The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-22
Long Session of the Aldermen is Held
Monday Evening With Little
important Business.
A NEW POOR FARM is FAVORED
Report of the Committee Recommending
the Purchase of the Farm Is Adopted
Many Sewers ordered Built.

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall last evening and
warm weather reduced the attendance
both in and out of the ''bu11 pen"
After the reading of a short batch
of minutes the routine business of the
evening was taken up. Henry c.
Rusted applied for a pharmacists IL
quor license, the property owners near
Pomeroy street and Lyman avenue
asked that an electric light be placed
a that corner, the South Oak street
residents wanted a sewer, and Jay
street residents asked for a catch
basin. All Of these little matters were
referred to the proper committees with
the exception of the catch basin, which
was ordered built at once. Capt. Lew
Mont and Charles Shatski were grant
ed liquor licenses and their bonds were
approved.
The plans for the removal of the
Main street bridge to the Middle street
crossing were presented and examined
and it was stated that the estima ted
expense of moving and completing
the bridge was $4,000. The estimate
does not include any expenditure for
the purchase of the Irving property,
which is deemed necessary for the
opening of the street. In order to get
a line on the matter the Mayor was
ordered to appoint a commission to
lay out the street on the best possible
route and report to the Council. The
power of this commission is not en-
tirely plain, as they will have no power
to levy damages or benefits until after
the Circuit Court has been appealed to,
but the commission will probably get
the matter into some shape for action.
The committee on printing reported
in regard to printing the minutes, that
11ri n ted cnIiaS Of the 4aai.a ,.taS could bo
secured at the rate of s. week. This
made the matter of printed minutes a
luxury and the matter was referred
back to the committee for further ex-
animation.
The pauper committee brought in
their report recommending the pur-
chase of a small farm. The commit
tee stated that they had secured offers
as low as 800 an acre. The report
was accepted and the poor farm will
be purchased.
In commenting on the poorhouse,
Alderman Hermann said it was an
awfu11y poor house. He opposed the
employment of a matron to care for
the place on account of the fact that
there was no discipline among the in
mates. Alderman Hermann urged
that the system be changed so that the
Poormaster could run the poorhouse.
He characterized the keeping of nine
teen poorhouses in Kenosha as an ex-
pensive proposition, and claimed that
with one farm many Of these things
could be done away witch. According
to Alderman Herrmann's estimate, the
new poorhouse could be built for
$4,000. The matter was finally left
with the Council for consideration and
special meeting will be called to in
vescigate the matter.
The bond of the Reichert Construc-
ton company, who are building the
sewer on Milwaukee avenue, was
placed at $500.
A discussion of sewers took up an
other hour of the Councils valuable
time and the Council finally decided to
order the Clerk to advertise for bids |
for sewers on Grover, Jenne and
Ounce streets.
The City Attorney was ordered to
'lotify the Kenosha Street Railway
that bids for the paving of
avenue would be advertised
for at once.
Alderman Nader was appointed
Chairman of the committee on public
grounds and a member of the commit
ices on fire department and bonds.
The contract for painting the fire
department apparatus was not let TO
Nicholas Pirsch, the lowest bidder,
Who offered to paint the three wagons
for $85. Just why the bid was turned
lown is not apparent, but the Council
lecided to leave the matter open for