The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-17
publication, Jan. 10. 1895.
ORDINANCE NO.

An Ordinance for the Annexation to the City
of KenOSha. Wisconsin, for certain territory
adjacent to the said City of KenOsha, Wis
cOnSin
Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the
City OF henosha
Section /. Whereas petition in writing
signed by One-half of the resident electors Of
and BY the owners Of Onehalf Of the real estate
and territory described as follows, tO-wit:-
Commencing on the center line of Prairie
Avenue" SO called, or the "Plank Road so
called. where it intersects or abutS the west
line Of the present city limits of the city of ke
nOSha. i'll the County of kenOSha and State of
Wisconsin, and running thence westerly along
the center Of said Prairie Avenue" or plank
Road extended west tWenty-SiX hundredgand
forty (.640 feet to the center of what is known
and called Charles street extended south;
thence south along the center line of said
Charles street extended south tWenty-SiX
hundred and forty (2640) feet to the center line
of what is known and called ''Sellecz street.
or ''Selleck Avenue; thence east in the center
of said ''Selleck Street or ''Sel1eck Avenue, =
and in the center of said ''Selleck Street or
'tSellecx Avenue" extended east thirty nine
hundred and sixty $4,000 feet to the west line Of
the present city limits of the said city of Ke
nOSha, being the ceLter line or "WeSt Main
Street. so called: thence north along the west
line of present city limits thirteen hundred
and twenty 1920 feet; thence west along line
of present city limits thirteen hundred and
twenty 1920 feet: thence north along west
line of present city limits thirteen hundred
and twenty 1920 feet to the point of beginning,
and said real estate and territory hereinbefore
described lying and being in the town of Pleas
State of wisconsin, and being part of the
northwest quarter of section six (6), in town
one 0) north, OF range tWenty-three (23) east.
and part of the east half Of the northeast quar-
ter OF section one %, in town one (D north, of
range twenty-five t22) east, has been filed with
the City Clerk of the City of Kenosha Wiscon-
sin, and presented to the Common Council of
the City of kenOSha Wisconsin, praying that
said real estate and territory hereinbefOre de-
scribed be annexed to and made part of the
saiu city of KenOSha, Wisconsin, and,
Whereas The said real estate and territory
hereinbefore described, and the whole thereof.
lies Immediately west of and is adjacent to the
said City of KenoSha, in the State of W1Scon-
sin, and,
sim is incorporated under a special charter
granted by the Legislature of the State of Wis
cOnSin tO-wit: Chapter 1873 of the Private and
Local Laws of the State of Wisconsin for the
year 1857 and the several acts aE1endatory
thereof and supplementary thereto.
Section 3 That the prayer of said petition
be, and the same is hereby granted, and the
said land, real estate and territory herein
before described is hereby annexed to and made
part of the City OF Kenosha, in the County OF
Kenosha and State of Wisconsin.
Section g. That all of the said real estate
and territory hereinbefore described shall be,
become, constitute and is hereby made a part
the Third Ward of the said City of Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
Section T. Before action on this Ordinance it
shall be published at least once each week for
four successive weeks in the TELEGRAPH
COURIER and Kenosha Union, weekly news
papers printed and published in said City OF
newspaper printed and published IN SAID City
of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Section s. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be III full force from and after the date of
its passage
MavoY