The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-05-09
Common Council Proceedings.
EDGERToN, Wis, May 5, 191.


On motion report was received and
ordered placed on file, and waterworks
committee instructed to ascertain cost
OF construction of connections as rec
commended
Petition of United Cigar Manufac-
turers Co. to vacate portion of Me-
chanic street read
To the Mayor and Common Council of the City
of EdgertOn:
We the undersigned, owners of all the front
age of the lots and lands abutting upon that
part of Mechanic Street in the City of Edger-
ton Rock County, Wisconsin, and of more
than twO-thlrdS OF the owners OF lots and lands
abutting on that portion of the remainder
thereof, hereby petition your honorable body
to yacate that portion or part of said Mechanic
Street described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the east line of said
| street where the same fntersects the north line
of the right of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee
u ST. Paul Railway Company, thence north
along the east side of said street one hundred
forty seven and eighty-four one hundredths
feet to the northwest corner of Block sixteen
of the original plat OF the City of Edgerton;
thence in southwesterly direction to point
on the north line OF said railway company's
right of way thirtysix feet west of the place
OF beginning; thence east along the north line
of said railway company's right OF way to be-
ginning.
Dated April a, 1918
Signed:
United Cigar Manufacturers Company
Fred HrSchnOrn, ProS,
Ava Carlson, f. BioSSman,
Will H. Houfe Addie HutSon
III. Ehlenfeldt Amelia TOintOn
7. b Earle. G. F. Mab6ett
Harry Hutson. W. j. Schumacher,
d. W. North.
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
| Company, by A. j. Earring, President
Aid. Cleary offered the following res
o1Y1+;0v, ord voouo6 ifc a6nntiOn.
Whereas, A petition has been presented to
this body signed by the United Cigar Manu-
facturers Company and Others owners of all
the lands AUDITING that part OF Mechanic
Street in our city hereinafter described as the
part thereof proposed to be discontinued and
| twOthirds Of the owners OF lots and lands
AUDITING on the remainder thereof praying
for discont1nuance OF that part OF Mechanlc
Street described as follows: Beginning at a
| point on the east line of said street where the
same intersectS the north line OF the r1ght-of-
way of the Chicago, Milwaukee u st. Paul
| Railway Company; thence north along the
east line of the street one hundred forty seven
and eighty four one hundredths feet to the
/ northwest corner of Block sixteen OF the orlg1-
nal plat of the City of EdgertOn; thence in a
southWesterly direction to a point on the north
| line OF said railway company's right-of-way
| thirty six feet west of the place of beginning
| thence east along the north line OF said rail
| way company's right Of-Way to beginning and,
Whereas, It appears by due proof now here
| presented that before said petition was filed
| with the city clerk petitioners filed with the
| Register of Deeds of Rock County, Wisconsin,
| a notice of the tendency of their said appl1ca-
| ton. containing the names of petitioners,
| brief statement of the object of said petition,
| together with map and description OF the
| lands to be affected theaeby, due proof OF
which facts have been made to this body.
| Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved That said
petition and application be acted upon at a
| meeting of this body to be held in the council
chamber in the Woodman hall of this city on
| the End day of June A D. 1918, at half past
seven o'clock in the afternoon of said day; that
| the city clerk be, and he is hereby instructed
and directed to give written notice of such
meeting, stating therein when and where SAID
petition will be acted upon and said meeting
will be held, and describing the said part OF
said Mechanic Street proposed to be dlscon-
| tinued; that he post copies of said notice IN
three places in this city three weeks before the
day fixed herein for the hearing of said petit
ton; that said notice be published in the Wis
consin Tobacco Reporter, which is hereby
designated as the official city paper, once IN
each week for three successive weeks, before
| the day fixed in said notice for the hearing OF
| said petition, and that said clerk make que
proof of compliance herewith to this body
when it convenes on the day fixed herein for
said hearing.
Motion seconded.
Roll call-Ayes 6.
The proposed sale of small triangu-
| lar piece of land on the south of city
| hall property as asked for by G. E..
Shannon, representing United Cigar
Manufacturers Co., was referred to
street committee by Mayor Skinner.
Aid. Dallman offered the followinf
resolution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved by the Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Edgerton, That all fees received
| by the city police officers from city or county
| be paid into the city treasury, and q report OF
| such fees be presented to the council monthly
! by the police officers receiving said fees.
| Motion seconded.
Roll call-Ayes 6.
Applications for night police from
VIM. Stewart, B. Bunting, HI. Bunker,
VIM. Miller, Fred Campbell, P. Nc
Cam, C. E. Robinson wers read.
Council voted by ballot for night po-
lice.
1st ballot: C. E. Robinson 8, Byron
Bunting 3.
End ballot: C. E. Robinson 3, Byron
Bunting 2.
Aid. Jensen moved that when council
adjourn it be to Tuesday evening at
7:30. Carried.
On motion council adjourned.
! H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.