The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-08


Assessments for This Year and Many
Ask for Rebate-City Attorney Bohmrich
Presents Very Interesting Opinion in
Regard 60 the Main Street Crossing
Other Business Transacted. .a1.t--e
/ Notwithstanding the fact that it was
supposed that the Street Railway
franchise would be the only matter of
interest at the meeting of the. City
Council Monday evening, the Alder
men did large amount of work before
they were introduced to the proposed
measure.
The first matter taken up was a
number of petitions for rebate of taxes.
From these petitions it seems that
some strange mistakes have been made
by the Assessor or that some one has
had the advantage of low assessments.
! The petitions presented to the Council
showed that the taxes on the property
had been raised some 200 per cent over
the taxes of last year. The petitions
were referred to the committee on. taxes.
A petition was presented asking for
| the construction of a sewer on Pleasant
street between Market street and the
Northwestern railway crossing. The
petition was referred to the sewer
committee.
The report of the Poormaster showed
that there were ia people receiving
whole and part support from the city,
of which number 81 received full sup
port.
The City Attorney sent to the Coun-
Gil Monday evening a very interesting
opinion in regard to the much svexed
question of the Main street crossing of
| the Northwestern switch line. The
attorney stated that he was not Ia IA
vor at the present time of adopting
any harsh means to compel the COM
pany to put in gates at Main street, as
| he had ascertained that the company
was providing the best possible pro-
lection at the crossing by sending the
men in charge of the train in front to
warn people of the approach. Of the
train. Further the attorney stated
that the ordering of the fagman to be
placed at the crossing would not in
convenience the railway company in
any way, but would force the manufac-
turers interested in the tracks to pay
this Waterman. After the opinion had
been read the Alderman from the Sew
enth ward took a shot at it, and finally
moved that the switch be declared a
nuisance. Aid. Sershon amended,
''that the opinion of the City Attorney
1oo 4n6 o~16 10 1o
amendment carried and it is probable
that the Main street crossing has been
disposed of for a time at least.
An invitation from the Board of
Education to attend the dedicatory ex-
ercises at the Gi11ett school on Friday
afternoon was accepted.
Frank Morehouse applied for the po-
sition of inspector on the work on the
docks in the harbor and the matter was
referred to the committee on harbor
and bridges with power to act.
Harry Kupfer, the livery man, sub
mitted a proposition in regard to- the
hauling o. the hook and ladder wagon,
which was referred to the committee on
fire department with power to act. A
O'Brien, for the hauling of the hook
and ladder truck, took a similar refer
ence.
The committee on paving and sewers
was granted further time in which to
report on the repair of the North Side
sewer and on the question of a rebate
to T. L. Letting for his paving tax on
Park street property.
By unanimous vote the council de-
cided to rebate the taxes of the Ster-
ling for the year. The amount was
$500. This action was taken on account
of an agreement made when the fac
tory was 1ocatad in this city, by which |
the taxes were to be rebated for a
period of five years, and this year
closes the time Of the rebate. In con-
nection with the request for the re-
bate it was stated that G. c. Brown
had received notice from the trust that
the factory in this city would be made
one of the largest plants in operation
under the control of the American
Bicycle Company.
The Council began the work of pre-
pairing for the coming election by or
dering the aldermen of each ward to
secure places for holding of the ward
caucuses. The City Hall was rendered
to the two parties for use as a conven-
ton hall.
P. W. Galloway, who has the cor
tract for building of the docks for the
city, was ordered to begin work by the
I'd of April.
The committee on water works pre-
scented an ordinance, which laid down
a schedule of rates for the consumers
in the city. The schedule was publish
ed in this paper some time ago. The
ordinance was allowed to take it's usual
course.