The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-01-24
A COUNCIL MEETING.
City Fathers Meet in Regular SEES
sion at the City Hall Mon
day Evening.
NORTHWESTERN ASKS FRANCHISE
Railway Company Ask for Permission to
Lay Spur Tracks to the allen Tan
merry Referred to Committee.

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion at the City Hall Monday night,
and the meeting proved to be a very
interesting one.
After the reading of the generous
batch Of minutes, c. F. Stemm ap-
peared before the Council and made an
eloquent appeal for the city to take
some action to provide for a military
funeral over the remains of John
Orth. In speaking Mr.. Stemm paid
an eloquent tribute to the memory OF
the deceased and stated that he
thought it but fitting that the city
should consider it an honor to pay
some tribute to the memory of the no
BILE deeds of the Kenosha volunteer.
The Council decided by unanimous
vote to appropriate SIS for the burial
of private Orth.
The officers elected at the annual
meeting of the Kenosha Fire Depart
ment were approved and the recon-
mendation that James S. Barr be
named as Chief of the Department was
unanimously adopted. Charles Good
man was named as first assistant, K.
E. Mailer as second assistant, and Ed.
Harrington as third assistant. Philip
Hartman, Jr., and Frank Van Lone
were named as members of the James
S. Barr Hook and Ladder Co.
Mrs. Mary McCabe filed with the
Council a claim for damages for in
iuries received from a fall on West
street on last Thursday evening. The
petition was referred to the committee
on claims.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way Company presented an applica-
ton for the passage of an ordinance
granting them the right to construct a
spur track from their lines to the
Allen tannery. The application was
ordered published and the matter was
referred to a committee consisting of
Aldermen Weier, O'Brien, Tu1ly, Ser
shon, Smith and Schend. The pro-
posed right of way for the spur is to
leave the main line near the south
west corner of block SO, crossing
Lemon, Ounce, Orange, Oak, Middle,
Cedar, Pine, Grand avenue, Congress,
Caledonia and North Chicago streets;
and another track from the Allen sta
b1es in block 80 to Granduavenue, and
thence to the Office and store room of
the company. Another spur is to be
built along and across Cedar street to
Union street.
The committee on judiciary reported
in regard to the claim of Edward Har-
rington recommending that if the
claim was filed against the city, 1t be
disa11owed. The claim was brought on
account of damages to property by
M. J. Fitzg ibbon, the sewer con-
tractor The committee further rec
commended that no money be paid to
the assignees of the contract until
every bill of the contractor was paid in
full. The recommendation of the COM
mittee was adopted and the assignees
of the contract must pay the bills be-
fore any money is allowed.
The committee on buildings recon-
nended that the putting in of system
of hot water for heating the city hall
DC OGIGTICQ uIIlAA SPAAhSs AO ANPOAI
was adopted.
The committee on streets and alleys
reported in favor of removing the
Main street bridge from its present To-
cation to the Middle street crossing of
Pike Creek. The committee asked for
further time to figure up the cost of
the removal and the request was
granted.
Special assessments were ordered
levied for the payment of'sthe Middle
street sewer.
The Grant street bridge was report
ed in bad condition and the committee
we're ordered to see what can be done
with it.