The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-17
MORE ABOUT ANNEXATION.
Uncle Sam Houston Shes His Castor and
Takes a Hand in the Controversy.

Uncle Sam Houston Shes His Castor and
Takes Hand in the Controversy.
! Mr.. EDITOR have been looking
over Mr.. Lymans and Mr.. Harff'S reas-
! ons for annexation, | find they are
agreed as to the desirability Of relief.
! The object is that the knitting works
may have the benefit of the city sewer
age. According to Mr.. Lyman's state
ment there has been nearly enough
money offered to build the sewers (if
not better built than John t. claims
his was.) Now what are the methods
employed for annexation, all boarders,
renters and other temporary sojourners
are urged to sign this petition.
The city council passed an ordinance
cutting off all persons living outside
the city limits in the district desiring
annexation, from obtaining work on
the public works, unless they sign the
petition.
! Last week an alderman with team,
pillow and shovel, filled solid full ditch
on the south side of Dayton street in
the town of Pleasant Prairie, where
/ the Supervisors had furnished tile and
ordered the ditch opened, because con-
taminated water from the suburbs, Oc-
cupied by anti -annexationists, ran down
that ditch, as one man expressed it Z" If
they won't come in the city, we will
drown them out" This is Mr.. Ly-
mans testimony
What is Mr.. Harf's testimony? He
says the alderman told him he was sent
by Sam Reynolds the owner of the lot
the communicating water was flooding.
+" will tell you how this natural water
course got there. Kelly, Lyman and
Mr.. Frost had water in their cellars
and saw chance to get rid of it. l
was Chairman of the town at the time,
so furnished the tile and Martin Tyson,
then employed by Frost and Kelly put
them in, so the water could empty into
the east ditch, also dug the canal, at
the time there was three feet of water
in the west ditch"
Now, Mr. Editor, what does that
mean? Does not the shutting off of
relief from this malaria breeding water
appear to be a criminal act?
What legal right has the city alder
man Oh the highway Of the town OF
Pleasant Prairie committing this crime
against the defenseless at this time OF
prevalence of diphtheria and scarlet
fever
If the testimony Of Lyman, Harf,
McGivern, Holderness and Sam Rey
nolds, does not constitute crime on
the part Of the city, / would like to
know what would. Now, Mr.. Editor,
have we the real reason Of this anneXa-
ton trouble? Does the city wish a
larger representation on the county
board as the county papers have sug-
gested, that they may have an equal
representation with the country? Is
not the city trying toget the advantage
of the country? Was not republican
candidate for the assembly approached
and asked if he would not favor the
city if he was nominated and elected?
1t looks to outsiders as if the city
was trying to get the advantage of the
country? Does not this whole business
look like What you and / would call
bulldozing on the part Of the city?
do not think there are ten men in
the county who would oppose annexa
ton if there was not game in it. If
the city authorities would lay out d
respectable plot, taking in the adjacent
non resident property which has been
made valuable by lying so close to the
city, which is owned by men we'll able
to pay their taxes, it would seem more
as if the city wished to deal honestly.
Now, Mr. Editor, while you and be-
lieve it no crime to petition, we do be-
Iieve it crime to vote illegally. Do
you not think it would be better for
your people to throw away petitions,
90 to the legislature and ask that body
to pass an act whereby cities may en-
large their boundaries, by vote Of the
people, and show to the world that I e.
nosha appreciates the work of Col.
Frank in securing the ballot for free
schools and will not go back on her
heritage? r. S. HOUSTON.
Resolutions on the Death of Col. Frank.
The following resolutions were intro
duced by Hon. W. III. Chandler, and
unanimously adopted by the Wisconsin
Teachers association held at Madison
| Dec. 26-27-28, 1894: