The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-04-28

Pauper. ............-.... 5,028 90 100000
Police ............ go. 4,47600 100000
Gas and Light. ......... $4,000 5000 90
Streets Alleys & Bird
ges, average of three
ri Years 'us' passed A. $500 $500 10000 10000
Cemetery and Public
Grounds, average for
years just passed. 1887 SO 10000
$85,667 81 $4,000 90
Showing difference in favor of our
estimates of So, 1867. 81. Il is true that
the street, alley and bridges account
ject to unusual expenditures, yet We
hope to reduce the above accounts as
much as will be consistent with their
proper management.
You will observe thatin the estimates
given above that no allowance is made
for any expenditures for the account of
the harbor, claims, judiciary, stone for
filing in at the, lake shore protection
breakwater, a ciry's safe for the proper
protection of valuable papers, notably
chattel mortgages, the purchase of a
street sweeper and the purchase and
maintenance of team for the use of it
the building Of any new catch basins
the flushing and cleanieg of sewers
the salary of dog catcher-nOr is any
provision made for reducing the princi-
pal of our city debt.
Kenosha has thrived, prospered and
grown beyond our expectations, yet it
is expensive to grow as we have, in the
face of conditions that surround us as
community, but | cannot refrain from
making few illusions to some things
that may all come in good time, for
will make no recommendations because
of our financial inability to provide for
their COST want to ssimply present
them for your consideration and that
they may not be lost sight Of
Our city charter with its several
amendments, the ordinances now in
force as printed in the last issue Of 1884
and amendments thereto-all new but
imprinted ordinances, &C., should be
revised and published in compact book
form for our easier reference and the
convenience of our citiZens;-a safe
should be provided for the city hall for
the protection of the many valuable
papers, documents, &c. now in posses
sion of the city clerk.
The harbOr ought tOs.receive the at
tention it's Importance deserves, and
land should be acquired for the widen
ing of it's channel; ward houses ought
to be provided where necessary for the
convenience of the voters in their re-
spective precincts.
The purchase of street sweeper is
almost obligatory, but this@necessitates
the purchase of team of horses to
operate it, together with the salary of
a man to attend to the work.
We have today approximately sos,
644 square feet Of brick paving, and at
the price now in contract with Mr..
Bruins, the cost of sweeping all of the
brick paving once is $685..
Should the sweepin1 be done twice
month the cost for ii gear would APP
proximate $4,000. Many parts of
his paving ought to be cleaned much
of, ener than twice month main
street for instance, ought to be swept
at least once week, if not oftener.
There are many reasons why we
should own a team for street work and
our street sweeper that will at once be
apparent to you, for the investment
could be made to pay for itself in short
order
[ commend the following, viz
that tops be taken to redistrict the
CITY CT eating more wards of which
! there should not be less than six nor
more than eight; work of elections
as now carried on, owing to the large
number of registrations in some pre-
i cincts, is enerous and cumbersome, and
demands a relief; - steps should be
taken looking to the payment of part
of the principal of our city debt.
This is matter that has been too
much neglected of Late years but is
question that affects us a community
and for the betterment of our credit
and saving to the taxpayers in inter-
est, it ought not to be PERMITTED to long
er escape our attention, and attempt
should be made to refund the debt at a
lower interest rate to tighten our bur-
dens of interest and reduce the city's
fixed charges.
A state law makes itobligatory upon
this council to resolve itself into d
board of health within 30 days of our
election, and prescribes that some re-
putable physician may be chosen as
health officer, whose compensation
shall be mutually agreed upon.
The Office ofcity physician and health
officer should he held by one and the
same person and that one a reputable
practising physician of Kenosha.
[ deplore the engaging of a city
physician by comparative bidding. feel
ing that one though poor, yet if sick.
should receive the best medical atten-