The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-19
COUNCIL MEETING.
City Fathers Play with ordinances-The
Pass Several and Rescind One.


Mayor Culley being in Ohio, Presi-
dent Jacobs was acting mayor and held
down the chair with much dignity
Monday night. 1t took until $40 to
finish reading the minutes, which we're
approved, after some comment on the
fact that the council had hired work
done and paid for it, when it was the
duty of the city attorney to do the
work, and he was paid for it and con-
tracted to do it.
The finance committee was not ready
to report on the proposition to refund
the city debt with A per cent. bonds,
but stated that they had received three
different propositions from bond dealers
and would report at next meeting.
A petition was handed in requesting
that Durkee avenue be macadamized
from Deming street to Jerome creek.
Referred.
Petitions were handed in for lights
and walks in several parts of the city,
all of which were referred to their re-
spective committees.
A communication was received from
the Pabst and Schlitz brewing COM
panies, requesting the city to collect a
wholesale liquor license fee from the
Miller company, of Milwaukee, and
Klinkert, of Racine, both companies
doing business in two places here and
only paying one license each. The pc
titions requested the council to treat all
the brewers alike. The matter was
referred to the judiciary committee.
The school board handed in report
showing the expenses for the coming
school year to be $25, 800 and request
ing the council to raise SIT ,095 in the
coming tax levy.
An ordinance to secure prompt repair
of all defective walks was given it's
second reading and passed. Alderman
Gonnerman was excused from voting.
The ordinance was framed by the city
attorney, but in talking 1t over after it
was passed, the aldermen did not
think it was right, so they rescinded the
action, and it was referred back to the
judiciary committee to report at an
adjourned meeting, Thursday night,
Aug. 10.
An ordinance for building and re-
building about three miles of walk was
given its first reading, and under sus-
pension of rules was passed unanimous
ly.
An ordinance for special assessment
of the new paving was read and passed
in same manner as above.
A resolution was presented by AID
McGivern authorizing the issuing OF
improvement bonds to the amount of
$21, 38695 and of city order to the
amount of Sc, 75409 to A. E. Rutledge
& Co. as per contract, for paving Park
Place, Chicago street and Prairie ave-
nue..
Sewer assessments we're passed and
Improvement ordered published.
The water connections made on
Prairie avenue we're assessed and bonds
ordered issued and turned over to the
water commissioners.
A large number of old bills were
allowed and new ones referred to their
respective committee.
A new light was ordered in at the
corner of Milwaukee avenue and Union
street.
Four catch basins we're ordered in on
Deming street.
The matter of allowing a frame
building to be built within the fire
limits on Park street and only cover
ing the front and back with sheet iron,
was referred back to the committee to
report at next meeting.
Council adjourned until next Thurs
day night at o'clock.