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

present ALI. OOuEeI ultIluJ bFiSltl;
Weier. Berns, Tarbell and FRANKIE
18th, 1898, read and approved.
The committee 90 streets, alleys and
bridges reported as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and the Common
| Council:
Your committee on streets, alleys
and bridges, to whom was referred the
petition of John It. Yule in regard to
the grade of his sidewalk, respectfully
report that we have carefully consid
cred said matter and recommend that
the city of Kenosha take no action in
said communication.
C. FL. GOnnermann,
! G.. A. Tarbell,
Committee
| On motion of Aid. Brister the report
was accepted.
The committee on sewers reported
as follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Comm0H
Council of the City of Kenosha:
! Gentlemen-Yourc committee on sew
ers, to whom was referred the petition
of property owners along Milwaukee
avenue, Broad street and Grand street,
protesting against the laying of Il
single ring brick sewer in said streets,
would respectfully report that after
! receiving an estimate of the additional
cost, we find the expense to the city
would be about $500 more than the
present CuuCract, that IT two ring
sewer is ordered on the above named
streets, the single ring sewer now being
! built at the present time on Grand ave-
nue., and the one to be built on Maple
street, should also be built 2 ring; we
! find the rules adopted by the city for
! building sewers, is one ring for 80
Inch and under, and two ring for all
over 30 inch; two years ago the city
buiN y 50 inch one ring brick sewer on
Market street. Your committee is also
informed that in the cities of Niwau-
kee, Chicago and other cities brick
sewers are built in the same manner
! Therefore in order to satisfy the
| public and members Of this Council in
regard to single ring brick sewer to
be of sufficient strength, we would rec
ommend that committee be appointed
by the Chair to go to Milwaukee or
! Chicago to investigate what the results
are of 80 inch single ring brick sewer,
and as soon as said committee have
investigated and ready no report, the
Mayor to call special meeting of the
! Council for the consideration of the
report. Very respectfully,
c. 81. Gonnermann,
Christ Weier,
c.. A. Tarbell,
Committee on Sewers.
On motion of Aid. Brister the report
was accepted.
The Mayor appointed Aid. Conner
mann, Weier, Berns and German as a
special committee to 60 to Chicago or
Milwaukee to investigate with regard
to the results of 80 inch single ring
sewers.
On motion OF Aid. Gonnermann the
Council took a recess of 10 minutes.
The Council was again called to
order and the committee on sewers
reported as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
| Council:
Gentlemen-We, your committee on
sewers, to whom were referred the
bids tor sewers, would report that the
Reichert Construction Co. are the low
est bidders on the following sewers in
the aggregate:
$50 feet of "a in. brick sewer on
Maple street
1888 feet OF II in. pipe sewer on
Pearl street.
100 feet of Is in. pipe sewer on Eliz-
abeth street
800 feet of Is in. pipe sewer on Ma
pie street.
700 feet of Is in. pipe sewer on Pearl
street.
73O feet of y in. pipe sewer on Ex-
change street.
And would recommend that their bid
be accepted, and the work awarded to
the lowest bidder.
Respectfully submitted,
G. 81. Gonnermann,
Christ Weier,
G. A. Tarbell,
Com. on Sewers.
!! On motion of Aid. Berns this report
Was accepted.
On motion of Aid. Gonnermann the
Clerk was instructed to return the GER
tilted checks to the unsuccessful bid
ders.
} The committee on sewers reported
as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common