The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-11-15
COMES Up AGAIN
CITY Council Is Asked to Pass the
Milwaukee Companys Street
Railway Ordinance.
REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE
The People Residing on the North Side
Sent in a Petition in Favor of 1t-John
Engelhardt Elected Supervisor.


a month, nearly every member was
present when the roll was called.
| There was little business of import
ance at the meeting.
Henry Vetter, the night Waterman
of the Balm Wagon Works, was made
special police officer without pay.
The paving of Church street brought
in a batch of petitions and retnon-
strances. Mary E. Wu1ff and FIVE 9TH
ers asked that the street be pavedywith
| brick from Market street to Central
park, the contract to be let this fall
and the work to be done in the spring.
In opposition to this petition Emma
| Wescott and ten others presented, a re-
monstrance. Both the petition and
the emonstrance were referred to the
committee on streets and alleys, to be
reported on next Monday night
At this point the long sleeping
street railway question was brought to
light by a petition. Matthias Kohl
mann and one hundred other citizens
residing on the North side north of
Oak street, petitioned the Council to
grant the franchise asked by the Mil
waukee Electric Light, Heat and
Traction Company, giving the Com
pany the right to construct a5railway
on West Main street. The petitioners
stated that many of them worked in
the south part of the city, and as they
were forced to use the Northwestern
tracks as thoroughfare, they were in
constant danger of serious injury in
going to and from work. They held
that the Milwaukee Company had
agreed to put in a foot bridge over
Pike creek and that this would remedy
all existing troubles. The Council did
not take kindly to the petition and re-
ferred it to the special street railway
committee with orders to report on
next Monday evening. az
After the railway petition the resig-,
nation OF Frank Knipe, as Supervisor
of the Sixth ward, was presented and
accepted. The election for a successor
resulted in the election of John Enge1-
hardt to the office. Mr.. Engelhardt
had represented the ward on the County
Board for several years and the choice
of the Council is a wise one.
The report of the poor master show
ed that twenty families, with a total
of eighty-two- persons, were receiving
full support from the city, while three
persons receive partial support The
poor house has ten inmates and one
man is receiving So month for his
maintenance. 4+
The Council received an invitation
to attend, by delegate, the meeting of
the League of American Municipalities
at Charleston, S. c.. The invitation
was accepted. ~. =
In compliance with the ordinance
granting a franchise tor a@heating
plant, the Kenosha Gas and Electric /
company filed bond of SIS ,OO0. The
bond was referred to the committee on
bonds.
The judiciary committee was not
willing to authorize the carrying of the
personal damage case of John d. Harf
VS.. the City of Kenosha to the Supreme
Court and the matter was referred to
the Council as a committee, of the
whole. ....Ea 4~
The committee on sewers and paw
ing reported that the paving on Julius
and Chicago streets was finished &C
cording to, contract and the job was
accepted. j.. ..aIs<.. #<xl
The matter of laying a. sewer on
Salem avenue was laid over until
spring.
The Chief of Police was ordered to
instruct Peter Lippert to build caves
troughs on the Lippert foundry.
The committee on police was or
dered to enforce the city ordinance in
regard to the stringing of signs across
Main street.
At this point Attorney Cavaragh
appeared and asked the Councils to take
some action on the ordinance presented
by the Milwaukee Light, Heat and
Traction company. Alderman O'Brien
moved that the matter be referred to a
special committee of six, but Alderman
Curtis alleged that the ordinance had
already been disposed of.
A motion to adjourn was lost: Mr..
Cavanagh thea informed the Council
that this was the first time the Council
had been asked to consider the ordi-
nance.
After the talk of Attorney Cava
nagh the matter was referred to a
special committee of six, to be report
| ed on next Monday evening. The
Mayor appointed the following COM
nittee: Aldermen O'Brien, Pfennig,
Greenwald, Weier, Smith and Sch1en-
| ker.
The question of the Rowland ave-
nue. crossing and the railway bell
came up, and the City Clerk was or
dered to ask Superintendent Lawson
to come to Kenosha to confer with the
Council in regard to the matter.
Some one brought up the question of
passing a permanent sidewalk ordi-
nance, and the matter was referred to
the judiciary committee with Acting
City Attorney added. eil
A CARD.
We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on SO cent
n 81 %<a1 Of