The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
ORDINANCES NUMBER 2es.

An Ordinance for the annexation to the CITY
I OF kenosha, Wisconsin, of certain territory and
real estate lying ad jacent to the said City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin,.
Be 1t Ordained, By the Common Council of the
City OF Kenosha, Wisconsin:
Section /. Whereas, A petition in writing
signed by all OF the electors in and residing up
on the land, premises. real estate and territory
described as follows, to-wit:-
Fart OF the northwest quarter In w ~ of sec
/ ton thlrty-One (31), in town two ~ north of
range twenty three (29 east of the fourth prir-
cipal meridian, and lying and being in the town
I OF SOmers, County of Kenosha and State of
wisconsin. particularly described as follows,
viz
Commencing at the southeast corner of the
west half (w w of the northwest quarter On w
~ OF said section thirty-one (31) in the town
ship and range aforesaid, and being the south
west corner of Davdson's subdivisions; running
thence north along the east line of the west half
CIV ~ of said northwest quarter In w "a of said
section thirty-one I'D, and along the west line
OF said Davidson's Subdivisions six hundred and
sixty 5000 feet to the northwest corner of said
Davdson's subdivisions; thence east along the
north line of said Davidson's subdivision, two
hund ed and thirtyone (231) feet to the center Of
Jay street; thence north along the center of Jay
street, one thousand seven hundred twenty and
one half (17201a) feet to the south line of Gou-
nerman's subdivision, same being a line paral-
lei to and two hundred and sxty-four (2641 feet
south of the north line of section thirty-one (31)
aforesaid; thence west on the south line of said
GOnnern1an7S subdivision, one thousand five
hundred and twenty-four and six-tenths G524.6)
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 on the south line of
said quarter section one thousand three hum
dred ffty-seven and eighty-three one-hun-
dredths G35783) feet to the point of beginning,
(eXceptng that part of the above described
real estate now lying within the corporate linn
it's of said City of KenoshaL was heretofore
presented to the Common Council of the City of
kenoSha and filed with the Clerk thereof; aud
Whereas, Said petition in writing is signed
by the actual bona fide owners, in fee simple
absolute, of upwards of three-fourths of all of
the land, premises, real estate and territory
hereinbefore described; aud,
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, a.
Whereas, The said real estate, land, premises
and territory hereinbefore described land the
whole thereof lies Immediately north of and adj
1acent to portion ofisaid City of Kenosha, and
immediately west of and adj acent to another
portion of said City of Kenosha in the State of
Wisconsin; and,
Whereas, The said City of rKenosha is n1u-
nicipal corporation and is Incorporated under
Especial Charter granted by the Legislature of
the State of Wsconsin,y to-wit: -Chapter 1888 of
/ Wisconsin for the years1 andthe several acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto;
ard, ~
Whereas, Said petitioners and each and ali of
them desire that said territory and real estate
hereinbefore described be annexed to and made
part of the City of Kenosha, Kenoshai 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.
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