The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-14
Mayor
City Clerk.
Passed
4 tlSSCN
Approved
Recorded as Ordinance Number :
ORDINANCE NUMBER


An Ordinance for the annexation to the City
of Kenosha, Wisconsin, of certain territory and
real estate lying adjacent to the said City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
BE 1t Ordained, By the Common Council of the
City of Kenosha, Wisconsin:
Section l. Whereas, A petition in writing
signed by all of the electors i'll and residing up
ON the land, premises. real estate and territory
described as follows, to-wit:-
Part of the northwest quarter (n w ~ of sec
ton thirty-one 31), in town two (2) north of
range twenty-three (23) east of the fourth prin-
cipa1 meridian, and lying and being in the town
of Somers, County of Kenosha and State of
Wisconsin, particularly described as follows,
viz
Commencing at the southeast corner of the
west half Nv w of the northwest quarter In w
"a of said section thirty-one (31), in the town.
ship and range aforesaid, and being the south
west corner of DavidSOn'S subdivision; running
thence north along the east line of the west half
Wv Il of said northwest quarter "a w ~ of said
section thirty-one (3l), and along the west line
of said DavidsonS Subdivisions six hundred and
sixty $500 feet to the northwest corner of said
Davidson's subdivisions; thence east along the
north line of said Davdson's subdivision, two
hundred and thrty-o ODD feet to the center of
Jay street; thence north along the center of Jay
street, one thousand seven hundred twenty and
one half 1720R) feet to the south line of Con
nernan's subdivision, same being line paral-
lei to and two hundred and Sixty-fOur (204) feet
south of the north line of section thirtyone (31)
aforesaid; thence west on the south line of said
Gonnermans subdivision, one thousand five
feet to the west line of said quarter section;
thence south along the west line of said quarter
section two thousand three hundred and eighty
one (2381) feet and TO the south line OF said quar-
ter section; thence east oil the south line of
said quarter section one thousand three huh
dred fifty-seven and eighty-three one-hun-
dredths (l35783) feet to the point of beginning,
(eXCepting that part OF the above described
real estate now lying within the corporate linz
its of said City of Kenosha), heretofore
presented to the Common Council of the City of
I'll, E1,o1 I'll GN1o~1z
Whereas, Said petition in writing is signed
by the actual bona tide owners, in fee simple
absolute, of upwards of three-fourths of all of
the land, premises, real estate and territory
hereinbefore described; and,
Whereas, Said territory and real estate, and
each and every parcel and part thereof, is tax
able property and is now situated and located
in the Town of Somers, in the County of Keno
sha and State of Wisconsin: and,
Whereas, The said real estate, land premises
and territory hereinbefore described and the
whole thereof lies Immediately north of and adj
jacent to portion of said City of Kenosha, and
Immediately west of and adjacent to another
portion of said City of Kenosha, in the State Of
Wisconsin; and,
Whereas. The said City of Kenosha is a mt
nicipa1 corporation 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 1857 and the several acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto;
and,
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 2. 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 hereinbefore described is hereby
annexed to and made part of the said City OF
Kenosha in the County of Kenosha and State
of Wisconsin,
Section 3. That ali of the said real estate
and territory hereinbefore described shall be,
become and constitute and is hereby made a
part Of the Fifth Ward of the said City of Ke-
nosha, Wisconsin.
Section a. 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
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 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
it's passage and publication.