The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-19

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High School building question last Mon
day evening again but were thrown. The
subject is apparently too big for them. Mr.
james Cayanagh went before the council
and told them in language so plain and
clear that it could not be misunderstood
that they had no option in the matter o
levying the taxes asked for by the Board of
Education The Council has nothing to do
In the matter except to raise the money;
the Board of Education is charged with the
authority to demand it and the responsible
ity for its use. The Board can compel the
Council to furnish them the money and
unless it is done quietly, mandamus from
the court will probably settle the matter.
Mr.. Cavanaugh laid down the law
in the case before the council, and at least
one alderman said that if he had under
stood the situation when the council voted
on the acceptance of the report, he would
have voted differently. If the law and the
facts had been laid before the Council
when the report was made it is quite likely
that they would have accepted the report
giving the Board the money they asked
without the hitch in the proceedings that
has arisen. Mr.. Cavanagh also stated to
the Council the condition of the High
School buildings and called their attention
to the rotten foundations, cracked walls,
sagging roof, lack of ventilation, terribly
crowded rooms and general unftness of the
buildings for school purposes. He read
over the names of the Board of Education and
called their attention to the fact that they are
all tax payers, and that 90 per cent of the tax
payers in Kenosha would support them in
turning over to the school board
the surplus money to erect a suit
able High School building. The Board of
Education has always done its share of the
city business economically and very salts
factoriIy and compares very favorably with
the city council. 1t is to be noticed that
the council apparently have never investi'
gated the condition of the High School
buildings to know the needs of the situation
yet they refuse to do anything or give any
attention to the statements OF men who
have studied and investigated the case and
state that new building is imperatively
needed. The city fathers have apparently
investigated another subject, however, for
they find that the third ward needs
saloon The Council was divided on the
subject voting four for and four against the
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favor Of the saloon; so we are to have the
new saloon whether we have the new
school building or not.
One of the saddest cases that has come
to the notice of the TELEGRAPH-COURIER
in long time was that of Mr.. E. j. Burn
ham, who came to Kenosha about a month
ago, failed to get permanent employment
fell sick without dollar in the house, and
with an invalid wife on his hands, and died
within ten days after his first illness. Mr..
Burnham was a hearty, healthy man, able
to work at nearly anything, and when he
first came to Kenosha he found work in the
Balm Wagon Works. He was laid off there
after short time and went over to the
Lane factory where he got job shingling
on the new building. He had on heavy
undertaking and one evening he took it
| off and went to his work the next morning
without it, He caught cold. The cold
settled into pneumonia and he was confined
to his bed. They lived for days on pota-
toes but Monday, the 9th, the invalid wife
found her way over to her neighbor, Mr..
John Malcrone's, and tried to sell them a
couple cans of fruit to get money enough to
buy bite of meat. Mr.. Malcrone went to
one of the gentlemen in the Chicago Brass
Works and told him the situation at Mr.
Burpham's A load of wood was sent over
Immediately, some money placed at the
disposal of the sick man, and he was very
soon made comfortable. Two Of the great
hearted ladies of the Methodist church
were informed of the situation and the
next morning the house was filledw pro-
visions A cot for watcher, mattress and
springs for the sick man were sent up and
from Monday evening, Dec. 9th, until he
died last Saturday afternoon he had the
best of care, constant watching and good
nursing The invalid wife was removed to
neighbours on Tuesday, as she was too
sick to be around and she saw her husband
no more until she saw his remains Mon
day morning on their way to their last rest
ing. place. A brother of Burnham's came
up from Chicago Sunday afternoon with his
wife and they were the mourners at the sad
occasion. As the brother was not much
better off financially than the dead man had
been, young gentleman who had already
been very kind to the afflicted family,
asked that the arrangements for the funeral
be left with him. They were, and when
the brother left last Monday afternoon on
the 5:13 train, taking with him the widow,
they had nothing to pay for all the kind
ness thew had received. All expenses of