The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-31


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Oils lad. Meas.
To THE EDITOR.
SIR: Fair and manly criticism in til
management Of city is not to be objected tC
but the indiseriminate calling of names an
applying vile epitheis TO the city official
places the authors Of the articles in III
Chicago Times and Kenosha Courier on lev
Ell with the thieves and bummers of whicl
they so much complain.
That cases of disorder have occurred i
not denied; that violations of law have beer
more numerous than in years past is mos
emphatieally denied, as can be proven b,
the record that our police force is over
worked, it is only necessary to state tina
| their beat covers an area equal to thret
square miles, inhabited by nearly 6.OO(
people, and with the country overrun with
tramps, yet all this large extent has but two
city night police to guard its interests. The
charge that the city has been handed over to
thieves and bummers is foul calumny as
IS proven by the fact that not one case oil
burglary has occurred during the past year,
and only one attempt, which was followed
BY the prompt arrest of the party. Two
cases of personal robbery on the streets have
taken place, and in the case of Mr.. Fisk so
swift was the pursuit by the officers that the
thieves, after running block, threw their
booty away, and it was recovered and
restored to the owner The robbery of Mr..
Butcher occurred in Pleasant Prairie. 1t is
hardly expected our police will also patrol
the country towns. 1t has been the remark
of very many of our citizens that Kenosha, as
whole, had never been more orderly than
during the year past.
1t has been asserted by the Courier man,
and repeated on the streets, that the city was
without funds. The Courier man, in his
correspondence with the Chicago Times, has
insinuated that this was the case, and that
no report Of the city finances could be
obtained. In such haste has this man been
to befoul the fame of our city that he could
not wait until the taxes were all collected
1t is well known that the incoming
administration of the city in the spring Of
1879 found the treasury empty, and, 10 make
matters worse, the reelected treasurer the
first week of the administration of that year
collected over 81 100 of license money, and
that was also lost. To pay for the new
bridge, and meet current expenses, it was
found necessary to issue time order No. |
for S2,1l6.67, dated July I'd, 1879; order
No. 2, 81, Isl 81, dated July 26th, 1879, and
order No. 3, dated August 1st, 1879, for
So, 294; also order No. 4, dated Sept. 9th,
1879, for 81, 1886. At the animal meeting
of the Common Council, called to levy the
taxes for the ensuing year, it was decided
to levy only so much money as would pay
the above orders and provide money enough
to run the city part of the next year.
Accordingly the administration of 1880,
early in the summer. found itself without
money. City orders were sold on the streets
for 95 until Oct. 10th, 1880, when time
order No. 5 was issued for $1,000.
At the meeting of the Common Council to
levy the taxes in 1880 that body also decided
to raise only money enough to take up the
$4,000 order and to supply the city's needs
part of the coming year, so in 1881 we
find the city again out of funds, and order
No. 6, for 81, 500, dated Nov. 7th, 1881, was
issued, and on Nov. 18th, 1881, order No. Z
for So 900, was issued. Part Of this money
was used TO pay the city's share Of Main
street sewer tall the street crossings, also
S497 Is old tug order, S206,59 old shofen
order of 1879. These Two items belong TO
accounts Of years ago &408.71 for hose
that should have been paid q year since :;
S42750 for hose this year S277 for new
hose house; nearly $500 for Jerome Creek
Bridge; about the same amount ($300) for
repairing Market square culvert. Here is
over So, 900 for extraordinary expenses, most
of which is never likely to occur again.
Perhaps the Courier man can see what
became of little of the city's money, and if
he wants any more let him figure up the
salaries of the Treasurer, Clerk, Marshal,
night police, expenses Of the fire department,
the streets and bridges, and let him take a
peep at our harbor, sc. There is our poor
also, this last year ever $4,000; not much
less.
The insinuation in the Courier in the
article on dredging that money has been
stolen is as base as it is false, and shows to
what degradation men will descend in
order to crafty their spleen.
In the matter of Larry Follen. [ visited the
house, found the man in very destitute.cir.
cumstances, with wife and three little ones,
and nothing to eat. Poormaster zahnen
was requested to supply their wants. AS
Follen was suffering from bad wound, and
no hopes of his getting well here, Rev.
Father Cleary kindly interested himself in
the case wrote to the Alexian Brothers, and
they promptly telegraphed, "Send the man. y
AS the Brothers make no charge it was
decided to send Follen to the hospital. To
do this it was necessary to have him go in a
clearly condition. AS his clothes were all
worn out, l requested the poormaster to get
him some cheap clothing, which was done,
and Follen went to the Brothers. Hence the
wrath of the Courier clique. | believe this
is christian country.
The much talked of pauper baby carriage
bill, disallowed and afterwards allowed, was
very simple transaction. The little waii
was on the city's hands 1t was proposed
by lady to take the little stranger and
adopt it as her own All she asked was thai
after The papers we're made out the city
should give her baby carriage. The city
through the Mayor and poormaster, made tht
bargain, and the Board allowed the bill.
In regard to the so.called "shyster BILL
l don't wonder men get mad and say thing;
when their bills have to be put in the hands
of a Justice for collection. There are a few
more bills that | believe will find their way
into the hands Of Justice. Then Mr.. Con-
rier you can howl again.
Tt is true that the Mayors son painted tht
bridge; that he gave it good {" daubing'
is not denied. He was ordered to do so, ant
with the best of material, and at a cost of bu
$41.72, while the lowest offer was $40.
will only add that if the " Mayors son. wa
as deficient in his painting as the Coaie
man is in telling the truth, would say, &c
hang thyself.'
That g ring seems to trouble the Courie
man. It was generally remarked after tn
election last spring that ring had bee
broken. Well, the people did it, and the
may do it again Respectfully yours.
II. WILLIAMS.
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