The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-23
THE COUNCIL MEETS.
BIDS RECEIVED FOR PAVING DUR
KEE AVENUE.
COMMISSIONERS CHOSEN
Aid. Jacobs and NJ Metten Have Few
Words, But no Harm Done.-Just' AZ
Little Excitement to Relieve the
Monotony of the Meeting

There was a larger crowd than usuag
Monday night at the council meeting
and all the aldermen were in their
places with the exception of Frost
The reading of the minutes was laid
over until "Wednesday, to which time
the council adjourned.
The first order Of business was the
opening of bids for paving Durkee
avenue. There we're nine bids, in
which the cost of excavating the street
before paving, ran from 15 cents to-
20 cents per cubic yard of dirt. hauB
not to exceed 1900 feet, and lc pen
yard every 100 feet extra haul
The bids for the actual work charge
able to the abutting property were as.
follows, the first figure being cost OF
each lineal foot of curling:
Jas Cape & Sons, Racine. - 600 -39c~
Reichert Co, Racine. .56c-29c
P Johnson, Racine. $780, .67e-29c.-
A E Rutledge Co., Rockford. 58e-28c
M LaBounte, Lake Forest. .67e-34c
r r Birdsall, Racine. .6Oc-3Oc~
Nelson & Co, Racine. .66c-29E
Harding & Nelson, Racine. 59c-29c
j o Jones, Racine .60c-3 4c p
1t will be seen by the above figures
that the N. F. Reichert Construction
company, of Racine, are the lowest7
bidders and will probably get the job
The bids were all referred to the COM
mittee to report Wednesday night.
The residents of Third street pre-
sented petition for building walk
on that street. Referred.
J. B. Cook asked for rebate in his
sewer tax. The matter was referred,
as was also petition from L. j. Athoft
asking that the location and block in
which his saloon is situated, be takes
into the saloon district, thus saving
him the trouble of getting permission
of the property owners in that yfcinitE.
each year.
An opinion from the city attorney
was read, in which he stated that the
city council have the right to compel
the telephone, telegraph and electric
light poles to be painted by tbs COM
panies owning them.
The report of the city engineer ana
sewer committee, on the completion Os
all sewers ordered in, was read anGa
accepted and a cash balance Of $3.50 So
ordered paid Chris johnson.
The names of the new Independents
Hose company were read and CON-
firmed.
A new water commissioner was
elected for a term of three years, the
ballots running as follows: Informal
Strong, l; E. R. Head, 2; Fl. G. Schulz
2; John T. Yule, 2. First formal e
R. Head, 4; II. C. Schulz, 3; j. T. Yule,-
l. Second formal ballot-E. 4. Head.
6; Fl. C. Schulz, .. E, R. Head was
declared elected
The city clerk stated that Mr. HoF~-
lick, of Racine, had taken the contraee
for the city dock on Washington Island
off P Beliefs hands, and would fnish
the job and pay all bills in full.
The old bills were allowed as usHaB
and new ones referred.
M. Metten addressed the council 5y1s
connection with apoor family or widow
on the North side, claiming that the
chairman Of the poor committee ba0
Disseminated against her This the
chairman denied emphatcally, and the
atmosphere was rather warm until the
mayor called for order, and the busi-
ness of the meeting was resumed.
J. G. Davidson was given the con-
tract to build about seventy iron COW
cred catch basins on bid Of $27. So
each, he to wait until March for his
pay. After talking over some other
matters which will come up at some
future meeting, the council adjourned
until next "Wednesday evening.