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Beloit City Government report

©1900 Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin

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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.
Section 6. Any person residing in the city of Beloit owning or having in his or her possession any
dog or bitch, who shall allow the same to run at large without first being registered as herein provided and without having upon its neck a collar with a brass tag attached as herein provided shall pay a penalty of not more than five dollars nor less than one dollar.
Section 7: This ordinance shall be in force and take effect upon August 1, 1900, and after its passage
and publication.
Ordained and enacted by the Common Council of the city of Beloit. The 16th day of July, A.D. 1900.
                    MAYOR -----
CITY CLERK -----
Representatives of capitalists seeking an electric road franchise addressed the Council and presented the following
proposed ordinance which was referred to the Judiciary committee:

              AN ORDINANCE
 
Granting to Henry H. CLOUGH and his assigns the right to lay down, construct, maintain and operate a
single or double track electric railway over, across, along and upon certain streets in the city of Beloit.
 
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Beloit that the right, permission,
consent and authority are hereby granted to Henry H. CLOUGH and his assigns to lay down, construct, maintain and operate a single or double track railroad with the necessary switches and side tracks, loops and Ys and to operate cars thereon for the transportation of persons and property by electricity or any power except steam locomotive engines, for a period of fifty years from and after the passage of this ordinance, upon, over, across and along the following streets or portions of streets within the city of Beloit, Wisconsin.
Commencing at a point on the present southerly city limits of said city of Beloit where said city limits
is intersected by Park avenue, thence northerly along said Park avenue to the intersection of said Park avenue with Race street; thence westerly along Race street to the intersection of said Race street with State street; thence northerly along State street to the intersection of said State street with School street; thence easterly along School street to the intersection of said School street with Pleasant street; thence northerly along said Pleasant street and along the street known as the River Road to the present northerly city limits of the city of Beloit. Also commencing at a point on the present southerly city limits of the city of Beloit where said city limits is intersected by State street; thence running northerly along State street to the intersection of said State street with Race street. Also beginning at the intersection of School street with Race street, and thence running eastwardly along said School street to the intersection of said School street with Union street; thence northerly along said Union street to the street known as the Beloit and Janesville Prairie road; thence northeasterly along said Prairie road to the northerly city limits of the city of Beloit and over and across and along all intersecting streets and alleys.
Also beginning at the intersection of Race Street with Pleasant Street, thence running in a northerly
direction along Pleasant street to the intersection of Pleasant Street with School Street. Also commencing at the intersection of Prospect Street and Race Street, and thence running southerly along said Prospect Street and across such intersecting streets and alleys as may be necessary to a point on the present southerly city limits of the City of Beloit at or near a point where said city limits would be [continue to Page 44]

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