The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-16
The KEN0SHA TELEGRAPH.
Steam Fire Engine.
Election to Determine the Question of Purchase.

Election to Determine the Question Of Purchase.
The Common Council of the City of
Kenosha has passed an Ordinance provi-
ding, For the purpose Of purchasing and
paying for Steam Fire Engine and all
the apparatus machinery pertaining there
to, and necessary to the successful work
ing thereof, and for purchasing necessary
hose, and building Engine House in the
2nd Ward for the use of Kenosha " and
for the submission Of the same, to be de
termined by the vote of the legal voters,
on Saturday, the 18Th instant The vote
to be by ballot, "For Steam Fire Engine
Ordinance" or, Against Steam Fire
Engine Ordinance" The election is
close at hand, only one day intervening
In connection with the ordinance SO
called, number of questions arise for
consideration list. Does the City need
Steam Fire Engine? End. Is it able at
present to purchas" one? 3rd. Does tho
Ordinance locate the Steam Fire Engme
in the Engine House to BIZ. built in the
End Ward? 4th. Does majority ofthe
voters, voting +" For Steam Fire Engine"
pass the ordinance and make it valid?
Admitting the need of Steam Fire
Engine, the ability of the City to pur7
chase one at the present time, is quite
doubtful The City, like individuals, may
need many things it is not able to get,
and not best for it to purchase. And,
like persons, it must be governed by cir
cumstances. Each voter must determine
for himself whether the present circum
stances will warrant the purchase Of a
Steam Fire Engine 8ef
The ordinance is ambiguous as to
located in the Engine House to be built
in the 2nd Ward Such location would
be very Objectionable 1t is said, how
ever. that the ordinance does not fix the
location CT the Steam Fire Engine.
The City Council does not pass an or
dinance providing for the purchase of a
Steam Fire Engine, the issuing Of scrip
the levying of tax, but makes the pas
sage of the ordinance dependent upon the
contingency Of the majority of the votes
being For Steam Fire Engine" Wheth
er the happening of such a contingency
! ~.
the purchase of Steam Fire Engine, thc
issue of Scrip, and the levy of a tax, il
of very great doubt. The people have
delegated power to the City Council, bu
we are not aware that the people have
authorized the City Council to delegate
the power to the voters to decide as t.
the purchase of Steam Fire Engine, anG
the issuing of scrip and leyylng Of taxes
in payment thereof. The City of Keno
sha has had SO much law in relation t.
its scrip that it would seem to be the die
tate of prudence not to issue any NOR,
under doubtful authority or uncertain
propriety And, if the majority of tn,
votes are Against Steam Fire Engine,
the City can get along without one til
the City Council feels justified in obtain
ing one without the Intervention of ma
jority vote in favor of it.
IMPORTANT TO PHYSICIANS By anac
passed by the last Legislature "to pro
tect the people of Wisconsin from impir
icism and imposition in the practice o
medicine and surgery" physicians are re
quired on or before the first day of Jul,
to record in the Office of the register O
deeds of the county q sworn copy of
diploma from some school or college oil
medicine or ola certificate that he hasgrad
mated at such school, or sworn copy o
certificate of qualification from some in
corporated State medical society. Fail
ure of physician to record such diplom;
or certificate is to be taken as prima taca
evidence that he. has not graduated a
any school of medicine or received Ger
tifcate of qualification from state med
lcal society, and will subject him on con
Viction TO fine and Imprisonment.
DEATH OF CHARLES DICKENS. -Charle
Dickens, the great novelist, died al
twenty minutes past six last THURSDAY
evening, of paralysis, at his residence
near Rochester, in Kent, England, aged
58 years. While at dinner on Wednes