The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
Council Turns Down Petition of Wis
consin Street People Who Wanted
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the Street Railway.
MUST BUILD ON ORIGINAL LINE.
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City Council offers NO Aid For Railway
company.-Ald. Hermann Pleads For
New Poor Householder Business

The City Council met in regular ses-
sior at the city hall last night and a
combination of interesting subjects
made the meeting an entertaining one
for the crowd in the lobby All the
aldermen were present with the excep-
ton of Alderman O'Brien. The first
matter was petition from ]. F. Ross
asking that his license be transferred
to H. A. Eustice. An investigator
showed that Ross had no license, TO
transfer, but the matter was referred
to the committee on license who Will
seek to untang1e the matter. Peter
Rhode offered the city $25 year for
the use of the city bill board. The
offer of Rhode was quickly tabled, the
aldermen opposing bill board on the
city lot. A petition asking for the
opening of Crate street was referredt to
the committee on streets and alleys. 8
Petitions we're presented from the
residentssof Durkee avenue and Dem
ing street asking that the street be
sprink1ed during the season. The pc
titions. were granted and the clerk was
instructed to,advertise for bids for the
work
A remonstrance against the curb1ng
of Exchange street was received and
referred to the committee on streets
and alleys.
The old.Anna M. Rogers case came
up again, when the attorney for Mrs.
ROGERS made a.demand on the Council
for the payment of the judgment re-
Gently given Mrs. Rogers IN the car 3
cult court. The matter was referred
to the committee on judiciary. =,
At this point the railway matter
came no and petition was presented
signed by large number OF business
men asking that there be no change IN
the route of the street railway on Main
street. Alderman Greenwald moved
that the petition be granted, but Smith
amended to refer the matter to a COM
mittee of FIVE. While the pros and
cons were being figured petition was
presented from the Wisconsin. street
property owners asking a change III
route so as to lay the tracks on WIS
consin street instead of South street.
The petitionswas tabled by decisive
vote of II to 3. With this victory for
South street action on the former pc
titition was deferred for the present.
A petitionswas presented from c1t1-
zens in the Second ward asking for an
extension of South Exchange street
from Eagle street Gto Balm avenue.
The petitionsw was referred to the COM
11ittee on streets and alleys.
Alderman Tully, as head of the Jul
dietary committee, thought that the
sheriff charges were pretty high for.
the care of plain DRINKS and the alder
man suggested that hereafter DRINKS
of the plain variety be quartered at the
Grant House.
Some of the aldermen raised an OBJ
lection to the bill board which had
been erected near the city hall and
some of the members were in favor of
tearing the bill board down and selling
the lumber. A more conservative ele-
ment preached and the bill board will
be taken down after the Pawnee Bill
show visits the city. ~#
The Kenosha Daily Gazette was
made the official paper of the city for
the ensuing year.
Alderman Hermann addressed the
council on the condition of the city
poor house declaring that the present
building was not ft''for human being
to live in. No action was taken in the
matter.
A resolution was presented by AID
erman Schend which provided that
after July I'd the Council should have
no power to rebate or transfer liquor
licenses. The resolution was prompt
lv voted down. Alderman Pfennig
had graded scale for. the violation of
the law against transfer of liquor Ii
censes and it was referred to the COM
mittee on license. ~ 5lj-5d
The city attorney sent report to
the City Council on the action in or
dering the paving of Milwaukee ave
nue. and there seems to- be red tape
enough TO go through to take all sum-
mer before the paving can be started
To start this machinery in motion the
Council reconsidered it's recent action
in abo1ishing the Board of Public
Works. The Council then decided that
the duties of the Board of Public
Works should be turned over to COM
mittee composed of the Mayor, the
City Engineer and the Chairman of
the Street and Alley committee. The
City Council then ordered the paving
of the street and it will be in charge of
this committee.
A very pleasant social party was
given Saturday evening at the resi-