The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-04
CITY FATHERS r MEET
DOCTORS PROTEST AGAINST CON-
TRACT FOR A CITY PHYSICIAN.
L. q. BoHMRICH CITY ATTORNEY
Editor Killeen. of the Union, and City
Clerk Jacob Have Personal Debate
City Printing will be Investigated
and Expenses Cut Down.

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the City Hall Monday night, was the
most exciting held by the new Council
since they assumed their duties.
Everybody seemed to be looking for
some one else and those who were
being looked for we're ready to shoot
back at all Corners.
The announcement that bids would
be received for the Office of City
Physician was sufficient to canse the
entire membership of the Kenosha
County Medical Association to visit the
meeting in order that they might reg
lister vigorous kick against such pro-
ceedings. Nearly all the doctors had
something to say on the question and
not one of them favored the contracting
of medical attendance for the poor.
They all characterized the custom as
inhuman and unjust and declared
that rather than see the city physician
chosen in this manner they would be
willing to give portion of their time
each month at any figure the Council
should set. But one bid for the position
was received and this came from DR..
Malmstrom, who is not affiliated with
the medical society. The bid was not
opened and the Council did not take
any action whatever on the question.
The usual number of petitions pray
ing TOR sewers, sidewalks and tax re-
bates were received and referred and
the most interesting of these was a
remonstrance from the residents on
Pearl street making a very vigorous
objection to the paying of the street as
proposed by 2. G. Simmons at the last
meeting of the Council. 4e
G. F. Stemm appeared before the
Council and asked that the Council
make some appropriation for the assist
ance of the G.. A. R. Post i'll the cele-
bration of Memorial day. After some
debate as to the amount the usual sum
of $25 was appropriated.
The matter of furnishing additional
compensation to the city officials for
performing their duties was discontin-
ued and the petition of City Treasurer
Melville to this end was not granted.
The committee on fire department
reported that according to the orders
of the Councl T. Hansen had been
employed as an assistant for the fire
department at salary of $40 month,
to be increased to $50 month at the
end of one years service.
The fire department committee also
took another important step and re-
ported against granting permission TO
Adolph Groeger and T. j. Meyers
erecting non proof buildings within the
fire limits. The committee based their
action on the fact that to grant the
permission would be in direct violation
of the ordinance in this regard and
urged that the law be carried out to
the letter or repealed. The report of
the committee was adopted and the
petitions we're both refused.
At this juncture of the meeting the
fight between the two quasi Demo-
cratic papers in the city in regard to
which will print the official proceed
ings, and which up to this time had
consisted in the editors of the two
papers making remarks and faces at
each other behind their backs, was
brought before the Council. Aid.
O'Brien moved that the Clerk be- in
structed to- furnish the Union with all
the copy for legal notices. This
brought Editor Killeen to his feet and
he explained to the Council that there
was an effort being made to beat him
out of the publication of the proceed
ings and legal notices in order that the
Daily Gazette might be carefully cared
for for the splendid work it did in
electing a portion of the Democratic
ticket. Mr.. Killeen went farther and
got very personal in regard to some of
the actions of Clerk Jacob and accused
that official in attempting to keep from
him some of the work that had been
given him by the Council.
Further talk between the men only
brought out more personalities and the
mayor called them both down and the
vote on the resolution was taken and
resulted in the Clerk being instructed
to furnish all the copy to the Union.
The Counc decided to investigate
the printing done for the city and a
committee was appointed to obtain a
legal opinion as to the necessity of
publishing any of the local notices in a
daily paper.
z. G.. Simmons was, by a unanimous
vote, given permission to lay railway
track from the malt house to the park,
to be used during the construction of
the library building.
The work of paving Pearl and Lake
streets, as suggested by Mr.. Simmons,
was referred to the Council as COM
mittee of the whole, and they will re-
port at the next regular meeting.
It was decided to change the grade
] of Grand oUonuo vast of Law atrnnt in