The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-07-18
The Council Meets Monday Night
and Transacts Important Bust
ness for the City.
WILL OPEN UP EXCHANGE STREET
villa Smith Elected a Police Officer
wants Pay for North Side Sewer.

At the Council meeting Monday
night considerable business was
/ transa cted.
Petitions being the first order of
business, Stoehr & Grelle asked for a
saloon license for Park City Gardens.
It was referred, as was also petition
signed by over 200 citizens asking for
the opening of West Main street from
Oak street north to Lemon street.
This is the same old question, and if
carried through will mean law suit
with the C. & N. w. Ry. Co.
One of the junk dealers had his IL
cense related and renewed.
| Christian Jensen offered to rent the
Wisconsin street engine house for a
blacksmith shop. This matter was
also referred.
M. J. Fitzgibbon, through his attor-
ney, asked for a settlement of the
| Grant and Division street sewer matter
and the committee reported advising a
settlement if the contractor would sat
isfactori1y take care of all claims
| against him.
The Council received an invitation
to attend the fifth annual meeting of
| the League of American municipalities
at Jamestown, N. Y.
The final report of the Assessment
committee on the improvement of Mil
waukee avenue was read and placed on
file and on July "a the Council will
hear objections, if any of the property
| owners have any to offer. liz
Justice McCarron's bill was allowed,
also the pay roll and other bills.
Residents in E. II. Heads subdivis-
ion not already in the city asked to be
taken in and the, proper steps were or
dered takes to bring them in.
The Poor committee presented a
very complete report going into detail
with every one of the city's poor,
showing that the committee had gone
over the matter thoroughly and visited
every family receiving help from the
city, pruning here and there, and saw
ing the city about $1,000 per year
without hurting fanny one who is de-
serving.
The Park street sewer tax was re-
bated to H. Reber and Barr & Brister,
as the sewer is not low enough to drain
their cellars.
| After the usual mum Der of new bills
were presented the bids for painting
the Grand avenue bridge were opened
and were found to be as follows:
Mic. Gloss, painting, two coats. =. s. 90
Finney & Murray, painting, coat 95
James Jensen, painting, one coat. us
The bids were all referred to the
committee.
The city is somewhat larger than it
was last week, as the Jacobs property
was voted in at this meeting by
unanimous vote and is now a part of
the city.
The ordinance.changing the route of
the street railway came up, but moth
ing was done, as the matter was laid
over until the next meeting.
New bids were ordered advertised
for the sewer at the north end of Mil
waukee avenue.
VIM. Smith, the policeman Of former
years, was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Jos. Ortiz
In the matter of extending streets
the special commission appointed
handed in two reports, one in regard
to the North Chicago street extension,
advising discontinuance of proceed
ings, as the property owners fronting
on the street have experienced a
change of heart and do not want the
street opened.
The othersreport deals with the ex-
tension of Exchange street, from Eagle
street south ito the city limits or Park
Row. This report is made in full, as
sessing damages, and crediting bene-
fits to all property interested as re-
quired by law, which Gseems to be
about as near right as can be, and the
Council has appointed August 5 as the
time when final action will be taken
as to whether the street will be opened
| ar NOT