The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-24
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
city Fathers are in Session Three Hours
and Transact Important Work.


The full council was in attendance
Monday night, with the exception of
Alderman Frost.
The first hour was spent in reading
the minutes of the preceding meet
ings.
Petitions were presented for walks
on Pomeroy street and Fremont avenue
and for sewer on Third street, all of
which were referred.
Nick Wallig asked to have his liquor
license transferred to Washington
island for July 5, which was granted.
There were thirty three applications
for liquor licenses and six for pharma-
cist'sslicenses. (The council will meet
next Monday to receive the balance Of
applications for liquor licenses.) The
bonds accompanying the applications
were referred to the finance committee
to report on next Monaay.
A resolution from Racine council
printed previously in the NEws-was
read inviting Kenosha council and
citizens to Racine July /, 2, and 3 to
the bicycle meet. Invitation was ac-
cepted.
The report of city attorney submit
ting his correspondence with officials
Of the G. & N. w. r. R., in regard to
lowering the track at the Prairie ave-
nue. crossing was read, as we're several
letters on both sides of the matter, but
there was nothing contained in them
to change anything. They stop ex-
actly where they start, and the matter
was referred to committee on streets,
alleys and bridges with city attorney
and engineer. The way the matter
stands is this: The railroad company
is entitled TO have the top of the ties
three inches above grade and the rails
on top of them, but at present the top
of the ties are eight inches above the
grade, thus making the top of the rail
121 inches above grade of street.
The city clerk read an order order
ing the city to turn over $4,000 worth
of city improvement bonds to the Mer-
chants and Savings bank when they
were due A. E. Rutledge & Co., the
paving contractor.
The walk ordinance on Maiden Lane
was given its second reading and
passed.
The walk ordinance on Bond and
Park streets was given it's first reading.
The referred bills from last meeting
were correct and allowed, and new
bills referred.
Alderman Gonnermann brought up
the bill Of the Good Shepard's Indus
trial school, for taking care of Sarah
Soph for the past sixteen years, and
the city has always paid the bills. 1t
seems she was committed to the school
by the judge, and it is thought that
some Of the charges, il not all, ought
to be paid by the county.
The sewers on Lyman and Prairie
avenues and on Chicago street were
accepted.
Alderman Jacobs looked up good
purchase for the city in the shape of
first class dry oak wood delivered at
So. rs per cord. The council bought
what there was of it, about twenty
cords, from F. Fl. Lyman.
Alderman Gonnermann brought up
the matter of the city poor, and wanted
every case investigated. He said he
knew of one family that was getting
help from the city and whose girl was
riding a bicycle which she owned and
bought.
The following bids for building 100
feet of dock on the north end of Wash
ington street, were opened:
Hansler & Lutz, $3.50 per lineal #.
P. W. Galloway, $500 per lineal it.
Peter Beffol, 1892 per lineal foot.
Nelson & Racine, $685. per lineal #.
The contract was given to the lowest
bidder.
The new street called the Carrie
Lee street, was officially named EX-
change street.
The contract for sprinkling Milwau-
kee avenue was awarded to B. Boehm
for 20 cents per foot.
The new steamboat managers asked
for permission to use city dock, and
were willing to pay a small rental.
Referred to harbor committee with
power to act.
Alderman McGivern offered reso-
luton changing the new sewer on Sem
mary street south two blocks to Ohio
street, and not charging property
on Ohio street frontage until they wish
to use the sewer. The matter was re-
ferred to sewer committee.
Alderman Weyhe moved to allow
Street Sprinkler O'Brien the same
amount per foot to sprinkle around the
Central park as was paid on the North
side park. Referred.
Mrs. Grosvenor wanted some way
for sewer to her property on Chicago
street, and asked for information as to
how to get it. Referred to sewer COM
mittee.