The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-05
THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Com
mon Council.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING.
August Is, 1895.

August %, 1895.
Called to order by Mayor Farr.
Present-Ald. Brister, O'Donnell,
Zens, Schend, Head, Yule, McGivern
and Christman.
| On motion of Aid. McGivern, the pc
tition for the passage Of an ordinance
directing that sidewalk be laid on the
south side of Grand avenue from the
old city limits to the corner of Lyman
avenue and Grand avenue, was grant
ed.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the pc
tition for the extension Of the water
main Oh Jenne street to the intersec-
tion of Ridge and JENNIE street and the
placing of a fire hydrant on the corner
of Ridge and Jenne streets, was re-
ferred to the committee on water works
to report Monday evening, Sept. 2.
Ordinance No. -, an ordinance
creating a Board of Water Commission
ers for the city of Kenosha, and estab-
fishing rules, rates and regulations for
the water works of the city of Kenosha,
Wisconsin, was given it's first reading.
Aid. McGivern moved that the house
rate, each family, each additional
faucet be fixed at So. Motion carried
by the following vote:
Ayes---Ald. Schend, Head, McGiv-
ern, Christman and Mayor FAIR.
Nays-Ald. Brster, O'Donnell, Zens
and Yule.
Aid. O'Donnell moved that the ordi-
nance take the usual course.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. Brister, O'Donnell, Zens,
Schend, Head, Yule, McGivern and
ChristmaD. Nays-None.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the
form Of the applications and permits
for water service and the procuring of
the same was referred to the city en-
gineer with power to act.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the SUI
perintendent of the water works was
empowered to purchase sufficient lead
pipe and the required number of taps,
stop cocks and corporation cocks to
make 500 connections with the water
works mains.
On motion of Aid. Schend, the super
intendent of the water works was en-
powered to proceed with the work of
tapping and allow connections to be
made with the water mains as soon as
the forms for applications and permits
uoro 1orOo1ro6
On motion Of Aid. McGivern, it was
ordered that an official notice be pub
lished to the effect that all petitions for
extensions should be presented to the
common council until after the appoint
ment of the board of water commission
ers, and after such appointment the
petitions be presented to said board,
and that all petitions be presented be-
fore October l, 1895. Also that blank
petitions can be obtained at the office
of the city clerk.
The committee on water works re-
ported the rates Of insurance on boilers
as follows:
$4,000, for years premium -. 500 90
$4,000, for years premium. ....S 12O 90
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the
committee on water works was in
structed to insure the boilers in the
power house for $4,000.
Aid. Zens moved that the council APP
point a competent day and night en-
gineer at the pump house.
Aid. McGivern moved to amend and
that the appointment of the engineers
be laid over until next meeting.
The amendment failed to carry by
the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. O'Donnell, Schend, Head
and McGivern.
Nays-Ald. Brister, Zens, Yule and
Christman.
The original motion failed to carry
by the following vote:
Ayes-Ald. Brister, Zens, Yule and
Christman.
Nays-Ald. O'Donnell, Schend, Head
and McGivern.
The city attorneys reported that the
petition for the opening of Park street
and Lyman avenue had not been prop
erly drawn and that the clerk or the
petitioners could procure petition
drawn in legal form at their office.
Ou uOGEOH OIL Ala. MCGlVern, Cn6 IOI-
lowing amounts due the retired steam
er engineers and for the hauling Of the
steamers were allowed:
R Cumiskey ............. =. .S21 66
Thomas Smith. -. ........... 81 66
Joseph Miller .......... ........... 35 81
Edward Griffin. .......... IL 63
On motion Of Aid. Schend, the COM
mittee on fire department ind the chief
were empowered to purchase three
horses for the use of the fire depart
ment.
Council adjourned.