The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-31
First publication, Jan. 10, 1895.
ORDINANCE NO

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 KenOSha:
| Section L. Whereas, petition in writing,
signed by One-half of the resident electors of,
and by the owners of one-half 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 in the County of Kenosha and State of
Wisconsin: and running thence westerly along
ghe center of said Prairie Avenue or plank
Road" extended west tWenty-S1X hundreduand
forty (2640) 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 twentysix
hundred and forty (26fO) feet to the center line
of what is known and called ''Selleck street"
or ''Selleck Avenue; thence east in the center
| OF said "Seleck Street or ''Sel1eck Avenue, -
and in the center Of said ''Selleck. Street. or
tSelleck Avenue extended east thirty nine
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
ant Prairie in the County of Kenosha and
State of Wisconsin, and being part of the
northwest quarter of section six (6), in town
one ~ north, of range twenty three (23) east
and part of the east half of the northeast quar-
/ ter of section one a. in town one CD north, OF
range twenty-five (22) 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 a part of the
caiu oit of Wisconsin
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 Wiscon-
sin, and,
Whereas The said City of Kenosha, Wiscon-
sin, is incorporated under 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 aT1endatOry
Thereon 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 herein
a 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 hereinbefore described shall be,
become, constitute and is hereby made part
the Third Ward of the said City of Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
Section q. 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, 6. daily
newspaper printed and published in said City
of KenOsha, wisconsin.
Section s. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be il full force from and after the date Of
its passage.
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