The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-29
IT DID NOT COME UP.
COMMITTEE NOT YET READY TO
REPORT ON THE ORDINANCE.
AID. oALK1Ns is REELECTED
And Will Serve Three Years More On the
Board of Water Commissioners
Number of Bills Allowed and
Petitions Received.

Adjourned regular meeting of the
Cannon Council September %, 1898.
Called to order by Mayor Petit.
Present-Ald. Brister, Berns, CAL
kins, Tarbell and FRANKIE.
Minutes of meetings September 9Th,
18th and 18th read and approved.
During the reading of the minutes
Aid. GOnnermann and Weier came in
and took their seats.
The committee on judiciary reported
as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council:
Gentlemen:-We, your committee on
judiciary, to whom was referred the
bond of Hansen & Co., and of the
Reichert Construction Co., would re-
spectfully report that we have carefully
Investigated said bonds and find them
in proper form and the sureties good.
We would therefore recommend that
said bonds be accepted and approved.
Respectfully submitted.
Orla M. Calkins,
G.. 81. Gonnermann.
On motion of Aid. FRANKIE, the report
was accepted.
Streets, Alleys and Bridges, Pay Roll
South Division-P Heaphey, $l5; T
Klaas, SIS; S Workman, $3.50; Mr..
Boyer, $3.50; G Hollister, SIP; Nc
Cornell, S.; j Mcconnell, So.
On motion of Aid. Tarbell, the bills
were allowed.
A summons in the action of John
Balm VS.. The City of Kenosha, signed
by Henry j. Hastings, Plaintiffs At
torney, was presented.
On motion of Aid. Tarbell, the sum-
mons was referred to the City Attorney.
The committee on streets, alleys and
bridges was granted further time to
report upon the petition for the paving
of Wisconsin street.
The chairman of the committee on
sewers stated that he had been applied
to by Messrs. Simmons and Williams
for sewerage for their new factory
building; that none of the present sew
ers provided for in the sewerage sys-
tenn could be used for that purpose,
and that it would probably be neces-
sary to provide sewer with an outlet
into the harbOr.
On motion of Aid. Berns, the matter
was referred to the committee on
sewers.
The following report was presented:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council:
Gentlemen: We, your special COM
mittee, to whom was referred The pro-
posed Street Railway Ordinance, would
report that we have had thed same
under consideration and as the COM
mittee we're not all present at the
meeting, we would ask for further time
to more fully investigate said ordi-
nance.
Respectfully submitted.
Orla M. Calkins,
Ernst FRANKIE,
Joseph Berns.
On motion of Aid. Brister, further
time was granted.
Mayor Petit stated that the term of
O. NJ. Calkins as Water Commissioner
had expired, and that it would be nee
essary to elect Water Commissioner
for 3 years term.
Aid. Tarbell moved that the Council
proceed to elect by ballot a Water
Commissioner for term of three years
to succeed Mr.. Calkins.
Aid. Tarbell was appointed teller.
Informal ballots votes cast, of
which O. M. Calkins received 7 votes;
Ernst FRANKIE received l vote.
On motion of Aid. Brister, the in
formal ballot was declared formal and
O. M. Calkins was declared elected as
a Water Commissioner for a term of 3
years to succeed himself.
On motion of Aid. Berns, the several
aldermen0of the respective wards were
instructed to procure suitable places
for registration and polling purposes in
their respective wards for the fall
election. J.,
Council adjourned.
Gus. JACOB, City Clerk.