The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-11-14

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(has Goodman ....... 10 IS
Tohn O'DOnnell .............. . liz 81
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wells & Messier . . .............. II 95
# Mullen Mfg &C. 45 so
Fl r CumislIey 49, ............ rs 90
p SOrensen 49,. 60 90
John r O'DOnnell...... ..........- 10 w
U S Express Co. ...... q IS
M O'Brien ........... ..... l or
Jas o Brien Observation-Disclosures. II 43
Kenosha Gas, E L & f Co. ............. II 43
Western Union Telegraph Co... ~
Respectfully submitted,
j. B. DAVIDSON, Clerk.
On motion Of Aid. Yule, the bills in
the report were allowed.
The city engineer reported as fol-
lows:
The Honorable Mayor and Common
Council Qftbe City Of Ken0sh0:
GENTLEMEN h. Goodman has
completed his contract to build sewer
on Park street from Newell street to
Charles street, and is entitled to the
following estimate:
282 feet of 10 in. sewer a 35c per it. .S203 70
3 manhOles a. SIS 90 each Observation-Disclosures. IS 90
Total w ..t............$ 248 20
The catch basins are being built and
the road bed prepared on Market street
from West Main street west, and the
stone will be here Wednesday for the
matchmaking of that street. There is
some surplus dirt, and it would be we'll
for your honorable body to name
tablished beyond the old city limits,
and it will be necessary to have a COM
mittee to decide what grade shall be
established so that the work will not
be delayed.
Respectfully submitted,
j. B. DAVIDSON, City Engineer.
SPECIAL SEWER ASSESSMENT.
E Balm, 276 tt. -$l93 ~
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the
balance, $3.50, due c. Ell. Goodman,
on the sewer in Park street, from New
ell street to Charles street, was al
lowed.
Aid. Schend moved that a special
assessment of 70 cents per foot be
levied against the property fronting
and abutting on the sewer in Park
street, from Newell street to Chicago
street, and that the sewer certificate be
issued to G. II. Goodman.
Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the
matter of disposing of the surplus dirt
from Market street from West Main
street west and the establishing of a
grade beyond the old city limits, was
referred to the committee on streets,
alleys and bridges with power to act.
The poormaster's monthly report
was read and OIL motion of Aid. Zens
was accepted.
Report of the poormaster:
To the Honorable Mayor anu Council of the
City of Kenosha:
The number of families receiving fuel
support from the City of Kenosha is Is,
Poor house with matrOn 49,. ........... IL
Receiving wood, flour and rent. ........
wood and rent. 1850.
I board at So per week. Il
wood and coal. ...........
Number of persons receiving aid. $500. 106
GEO. BERENS, Poormaster
A communication was received from
N. R. Aliens Sons calling attention to
the poor quality of gas furnished by
the Kenosha Gas & Light Co.
On motion of Aid. O'Donnell the
matter of procuring better gas service
was referred to the committee on gas
and light to investigate and report at
the next regular meeting.
A communication was received from
John Priddis in relation to the laying
of a cement walk for the Misses Bond
on Prairie avenue.
On motion of Aid. O'Donnell the
communication was accepted and
ordered placed on file.
On motion of Aid. Schend the street
commissioner was instructed to start to
build the sidewalk in front of the j.
Bond estate on Prairie avenue, on the
morning of Nov. 5, 1895.
On motion of Aid. Brister the build
ing of a sewer in Chicago street from
Park street to Market street and in
Market street from Chicago street to
Ann street, was referred to the COM
mittee on sewers, with power to act.
On motion of Aid. McGivern the
street commissioner was instructed to
build the sidewalk on the east side of
West Main street between Oak street
and Broad street at once.
On motion of Aid. McGivern the
city engineer and street commissioner
were instructed to notify the Chicago
& Northwestern railway company to
erect gates at Middle street and to ex-