The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-07
President of the Street Railway Com
pany Makes Three Propositions
to the City Council.
CITY MUST PAY ON THE BRIDGE.
Mr Arnold States That He Will Change
Plans, But the City Must Pay for
the Added Expense.

L
in regular session at the City Hall Mon
day evening, and for over two hours
.wranqled over the various points of
interest before the body, and at the
close of the meeting none OF the ques-
tons at issue were nearer settlement
than when the meeting began.
The early part of the meeting was
given to routine business. A few petit
tons for rebate of taxes were received
and a few transfers of liquor licenses
made, but the interest of the meeting
conferred in the discussion OF the report
of the committee on streets, alleys and
bridges in regard to the new bridge
at the Main street crossing OF Pike
river.
The committee brought in a lengthy
report from the engineer, covering
every point in the discussion OF the
bridge matter. The report of the con-
ference of the attorneys with Engin-
eer Warren, as given in the EVENING.
NEWS of Saturday, was sent to the
council, and in connection with the
report the engineer had made some
recommendations to the council. He
recommended that the company be I'M
structed to build a new modern lift
bridge, swing bridge with unequal
arms, bridge on the plan now sug-
gested by the company. or a bridge
with unequal arms to be Constructed on
another plan which was presented
during the evening.
None of the propositions we're ac-
cepted and in~the end the matter was
referred back to the committee, with
the mayor and the city engineer added,
and Mr.. Arnold was asked to submit
a proposition tothe city as to what he
was willing to, do in the matter of
building the bridge. Mr.. Arnold at
once submitted the propositions in re-
gard to the matter, but it is doubtful
if any of them will be accepted.
The three propositions submitted by
Mr.. Arnold were as follows:
1st. That the company would build
the bridge as suggested in the new
plans presented if the city would agree
to pay the difference between the cost
of bridge built on this plan and the
original bridge designed by the COM
pany.
End. That the company would build
the bridge without expense to the city
if the council would rebate to them a
portion of the expense of paving Mil
waukee avenue, or rebate the payment
of paving already laid on streets to be
passed over by the company to the
amount of the added cost Of the new
bridge.
3rd. The company would build the
bridge without added expense to the
city if the council would so change the
route as to allow the company to avoid
paved streets and thus the payment OF
rebates.
In making these propositions Mr..
Arnold stated that they were made
with basis that the company was not
to put any more money into the rail
way than their original ordinance de-
manded. He stated that the amount
to be paid or related by the city would
amount to about $4,000, but he was
willing to submit the bids for the two
bridges to the city and allow it to de-
eide as to the difference of cost between
the two plans.
These propositions led to a general
discussion of the ordinance, the alder
men holding that the company should
build the bridge without the aid of the
city, and Mr.. Arnold holding that the
company was simply forced to build a
bridge ssto take the place the Main
street BRIDGE No decision was
reached and the whole matter was re-
ferred to the committee to report at a
special meeting to be held next Friday
evening. 4s1
In speaking of the matter Mr.. Ar
no1d stated that the company was at
the end of concessions to the city, and
that if the bridge was built the city
must pay its share of the added cost.
He even intimated that if the city
would not be willing to stand this
small expense it was possible that the
work on the railway would be blocked
for some time, if not indefinitely
other Council Business.
A lengthy petition was presented
from the people residing in the town
of Somers and just west of the city
asking that their property be annexed
to the city. The petition was signed
by almost every property owner in the
district and the matter of annexation
was referred to special committee
composed of Aldermen Weier, Green
wa1d, Schultz. Caster and Scho1eY.
The report of the poormaster showed
that there were 90 people dependent on
the city.