The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-23
ORDINANCE No. 2e3.

An Ordinance to amend and correct Ordinance
No 260, relating to Sewers.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the
city of KenoSha:
Section l. That Ordinance No. 26O, being an
ordinance adopting part of sub-ehapter Xxx, re-
latng to sewers, of Chapter 40a. of the Wisconsin
Statutes or 1898 and acts amendat0ry thereof, In
addition to the provisions of the Special Charter
of the City of KenoSha. Wisconsin, which was
passed March End, 1908, be amended and correct
ed as follows. viz: By inserting In Section 81 of
said Ordinance No. &c., after the words 1.-THE city,"
where said words first appear In said Section 81
aforesaid, and in the fourteenth line of Section
925-2S9 In the Wisconsin Statutes of 1885, on page
705 the following words, tOTit: 'Or to cause such
portion of the estimated cost of construction,
alteration or change of sewers as 1t shall deSig-
nate to be borne by the city,, so that said Section
81 OF Ordinance No. 26O as amended and correct
ed, Will read as follows, VIZ:
Section 81 That Section 925-2S9 of Chapter
Xxx of Chapter 40a., of the Wisconsin Statutes Of
1898, which reads as follows:
Section 925-2S9. Whenever any city shall have
adopted system of sewerage and in the opinion
OF the council such system has proved insufficient,
inadequate or dangerous to the public health,
such council shall have full power to alter or
amend the same and adopt more approved meth
DDS, and to SO change the system as to obviate
the objections to the existing system, either by
altering Or modifying the same or by abandoning
1t and adopting an entirely new system In case
the council shall decide to amend Its system or
adopt new one it may proceed in the mode pre-
Scr1bed in this Sub-chapGr or by the law in pur-
Suance of which such sewer or sewers were con-
Structed to make the necessary plans, surveys
specifications and estimates, to let contracts and
assess the expense of such work upon the lots or
parcels of land thereby benefited, or In the dis
erection of the council it may cause the whole cost
of such construction, alteration or change to be
borne by the city, or to cause such portion
of the estimated cost of construction, alter
alton or change of sewers as it shall desig-
nate 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 its 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 and
become due at such time as the council shall de-
term1ne as provided in this Sub-cbapter,' be- and
the same Is hereby adopted in addition to the
provisions of the Special Charter OF the City
of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
Section z This ordinance is presented, adopt
ed and passed to correct and cure an omission
in Section 81 Of Ordinance No. 260, and In purSu-
ance of and by virtue of the provisions of section
926 of chapter 40b of the Wisconsin Statutes of
1898, and Is an amendment of the special charter
of the City of KenOSha, Wisconsin, in relation to
sewers, and In lieu of the provisions of said
special charter inconsistent with or cOntraven.
ing 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 July 20, 1903.
CHAS. II. PFENNIG,
Mayor.
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