The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-30
OFFICIAL REPORT.
CITY DADS DISPOSE OF CONSIDER
ABLE BUSINESS.
ROUTINE COUNCIL WORK DONE
Besides it's Regular Budget of Business
the Common Council Grinds Out
a Large Amount of I'm
portant Work.

Council, March Goth, 1899.
| Called to order by Mayor Petit.
Present-Ald. Gonnermann, Brister,
Weier. Berns, Calkins, German, Tar
bell and FRANKIE.
Minutes of meeting March 9th, 1899,
were read and approved.
An application from VIM, Tapferwein
for liquor license at No. 213 Park street
was presented.
The bond of VIM. Tapferwein was
presented and the names of the sureties
on the bond were read.
On motion of Aid, Weier, the appli-
cation was granted.
On motion of Aid. Berns, the bond
was accepted.
A petition was presented from A. E.
Rutledge Il Co., requesting that an
estimate on their contract on Grand
avenue equal in amount to the contract
price on the completed grading be al
lowed
On motion of Aid. Gorman, the
amount of 81, 665. 40, the estimate for
the completed grading on Grand
avenue, was allowed to A. E. Rutledge
| & Co.
A petition was presented, signed by
T. A. Letting and five others, request
ing that an ordinance be passed for the
building of sidewalk on the west side
of Church street, between Wisconsin
street and Park street.
The petition was referred to the
committee on streets, alleys and
bridges.
A petition was presented, signed by
E. G.. Timme and twenty five others,
requesting that an electric arc light be
placed at the intersection of Ashland
avenue and Pearl street.
The petition was referred to the
committee on gas and light.
A petition was presented, signed by
the Misses HaWley and thirteen others,
requesting that an electric arc light be
placed at the intersection of Wisconsin
street and Church street.
The petition was referred to the
committee on gas and light.
A petition was presented from n. j.
Werner, requesting that rebate of So
be granted on his properly situated in
block 80, Second ward.
On motion of Aid. Tarbell, the petit
ton was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
A petition was presented from Geo.
Barber, requesting that a rebate OF
So. 75~be granted on personal property
located at No 213 Park street, prior to
July 1st, 1898.
The petition was referred to the
committee on finance,
The committee on finance reported
as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City OF Kenoshs.:
Gentlemen committee on
finance, to whom was referred the
bond of P. M. Kohlman, would respect
fully report that we find said bond in
proper form and the SUI cites good. We
would therefore recommend that said
bond be accepted and approved
Respectfully submitted.
Orla M. Calkins,
G. Fl. Gonnermann,
Ernst FRANKIE.
Committee.
On motion of Aid. Brister, the report
was accepted.
The following bills were reported
correct:
Finance M Moder, 81 so; G Jacob,
$4.
Fire -StarkWeather 4 Co,
$28 80; Starkweather & Co, 1886;
Wallace, Smith & Co, $17.85; G A
Dewey, zoe; c Fl Goodman, Zoe.
Police-C A Dewey, $1.10; Louis
Hansmann, So.
The committee on judiciary reported
as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Kenosha:
Gentlemen: Your committee Oh
judiciary, to whom was referred the
bill of Sheriff Timme, amount, $137.45,
would respectfully report that we have
carefully examined said bill and find
the same correct. Your committee
would therefore recommend that Sid
bill be allowed and that the Clerk be
instructed to draw an order for the
amount in favor of Sheriff Timme.
Respectfully submitted.
James German,
| Orla M. Calkins,
G.. 81. G0nnermann,
Committee.
Streets, Alleys and Bridges -MeiseT
Bros, amount of bill, 80 cents, over
charge, 20 cents, reported correct, 60e.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Kenosha:
Gentlemen:-Y committee, TO
whom was referred the petition Of
John B. Cook and others for rebate of
special assessments on the east 80 feet
and west 138 feet of block z, Fisk's