The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-02-21
ORDINANCE NO. 159
Feb. l8, 80.

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, A petition i'll 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-WiU:-
Commencing on the center line OF Prairie
Avenue so called, or the 'Plank Road" so
called, where it interSectS or Adults the west
line of the present city limits of the city of Re
nOSha, in the County Of kenOSha and State of
the center of said prairie Avenue or plank
Road extended west twenty-SiX hundred and
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 twenty-six
hundred and forty (2640J feet to the center line
of what is known and called tSelleck street.
or ''Selleck Avenue'' thence east in the center
of said 'Selleck Street or "Sel1eclz Avenue, y
and in the center OF said ''Sellecks Street or
''Sellecl 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
and twenty 1920 feet to the point of beginning,
and said real estate and territory hereinbefore
ant Prairie, in the County of Kenosha and
State of Wisconsin, and being part of the
northwest quarter of section six TO-, in town
one CD north, of range twenty-three (23) east.
and part Of the east half of the northeast quar-
ter Of section one O, in town one Cd 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
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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,
Whereas, The said City of Kenosha, Wiscon-
sin, is incorporated under special charter
granted by the Legislature Of the State of Wis
cousin. tO-wit: Chapter 1873 of the Private and
Local Laws of the State of Wisconsin for the
wear 1857 and the several acts anendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto
Section2. 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 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, a daily
newspaper printed and published in said City
Of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be IL full force from and after the date of
it's passage.
Passed Feb. 10, 1895.
VIM. M. FAIR, Mayor.
RoBT. NJ. HOLDERNESS, City Clerk
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Kenosha, rss.
CITY OF kENOSHA,
l. Robert M 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
held at the City Hall or Council Room in said
city on the 18th day of January, A. D. 1885, 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 Keno
Sha Unicn, weekly newspapers printed and
published in said city of KenOSha, Wisconsin,
and in the Daily Gazette, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the said city of Keno
Sha, Wisconsin,
In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin, this 9Th day of January,
A. d. 1895. ROBT. M. HOLDERNESS,
SEAL 81 City Clerk.