The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-31
ORDINANCE NUM- BIER

An Ordinance for the annexation to the City
OF kenosha, Wisconsin, of certain territory and
zeal estate lying adjacent to the said City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin,.
be It 0rdaired, By the Common Council Of the
City Of KenosI1a, wisconsin,
Section i. Whereas, al petition Hi writinu
signed Pr ali Of the owners Of the land, prem
ises, real estate and territory described as fol-
lows, to-Wit:-
D Block nuraberstw ~ Of Strong's subdivision
III the south half Is ~ of section five (5 iii town
one ~ north OF range tWentv-three (23) east of
the FORTH principal meridian, iii the town Of
P1easaI Prairie. Kenosha County. Wisconsin.
as per plat thereof dated July 8til 1902 and re-
corded same day in Book ssTs Of Plats on page
rs henosia County Registry; aid also part Of
the southwest quarter Is W II OF section FIVE {5l,
IT town one ID north of range twenty-three l23)
east, lying and being in the town Of Pleasant
Prairie, i'll the County of Kenosl1a and State of
Wisconsin, and particularly described as COM
mencing at the point in the center line Of Dur
kee avenue, extended south. which is four hum
dled Twelve and hve-tenths (412.5) 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 Dnrkee avenue, if extended south, a dis
tance OF three hundred sixty-eight and twenty
eight one-hundredths (368.23) feet; thence east,
parallel with the north line of said quarter sec
ton, i've hTF-dred and eighty seyen (58) feet to
the shoTe OF Lake Michigan; thence norther1y
along the shore 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,
w nereas, Said petition in writing is signed
oy the actual bona 6de 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 a small portion thereof which is
exempt by law from taxaton and is now stu
ated and located in the Town of Pleasant
Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin; and,
Whereas, 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 n1u-
nlclpal corporation, and is incorporated under a
Special Chartet granted by the Legislature of
the State OF Wisconsin, to-Wit:-Chapter 1873 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 ali 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
Secton2. Therefore. Be It Ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Kelosi1a, That
the prayer OF said petition be and the same is
hereby glanred, and the said land, real estate
and territory hereinbefore described is hereby
annexed 70 and made part Of the said City of
Kenosha, in the County of Kenosha and State
of Wisconsin.
Section 3. 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 a. Final action OH this ordinance
shall not be taken except at regular meeting
OF the Common Counc1, and not earlier than
thirty days after the same is introduced, and in
Lie meantime the same shall be published once
il each week for four successive weeks IN The
Observation-Disclosures, newspaper printed and
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force from and after the date of
it's passage and publication.