The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-06-20

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Fastcfy 70 ~ Re-censidered.
Aid. BEissOr was very much wanted
man sc the council meeting Monday
evening. He had gone on a fishing
| trip Gus 70 the lakes and consequently
was a0t present he is anxiouEly
awaiteu by both hides Of the contro-
versy which took place in the meeting
in wh4eh Mayor Farr and Aid. fYnle
crossed swords a little acrimoniously.
immediately after the reading of the
minutes Mayor Farr asked if the bids
for the seWer work to be done for the
new bicycle factory were to be opened
before the regular business came up.
It was voted to take them up, 80 the
bidswer opened and showed the fol-
lowing results: James Cape & Sons
bid on single ring 3O-inch brick sewer,
$1.75; single ring 24-inch, $1.65; double
strength, 2O-inch pipe sewer, ST., and
1S-inch double strength pipe sewer, 80
cents; manholes $25.
The specifications were the same in
all the rest. N. +. Reichert & Co., of
Racine, bid: go inch brick, SITS; a.
inch brick, $1.35; 2O-inch pipe, $1.O0;
18-inch pipe, $50; manholes, $24.50.
ii WaEDef IL Zimmerman: 30-inch
brick, ,@.75; 24-inch brick, $780, 90
inch pipe, $l.O0; 18-inch pipe, 1886;
manholes, $27.
William Davy Il Son: 3O-inch brick,
$3.50; M-inehs brick, 1926; 20-inch
pipe, ellis; 18Sinch. pipe, sos; man
holes, $24.OO.
William J. Healey, of Chicago: 30
inch brick, $l.65; 24-inch brick, $1.55;
20-inch pipe, $1.24; 18-inch pipe, $.93;
manholes, $1,000.
When the bids had been read Aid.
O'Donnell moved that the council take
a recess of ten minutes to consider the
bids as committee Of the whole. This
was voted and the council all retired to
the city engineers room with the ex-
ception of Aid. Yule. He staid in the
council chamber.
10 It took the teouncil twenty minutes
to considers the, bids, and when it fled
back into the official chairs. Aid. Yule
moved that all the bids be rejected and
that the work be done by the city.
This was made as an amendment to a
motion that N. F. Reichert & Co., of
Racine, be given the contract, they
being the lowest bidders. The amend
ment was voted down S to 3. The
original motion received 5 ayes and 3
noes. This did not carry the motion
since it was one in which the appro-
priation Of money was involved. In all
such cases the vote must stand not less
than six affirmative votes. The mayor
voted to, make thefive and Aid. Brister
was absent. 1t was at this point that
Aid: Brister was SO mnch wanted
by both sides, each side feeling conf
dent ,thathe would vote with them.
The vote rather "riled" the mayor,
and he stated that he would like to ad-
dress the council. He stated that this
matter was no boys play, but the ac-
ton taken seemed to SAVIOR of it. The
city has no money to handle this job
with, nor can it get it. The work
must be done by Aug. l. The council
had pledged itself to man to carry
out this work. In all honor and de-
cency it should now be done. 1t re-
quires six votes to carry this motion
and he hoped some of the negative
voters would reconsider his vote. There
is no time to lose.
This brought Aid. Yule to his feet.
He remarked, your honor, this is no
boys play and no one has attempted
boys play. This is very serious
matter. / never saw the time yet
when the city couldn't get the money
whenev er it needed it, and it can now
and / don't believe in letting some con-
tractor do what we can do ourselves"
The mayor came back at Aid. Yule
by remarking, This is no time to dis
cuss this matter now. 1t should have
come up before.
"But, your honor" retorted Aid.
Yule, "w we have the right at any time
to reject any and all bids"
Aid. McGivern then wanted to know
if Aid. Brister could not be sent for
and brought to the council room. Aid.
Head informed him that he could not,
since he was out of the city.
Then the motion is lost" declared
the mayor.
The matter was not to be dropped
here, however. Aid. McGivern moved
that when the council adjourn it do so
to Wednesday evening and that these
bids be voted on again. This motion
was carried.
There were very few other things to
come up before the meeting. Outside
of the regular list of bills there was the
petition of the Danish Lutheran