The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-24
First publication, Dec. 90 1894.
ORDINANCE NO. 1873.

An Ordinance for the Annexation to the City
of Kenosha, Wisconsin, of certain territory
adjacent to the said city CT kenosha, Wis
cOnSin.
Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the
City of KenOSha:
Section Whereas A petition in writing,
signed by one-half of the resident electors or
and b3, che oW-lers Of One-haH OF the real eS-
tate and territory described dS follows toW1t:
Commencing on The center line OF Grand Ave
nue. where il interSectS or Adults the west line
OF the present city limits of the city OF Keno
sna, i'll the County OF fAenOSha and State or
wisconsin: and running thence westerly along
the center line of said Grand Avenue extended
west to the center OF what IS known and called
Charles street.: thence south along the CEN
ter line of said Charles street. to the center
line of what is known and called Prairie ave
nue. O1Sthe plank Road: thence east on the
center line of said Prairie Avenue or plank
Road so called, to the west line of the pres
ent city limits of the said city of KenOsha:
thence north along said west line OF the pres
ent city limits of said city OF kenoSha TO the
place OF beginning, has been filed with the City
Clerk of the city of KenoSha, Wisconsin, and
presented to the Common Council of the city
of Kenosha, Wisconsin, praying That SAID real
estate and territory be annexed to and MADE
part of the said city of KenOSha, Wisconsin,
and
Whereas, The said real estate and territory
hereinbefOre described lies Immediately west
of and is adjacent to the said city OF kenosha
Wisconsin, and,
Whereas, Said territory and real estate h9re
inbefOre described is situate and lies IN the
town of SOmerS in the County OF kenOSha ana
State OF wisconsin, and is part OF the west
half of the southwest quarter OF section thirty
one (31) in town two ~ north, OF range twenty
three (23) east and is also part OF the east
half of the southeast quarter OF section thirty
six $780, in town two (2) north, OF range twenty
two (22) east and
Whereas, The said City of Kenosha Wiscon-
sim is incorporated under special charter
granted by the Legislature of the State OF Wis
consin, to-wit: Chapter 1873 of the Private ana
Local Laws of the State of Wisconsin for the
year 1857, and the several acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto.
Section 2 That the prayer of said petition
be-, and the same is hereby granted and the said
land, real estate and territory here1nbefore de-
Scribed is hereby annexed to and made part
of the City of KenoSha in the County of Keno
Sha and State of Wisconsin.
Section g. That all that portion of the said
real estate and territory hereinbefore described
which lies north of the center line of said Pearl
street extended west to the center line of said
Charles street shall be, become, constitute, and
is hereby made part IF the Fourth Ward OF
the said City of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Section4. That all that part of the said real
estate and territory hereinbefore described
which lies south of the center line OF Pearl
street extended west to the center line of said
Charles street shall be, become, constitute, and
said City of KenOSha, Wisconsin
Section g. Before action on this ordinance
it shall be published at least once each week
for four successive weeks in The Telegraph
Gazette, a daily newspaper printed and pub
lished in said City of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
S0cClOu o. Ibis ordinance SQdll Take 0u0Cl
and be in full force from and after the date of
its passage.
Passed January 81 1895.
VIM. M. FAIR, Mayor
RoBT. NJ. HoLDERNEss, City Clerk.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
County of KenoSha, SIS.
City of KenOsha,
l. Robert NJ. Holderness, City Clerk of the
City of Kenosha, Wisconsin, do hereby certify
that at regular meeting of the Common
Council of the said City of Kenosha Wisconsin,
Io DOT r o itxyA Hall Or n ga
city on the 18th day of December, A. d. 1894, it
was duly ordered by the Common Council that
the foregoing proposed ordinance be published
at least once each week for four successive
weeks in the Telegraph-Courier and KenOsha
Union weekly newspapers printed and pub
lished in the said City of Kenosha. Wisconsin
and ia the Daily Gazette, daily newspaper
printed and published ia the said city OF Ke-
noSha. Wisconsin.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereuntO set
my hand and affixed the seal of the said City Of
Kenosha, wisconsin, this 18th day of Deem
ber A. d. 1894 ROB'T NJ. HOLDERNESS,
! [SEAL1 81 City Clerk.