The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-05-26
On motion of Aid. Calkins the report

mittee on streets, alleys and bridges,
which is as follows, was read:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Kenosha:
Gentlemen-We,y your committee on
streets, alleys and bridges, to whom
were referred the petitions for paving
on Grand avenue. would report that
we have carefully investigated the
same, and would recommend that
Grand avenue be paved. from North
Main to Aida streets, and that previ-
Gus to the paving, sewers should be
built to provide drainage for tie street.
That on the block, from West to Con-
gress streets, the sewer can run into
the main sewer now being built, aDd
from Congress street to the river at
Grand avenue bridge.
We would further recommend that
the crushed stone foundation be in
creased from inches in depth to s
inches in depth on this street, and that
the curb be hard lime stone, 3 inches
in thickness and "a inches deep.
On the petition for paving Grand
avenue, from Aida street west, we
would ask for further time.
Respectfully submitted,
G.. Fl. Gonnermann,
Jas. Gorma an,
Com. on Streets, Alleys and Bridges.
Aid. Berns moved that the report be
declined.
Motion lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. Brister, Berns, Tarbell
and FRANKIE.
Nays-Ald. Gonnermann, Weier,
Calkins, German and Mayor Petit.
On motion of Aid Weier action was
deferred until the next regular meet
ing.
A petition was presented from Albert
j. Karnell requesting that the City
Engineer be instructed to give the
grade for a sidewalk at No. 155 Eagle
street.
Aid. Tarbell moved that the petition
be granted and the City Engineer be
instructed to give the grade.
The following proposals were re-
ceived for furnishing % cords of wood:
Fl. c. Truesdell, 1915 per cord.
N. Schackmuth, 1919 per cord.
E. Powell, 1913 per cord.
On motion of Aid. Berns the proposal
of E. Powell was accepted.
Ordinance No. 212, introduced by
Aid. German, was given it's first read
ing.
On motion of Aid. German the rules
were suspended, and the ordinance
was given is second reading and passed
by unanimous vote.
Ordinance No. 213 was given its Sec
ond reading.
On motion of Aid. Tarbell the ordi-
nance was taken up and placed upon
it's passage and passed by unanimous
vote.
The judgment, amount $72.70, III
the action of Matthias Hermann VS.
The City of Kenosha, was read and
referred to the committee on judiciary.
The notice of the posting of the
proper notice relating to the vacation
of that certain alley lying east of the
street called Prairie place, in Prairie
subdivision, described in the petition
of Lizzie futile Blackmon and Mary
Louise futile, was read.
On motion of Aid. Gonnerman the
notice was received and ordered placed
on file.
On motion of Aid. Tarbell the petit
ton of Lizzie Tuttle Blackmon and
Mary Louise Tuttle, for the vacation
of that certain alley lying east of the
street called Prairie place in Prairie's
was granted.
Aid. GOnnermann moved that the
City Clerk be instructed to advertise
IN the Daily News for bids for the con-
struction of the sewers named in the
re port of the committee on sewers, bids !
TO be opened at the next regular meet
ing.
Motion carried.
The following bills were read and
referred:
wisconsin Telephone Co. 5 so
Woodward & Conley ....... ............... ID |
The following resolution was offered
by Aid. German, who moved it's adop-
ton:
Resolved, That the Kenosha Daily
Gazette be made one of the official
papers of the City of Kenosha, for the
publishing of the council proceeding
ana all legal notices, at the same rates
as was published last year.
The resolution was adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes AID Weier, Berns, Calkins,
German and FRANKIE.
Nays-Ald. Gonnermann, Brister
and Tarbell.
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