The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-10-08
WHAT CITY DADS DID
HAVE SETTLED THAT LONG DRAWN
OUT STREET SQUABBLE.
THE STREET WILL BE MADE.
The Report of the Commissioners on Ben
efits and Damages for the Street Be-
tween Deming and Eagle Streets
Accepted and Adopted

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years, has at last been settled, SO far as
the council could settle the matter, and
if no appeal to the courts is taken by
those interested in not allowing the
street to go through, there will soon be
a street running from Deming street
through what has so long been famil-
larlv known as the Carrie Lee property
to Eagle street.
This street matter has been a source
of much tribulation to the council.
Petitions have been presented time
after time and the council has always
acted upon them, each time, however,
to meet defeat of the scleme in one
form or another. The matter has not
only been one of tribulation, but of
almost evaporation as well. Almost
the moment one of the schemes was sat
down upon from some source, it has
bobbed up just as serenely again as if
it was an entirely new matter not
hitherto before the council. Two or
three times the council has been COM
PEELED to appoint the commissioners for
the award of benefits and damages.
Each time the commissioners made re-
port, but in one small way or another
some technically has been dis
covered by the opponents of the scheme
and the purposes of the petitioners and
the council would be temporarily
| knocked out.
It was settled at last Monday even
| ing by the unanimous vote of the coun-
Gil. and every alderman heaved a big
sigh of relief as the announcement Of
/ the decision of the ballot was
made. Aid. McGivern turned to
Aid Yule and whispered quite audibly:
g 1t has taken two years, but it is lin
ished at last" There was smile of
triumph on his face. Every alderman
shifted about into more comfortable
position, happy sense of relief being
apparent on every face.
The aldermen believe that no more
equitable award could have been made
by any board of commissioners.
At themeeting Monday evening there
was but one protest made, that of Col.
and Mrs. j. j. Hoyt. The council did
not consider their reasons valid, though
they were given full consideration be-
fore the council passed upon the whole
matter by ballot.
All the aldermen were present eX-
cept Charles Frost and Peter Christ
man and all present voted aye, which
made the result an incontestible one.
Wants to Sweep the Streets.
Christ. Bruins wants to sweep the
paved streets for the city provided the
council will give him a contract for
five years at ST. per 10000 square feet
of space for each sweeping. In a
proposition he sent in to the council he
stated that he would buy an Austin
swee per to do the work with, and that
the city might take the contract off his
hands at any time by paying him for
the sweeper what he is to pay for it, if
he buys, which buying is of course
contingent upon his getting the con-
tract.
Caledonia Sidewalk
The citizens of Caledonia street
asked the council for sidewalk along
the east side of the street from Orange
to Hanson streets. The prayer of the
petitioners was at once granted.
wants to Lay Drain Pipes
An application was received from
Michael Steinbach for drain layers
hcence. The application was properly
accompanied with the necessary bond
and so his desire was gratified.
Jones Furnishes Bond.
Some two weeks ago City Engineer
Davidson called attention to the fact,
that it would be we'll to have j. O.
Jones, the contractor who laid the
Market street and Park avenue paw
ing, give an indemnifying bond on the
Job. The contract called for one for
$4,000. Mr.. Jones has given such
bond in the required amount and it
was accepted.
Another sidewalk ordinance came up
and was read and sent on the usual
career.
The poormaster's report showed that
there are now ninety six persons get
ting help from the city.
The New Lighting Contract.
Another contract was presented to
the council concerning the lighting of
the city. The first contract presented
some weeks ago, was objected to by
come of the aldermen on some of its
provisions. most of which were minor
affairs. In the new contract the OBJ
jectionable matters were eliminated
and so the mayor and city clerk were