The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-02
CITY COUNCIL WORK
ALDERMEN MEET AND TRANSACT
LITTLE BUSINESS.
PERMIT ATHLETIC EXHIBITION.
The Proceedings of the Meeting ofhcially
Reported-Several Petitions Pre-
sented.-Tax Warrant is Ex
tended to March 10.

Adjourned regular meeting of the
Common Council of the city of Kenosha,
February q, 1899.
Called to order by Pres. Calkins.
Present-Ald. Gonnermann, Brister,
Weier, German, Tarbell and FRANKIE.
Minutes of meetings, Feb 6, Ii and
Is, 1899, were read and the minutes of
the 18th were amended by substituting
the Committee on streets, alleys and
bridges" for " committee on harbor"
in the matter of leasing the foot of
Chestnut street for dock purposes to
Moder & Scherrer.
The minutes were approved as
amended.
A petition was presented signed by
Jacob Volmer and ten others request
] ing that sewer be ordered constructed
on South Chicago street from Julius
street to Deming street.
On motion of Aid. German the
petition was referred to the committee
on sewers.
A petition was presented signed by
John Frenz and three others requesting
that sewer be ordered constructed on
Julius street from Chicago street to
Ashland avenue.
On motion of Alderman German the
petition was referred to the committee
on sewers.
A petition was presented from Her
man Gandt requesting that a rebate of
taxes be granted ION the following
property, viz: Commencing on the east
line Of Newell street, five and one half
rods south of the Rockford division of
the G. & N. W. R'y right of way, thence
east six and one halfirods, thence north
four and one half rods; thence west
six and one half rods, thence south to
place of beginning.
On motion of Alderman Tarbell the
petition was referred to the finance
committee.
A petition was presented from Peter
Fish requesting that a rebate of $500
charged for a drain connection on
Grand avenue be rebated.
The petition was referred to the
committee on sewers.
A petition was presented from M.
Steinbach requesting0that permission
be granted to him toTgive an athletic
exhibition at Congress hall on the
evening of March I'd, 1899.
On motion of Aid Weirer the pitition
was accepted.
A petition was presented from Fl. T.
Brick requesting that his liquor license
at No. 1852 Main street be transferred
to Louis Mont.
On motion of Aid FRANKIE the petition
was granted.
The bond: of Louis Mont was pre-
sented and the names of the sureties
were read.
On motion of Aid. Weier the bond
was accepted and approved.
The bond of VIM. Smith for the sale
of Intoxicating drinks at saloon situated
at No. 70 Union"street was presented
and the names9 of the sureties were
read.
On motion of Aid. German the bond
was accepted and.approved.
A petition was presented from P. M.
Kohlman requesting that his liquor
license be transferred from No. 1913
Milwaukee avenue to No. 151 Milwau-
kee avenue.
On motion of Aid. Weier the petition
was granted.
The City Engineer reported as fol
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the city of Kenosha:
! Gentlemen:-Th sewer now laid on
Main street from South street south is
such that if it were continued to Town
Line street on reasonable grade it
would be 5.3 feet below the surface,
measuring from the bottom of the
sewer. Respectfully submitted,
j. B. Davidson,
City Engineer.
On motion of Aid. German, the re-
port was accepted.
On motion of Aid. Tarbell, the bids
submitted for the construction of a
sewer, maDholes, catch basins, ETC., on
Town Line street and Main street were
rejected and ordered returned to the
! bidders.