The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-13
THE CIT.Y's BUSINESS.
The oficial Publication of the Councils
Doings Monday.
REGULAR MEETING

Called to order by Mayor Farr.
Present-Ald. Brister, O'Donnell,
Zens, Schend, Yule, McGivern and
Christman.
Minutes of last regular meeting read
and approved.
The mayor addressed the council as
follows:
TO the Honorable Council:
Last fall Alderman Schend made a
very wise and excellent motion, to the
effect that on the streets to be paved
that the property owners abutting
thereon be required to lay gas, water
and pipe service to the curb, SO as to
prevent the disturbing of the pave
ment. 1t was referred to the judiciary
committee, who, after comforting with
the attorneys, reported that cit could
not be DONE" Alderman Schend and
all who have the best interests of the
city at heart will be glad to learn that
it is possible, and the chair will have
an ordinance prepared at the next
meeting that will incorporate thatpow-
er in our charter. Section 223 in the
general charter law gives the council
that very necessary privilege.
All of which is. respectfully sub
mitted. VIM. M. FAIR, Mayor.
On motion of Aid. YuIe, the petition
of Peter Melteson for rebate of a por-
ton of his special sewer tax, was re-
ferred to the committee on sewers.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, Adolph
Groeger was granted permission to
transfer his retail liquor license from
400 Grand avenue to 50 Main street.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, Mat
Kleist was granted seven months re-
bate on his retail liquor license.
On motion Of Aid. Yule, the petition
showing preference Of kind Of paving
to be used on Market street between
Chicago and West Main streets, was re-
ferred to the committee on streets, al
leys and bridges.
The following COMMUNICATION was
read:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Conn.,
ell:
GENTLEMEN:-Th following is a
correct list of the members of the Ke
nosha fire department for 1896:
STAR HOSE co.
r. E. Mailer, C. 81. Hurd, JOS. A.
Williams, N. r. Allen, Chas. c. Brown,
j. L. Stevens, Jr., E. C. Theirs, C. E.
Dewey, L. S. Vinegar, r. E. Welles,
Marshall Barber.
GEM HOSE CO.
JOS. Holderness, John Mcconnell,
John Priddis, Thos. Holderness, Jas. S.
Barr, Dan Brister, Phil Harmon, Theo.
Letting, Thos. FL. IrvingS ALBERT Wal
lis, Geo. Wallis, VIM. FBoyle, P. J.
Eiffler, Henry Cumiskey, David Vaughn
Frank Loomis, Henry Isermann.
STEAMER HOSE co.
Joe Messier, John c. Slater, Henry
Andre, John Milward, M. j. Brady,
VIM. P. O'Donnell, Rob't Nicoll, F. w.
Mathews, L. G.. King, E. G.. Harmon,
VIM. E. Hill, JOS. R. Sculley, E. j. Eng
lish, F. H. Lyman, Thos. FL. English,
Geo. d. Head.
Balm HOOK AND LADDER co.
Chas. H. Goodman, F. w. Becker,
Chas. Pfennig, Jr., L. E. Kaltenbach,
Chas. Isermann, Jacob Ludwig, Chas.
81. Ernst, Gus Hopf, Milo Smith, Frank
Ambrose. John TaylOr.
INDEPENDENT HOSE co.
Mat Pitts, John Steinbach, Ed Har-
rington, Peter Threinen, Thos. Kohl
man, VIM. Borkenhagen, Martin
Eleven.
CHARLES PFENNIG, Sec. F. d.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the list
of firemen was confirmed.
Ordinance No. -, an ordinance
changing the numbers and boundaries
of wards in the city of KenOsha, Wis
consin, in accordance with provisions OF
Chapter 286 of the Laws of Wisconsin,
for the year 1895, was given its first
reading.
On motion of Aid. Yule: the Ordi
nance was ordered to take the usual
course.
President O'Donnell was called to the
chair.
On motion of Aid. Yule, the city
treasurer's quarterly report was re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
Mayor Farr again took the chair.
The committee on fire department re-
ported as follows:
70 the Hon. Mayor and Common Conn
Gil Of the City Of Ken0sha:
GENTLEMEN: Your committee on
fire department., to whom was referred
the matter of working the fire depart
ment team on the public streets, re-
spectfully report: That the matter has
received due consideration by your
committee, and after fair demonstra-
ton of the Importance Of quick and
,,copont rocpOnco tO an alarm of fro