Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-21
WORK OF CITY COUNCIL
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WEIGH S12.4 40. Wilbur Smith 50 so R.
Snearley So 20. John Mason $40, G.
Tewalt 50. 20. NJ. Harris 80 80, b. Hall
81 50, ID. Birkelo 81, L. Shell 81, G.
Hall SLIGO. S. Morrison So 20, Shirley
Morrison SLIGO, F. Telford 81, Vernon
County Leader 1856 Standard Oil Co.
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Bid of Nuzum & Rabbit for doing
city concrete work was presented and
accepted on motion of Alderman A. S.
Nelson.
Concrete approaches and crossings
were ordered built: Crossings at alley
near Mrs. Sweger's, Nj. ID. Helgeson's
and city engine house. Approach at
Nuzum lumber yard.
Bid of CENSOR for city printer was
presented, opened and laid over for one
week
Invitation of the Alex Lowrie Grand
Army Post for council to join in Decor
alton day exercises, was on motion of
Alderman Moep, accepted, and on his
motion, unanimously passed; a dona-
ton was rendered of $40 to assist in
the expenses of said observance.
City Attorney Proctor presented an
opinion and the law governing driving
Of automobiles within city limits.
On motion of Alderman Moen, the
mayor was authorized to purchase a
road drag to be operated by tractor
power.
Following resolution and order to
build sidewalks was presented by Aid
erman w. E. Nelson, chairman on walks
and crossings:
ORDER TO BUILD SIDEWALKS
RESOLVED. BY the Common Council of the
City OF Viroqua, acting as and performing
the duties OF Board Of Public Works of said
city as follows:
WHEREAS BY section a25- 5O4. as amended,
II Is the duty Of every owner Of a lot or par
Gel OF land AUDITING on any street to alley
at his own expense such sidewalk as shall be
ordered by the city council. and whereas, each
Of the streets hereinafter named opposite each
OF the following descriptions of lots or parcels
Of land have been lawfully opened. worked
graded and improved by said city, and travel
ed By the public as q street. and public con-
yenienee requires that each sidewalk herein
after mentioned and ordered to be built be
laid and constructed as herein ordered of the
width and in the manner and of such material
stated Opposite eacn such description.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED. That within ten
days from and after the passage ard publica-
tlon OF this resolution and order IN the official
city paper, and service of a copy thereof on
each owner or his agent, if either such lot own
q OF his agent can De 1OuUQ MlLNIgk rue SAID
City Of Viroqua. thai a standard Sidewalk. as
stated and described after eaGn of the follow
ing descriptions of lots or parcels of land and
as tated and required herein. be laid and con-
strneted by the owner Of each such parcel or
lot of land at his own expense: each such side
walk TO be laid in strict accordance with the
standard requirements as fixed by ordinance
By Std city: and further
RESOLVED. That In each instance where a
sidewalk now exists in front of or along any
Of the ab1tting tracts or parcels of land herein
negTTineN.
the whole thereof Is hereby declared unsafe
defective and insufficient in all respects and
the same is ordered hereby forthwith to be re.
moved and replaced with a standard cement
sidewalk a. 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
And in case any such lot owners owning lots
or parcels Of land abutting on street heretO-
tore opened. graded worked and Travelled by
the pubic as q street, who nave not heretofore
maintained sidewalks or those owners of
tracts or parcels OF land 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 twen-
" days from and after the passage and publi-
cation of this order and the service of a 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
and cost thereof charged to and assessed ag-
ainst each said tracts OF land hereinafter des-
crl0ed as special assessment and collected
as other taxes.
That ali Of said sidewalk be laid to the estab-
lished grade of the street. Provided, 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 offieial publication hereof
The several descriptions and the names OF
the owners thereof are as follows:
Douglass Waffie-Sonth half of lot and all
of lots 4 and ). block g Dawson's addition
standard 5-foot cement side walk abutting
west side of Washington avenue.
Mrs. Ida IL. Hayes--Lot and east half lot
s. outlot |. Tinker addition.
Seth II. Smith estate--Lot and west half of
lot 3, outlot !, Tinker's addition.
standard 5-tOot cement side walk abut-
ting north side of Court street,
Max Roman-Lot commencing 10 rods. II
links east of northwest corner of southeast
quarter of northwest quarter, thence running
south rods, east 10 rods. north rods, west 10
rods to beginning: section 80. township IL,
range 4 standard 4-foot cement sidewalk
abutting same on west side thereof. and 3-foot
walk on south side thereof,
". G. Peterson - Lot commencing 90 feet
east of northeast corner of block 10 County's
east addition. east "A rods feet,north 60 feet.
west 10 east side of East avenue. south to be-
ginning; section S2, township Is.rauge 4
Elma Wolfe (now Schlieter) = A piece of
land commencing 90 feet east of northeast
running thence east IA rods 3feet south rods,
west II rods 3 feet, north rods to beginning
A standard 5-foot cement sidewalk abutting
east side of East avenue.
George Schroeder The northeast quarter
of the northwest quarter. excepting and re-
serving that portion thereof decided to Vfr0-
qua Cemetery Association. and that part i'm
mediately north thereof to north line of said
40 acre tract; section s. township II, range
Niroqua Cemetery Association - That part
OF the northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter covered by the Viroqua cemetery;
section ). township iS. range 4.
A standard 5-foot cement sidewalk abutting
east side East Avenue and running soath to
entrance to said cemetery,
Ellen A. Buckley-Lot !, block a, County's
east addition
Helen NJ Tate estate Lots 4-5-e, block a.
County east addition.
A standard 5-fOot cement sidewalk abutting
east side ofWaShington avenue and north side
OF Terhune street,
Helen NJ. Tate estate = Lot T. block s. 1859
plat, standard 5tnot cement sidewalk
AUDITING west side Center avenue
Thos. Ellefson--Lot4 block IL, original plat.
standard 5-foot cement walk
Susan Pulver-- Lot and north half lot ..
block 3. DeclSer's addition. standard 5-foot
cement sidewalk a6utting west side Rock st.
Sam Ottum-Part northeast quarter south
west quarter, section 81. township IS, range Z.
commencing at northeast corner, thence west
80 rods, south 81 rods. east 40 rods north 81 rods
10 beginning except piece decided Mrs. Me!lnm
Mrs. +. Mellum--Part northeast quarter sw.
quarter, section 81, township - range Z,
commencing on west side OF Hiliyer avenue 10
rods, feet and inches south OF north line,
thence running west 100 feet.south 50 feet, east
100 feet, north 30 feet to place of beginning.
standard 4-tOot cement sidewalk abutting
west side hilyer avenue. commencing opp0-
site residence OF sam OttnITls running north
10 northeast corner OF said tract.
L. p. Peterson state--Commencing at north
west corner Of y r. p0llard's land thence