The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-03-05
The following bills were read and re-

er on Park avenue south to the city
limits was referred to the committee on
sewers; and the petition for paving
Park avenue, from Jerome creek south
to the city limits, was referred to the
committee on streets, alleys and
bridges.
On motion of Aid. Schend, the pro-
posal of the Kenosha Gas, Electric
Light and Fuel Co., was referred to the
committee on gas and light.
Further time was granted the COM
mittee on streets, alleys and bridges to
report on the proposal of B. Boehn and
sidewalk petitions.
Further time was granted the COM
mittee Oh gas and light to report with
regard to arrangements for lighting
the city.
On motion of Aid. McGivern, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by an
unanimous vote Of the council:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
mayor and common council and through
them of the citizens of Kenosha, be eX-
tended to our representative in Con-
gress, the Hon. FL. A. Cooper, for the
able manner in which he attended to
the interests of Kenosha harbor in the
last Congress, in spite of the curtailment
of the total amount of the River and
Harbor bill on account of the prevailing
hard times. The time has now come
for the framing of the new biennial bill,
and we notice delegations from differ
ent sections are being heard in behalf
of various interests. Having implicit
confidence in our representative, and
knowing that he has during the past
year made special study OF the need
of improvement of the harGOrs in Lake
Michigan, in order that they may par
ticipate in the advantages to be derived
from the construction of a twenty foot
channel through the Detroit river, and
be enabled to compete against Lake
Superior ports-1n view of these facts,
we have not thought it necessary, I'M
less SO requested, to send a special del
egation to Washington. We take this
opportunity, however, to tender to Our
! representative to Congress any assist
ance we can render at this time. We
consider that the promise of better
times authorizes the expenditure OF
larger sums on internal improvements,
and in this increase we hope to partici-
pate We think it high time that the
original project for this harbOr be COM
pleted, and that the amount specified
by Mayor Davis for dredging out the
inner harbOr be specifically apprOpri-
ated, and that in addition survey be
ordered to ascertain what further i'm
provements are needed to place Keno
sha harbOr in the class of twenty feet
harbors. The displacement of small
boats by large, on the lakes, renders
this indispensable. KenOsha having
only one railroad, must rely on lake
competition to keep down freight rates.
A line of boats is ready to enter this
harbor whenever the inner harbOr shall
be opened up by dredging, and we con-
F slider this of vital Importance, not only
to Kenosha, but to the whole of the
First Congressional district of Wiscon-
E sin. We would respectfully draw the
attention of our representative to the
location of the Life Saving station on
the inner harbor. The faithful labors
of it's members, under their able cap
tain, are handicapped by the lack OF
sufficient water The cooperation of
the Life Saving department should be
solicited toward the improvement of
the inner harbor. We believe this to
be the critical time in the history OF
Kenosha harbor, and request the Hon.
FL. A. Cooper to use his best endeavOrs
in our behalf, and we promise him our
hearty cooperation.
Moved, That copy of this resOlu-
ton be forwarded to the Hon. I'll. A.
2 Cooper, Representative in Congress for
the First District of Wisconsin.
Aid. Head introduced the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, declared and provided
by the common council of the city OF
Kenosha, Wisconsin, that the general
law requiring the registration of electors
apply to the municipal election in the
city of Kenosha, Kenosha county, Wis
consin, to be held on Tuesday, April z,
A. D. 1896,
Be it further resolved, declared and
provided that registry of electors be
made IN each ward of said city of Ke
nosha, and in each election precinct or
district thereof, in the manner provided
in and by the election laws of the state
of Wisconsin, and acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto.
) On motion of Aid. O'Donnell the res
! olution was adopted.
; The following places were designated
) for the holding of registration and cleo
4 ton meetings:
81 First ward, first precinct-Central
3 engine house.
81 First ward, second precinct-Frame
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