reported as fol-
lows:
To the MayOr and Common Council Of
the City Of KeWOSh0:
GENTLEMEN:-W are of the opinion
that paving and sewerage assessments
can be divided under the law into five
equal annual payments, interest on all
sums unpaid at six per cent. per annum
to be secured by bonds of the city, be-
ing first lien on the premises improv-
ed by sewerage or paving.
An ordinance will have to be passed
which is in effect an amendment to the
City Charter under the General Charter
Act of the State.
We will prepare such an ordinance
and have it ready for presentation at
the next meeting of your Honor
able Body. The ordinance will have
to go through the same forms as to
publication as to the one lately passed
by you amending the Charter in sever
al particulars. Very truly,
CAvANAGH & FISHER,
City Attorneys.
On motion of Aid. Schend, the city
engineer was instructed to survey Mar
ket street from West Main street to the
lake and report the grade at the next
regular meeting.
On motion of Aid. O'Donnell, the city
attorneys were instructed to draw up
an ordinance amendatory of the city
charter under the general charter act
of this state relating to street improve
ments.
On motion of Aid. Yule, the city ell
gineer, if be thought necessary, was IN
structed to have the city attorneys
draw up an ordinance re- establishing
the grade of Market street.
On motion of Aid. Yule, the commit
tee OH streets, alleys and bridges was
instructed to act with the city engineer
in regard to grade of Market street.
Aid. McGivern moved that Market
street be paved from West Main street
to Main street, the paving to be done
this fall.
Aid. Zens moved to amend and that
Market street be paved from West
Main street to Lake street.
The amendment carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-AId. Zens, Schend, Yule, Nc
Givern, Christman and Mayor Farr.
Nays-Ald. O'Donnell.
On motion of Aid. Schend, the city
clerk was instructed to notify the prop
erty owners to make connections for
sewer, water and gas service at once.
Moved by Aid. McGivern, that Park
avenue be paved from South street to
Jerome creek.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. O'Donnell, Zens, Schend,
Yule, McGi0ern, Christman and Mayor
Farr. Nays-None.
Aid. Yule moved that Prairie avenue
be paved from Park place to tho old
city limits.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. O'Donnell, Zens, Schend,
Yule, McGivern, Christman and Mayor
Farr. Nays-None.
The following estimates were sub
mitted by the city engineer:
Estimates on road bed 30 feet wide per run
ming foot OF road bed
Macadam according to kind OF top
dressing .,................... SloO TO S2.OO
Cedar block on hemlock founda-
ton. ...... XIV
Cedar block on inches Of crusA ed
stone ......... .0o4O
BT1CK...... P7'OO
Asphalt. .......... .......-.... po.~o
On motion of Aid. McGiuern, thecity
engineer and city clerk were instructed
to serve notice of estimate of cost of
the different methods of paving on the
property owners of Park avenue and
Prairie avenue, with request that they
show their preference for the kind of
paving desired before the next regular
meeting.
On motion of Aid Yule the commit