The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-27
owen o'Hare Confirmed as Chief Of Police
and the Slate Adopted-George Wallis
the only Republican On Pay Roll
opera House Licensed.


of making the police force equally
divided between the two parties did not
prevail and the Republicans proposed
for members of the force got only the
Republican votes. The complete list
of newly elected city officials is as
follows:
City Attorney-JOhn G.. Slater.
Chief of Police-Owen O'Hare.
Police officers as elected-Joseph G.
Newhouse, j. B. Zievers, Frank Kraft,
John B. Orth, Michael Sullivan and
Joseph Orth.
Street Supervisor South Division)-
Jacob Peters.
Street Supervisor North Division)-
B. Hermann.
Poormaster-George Berens.
Paving Inspector Michael McGivern
Commissioners of Noxious Weeds
j. Peters and B. Hermann.
City Sexton George Wallis.
Official Paper-The Kenosha Union.
The appointment of the matron for
the poorhouse and the bridge tender
we're referred to committees to be re-
ported on later in the year. The sala-
ries of the different officers were fixed
as follows:
City Attorney-$5OO year.
Chief of Police-$6O month.
Police Officers-$50 month.
Street Commissioners $50 month
Poormaster $3.50 a month.
Poorhouse Matron-$3.50 week.
Before the election of the officers the
committee on rules made their report
on the laws for the Council for the en-
suing year. The rules are about the
same as the rules usually adopted by
the Council beyond the fact that the
old rule providing for the passage of
ordinances by majority vote is struck
out and rule requiring the vote of
twelve members to pass an ordinance
and three fourths vote for the pas
sage of an appropriation were substi-
tuted. The rules as proposed ~ the
committee were adopted. On all mat
tiers of appropriations and on the pas
sage Of ordinances the Republicans
will, according to the new rules, hold
the balance of power.
After the adoption of the rules the
Mayor appointed the following commit
tees, which we're unanimously con-
firmed by the Council:
Standing Committees.
Finance-Curtis, Calkins, Schend.
Bonds-Sershon, Weier, Curtis.
Judiciary Tarbell, Schlenker, Bris-
ter.
Claims-Caster, Calkins, FRANKIE.
Taxes-Schulte, Tarbell, O'Brien.
License.-Nelson, Weier, Schlenker.
Public Grounds and Cemetery
Calkins, Curtis, FRANKIE.
Harbor and Bridges-Weier, Brister,
Smith.
Fire Department and Building
Prlddis, Pirsch, Schultz.
Police-Smith, Caster, Nelson.
Printing -Schend, Sershon, O'Brien.
Streets and Alleys-Franke, Priddis,
Caster
Pauper Affairs-Pirsch, Schend,
Priddis.
Gas and Light Schlenker, Tarbell,
Smith.
Sewer and Paving-O'Brien, Pirsch,
Nelson.
Water -Brister, Schultz,
Sershon.
The work of balloting for the differ
ent officials took up nearly all the time
of the evening and little business was
transacted
The old railroad question came up
again and the Clerk announced that be
had received an acceptance of the pre-
tended ordinance from the M. R. & e.
company, accompanied with a check
for $1,000. The acceptance of the
company was laid upon the table and
the Clerk was ordered to return the
check to the company at once.
About half an hour was taken up in
reading applications for the different
offices, but as these arrangements had
already been made the applications
were simply placed on file.
The residents of Prairie avenue pre-
sented petition asking that the street
be sprinkled. This matter was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
alleys.
The report of the commissioners ap-
pointed to levy benefits and damages
for the opening of Eagle street was
presented, but no action was taken in
regard to it more than to refer it to the
committee on Judiciary. In relation TO
this report petition was received from
E. 81. Hollister and others protesting
against the acceptance of the report of
the commission on the grounds that the
work had been done in an improper
manner and that the commissioners