Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-09-21
CITY BUSINESS
Adjourned Meeting of the Com
mon Council.
STREETS CHANGED.

Mineral Point, Wis, September 10.
Pursuant to adjournment Of Sept D.,
meeting of the common council was
this day held In the council chamber.
There were present, Mayor Osborne,
and Aldermen Blewett, Engels, Horn,
Potter, Ross and Weidenfeller; absent,
Aldermen Crum and Day.
The following ordinance was intro
duced by Alderman Horn and was
passed by unanimous vote;
Whereas, on the 9th day Of September, 1905
all Of the owners OF the lots on that portion of
Liberty Street In Twins Addition to the City
Of Mineral Point, extending from the north
side of Sixth Street to the south side of Fourth
Street In said Twins addition. and more than
tw0.thrds Of the owners of lots or land on the
remainder OF said Liberty Street filed with
this Common Council n petition asking that
said portion of said Liberty Street extending
from the north side Of Sixth Street to the
south side of Fourth Street In said Twins Adj
dltl0n, be vacated.
Whereas, on the said 9Th day of September
ordering that said petition be acted upon nj n
special meeting Of this Council In the council
chamber IN the city hall In said city, on the
10th day of September. 1905, at y o'clock p. M,
and that the City Clerk should cause aprinted
or written notice Of such hearing to be posted
In three public places In said city, stating
when the petition would be acted upon, and
whit street or alley or part thereof is proposed
to br vacated; and
Whereas, II appears from the affidavit of T.
M. priestey, Deputy City Uerk, that such
printed notices for such hearing were posted
by him on the 9th day Of September. 1905, In
three public places in this city, to-wit: one on
front of tho city hall, one In the postonice and
one on II telephone post Mt the corner of High
Street and Henry Alley.
Said petition now coming ON to he heard he
fore said Common Council at said special
meeting thereof In the city hail. on this 10th
day of September, 1905, at o'clock y. M;
Now, therefore, the Common Council of the
City of Mineral Point do ordain ns follows:
Section 1, All that portion of Liberty Street
In Twins addition In said city extending from
the north aide Of Sixth Street to the south side
of Fourth Street In said Twins Addition be
and the same IL hereby declared vacated.
Section .. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage and publication.
The following dedication was then
presented to the council and on
motion OF Alderman Weidenteller was
accepted by unanimous vote:
To the Common Council OF tho City Of Min
crnl Point:
The Mineral Point Zinc Company, II corpor-
alton existing under tho laws OF the state OF
Wisconsin, ana the owners OF all the lots here
matter mentioned hereby dedlcntes for II pub
lie street or thoroughfare: Portion OF lots
Nos 1874, 1870. lao, l4T, 1915, 1ao, In lr-
wins addition TO the village, now city, OF
Mineral Point, described as follows: A strip
OF land IL feet Wide on each side OF limo
beginning Mt n point on the north line OF
sixth street 10, feet east of the west line of
lot $50 IN said addition, thence north parallel
point In the south line OF Fifth street 30,s feet
east Of the west line of lot 100, thence In II
northeusterly direction l63 feet To point
NJ - feet north and % feet east OF the south
west corner Of lot IA, thence In u northeast
erly direction no feet to a point ON the west
line OF Liberty street 10 feet south Of the
south line of Fourth street. Also all land
between the east line OF the land above
described and II line drawn parallel with and
SIX feet distant from the west SIDE OF the
railroad track II little east OF said land above
described,
This dedication 20 take effect whenever
you vacato that portion OF Liberty street In