- machinery at the station and put in a complete
new system of street lights, also the same with the commercial
arc lamps.
- We have spent our money in good faith, and
feel that we will be accorded fair treatment, if the matter
- is looked at from a public spirited view.
- Yours respectfully,
- BELOIT ELECTRIC COMPANY,
- JOSEPH MARKLEY,
- Manager.
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- Ald. CLARKE presented the following petition which
was laid on the table:
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- To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
City of Beloit.
- Gentlemen: -
- The undersigned owners of property abutting
on Prospect street, respectfully petition your honorable
- body and request that you do not grant any
license or franchise authorizing the construction of a street
railway along said Prospect street.
- Dated Beloit, Wis., January, 1901.
- H. A. ADAMS, 66 feet.
- C. C. KEELER, 132 feet frontage.
- L. W. MILLER, 66 feet frontage.
- Frank BLAZER, 132 feet frontage.
- John HOUSTON, 150 feet side.
- Mrs. Ellen VALE, 200 feet.
- Catherine GORDON, 132 feet.
- James H. CLARK, 132 feet.
- A. N. BORT, 132 feet.
- Ira MATTHEW.
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- A communication was received from the Beloit Water Works
company withdrawing the offer made in the last
- paragraph of its communication presented to the Council at
the meeting of Dec. 10, 1900.
- The communication was received and placed on file.
- Ald. POLLOCK presented the following petition which
was referred to the Taxes committee.
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- To the Honorable Common Council of the City
of Beloit, Wisconsin.
- The petition of Marcus SILBER of the
city of Beloit, county of Rock and state of Wisconsin, respect-
- fully represents:
- That the said Marcus SILBER has been
and now is a citizen of said city of Beloit, for two years last
- past, engaged in the business of selling
Dry Goods.
- That on the 18th day of Dec. A.D. 1900; the
said petitioner being desirous of conducting an auction
- sale to dispose of his said stock of Dry
Goods and fixtures so as to close out his business and retire
entirely from said business in the said city, did secure a license
for the term of (1) year and paying for the same privilege $75.00.
- That at the time he secured same he was advised
and believed and still does believe that the city of
- Beloit had no power to compel him to take
out such license, he being a resident of said city intending
solely to close his stock and for no other purpose.
- Your petitioner further believes that he
came within the section of the ordinance regulating "Auctions
- and Auctioneers," Page ---- Sec. ----
of said City Charter and ordinances, clearly and expressly exempting
such persons from taking out any license.
- That the reason he took out said license
was for the purpose of avoiding any trouble and litigation,
- as he was informed and really believes that
the authorities, in case he failed to take out said license,
would annoy and cause trouble for him.
- That he therefore and pursuant to such threats
on the part of said authorities did consent to pay into
- the treasury of said city the amount of $75.00
for the privilege of disposing of his stock at auction.
- That after said license was issued he attempted
to conduct an auction sale of his stock of merchan-
- dise and did sell at auction for four (4)
days.
- That after conducting such sale for that
length of time he discontinued welling his goods any longer
- at public auction and has not since that
time sold any goods at auction.
- That in equity and justice he believes that
your honorable body should permit him to return and
- surrender up to the proper authority said
license and to have returned to him a fair and just proportion
of such $75.00.
- State of Wis., Rock County.} s.s. Marcus
SILBER, Petitioner.
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- Marcus SILBER being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that he is the petitioner named in
- the foregoing petition, that he has heard
read the said petition, that he knows the contents thereof and
that the same is true to his own knowledge, as to all the facts
stated therein.
- Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th
day of January A.D. 1900.
- J. S. KENNEY,
- Notary Public, Rock Co., Wis.
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- Ald. CLARKE presented the following
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