The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-09-21
TO ASK FOR JUSTICE,
Council Appoints Delegation TO Ap-
pear Before the State Board of
Equalization on Tax Question.
scHRoEDER's WALL A TROUBLE

| PeGlG1on TO Have Name Removed
| From the Black List-Mr. Simmons is
Granted Permission to Erect the Soldiers
Monument-No Decision in Regard to the
| Paving About the Park
Kenosha will be at the tax confer
ence this evening in force, for at the
meeting of the City Council last even
| ing the Mayor, City Clerk and John
O'Donne11 were elected delegates to
represent the city at the fight fer JUS
tice in taxation before the State Board
of Equa1iza ton. Besides this de1ega-
ton attorney James Cavanagh has
been chosen to represent the manufac-
turers of the city and there is no doubt
but that the rights of Kenosha people
will be properly attended to at the
meeting at Madison this evening. The
party from this city left this morning
and will go to Madison in company
with the Racine delegation. Other
business men from this city will follow
this afternoon.
The meeting of the Council was
rather long, but devoid of interest.
The usual number of petitions for
sewers and other improvements were
received and referred.
The matter of matchmaking the
streets about the park was brought up
and the matter was referred to the
committee on sewers and paving, to be
reported on at the next meeting.
T. J. Dale sent a communication to
the Council stating that his neighbor,
William Schroeder, had erected a wall
on his property on Park avenue, which
was the cause of a nuisance to the sur
rounding property owners. The wall
has been built on the bed of Jerome
Creek for the purpose Of retaining
small tract of land. It is sixty feet in
length and twelve feet high and in its
way is quite a work of engineering.
But Dale claims that the object of the
wall is to direct the water from the
creek from the property of Schroeder
to the property of the petitioner, and
further shows that the maintenance of
the wall is detrinent to the value of
the property in the neighborhood as
well as the cu1vert owned by the city,
nuisance and torn down. The entire
matter was referred to the committee
on judiciary, to be reported on at the
next meeting of the Council. If the
Council fails to act on the matter it is
understood that the fight will be taken
! into the courts.
E. r. Pedrick, of the State Board of
| n 4n6 0n@-4 411o x
nosha poorhouse, stating among other
things that it was the worst in the
| State. The matter was referred to the
Pauper committee.
The bond of P. w. Galloway, who
has been awarded the contract for the
work on the harbor, was received and
referred to the committee on bonds.
Aid. Curtis, of the finance commit
tee, reported that a careful exan1ina-
ton of the financial condition of the
city showed that he would be necessary
to 'trim'' ali the expenses of the city
for the remainder of the year. He
stated that arrangements had been
made with the First National Bank
whereby money could be secured for
the payment of orders for labor bills,
and that all other orders would be held
to meet the demands. Notwithstand-
ing this fact, the bill of the Electric
Light Co. was approved and they were
given the privilege of raising money
on this approved at their own risk.
The contract for the work of paving
! South Main and Market streets was
allowed to J. O. Jones, of Racine.
/ Either Springfield or Ga1esburg brick
will be used. The brick will be tested
and the ones standing the best test
will be selected.
Permission was granted to z. G..
Simmons to erect the soldiers monu-
ment in Central park.
James S. Barr was unanimously
chosen to succeed himself as Water
Commissioner for period of three
years.
The matter of tree trimming and the
fixing of crossings of the Northwestern
road caused the regular stereotyped
discussion and the City Attorney was
ordered to see that the improvements
we're made.
One of the friends of John Woefe1
asked that his name be stricken from
the black list and this caused a great
discussion, in which Aid. Weier stated
that the family of Woefe1 was in
terrible condition, and that the cause
of their distress was that the father
and support Of the family spent all his
money in drink. The description of
the life of the family caused the Coun-
Gil to become indignant and the matter
was referred to the Pauper committee.
IF the story told by the Alderman is
true the case is one for the police
rather than the Council.
After this discussion the Council
adjourned.
James Sorrenson is reported seriously