The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-18
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance to amend and correct Ordinance
No. 260 relating to sewers
Be it ordained by the Common Council of tbe
City of Kenosha:-
Section I.-That ordinance No 26O. being an
ordinance adOptlng part OF Sub-chapter Xxx,
relating to sewers, of chapter 40 a.. of the Wis
cOnSln statutes OF 1898 and acts amendatOry
thereof, in addition to the provisions of the
Special Charter of the City of Kenosha. Wis
cons1n, which was passed March 2nd. 1903 be
amended ana corrected as follows, viz: BY in
Sert1ng In Section 81 of said Ordinance No 260
after the words 1.-The city, where said words
first appear in said Section 81 aforesaid and
IN the fourteenth line of Section 925-239 in the
Wisconsin statutes Of 1898 on page 7O5 the fol-
lowing words, tO-wit: 'Or to cause such pro-
portion of the estimated cost of construction.
alteration or change of sewers as it shall desig-
nate nate TO be borne by the city so that said Sec
tlon 81 OF Ordinance No. 260 as amended and
corrected will read as follows, viz:
Section 81. That Section 925- 2S9 of Chapter
Xxx OF chapter 40 a., Of the Wisconsin Statutes
OF 1898 which read AS follows:
Section 925-239 Whenever any city shall
nave adopted system OF sewerage, and in the
opinion of the Council such system has proved
insufficient, inadequate OF dangerous to the
public health, such Council shall have f1IJ
power TO alter or amend the same, and adopt
more approved methods, ana to so change the
system as to obviate the objections to the ex-
listing system either by altering or modifying
the same or by abandoning it and adopting an
entirely new system. In case the Council
snail decide to amend its system or adopt
scribed in this sub-chapter or by the law liz
pursuance of which such sewer or sewers were
constructed to make the necessary plans. sur
yeyS, specifications and estimates to let con-
tracts and assess the expense of such work
upon the lots or parcels of land thereby bene-
hted, or IN the discretion of the Council it may
cause the whole cost of such construction, al
terat1On or change to be borne by the city, or
TO cause such portion of the estimated cost of
construction, alteration or change of sewers as
IL snail designate to be borne by the city and
parcels OF land which may be benefited. 1t
shall be lawful for any such city to issue its
coupon bonds for an amount Suf1cient to
cover the cost of constructing any such
sewers, which bonds may bear interest at a
rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum
ana become due at such time as the Council
snail determine, as provided in this sub-chap-
ter, ''be, and the same is hereby adopted in adj
d1tlon to the provisions of the Special Charter
OF the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Section This ordinance is presented
adopted and passed to correct and cure an
omission in Section 81 of Ordinance No. 26O and
in pursuance of and by virtue of the provis-
ions of section 926 Of chapter 40b. of the Wis
consin Statutes of 1898, and is an amendment
OF the special charter of the city of Kenosha,
Wisconsin, in relation 90 sewers, and in lieu of
the provisions of said special charter inconsis-
tent With or cOntravening the provisions of
this ordinance in relation to sewers.
Section g. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and
publication
PaSSed, Observation-Disclosures.
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Mayor