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Beloit City Government report

©1900 Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

Page 28


tween Bluff street and Oak street, and that the City Engineer be authorized to make all necessary surveys and set grade stakes for same.
Ald. CUNNINGHAM presented the following resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That sidewalk grades be established on the east side of Parker avenue between E and D streets and on
the south side of D street from Parker avenue to Fifth street.
Ald. CUNNINGHAM presented the following resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Board of Public Works be directed to build a brick crossing on the west side of Vine street
across C street.
Ald. POLLOCK presented the following resolution which was referred to the Health and Sewerage committee:
Resolved, That the Chicago & Northwestern Ry. Co. be given permission to extend outlet of east side sewer 35 feet
into the river as per plans submitted. The same to be done entirely at their own expense and under the supervision of and as directed by City Engineer.
Ald. POLLOCK presented the following resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the City Engineer be instructed to establish a grade on the south side of E street from McKinley
avenue to the city limits and also on east side of West street from F to E streets and report the same tot he City Council and that sidewalks be ordered laid on said streets.
Ald. POLLOCK, for the Judiciary committee, presented the following report on petition referred to them:

Your Judiciary committee to whom the within petition was referred beg leave to report that the
Wisconsin Telephone Co. only contemplates setting new poles in the place of old ones and that it contemplates placing its wires on the business streets in cables so far as is practicable and we recommend that no action be taken by the city in the premises.
          D. H. POLLOCK, T. GESLEY, D. E. HEWITT, A. C. HELM.
On motion the report was adopted.
Ald. POLLOCK, for the Judiciary committee, returned the proposed dog license ordinance and offered the follow-
ing substitute ordinance which was read for the first time in full and the second time by title and laid over under the rules until the next meeting:

            ORDINANCE NO. --
An ordinance to prevent dogs from running at large in the city of Beloit.
The Mayor and the Common Council of the city of Beloit do ordain as follows:
Section 1. No dog or bitch shall be allowed to run at large within the city of Beloit unless the same be
first registered and have upon its neck a collar with a brass tag attached thereto as herein after provided.
Section 2. Every person residing in the city of Beloit owning or having in his or her possession any
dog or bitch may have the same registered annually by paying to the City Treasurer one dollar for a dog and three dollars for a bitch and presenting to the Clerk the Treasurer's receipt for the same.
Section 3. Upon the presentation of such receipt the City Clerk shall register such dog or bitch in a
book to be kept by him for such purpose, which said registration shall state the date of registry, the number thereof and the name of the owner or the person in possession of such dog or bitch, and the said registration shall be good until the first day of August next following said registry, and after that time the same shall be of no effect, and such dog or bitch may be registered again in the manner herein provided.
Section 4. Every person who shall have caused the registry of any such dog or bitch shall keep upon
the neck of same a collar with a brass tag attached thereto with the number of such registration thereon which said brass tag shall be furnished such person by the City Clerk upon the presentation to him of such Treasurer's receipt. If any such tag so issued be lost the Clerk may issue a new tag to the person entitled to same upon presentation to him of the receipt of the City Treasurer for 50 cents. The said tags shall be of different shape each year.
Section 5. The City Marshal may at any time kill or cause to be killed any dog or bitch found running
at large within the city of Beloit without having upon its neck a collar with a brass tag attached thereto as provided in this ordinance.
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