The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
ORDINANCE NUMBER

An Ordinance for the annexation to the City
OF lsenosi1a, Wisconsin, of certain territory and
real estate lying adJ acent to the said City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin,
Be IT Ordained, BY the Common Copneil of the
City of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
section l. Whereas, A petition ia writing
signed p all OF the owners of the land. pre1n-
ises real estate and territory described as fol-
lows. to wit
Block nuniaer two ~ of Stroness subdivision
II the south half Is 151of section 1--WE in toyyr,
ore NJ north o. range tweutv-three (23) east of
the lourth principal meridian. in the town of
Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin,.
as per plat thereof dated July Sth. 1902. and re-
corded same day in Book So of P1ats or page
q, kenosha County Registry; aud also part of
the southwest quarter Is W ~ of section i've 81,
II town one u north of range twenty-three (23)
east, lying and being i'll the town of Pleasant
Prairie, in the County of Kenosha and State of
WISCONSIN,, and particularly described as COM
mencing at the point in the center line of Dur
Iee avenue, extended south, which is four hum
dred twelve and hve-tentl1s (412.5l feet south of
the north line OF said quarter section and being
the southwest corner of Strong's subdivision
aforesaid; thence south along the center line of
SAID eDurkee avenue. II extended south, a dis
tarea OF three hundred sixty-eight and twenty
eight C1e-hEndredths (368.28) feet; thence east,
parallel with the north line of said quarter sec
ton, five hundred aud eighty-seven $50 feet to
the shore OF Lake Michigan; thence norther1y
along the slJre and shore line of Lake Michi-
gan to the southeast corner of said Strong's
Subdivision; thence west along the south line
of said Strong's subdivision to the poiut of be-
ginning, was heretofore presented to the Com
mon Council of the City of Kenosha. and filed
with the Clerk thereof; and,
Whereas, Said petition in writing is signed
by the actual bona fide owners, in fee simple
absolute. of all of the land premises real estate
and territory hereinbefore described and.
Whereas, Said territory and real estate, and
each and every parcel thereof, is taxable prop
erty, except small portion thereof which is
exempt by law from taxation, and is now stu
ated and located in the Town of Pleasant
Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin; and,
w hereas, There are no electors whatever re-
siding upon said territory; and,
Whereas, The said real estate land, premises
and territory hereinbefore described and the
whole thereof lies Immediately south of and adj
jacent to the said City of Kenosha, Wisconsin;
and,
Whereas, The said City of Kenosha is nu-
nicipa1 corporation, and is incorporated under a
Special Charter granted by the Legislature of
the State OF Wisconsin, tO-wit:-Chapter 133 of
the Private and Local Laws of the State of
Wisconsin for the year 1857 and the several acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto;
and,
Whereas, Said petitioners and each and all of
them desire that said territory and real estate
hereinbefOre described be annexed to and made
a part of the City of Kenosha, Kenosha County,
State OF Wisconsin, in the manner provided by
law
Section g. Therefore, Be It Ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Kenosha, That
the prayer of said petition be and the same is
hereby granted, and the said land, real estate
and territory hereinbefore described is hereby
annexed to and made part of the said City Of
Kenosha, III the County of Kenosha and State
of Wisconsin,.
Section g. That ali of the real estate and
territory hereinbefore described shall be, be
come and constitute and is hereby made part
of the Second Ward of the said City of Keno
sha Wisconsin.
Section 4. Final action on this ordinance
SHALL not be taken except at a regular meeting
Of the Common Council, and not earlier than
thirty days after the same is introduced, and in
the meantime the same shall be published once
in each week for four successive weeks in THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, a newspaper printed and
published in said City of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force from and after the date of
its passage and publication.