The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-07
ORDINANCE NTTMRER

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 It Ordained, By the Common Council Of the
City of kenOsha, Wisconsin,
Section i. Whereas, a petition in writing.
signed by all OF the owners of the land. prem
ises, real estate and territory described as fol
lows, to-wt:--
Block number two IL 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 fourth principal meridian. in the town OF
Pleasant Prairie, KenOs11a County. Wisconsin,
as per plat thereof dated July Sth, 1902, and re
corded same day in Book ssI'' of P1atS on page
~. Kenosha County Registry; and also part OF
the southwest quarter Is W "a of section five 81
III town one tD north of range twenty-three (23
east lying and being i'll the town of Pleasant
Prairie, in the County of KenoSla and State Oh
Wisconsin,, and particularly described as com.
n1encing at the point in the center line of Dur.
kee avenue, extended south, which is four hun
dred twelve and hve-tenths (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 Dur1xee avenue. if extended south. a dis
tance of three hundred sixty-eight and twenty
eight one-hrndredths (368.28) feet; thence east
parallel with the north line of said quarter sec
tlOn I'VE hit dred and eighty-Seven $50 feet tC
the shore of Lake Michigan: thence norther1y
along the shore and shore line of Lake Mich
gan to the southeast corner of said Strong's
subdivisions; thence west along the south line
OF said Strongs subdivision to the point 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 tide 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
atqd 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 ad
jacent to the said City of Kenosha Wisconsin
4 and,
| Whereas, The said City of Kenosha is a mu
nicipa1 corporation, and is incorporated under
1 Special Charter granted by the Legislature OF
the State of Wisconsin, to-wit:- Chapter 1873 Of
the Private and Local Laws of the State Oh
Wisconsin for the year 1857 and the several acts
a1nendatory 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.
Section2. 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, in the County of Kenosha and State
| of Wisconsin.
| Section 8. That ali of the real estate and
territory hereinbefore described shall be, be
come and constitute and is hereby made a part
of the Second Ward of the said City of Keno
sha, Wisconsin.
| Section 4. Final action OIL this ordinance
shall not be taken except at a regular meeting
of the Common Council, and not earlier than
tV Ia al far f11ac is nj and
| the meantime the same shq 81 be published once
| in each week for four successive weeks iii THE
| Notwithstanding newspaper printed and
| Section S. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force from and after the date OF
| its passage and publication.