The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
PAVING is ORDERED,
Council Decides 10 Pave Around Cent
raj Park With MaGadam as
Residents Desired.
TO hEPEAL AN ORDINANCE

OTu1HducS h6CeuL4y FdSSSu 10 ESeS u4dbS
the Opening of the Streets, and the
Council Votes to Reconsider the Vote
on the Question Other Business Trans
acted at the Meeting.
The City Council met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening, but the meeting
was devoid of any sensational or inter
esting features.
The treasury of the city was reported
as low as ever and the board of alder
men spent a good part of their time in
approving bills which could not be al
lowed.
The most important part of the bust
ness of the session was the action
taken by the Council in regard to the
paving around the park. The Council
decided that the petition of the prop
erty owners asking that the street be
macadamized should be granted and an
effort will be made to have the work
completed before the end of thepresent
season. This action was not taken
without serious objection from Aid.
Schend, of the Eighth ward, who pro-
tested that at the present time, with a
treasury in depleted condition, it was
unwise for the city to plan any i'm
provement which would demand any
expenditure of the funds of the city
He held that the Improvement would
cost the city about 81 600 and that they
could i'll afford to spare this amount at
the present time. The words of the
Alderman had little effect on the
Council and it was decided to go ahead
with the paving by almost a unani-
nous vote. The street will be macad-
amized 38 feet in width with 36-inch
brick gutter on either side.
While the Council were talking of
paving a petition was presented by a
few of the property owners on East
Park street, asking that the street be
paved between Main and Exchange
streets. AS the improvement planned
requires no expenditure on the part of
the city the work will probably be or
dered at an early date.
The usual number of petitions for
sewers and protests against sewers
were received and referred.
The monthly report of the city poor
master was received and ordered placed
on file. 1t showed that there were sew
enteen families now receiving full
support from the city, while thirteen
more families were receiving partial
support. The poor-house now has
twelve inmates.
The bond of P. w. Galloway was re-
ported correct by the Bond committee
and their action was approved by the
Council.
The Judiciary committee, to whom
was referred the Dale Schroeder wall
fight, reported that after carefully ex-
aiming the matter they had come to
the conclusion that the fight was no
affair of the city and asked that the
petition of Mr.. Dale be laid on the
table. After some discussion the re-
port was accepted. It was reported
that the two men had arranged a set
Element among themselves, and as the
city was not liable to experience any
bad effects from the alleged nuisance,
the committee favored leaving the mat
ter with the men themselves.
The claims committee reported ia
vorably on granting to F. E. McCordy
a two months rebate on liquor license,
but the report was ordered held until
the city had sufficient funds to make
the rebate.
The petition Of Mrs. Anderson to re-
move the old Y M. C. A. building to
another place in the fire district was
disa11owed. The committee reported
that they were unwilling to allow the
construction or removal of any build
ings other than freproof into the fire
district.
A sewer was ordered for the resi-
dents on Crate street and the matter of
contract was referred to the committee
on sewers with power to act.
On motion of Aid. Schend, the police
were ordered to rigid1y enforce the or
dinance providing against teams
standing on the public sidewalks.
The City Clerk was ordered to adver-
tise for fifty cords of good oak wood,
which will be added to the city wood
pile for the use of the Pauper com
mittee.
The old question Of the ordinance in
regard to the opening of the paved
streets came up again when Aid. Tar
bell moved that the Council reconsider
their action in the passing of the ordi-
nance in order that an amendment
may be presented at the next meeting
of the Council. It is claimed that the
ordinance as it now stands is not eff
fective, as it is contrary to an ordi-
nance granted to the managers of the
heating plant. Mr.. Schott was present
and addressed the Council on the action
proposed by Aid. Tarbe11. He said the
ordinance was not fair to the heating
company, and if they cared to it would
be very easy thing to show that it
was of no value as a law. The matter
caused quite little discussion, in
which Aid. Head sounded the keynote