The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-15
THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL.
AN ADDRESS BY THE MAYOR.
He Recommends Many Needed Improve
ments and Urges Their
Completion
AN ADDRESS BY THE MAYOR.
REGULAR MEETING.
August 5, 1895.

Called to order by Mayor tarr.
Present-Ald. Brister, O'DonneH,
Zens, Schend, Head, Yule, McGivern
and Chrstman.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetings read and approved.
The Mayor addressed the council as
follows:
To the Honorable Council:
The chair desires to call your atten-
ton TO the following suggestions:
The water works system will soon be
in possession Of the city. Many of our
citizens will ask for an extension of our
pipe system; if in accordance with the
ordinance, it will pay to put in the
pipe, it should be done, from business
standpoint All petitions for water ex-
tension should be presented at once, so
that they can be investigated by the
committee the probable cost of eX-
tension estimated. then we will have
some idea Of the amount needed for
that purpose when we levy the tax, the
same applies to the extension of our
sewer system. Advertisements should
be put in the papers to that effect.
PARKS.
Our parks, now that we have water,
should be taken care of. Seats should
be placed in the North side park, and
more added to the Central park. Aid.
Schend, chairman of public grounds
contemplates making needed improve
ments in the parks. His plan he will
state to the council, and they should
meet the approval of every member of
the board.
The bicycle ordinances, as they now
stand should never be repealed; all
reasonable and unselfish people will
favor the strict enforcement of keeping
riders within bounds, the safety, peace
and convenience of the people demands
the strict enforcement Of the bicycle
ordinance, except when the officials, on
state occasions, see fit to extend cOur
tesies, when the ordinances should be
held in allegiance. When the wheeling
on some streets is poor, the Wheelmen
should be allowed the privilege Of US
ing the walks, providing they ride slow
and are courteous. Something should
be done to make q good bicycle path
on each side of our principal streets.
This should receive your immediate at
tention and thought.
Above everything else let our streets
and alleys be kept clean, free from
paper, bricks, stones, tins and glass.
There is nothing that will recommend
the city to strangers, and give us the
reputation of thrift and decency, like
keeping our thOrOughfareS clean and
tidy The present custom Of throwing
rubbish into the streets is disgraceful
and shiftless.
A very good way to put side streets
in good shape would be to continue to
put on cinders, but they must be kept
wet, otherwise the do not make good
road.
Park avenue and Prairie avenue
ought to be macadamiZed this fall, and
arrangements should be made to pave
Market street next fall or coming
spring. The future interests of the
city should never be lost sight of for
one moment. A boulevard on the lake
front from Market street to Town Line
street. would make Kenosha far famed,
would add to it's beauty and
attractiveness, it can be done
now more cheaply than at any
future time; the hygienic and aesthetic
virtues derived by this Improvement
would be beyond computation in mon
ey. The unsightly hole can readily
and cheaply be filled by means Of a
sand pump The chair trusts this
matter will not be lost sight of and that
you will take steps to act and report
the probable cost to condemn and OBJ
tain possession of same. Morally that
ground belongs to the city. AS to the
property holders AUDITING, it would
give them a frontage upon beautiful
street and would enhance the value of
their land. The substitution of a plais-
ance for the present waste of land is a
civic necessity. Remember it can new
er be done so cheaply as at present.
This should be KenOsha's preparation
for the grand Sheridan drive. Without
sacrifice nothing can be gained. The
do nothing policy has been the curse of
our city in the past; it came near de-
feating our present grand water sys-
TEN. The following taken from the
Kansas City Star, will show what steps
other cities are taking in this direction:
The little city of Peoria, in Illinois, is
spending right now 100000 for parks
and boulevaIds and proposes to eX-
pend 5000, 900 and secure, among other
things, a beautiful park of 700 acres.
Peoria has profted by the object lesson
presented by Chicago and has mani
tested a belief in the maxim that what
is worth doing at all is worth doing
IL ~ i Al
it is worth doing at once.
Oshkosh is about to issue park bonds
to the amount of $4,000. We must
not be outdone by other cities in enter
prise and enthusiasm.
The city never kept faith with our
enterprising and public spirited citizen,
Bernhard Eichelman. Long live his
memory. He gave the land east of
Durkee avenue and lying between
Deming street and Town line to the
city of Kenosha, with the understand
ing that the city would add more to it
on the north and imnr0vn tha same for