The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-31
City Clerk.
City Clerk.
Passed
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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
/ Renosha, 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 electors in and residing up
OH the land premises real estate and territory
described as follows, to-wit:-
| Part Of the northwest quarter Ia w n Of sec
ton thirty-one I'D, ia town two ~ north of
range twenty three (23 east of the fourth pri11-
cipa1 meridian, and lying and being in the town
of Somers, County of Kenosha and State of
Wisconsin. particularly described as follows,
viz
Commencing al the southeast corner of the
west half wv ~ OF the northwest quarter (n "
~ of said section thirtyone (3l), iii the town
ship and range aforesaid, and being the south
west corner OF Davidsons subdivisions; running
thence north along the east line of the west half
wv ~ of said northwest quarter Ia W 40 of said
section thirty-one (31), and along the west line
OF said Davidson's subdivision, six hundred and
sixty 600 feet to the northwest corner of said
DaVidsons subdivisions; thence east along the
north line of said DavidsOn's subdivision. two
hundred and tl1irtyome (23f feet to the center of
Jay street; thence north along the center of Jay
street, one thousand seven hundred twenty and
one half Q7A01a) feet to tie south line of Gou-
nern1ans subdivision, sarse being a line para1-
lea TO and Two Kindred and Sxty-four (26) feet
south Of the north line Of section t1irty-one (31)
aforesaid; thence West oil the south line Of said
Gonnernau's Subdivision, one thousand five
HunQTeG ana JWGnty-fOEf aIi4 SIX-teuthS (l5Z4.0)
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 hun
dred ffty-seyen and eighty-tl1ree one-hun-
dredths (l357.83) feet to the point of beginning,
excepting that part of the above described
real estate now lying within the corporate linn
it's of said City of Kenosha), was heretofore
presented to the Common Council of the City of
Kenosha and filed with the Clerk thereof; and
Whereas, Said petition III writing is signed
by the actual bona flde owners in fee simple
absolute, OF upwards of three-fourths of ali of
the land, premises, real estate and territory
hereinbefore described; audi
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 Sorners, 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, i'll the State of
Wisconsin; and,
Whereas, The said City of Kenosla is 1uu-
nicpa1 corporation and is incorporated under
Special Charter granted by the Legislature of
the State of Wisconsin, to-wit:-Chapter 133 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
w HeIGdS, SdlQ ana each ana all OF
them desire that said territory and real estate
hereinbefore described be annexed to and made
a part of the City of Kenos11a, Kenosha County,
State of Wisconsin,, in tie manner provided by
law.
Section 2. 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, II the County Of Kenosha and State
of Wisconsin.
Section 5. That all Of the said real estate
and territory hereinbefore described shall be,
become and constitute and is hereby made
part of the Fifth Ward of the said City Of Ke-
nosha, Wisconsin.
Section f. Final action on this ordinance
shall not be taken except at a 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
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, a newspaper printed and
published ia said City of Kenosha, Wisconsin
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect
and be i'll full force from and after the date of
its passage and publication.