The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-21
City Council Meets in Regular Session
and Transact a Large Amount
of Business.
DECIDE ON HARBOR EXTENSION.
alderman O'Brien Fights the Whole coun-
Gil in Hopes of Securing Repair
of the BreakWater.

The City Council met in regular SEES
sion at the city hall Monday evening,
and bare quorum was present when
the Mayor called the meeting to order.
L. d. Graves sent petition to the
Council asking that cross walk be
laid across Wisconsin street, near the
Grant House. The matter was refer
red.
The merchants on the south side of
Market Square sent petition to the
Council asking that an electric light
be placed at the corner of Church and
Market streets. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on lights.
Capt. DAILY asked permission of the
Council: to travel over portions of
Washington Island for the purpose of
removing sand from lots of the Island.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on harbor.
The petition Of w. S. McDermott
asking for the use of a site for the
brought up again and was referred to
the committee on harbor. The COM
mittee will probably make some ar
rangements with the display man for
the erection of the tower on proper
site. The tower will be of great bene-
fit to the city and especially in marine
circles.
Thesfnal report of the street assess
ment committee in regard to the curb
ing and changing of the grade on Elk
change street, was filed with the Coun-
Gil. The work will be ordered done
! within few weeks.
A letter was received from Capt.
Warren in regard to the extension of
the harbor lines. In the letter the
Captain stated that it would be neces-
sary that the city should make appli-
cation to the Secretary of War, and
that the app1ica ton should be accom-
panied by maps showing the present
harbor lines and the proposed extern
sion, as we'll as the reasons for the eX-
tensions. The Council decided to
make the application as soon as pos
| sible, and the engineer was ordered to
make the necessary drawings for the
proposed extension. The matter is
now in the hands of the harbor COM
mittee and the'city engineer, and they
will make their report at the next reg
u1ar meeting. The plan for the ex-
tension of the harbor has proved to be
very popular one with all the mem
bers of the Council and the extension
will undoubtedly be made.
The annual levy OF taxes for sprink-
| ling on the paved streets was ordered
assessed against the property affected.
It will be paid together with the other
taxes.
The municipa1' smachinery for the
paving of North Main street was
started in motion and the street will
be paved some time next spring.
The committee gappointed to look
into the purchase of the Upton prop
erty for use as poor house, asked for
further time and this was granted
TheDcommittee on claims reported
favorably on a settlement Of the old
claim of Mrs. Mary McCabe against
the city by the payment of 500. The
report of the committee received the
sanction of 10 votes, but as the rule
demands II votes for the making of an
appropriation the motion was declared
lost, and the settlement was not made.
The action of the council on the claim
was afterward recinded and the claim
was referred back to the committee.
The committee Con harbor asked for
furtd time to report on the repair of
the breakwater Alderman O'Brien
made a loud objection to the delay,
and moved, to advertise for bids
for stone for the breakwater,
promising to bid on the stone and to
wait for his money until spring. In
connection with the debate on the sub
ject some rare speeches were made in
which Biblical language was freely
quoted by Alderman O'Brien. The
Alderman from the first had no assist
ance in his fight to rush the repairs,
but O Brien was a whole host in him
self and he kept the matter going in
a fast and furious manner. Some of
the aldermen got enough of the dis
cussion, and moved to adjourn, but
the motion was lost and the fun went
on. Alderman Head renewed the mo-
ton to adjourn. A vote was finally
secured on the motion to advertise for
bids and the motion was lost by the
vote of Mayor German, who broke the
tie.
On account of the fact that the
Daily Gazette had failed to print the
proceedings of the City Council, Alder
man O'Brien moved that the work be
taken from the Gazette and given to
the Kenosha Union. The motion was
lost, and the Gazette was ordered to
print all the proceedings within the
next thirty days at a penalty of annul
ling of the contract.
The committee on sewers recon-
mended that the contract for the sew
err on North Main street be let to Han
sen and Thompson, of Racine, at the
estimated price of the engineer. The
report of the committee was adopted.
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