Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-10-21
Ordinance No. 112

Ordinance No. liz.
An ordinance vacatlng certain parts of
streets in the city of Mineral Point,
Wisconsin.
Whereas, on the 7th day of Septem-
Der, 1915, there was presented to this
Common Council the petition of Will
liam S. Ross et al. praying that the
following parts OF streets in Taylor S
Addition to the city OF Mineral Point,
Wisconsin, tOwit -
Lead Street from city limits east to
West street, Pleasant street from city
limits east to West street, Broad sire t
from city limits east to Galena road,
Caroline street from city limits eest to
Galena road, Dodge street from city
limits east to Galena road, Jones street
from city limits east to Galena road,
Mary street from city limits to Lead
street All of said streets and parts of
streets hereby desired to be discontinued
are in Taylor's Addition to the city of
Mineral Point, Wisconsin. None Of
said streets are open and petitioners
further request that all streets laid out
and unnamed in said Taylors Addition
and lying west of said Galena road be
vacated and discontinued.
And Whereas, said petition was signed
by all the owners of lots or lands on
the portion Of such streets proposed to
be vacated, and more than two thirds
Of the owners Of lots or lands in the re
mainder thereof. And whereas, on
said 9TH day of September, 1915. this
common council passed resolution
providing that such petition be acted
upon by this common council, al a
the meeting thereof to be held at
council chamber at the city hall in
said city of Mineral Point on this 18th
day Of October, A. d. 1915, at s o'clock
p. m, and that a notice Of the time and
place, when and where such action was
to be taken signed by the city clerk be
posted as requested by law; and
whereas it appears to this common
council by the affidavit Of Henry G..
Jackson, the city clerk Of the said city
of Mineral Point, that he posted on the
18th day of September, 1915, and more
than three weeks prior to the 18th day
of October, 1915, in three public places
in said city, a written notice stating
when and where said petition to be
acted upon and what parts of said
streets are proposed to be vacated; and
whereas it appears by the the affidavit
of B. j. Bennett, printer Of the Mineral
Point Tribune, newspaper published
in the city of Mineral Point, that a
COPY o. said notice was duly published
in said newspaper at least three weeks
prior to this 18th day OF October, 1915,
and whereas it appears by a copy of Lis
Pendens filed with this common council
that notice of the application for the
vacation of said parts of streets was
duly filed and recorded in the office of
the Register Of Deeds for Iowa County,
Wisconsin, on the 4th day of Septem-
! Der, A. D. 1915, at 5 o'clock D. m. and
recorded in volume Of Lis Pendens on
page T. And whereas it appears no
person appeared in opposition in grant
ing the prayer of said petition.
Now Therefore, the common council
of the city of Mineral Point, Wisconsin,
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The following parts of
streets in Taylor's Addition to the city
of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, namely
Lead street from city limits east to
West street, Pleasant street from city
| limits east to West street, Broad street
| from city limits east to Galena road,
Caroline street from city limits east to
Galena road, Dodge street from city
limiUs east to Galena road, Jones street
from city limits east to Galena road,
Mary street from city limits to Lead