The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-14
ORDINANCE NIIMRER

An Ordinance for the annexation to the City
OF henosha, Wisconsin, of certain territory anC
real estate lying adjacent to the said City O
Kenosha, Wisconsin,.
Be 1t Ordained, By the Common Council of tht
City OF Kenosha, Wisconsin,
Section J. Whereas, a petition in writing
signed by ali of the owners of the land, prem
lses, real estate and territory described as fol
lows, tO-wit:-
Block number two ~ of Strong's subdivision
in the south half Is ~ of section FIVE {5, iii town
one (O north of range twentv-three (23) east Oh
the fourth principal meridian, i'll the town Oh
Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin,
as per plat thereof dated July 9Th, 1902, and re
corded same day in Book 'sI'' of P1ats on page
"a, Kenosha County Registry: and also part OF
the southwest quarter Is W ~ of section five G)
III town one (D north OF range twenty-three (23
east, lying and being in the town OF Pleasant
Prairie, iii the County of Kenosha 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
dred twelve and fve-tenths (412.5) feet south Oh
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 Durkee avenue, if extended south, dis
tance of three hundred sixty-eight and twenty
eight one-hundredths (36S.28) feet; thence east,
parallel with the north line OF said quarter sec
ton, five hr~dred and eighty-seven (587) feet to
the shore of Lake Michigan; thence norther1y
along the shore and shore line of Lake Michi-
gan to the southeast corner of said Strongs
subdivision; thence west along the south line
OF said Strong's subdivision to the p0iut of be-
ginning, was heretofore presented to the Com
mon Council of the City of Kenosha, and flied
with the Clerk thereof; and,
Whereas, Said petition in writing is signed
by the actual bona hde owners. III fee simple
absolute, of all u 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 stu-
ated and located i'll 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 Kenos1a is mt1-
ncipal CorpOraton and is incorporated under a
Special Charter 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 1887 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.
Section2 Therefore, Be 1t 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 herenbefore described is hereby
annexed to and made part of the said City of
Kenosha, i'll the County of Kenosha and State
of Wisconsin,
Section 3. That all of the real estate and
territory herenbefore 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 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
TELEGIA sPH-CoURIER, newspaper printed and
published in said City of Kenosha, Wisconsin
Section s. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force from and after the date of
it's passage and publication.