The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-16

On motion Of Aid. German, the petit
ton was referred to the committee on
streets, alleys and bridges, with power
to act.
A petition was presented from Good
fellow & Cummings, requesting per-
mission to build frame building, lax
Is, to be used as wholesale and retail
fruit store on Park avenue, in the \.
NJ G. A. yard.
On motion of Aid. Gonnermann, the
petition was referred to the committee
on fire department..
The committee on finance reported
as follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and the Common
Council.
Your committee on finance to whom
was referred the petition of August
Monteen for rebate of taxes on lot %,
block l, Wulffs addition. except the
east IS feet of the north 106 feet of said
lot, res pectfully report that we have
carefully considered said matter, and
recommend that a rebate of 1926 be
granted, and that the clerk be instruct
ed to draw an order for that amount in
favor of said August Monteen.
Respectfully submitted.
Orla M Calkins,
c.. 81. Gonnermann,
Ernst FRANKIE,
Committee.
On motion of Aid. Gonnermann, the
report as read was accepted.
The committee on finance reported
as follows
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common
Council:
Your committee on finance, to whom
was referred the reports of the City
Clerk, especially report that we have
carefully examined said reports and
| find them correct and we also find that
there has been considerable personal
property tax extending over several
years that has not been collected and
no provisions made to Offset that loss
in the Clerks accounts. We would
recommend that the reports be accept
ed, and the Clerk instructed to charge
up to the license fund the amount lost
so as to start off the accounts this year
in accordance with the actual balance
on hand; and that hereafter all losses
/ from that source be charged against
said license fund.
Respectfully submitted.
Orla M. Calkins,
G. 81. Gonnermann,
Ernst FRANKIE,
Committee.
On motion of Aid. German, the re-
port as read was accepted.
The committee on claims was grant
ed further time to report on claims in
the hands of the committee.
The committee on fire department
reported as follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and the Com
mon Council:
Your committee on fire department
to whom was referred the following &C.
counts, viz: Burr Bros, So; Wallace,
Smith & Co., 1915; Wisconsin Tele-
phone Co., So, respectfully report that
we have carefully examined said &C
counts and recommend that they be
allowed and paid.
D. F. Brister,
Jas. German,
Ernst FRANKIE,
Committee.
The committee on police reported as
follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and the
Common Council:
Your committee on police, to whom
was referred the following accounts,
viz: G. 81. Hurd, $2.10, Wisconsin
Telephone Co., $500, Woodward &
Conley, $1.15, respectfully report that
we have carefully examined said ac-
counts and recommend that they be
allowed and paid.
G.. A. Tarbell,
D. F. Brister,
Joseph Berns,
Committee.
The committee on printing and sta
tionery reported as follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and the Com
mon Council:
Your committee on printing and sta
tionory, to whom was referred the fol-
lowing accounts. viz: G. Fl. Hurd, Zoe,
Kenosha Daily Gazette, 1920, re,
spectfully report that we have careful
ly examined said accounts and recon-
mend that they be allowed and paid.
G. FL. Gonnermann,
James German,
! Committee.
The committee on public grounds
reported the following bills correct:
George Wallace. s. rs
| Chas Smith IS 25
| Taos. Dorsey ,....... ............ Is ID