Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
WORK OF CITY COUNCIL
City Of viroqua, June Is. 1912.

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Mayor ard all aldermen present.
Minutes of last session approved.
Bills allowed: Bert Frohock, labor
at stone crusher sc. 25, T. o. Mork, re-
cording deed soc, Standard Oil Co.
gasolene S37. 80, Pittsburg Meter Co.,
Sl2 go, Fletcher TeIford, burrying dog
81, Z. H. Officer team SI4, T. B. Smell
team 81, Vim. TeIch team 81. 40. d. p.
Proctor, city attorney. settlement with
Calsina Brandon for personal injuries
$50
Following resolution and order to
build sidewalks was presented by Alder
man w. Z. Nelson, chairman on walks
and crossings:
ORDER TO BUILD SIDEWALKS
RESOLVED. BY the Common Council Of the
City Of yiroeua, acting as and performing
the duties Of a Boa~a OF Pnblic Works Of said
city as follows
WHEREAS By SECTION g25-5o4. as amended.
II u the duty Of every owner Of lot or par
Gel Of land abntting on any street to lay at
his own expense sui h sidewalk as shall be
ordered b. the city co incil am whereas e aeh
of the streets hereinafler na.aed oppositeeach
Of the following dissertations of lots or parcels
of land have been lawfully opened. worked
graded aud improved by said city, and travel
ed BY the public as street, and public con-
yenience requires that each sidewalk herein
after mentioned and ordered 70 be built be
laid and constructed as herein ordered OF the
width and in the manner and Of such material
stated opposite each such description
THEREFORE, RESOLVED That within ten
days from and after the passage and publica-
city paper and service Of a copy thereof on
each owner orr his agent. If either such lot own
er or his agent can be found within the said
City of Viroqua that a standard sidewalk as
stated and described after each of the follow
ing descriptions OF lots or parcels Of land and
as stated and required herein. be laid and con-
Structed by the owner OF each such parcel or
lot OF land al his own expense; each such side
walk to be laid in strict accordance with the
standard requirements as fixed By ordinance
by said city; and further
RESOLVED, That 10 each instance where a
sidewalk now EXISTS ia front Of or along any
Of the abutting tracts or parcels Of land herein
the whole thereof Is hereby declared unsafe,
defective and insufficient in all respects. and
the same is ordered hereby forwith to be re-
moved and replaced with a standard cement
sidewalk as herein required Of the width stat
ed opposite each such description In the man
ner herein required within the time above
specified at the expense Of such lot owner.
Anu ia case any such lot owners owning lots
or parcels OF land aDuttinE on a street hereto
fore opened graded, worked and Travelled by
the public as street who have not heretofore
maintained sidewalks, those owners Of
tracts or parcels OF lane who have maintained
sidewalks. but which are herein and HEREBY
declared unsafe, defective. insufficient and
condemned and herein and hereby ordered re-
moved and replaced with new standard side
walk as herein required shall neglect for TWEEN
~ days from and after the passage and publi-
cation Of this order and the service OF copy
thereof on such owner or his agent if to be
found within said city to construct such side
walk as herein required, the same will be built
and constructed by said city and the expense
ard cost thereof charged to and assessed ag-
ainst each sid tracts of land hereinafter de-
scribed as a special assessment ant collected
That all OF said sidewalk be lai2 to the estab-
lisheG grade OF the street. Pro- ided, further.
that If any OF the said owners or their agents
cannot be found within said city OF Viroqua,
said work shall be performed as herein re-
quired and said sidewalk constructed at the
expiration OF twenty days from and after the
date of the ofhcial publication hereof
The several descriptions and the names of
the owners thereof are as follows:
Mary Coe. Hattie PurIy. Attilla Ferguson.
July Purdy, Charity C0e-NoFth 4 Block 4,
Weedens addition
Heirso Of Margaret rollefson-s rods off south
end out Lot IL. A standard foot cement
walk abutting west side Center avenue and
north side Oak street.
G. F. Dahl-Lot 5. Bioclsi, weedens addition.
Chris ostrum-Lot g. Block !. Weedens adj
dtion. A standard foot cement walk abbut-
ting north side Of Oak street.
Earl Slack-Lot 9rods square bounded o.
west side by J. s, Drague's land. on north b.
Decker street. being part of northeast quarter
of southeast quarter. Section 81. Township 10,
Range4
c. G. Brown-Lot beginning 81 rods south of
northeast corner OF south west quarter. run
ming west rods souths rods, east rods. north
TO beginning A standard foot cement walk
abutting south side Of Decker street and west
side of II lyar avenue.
II. f. Packard Beginning in center east
line Lot I, Block H. County addition. south on
west line Rusk avenue rods. thence on north
line of street 4l0 rods. mort h to center line of
Lot I. east to beginning.
James H. Sterry-Lot beginning e-10 rods
east of southwest corner, Lot 5. Block II. Coun-
" addition: north rods. west rods, south
rods. east rods to beginning Part Of Lot 5
and 50
II P. Larson--Lot Q. except 4-lo rods on east
side. Block Il. County addition.
Helen Thompson-Lot5 Block 10, County adj
dition.
John Side East 4 Lots. Block 10, County
addition
Isaac Solberg-west 4 Lot 8. Block 10 Coun-
~ Addition. A standard foot walk tcerenD
AUDITING north side of south street,
c, ID. Wt,liams-Lots and 2 Block 4, and Lots
and and south 4 Lots and in Block
The heirs of Q. c. ChristophersOn-Lot 5.
Block I, A Standard foot cement walk abut-
ting west side OF Rusk Avenue. and north and
south side OF Court street. feet east side Cen
ter avenue.
Elma sehleiter-I.ot beginning: 90 feet east
OF block H. lot !, county addition; east Ia rods
feet. south rods west IL rods feet. north 5
rods to beginning. standard foot cement
walk AUDITING east side East avenue.
Passed and ordered published June Is 1912.
AUG. J. SMITH. Mayor.
Attest: GEO. H. CLARKE. Clerk
Presented by Alderman w. E. SeiSon.
Alderman Kuehn moved and was
seconded, that rules be suspended and
order be placed on it's passage and
ordered published in official paper aid
copies of same served by city marshal
on owners of lots or agent of same.
On roll call vote on suspension of rule
and passage was unanimous.
Moved by Alderman w. K. Nelson
that the chairman on public property be
instructed to notify parties pasturing
cattle and horses without permission in
city lot, to remove the same and keep
them out Carried.
MovtI and seconded that the COM
mittee on streets be authorized to put
in culvert, of the best construction in
their judgment, in front of Frank
WHITES residence across North Main
street. Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Larson that Bert
Ffohock be hired for such time as nee
essary for work on water main at
y so per day. Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman kuehn thai the
committee on streets be authorized to
purchase such galvanized corrugated
thing as thew NAV sac fit to Law in re-