The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-21
IT WILL BE PAVED.
CITY COUNCIL RESCINOS ITS &C.
TON IN REGARD TO GRAND AVE.
A LONG AND BITTER STRUGGLE
Alderman Berns Finally Moves to Recon
slider and the Paving is Ordered
other Council.
Notes.

hours of the night Monday and the
long and bitter struggle has finally
ended with the aldermen favoring the
paving on the top side.
The question, which has been before
the Council for over six months, was
introduced by an effort to order the
Grand avenue bridge to be raised.
This was violently opposed by Aid.
Gonnermann, German, Calkins and
Weier, and in some manner FRANKIE
and Berns were added to the list and
gave the aldermen opposed to the
raising of the bridge a good sized ma
iority and the specifications for the
work were laid on the table.
Later in the evening the Mayor
stated that he was greatly interested in
the Grand avenue paving and read a
communication from the city attorney
in regard to the steps necessary to re-
verse the former action of the Council.
Aid. Tarbell at once moved that the
attorneys opinion be placed on file and
the test vote which followed showed
that the aldermen were decided to
fight the thing out if it took all night,
and it came very near doing it. Aid.
Gonnermann said that an attempt
would be made to compromise the
matter by the Council; instead of rails
ing the bridge to raise the viaduct, but
these concessions seemed to have little
effect on the opposition. The matter
dragged and every one began to be
worn out, but not man stirred. The
| opinion of the city attorney still lay on
the speakers desk and the members
wrangled back and forth seeking to find
way out of the difficulty.
Mayor Petit made an eloquent ap
peal to the men who had voted fOI the
action, that one of them would move to
reconsider that action. Tarbell moved
to adjourn, but it was very evident that
the aldermen were not in the mood to
adjourn and six nays were recorded
against the motion.
Fin ally Aid. Berns could hold out no
| longer and he moved TO reconsider the
l uu6SUlOu
| Aid. Brister and Tarbell voting in the
negative.
When the friends of the paving had
made this much progress they took
recess to make some plans for finishing
up the fight in which victory seemed
certain. For this purpose the sewer
assessments W ere ordered read and the
members of the Council were given a
solid hour III which to think the matter
over and when the Council was ready
to act on the momentous question the
electric light circuit burned out and
the city hall was left ir darkness.
But the aldermen WHO desired to
have the street paved paid no attention
to this failure in the light, but went
right on and moved that the Clerk be
ordered to advertise for bids for paving
| Grand avenue. The motion carried,
only two aldermen voting in the mega
tive. The width of the street was
fixed at 80 feet.
While the paving question was the
most important of the session, the
Council transacted quite a little of
important business of other natures.
1t was decided 70 continue the Mil
waukee avenue sewer now in process Of
construction as far as Union street, and
on this question Aid. Weier took occa
sion to deliver his usual stereOtyped
speech on the condemnation of those
Evanston brick. But the efforts of the
alderman were to men who having ears
hear not and no notice was taken of
the objections Inspector Stahl was
present and reported that the brick
were all being carefully inspected.
Mrs. Patrick Kearney was present
and reported that she desired to settle
with the city on account Of her being
injured by falling on a defective side
walk. She offered to make complete
settlement with the city for So, 1000.
The entire matter was referred TO a
special committee.
The old trouble between Herman
Faber and the city is to be reopened
and the city will probably appeal the
case, which was lately decided in favor
of Herman, to the Supreme Court for
the purpose of finally locating the po-
sition of the street. Since the judgment
was given in favor of Herman some
very valuable evidence has been dis
covered, which. it is thought, will
change the entire case. The whole
thing. however, was referred to the
Judiciary committee.
While the Council was considering
law suits the city attorney reported on
the suit against the North Western
Railway Company and stated that it
was his opinion that the city's side of