The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-02
ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance to amend and correct Ordinance
No. go relating to sewers.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the
City of Keno 'h9 -
Section l. ordinance No 26O, being an
ordinance pting pa of Sub-chapter Xxx
relating eWerS, of chapter 40 a., of the WiS-
consin otutes of 1898 and acts amendatol y
there in addition to the provisions of the
Specia lCharter of the City of KenoSha, WIS.,
consin, which was passed Ma 'ch I'D, 1903 be
amended and Corrected as follows, viz: Ey ir
sorting in Section 81 of said Ordinance No
after the words 1.-The citv. where said .tS
first appear in said Section 81 aforesaid, and
in the fOu 'teenth line of Section 925-239 / th
Wisconsin statutes of 1898 on page 705 the fol-
lowing words, to-wit: ''or to caC9e such pro-
portion of the estimated cost of construction,
alteration or change of sewers as it shall deSig-
nate to be borne by the city, so that said Sec
ton 81 of Ordinance No. 260 as amended and
corrected will read as follows viz:
Section 81. That Section 925 -239 of ClS7
Xxx of Chapter 30 a., of the Wisconsin Stat
of 1898, which reads as follows:
Section 925-239. Whenever any city shall
have adopted a system of sewerage, and in the
opinion of the Council such system has proved
insufficient, inadequate or dangerous to the
public he2 tn such Council shall have full
power to alter or amend the same, and adOpt
more approved methods, and to so change the
system as to Obviate the objections to the eX-
listing syst ON, either by altering or modifying
the same or by abandoning it and adopting an
entirely new system. In case the Council
shall decide to amend it's system or adopt d
new one, 1t may proceed n the mode pc
scribed in this sub-chapter or by the law il
pursuance OF which Sucn sewer or sewers were
constructed to make the necessary plans, srr-
veyS, specifications and estimates, to let con-
tracts and assess the expense of such work
upon the lots or parcels Of land the eby bene-
flied, or in the discretion of the Council it NAV
cause the whole cost of such construction, al
teratiOn 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
it shall designate to be borne by the city and
the balance to be assessed upon the lots or
parcels of land which may be benefited. 1t
shall be lawful for any such city to issue it's
coupon bonds for an amount sufficient to
cover the cost of constructing any such
sewers, which bonds may bear interest at a
rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum
shall determine, as provided in this ub-chap-
ter ''be, and the same is hereby adopted in adj
ditlon to the prov sions of the Special Charter
of the City of Kenosha Wisconsin,
Section 2. This ordinance is presented
adopted and passed to correct and cure an
omission in Section 81 of Ordinance No. 260 and
in pursuance of and by virtue of the provis-
ions of section 9a6 of chapter dob. of the WIS
consin Statutes of 1898, and is an amendment
of the special charter of the city of Kenosha.
Wisconsin in relation to sewers. and il lieu Of
the provisions of said special charter incOnS1s-
tent with or cOntravenlng the provisions of
this ordinance in relation to sewers.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and
publication.
Pissed, ......................