The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-20

that before or during the erection of
the proposed Memorial Library build
ing, the paving be extended around
Central park, between Prairie avenue
and Park avenue. / would further
recommend that the south side of Mar
ket Square be paved during the coming
summer.
For the past four or Eve years much
of the time of the Common Council
has been taken up with the considera
ton of railway and other ordinances
and proposed franchises, and in none
OF them has there been any provision
for compensation to the city or to the
individual property owner. I am on
osed to giving away any valuable
franchise to any corporation or person
that does not provide an adequate
compensation to the city and to the
individual, and should you be called
upon to consider such an ordinance !
trust that you will guard carefully the
interests of the city and of the citi-
zens.
On the 18th inst, at an adjourned
meeting of the Common Council of the
city Of Kenosha, pretended franchise
and ordinance was passed attempting
to grant to the Milwaukee, Racine &
KenoBha Electric Street Railway COM
pany the right to construct and ope-
rate street railway in the city of
Komncho have [oo11 adv;oo1 tbot
said pretended ordinance is wholly
void and of no effect. Acting upon
this advise | caused a notice, of which
the following is copy, to be served on
the said Milwaukee, Racine & Kenosha
Street Railway company.
To the Milwaukee, Racine & Kenosha
Electric Railway Company:
Yo1are hereby notified that the City
Coul eli of the City of Kenosha will not
recognize the pretended franchise and
ordinance passed by the Common
Conaeil of said city at it's adjourned
me6s1ng held on the 18th day of April,
A. d. 1899, attempting to grant to the
MilWaukee, Racine & Kenosha Electric
Street Railway company the right 70
construct and operate street railway
in said city of Kenosha: Nor will the
present Council of said city recognize
any of the privileges attempted to be
granted by said pretended ordinance.
You are further notified that said city
of Kenosha, through it's proper officers,
declares said pretended ordinance and
all rights attempted to be granted
taesS3y or therein, void and of no force
and effect; that the present city gov
eminent will not permit the same to be
published; that the mayor of said city
will not give permission to said com
pany or assigns to exercise any of the
rights attempted to.be granted thereby,
that the check left by said company
with the Clerk of said city will not be
accepted, and that no bond attempted
to be furnished under the provisions Of
said pretended ordinance will be re
ceived or recognized. The present
Council of said city holds said pretend
ed ordinance to be wholly void.
Dated at Kenosha this 18th day Of
April, A. D. 1899.
JAMES GoRMAN, Mayor.
Gus JACOB, City Clerk.
In my action was prompted solely
by my duty to protect the city of
Kenosha and its citizens, and [ beg
your hearty cooperation and support
to sustain me in the premises.
In assuming the duties as chief ex-
ecutive of the city | am painfully
conscious of my own imperfections,
inexperlence and inability to render to
our people the service which this ex-
allied honor calls for, but I assure you,
gen tlemen, that my highest aim will
be with your support aud cooperation
to give to the city d just, wise and
economical administration, and I sim
cerely trust that | may merit your
confidence and support.
/ would recommend that at this time
some action be taken to ascertain the
exact financial condition of the City of
Kenosha, so that we may act intelli-
gently on all financial matters that
may come before US. At the COM
menGement of your duties you are
called upon to select the member of
the police force and other officers of
this municipality. | admonish you,
gentlemen, in choosing the officers of
this city for the ensuing year, to elimi-
nate from your consideration all
questions of locality, nationality and
creed, and remember that you owe to
the city the duty to select the very
best material at your command obtain
able for the COMPENSATION you will be
called upon to pay.
Let us all give to the city the same
consideration that we would to our
own private affairs, and at the close of
our administration we can have the
qualification of feeling at least that
our labor has been we'll done.
After the Mayors speech the Council
got down to work and proceeded to
choose a President. The only candi,
date for this honor was Aid. Schend, OF
the Fiohth ward who was elected on