The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-16
ORDINANCE No.


An ordinance changing and amending the
sewer system Of the City OF Kenosha. wis.
conSln, extending the sewer district and es-
taplshlng new sewer district.
whereas, In the opinion of the Common
Council of the City of kenosha Wisconsin. the
present existing sewer district of the City of
henoSha, and the system of sewerage hereto
Tore ADOPTED having proven n.sGffeient, .inade-
quate ana dangerous to the public health and
II being determined. and is hereby determines
by SAID common Council to change the plan
OF sewerage; extend the present sewer district
ana amend its sewer sv5tem
Therefore Be it GRAINED by the Common
Council of the City OF Henosha:
Secelon !. All that territory. being the ter
TlUory Wlthln the present limits of the CITY of
kenosha. except that part of said CITY lZn9xgn
ana designated as, Washington Island = and
bounded as follows viz: A--0
Begln n1lLg at point on the west shore of
Lake Michigan, Where the north line of the
south east quarter OF section Thirty (30l Town
Two (2). Range Twenty three (23l east Of tra
FOURTH Principal Meridian intersects the
same; thence west along the said north line to
the west line OF said Quarter Section Thirty
800; thence south along the said west line Of
SAID Quarter Section Thirty 500 to the center
line OF Division street extended west across
the r1ght-of way of the Chicago end North
western Railway Company; thence west along
the center line of Division street so extended
west distance of Three Hundred Ninety-Six
(396) feet from the west line of the aforesaid
right of-way: thence south to the south line
or the north half of the north half of the south
half OF the South West Quarter of Section
Thirty (30l: thence east along the said south
line to the east line of said South West Quar-
ter Section Thirty (30) thence south along the !
east line of said South West Quarter Section
Ihlrty (SO) to point where the line dividing
the north and south halves of the south half of
the South West Quarter Section Thirty 800
lnterSects the same; thence west along the
ABOVE mentioned dividing line to the center of s,
PlKe Greek so-called); thence southerly along
the center line of Pike Creek to it's INTERSECTION
With the north line of the North West Quarter
Section Ihlrty- one I'D thence east along said
north line of the North West Quarter Section
Th1rty-One (3D to the east line of said North
west Quarter Section Thirty One (31); thence
south along the said east line of the North
west Quarter Section Thirty-One CD to the
center of Oak street extended west along the
rlght-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company; thence west along the said
center line of Oak street extended west To the
east line of Block One % of E. r. Heads Sub
division; thence north along the said east line +.
or BLOCK One aforesaid to the north line of the
same: thence west along the north line of blocks
one ID and Two ~ of E. r. Head IS Subdivis-
ion to the west line of Block Two (2): thence
south along the west line of Block Two (2) to
the center line of Oak street if extended west:
thence west along the center line of Oak street
extended to point where the line dividing the
east and west halves of the North West Quar-
ter Section Thirty-One (31) intersecus the
same; thence south along the said dividing
thence westerly along the center line of
Grand avenue to the center line of
Charles street; thence south along the
center line of Charles street to the south line
of the north half of Section Thirty-Six (36l,
Town Two (2), Range Twenty-Five (22e thence
east along the south line of the north half of
said Section Thirty Six 1867 and the south line
of the north half of Section Six (6), Town Two
70. Range Twenty Three (23) east to the west
line OF Pleasant street: thence south on the
west line of Pleasant street extended a dis
lance OF Fourteen IA Chains and Fifteen
C5) Links and to the south line of what is
known das and called "Symmonds street.;
thence east along the south line of Symmonds
street so called and parallel with the South line
Section Six co. a distance of about Thirty
Six 1861 Chains to the center of a certain
ditch known as and called "Town Ditch;
thence nOrtherly along the center line
of said ditch and along said center line ex-
tended distance Of about Fifteen (15l Chains
and to point on the south line of the north
half OF Section Six (6) which is Thirty Five (35
Chains and Seventy Five (75) Links east of
Pleasant street; thence east along the south
line OF the north half of Section Six (6) to the
east line of Park avenue; thence south along
the east line of Park avenue distance of Two
Hundred Seventy-FOur (274) feet; thence east
parallel with the south line of said north half
OF Section Six 90 to the shore of Lake Mich
1gan; thence nOrtherly along the shore of Lake
Michigan to the point of beginning, reserving
and excepting therefrom all that part of the
City of Kenosha commonly known and desig
mated as Washington Island''; shall comprise,
constitute and be one sewer district to be
known and designated District A.
Section 2, The board of public works or
street assessment committee shall cause dia-
grams of the plans of the sewerage for said
District AZ to be prepared, showing the lots
and parcels of land the main sewers, minor
sewers, man-holes, catch basins and all other
matters pertaining to the system, and no
sewer shall be constructed within said district
(other than in such portion of said district,
wherein the plan. showing plats, diagrams
and prOhleS, have been heretofore adopted and
filed in the Office of the city clerk until the
plan prepared by the board Of public works or
street assessment committee shall have been
duly approved by the Common Council; pro-
vided, that it shall not be necessary before any
part of the system is constructed that the plan
shall be determined upon in all it's details, but
it shall be settled so far as relates to that
portion of the system upon which the con-
StructiOn is commenced.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
Passed. observation-disclosures,