The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-24
First publication, Dec. 20, 1884.
ORDINANCE NO.157

An Ordinance for the Annexation to the City
OF kenOSha Wisconsin, of certain territory
adjacent to the said City of Kenosha, Wis
cousin.
Be 1t Ordained by the Common Council of the
City of kenOSha
Section ]. Whereas, A petition in writing
signed by One-half of the resident electors of,
and by the owners of e-half of the real state
and territory described as follows to-wit
Commencing at the point where the north line
OF Vermont street, so called, intersects the
center line of Durkee Avenue, so called: thence
south along the center line of Durkee Avenue,
twenty two hundred and tWenty-Seven (2227)
feet: thence east to the shore line of Lake
Michigan; thence north along the shore line of
Lake Michigan to the north line of said Yer
mont street, thence west on the north line of
said Vermont street to the place of beginning
including all riparian jurisdiction arising from
the fact that said territory borders on Lake
Michigan, and being part of the northwest
fractional quarter OF section five 90, in town
number one ~ north, OF range number TWEEN
ty-three (23) east, and lying and being in the
town OF Pleasant Prairie, in the County of ke-
nosha and State of Wisconsin, and the saia
territory being part Of the said town of
Pleasant Prairie, in the County OF kenoSha
and State of Wisconsin, and bounded as fol-
lows: On the north by the north line of Yer
mont street, so called; the west by the cen
ter line OF Durkee Avenue, so called; the
sou4h by the south line of the present limits of
the city OF Kenosha, extended east to the shore
line or Lake Michigan; and on the east by the
shore line of Lake Michigan has been fled
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 and made part of the said city of
KenOSha, Wisconsin, and,
Whereas, The said real estate and territory
hereinbefOre described and the whole thereof
lies Immediately south and east of and is ad-
jacent to the said city of Kenosha, in the State
of Wisconsin, and,
Whereas, The said city of Kenosha, VISION
sin, is incorporated under a special charter
cOnsin, tO-wit Chapter 1873 of the Private and
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 hereinbe-
fore described is hereby annexed to and made
part OF the city of Kenosha, in the County of
Kenosha and State of wisconsin,
Section 3. That all of the said real estate
and territory herein described shall be, be-
come. constitute and is hereby made a part of
the Third Ward of the said city OF. Kenosha
Wisconsin.
Section 4, 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
Kenosha and in the Daily Gazette, daily
ne wspaper printed and published in said city
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect
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, Sss.
City of Kenosna,
l. Robert M Holderness, City Clerk of the
City of Kenosha. Wisconsin, do hereby certify
that at q regular meeting of the Common
Council of the said city of Xenosha, Wisconsin
held at the City Hall or Council Room IN said
city on the nth day of December, A. D. 1894, it
was duly ordered by the Common Coulcil that
the foregoing proposed ordinance be published
at least once each week for four successive
weeks in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Keno
sha Union, weekly newspapers printed and
published in said city of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
and in the Daily Gazette, daily newspaper
printed and published in the said city of Keno
S.la.< v iSconSin.
IN witness WHEREOF, have hereuntO set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said city of ke-
nosha. Wisconsin, this 18th day of December,
A. u. 1894 ROBT. NJ. HOLDERNESS,
lSEAL "a City Clerk.