The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-31
SOUND SENSE.
MAYOR FARR DISHES 1T UP IN
AN ADDRESS TO THE
COUNCIL.
PAVING AND WATER WORKS
Was the Theme Under Discussion at the
Monday Nights Council Meeting.
SPECIAL MEETING.

Called to order by Mayor Farr.
Present-Ald Brister, O'Donnell,
Zens, Schend, Yule, McGivern and
Chriotman.
Meeting called to contemplate the
finances of the city. and also to calmly
and wisely consider the subject of pay
ing and matters pertaining to "water
works.
The mayor addressed the council as
follows:
To tie Honorable Council:
The chair desires to call your atten-
ton to q matter Of great Importance,
and that is the financial part Of the
management of the water works and to
contemplate calmly the question of
paving.
The commissioners of water works
are first class men and they have done
noble work; but they should have
their attention called to the necessity of
net making any more pipe extension or
adding any more expense unless abSO-
lutely necessary to run the plant At
ter the LIST of December, 1895, the
plant should, by its earnings. take care
of itself. AS you know, $4,000 has
been paid on the water works plant,
also 81, 889.68 paid for pipe extension;
besides that the commissioners have
extended the pipe system at a cost of
81 800. This latter sum has got to be
paid out of the new tax levy. The i'm
portance of depending wholly upon the
earnings of the plant to pay all running
expenses and to make all future pipe
extensions must be apparent to all.
Many consumers for a short run are
being served with a two inch pipe.
That is good arrangement.
People desiring water must be given
to understand that the commissioners
must be given time, for financial rea-
sons, before the extension can be made.
Where it is needed for fire protection
pipe should be put in. Snakeville is
unprotected. The extensions that have
been made were imperative, and the
commissioners have done wisely and
we'll in making them, and the city can
pay for them; but the city must not be
put to any more expense; the plant can
and must take care of itself. The gross
ment and hustling for patronage should
| by this time next year amount to
! So 000 The main and first object OF
the water works was to give fire pro-
| lection: that we now have in q most
efficient manner, and the danger of the
destruction OF our city by fire is re-
duced to minimum.
In regard to paving, the council will
recOllect that the call of the chair for
the last special meeting was to consider
the advisabilltv OF paving Market street
from West Main to Chicago street, and
Park avenue, from South street to
Eagle street. That at the time was
and still is, the opinion Of the chair, all
the paving this council should under
take; all other paving should be left to
the wisdom of following councils Prai-
RE avenue and Market Square can be
paved during the months of October
and November, 1896, and the city pay
it's part out Of the tax levy of the fall of
| 1896 It is the wish of the majority of
the neople to make these needed i'm
provements Just as fast as possible, but
no faster In our enthusiasm we must
not act rashly. By paving Market
street, from Chicago to West Main ST.,
with brick, and macadamize Park ave-
nue., from South street to Jerome creek,
it will cost the city So, 400. By paving
these streets it will give us q start in
the right direction. and in few years
we will have city. The school board
will take 500, 800 of the money raised
by the coming tax. Such a large sum
will necessarily call for a five per cent.
tax. The chair believes this is the last
year tina it will be necessary to levy a
five per cent. tax. Now let us see what
our finances will enable us to do.