The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-23
CHURCH PEOPLE WIN
ORDINANCE LIMITING SALOONS
PASSED BY COUNCIL.
FOR A PUBLIC HEATING PLANT
A Franchise is Granted w. n. schott 70,
This Purpose-R. a. Moth Elected City
Engineer Exchange street Or
dered Opened Other Business.

esting and important meetings ever
held by this august body during their
term of Office. Thesfnayor was in the
chair again, and everything went with
swing that seemed wonderful to the
big crowd that had pushed their way
into the lobby anxious to learn the fate
of the saloon ordinance, the heating
franchise or the ordinance providing
for the redistricting of the city.
After the reading of the minutes and
the acceptance of large number of
petitions on various questions, the first
important business of the meeting
came up, when the committee on
streets and alleys reported favorably
on the opening of Exchange street to
the city limits. The report of the
committee was adopted, and commits
sioners were ordered appointed for the
purpose of assessing the benefits and
damages from the construction of the
street. The work Of opening the
street will probably be completed
during the early spring, and this i'm
provement will add much to the ap-
pearance of this part of the city.
The contract for the work of laying
the sewer on South Main street was let
to Hansen e Co. of Racine.
The question of the rebating of. the
taxes of the Sterling and the Seig fac
tories was brought up by the finance
committee, and G.. G.. Brown, on behalf
of the Business Mems p association,
asked that the council rebate the taxes
asst was agreed with the two factories
when they located in the city, that
they were to be free of taxation for a
period of five years. - This is the fourth
year that the taxes have been related,
and after next year the two companies
will pay a yearly tax of over ST, 500,
After some discussion the council
decided to allow John Harrington the
assessor, $50 for clerk hire. 4g
The next matter of Importance to
come up was the selection of a city en-
gineer to take the place of j. B. David
son. Applications Tor the positions
were presented by FL. L. Emmerson,a of
Chicago, and by Robert Moth, of this
city. The Kenosha boy won in a
walk, securing the vote of every mem
Der of the council. The salary for the
work as city engineer was fixed $1,000
year, and it was recommended that
the water commissioners allow Mr..
Moth a salary of $500 year.
Having completed all the minor de-
tails of the meeting the Council began
the discussion of the various ordinances
that were in status quo before the
board. The first Of these to come up
was one from Allen Snowman, of Ra-
cine, asking for the privilege of con-
structing telephone system over the
streets of the city. At this point the
Council adjourned to meeting of the
committee of the whole and when they
returned the whole thing was arranged
and in a few moments more the tele-
phone ordinance had been ordered
published and two other ordinances
which have been before the Council for
some time, had been passed during the
excitement of the moment.
The first of these ordinances to come
up was the ordinance granting to W.
Fl. Schott, of Chicago, a franchise to
build and maintain heating plant in
the city for period Of fifty years.
When this ordinance was brought up
for passage Aid. Brister voted against
/ it, but it was passed after an amend
IIment had been Incorporated in it pro
viding that Mr.. Schott should furnish
heat to the city hall free and to The
new public library for compensation
not to exceed 500 year.
The ordinance providing against the
| location of saloons within 300 feet Of
any church or school building then
came up and was passed without dis.
senting vote.
The Council then took up and passed
the ordinance districting the city.
After a short discussion on the sub
ject of erecting pest house the Coun
Gil adjourned to meet again or
Wednesday evening.
After the Council meeting Mr.
Schott was seen in regard to the new
heating plant and said that the work
of construction would begin about the
| first of June and it was his intention tC
have the plant in operation by the first
of October. No new building will be
erected for the purpose, but the enter
prise will be carried on in connection
with the Electric light works.
Chicago, November %, 1898 -Messrs.