The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-11
TOOK NO ACTION
City Fathers Refuse to Listen to any
Resolution to Assist the
Street Railway.
AN IMPRoMPTU ADJOURNMENT
A Resolution and Duplicate Bond had Been
Prepared but Aldermen Refuse TO
Hear it. other TRANSACTIONS

nc NOuuC11 met III du JOuI uCO SCS-
sion at the City hall Wednesday even
ing. Every alderman was in his place
when the meeting was called to order
by Acting Mayor Schend.
The lobby was we'll filed with sewer
contractors and street railway men,
and the hurried conferences held pre-
vious to the meeting gave assurance
of an exciting meeting. The council
men met the railway promoters and
both must have come more than half
way, as it was evident that the railway
matter had reached some adjustment.
The meeting opened with minutes,
which continued for something like an
hour, after which the ;sewer bids for a
sewer on Grant and Division streets
were opened, and referred to thescom-
mittee on sewers with the Chair and
City Engineer added, with power to
by M. J. Fitzgibbon and the Reichert
Construction company, of Racine.
Under the head of petitions many
taxpayers told their troubles to the
Council. The Eighth ward citizens
asked for a street light; Capt. Lew
Mont wanted sign moved to allow
his red light to shine; Third warders
also wanted an electric light at the
corner of Strong and Grover streets,
and they got it; D. L. Mil1aney wanted
his liquor license transferred to Ernst
Coaper, and the license committee will
r Ia q
notified the Council that they had dis
solved partnership, and their drain
layers license was revoked.
The Poormaster reported twenty
families receiving full support, and a
total of ninety-seven people dependent
on the city.
Attorney Slater made report on
the personal damage cases against the
city recently tried, and stated that a
new trial was being sought. The
trial of the cases cost the city about
SIS. The report went to the Judiciary
committee.
Judge Slater addressed the Council
and asked that greater care abe taken
in the gathering of evidence on per-
sona1 injury cases.
The standing committees creported
nothing of interest. J. w. Rose was
given a liquor license, andHhis bond
was approved.
The street committee reported the
usual pay rolls and the amounts were
allowed, to the sum of about 500, and
the work at the cemetery called for $50
more.
The gas and light committee re-
ported bills for two months, and they
were placed on file until the financial
ice me1ts. The usual salaries were
allowed.
The reading of sewer and paving
assessments took up another hour OF
the time of the Council, and"the alder
men began to show the effect of the
strain. A motion to-. adjourn was lost
Another motion to adjourn was made
and carried, and the meetingswas over
without single word being Hsaid in
regard to the street railway.
It is reported that the company had
secured duplicate bond'to be approved
by the dCC1nS mayor, Oul uO1tOPPoA III.
nifty was given for either the.Mayor OF
the company to show their winning
cards.
Many important matters were over
looked in the rush of the aldermen tc
ad journ. The people of the city will
be pretty we'll Disguised with the action
of the aldermen, and these men should
be told that the railway issue is an i'm
portant; one and one that should be
met fairly and squarely.
No meeting of the council will be
held for two weeks and the street rail
way company have probably lost their
last chance of having their bonds
approved.