The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-09-05
Council Orders an Investigation of
Lights Furnished by kenOsha Gas
and Electric Company.
BRIDGE PLANS ARE APPROVED
Mr. Arnold Announces That the Railway
Company Are Ready to Pave M1lwau-
kee Avenue-Other Business


tractors interested in the different
pieces of public work planned by the
city.
The usual routine business took up
the first hour of the meeting. The
usual number of transfers of liquor
licenses were made in defiance of the
law and the usual number of petitions
for and against sewers and sidewalks
were presented and referred to the
proper com mittees.
The people of West Park street made
a complaint to the Council that GER
tain sidewalks which had been or
dered had not been laid. The Council
took no action on the matter, but the
sidewalks will probably be laid as soon
erly discovered.
The Poormaster's report showed
that seventy people were now receiv-
ing full or partial support from the
city.
A letter was received from O. M.
Ca1kins stating that he would not be a
candidate for reelection to the office of
Water Commissioner.
H. r. Cumiskey, who recently re-
signed his position as engineer at the
Water Works pumping station, sent a
letter to the Council asking that an in
vestigation be made into the affairs Of
the City Water Works in regard to the
management of the pumping house.
Cumiskey held that the station was
being improperly managed. The
Council by half hearted vote decided
to make the desired investigation and
the Mayor appointed Aldermen Smith,
O'Brien and Anderson as committee
to investigate and they will report at
the next meeting of the Council.
The plans for the Main street bridge
which were laid over from last Mon
day, were approved without discussion
after City Engineer Moth had report
ed that he had examined the south
abutment of the Matt street bridge
and had found it in good condition.
Mr.. Arnold was present at the meet
| ing and stated to the Council that it
was the intention of the Kenosha
Street Railway company to pave NIL
waukce avenue at the same time as the
city paved and with the same mate
rial. Mr.. Arnold stated that he was
not willing to bind himself to accept
the contractor named by the city, but
he stated that the Railway company
would prefer to have the work all done
by one contractor, Mr.. Arnold seemed
ready to do anything of a reasonable
nature IN order to get the work on the
line completed.
Bids for the construction of sewers
on Grover, Jennec and Ounce streets
were opened and r. H. Burr, of Keno
sha, was the lowest bidder.
The report of the sFinance commit
tee IN regard to the tax levy demanded
| by the Board Of. Education was an in
terestings document. The members of
the committee had thesmatter figured
out so as to show that with an in
crease of eightyfve pupils the in
creased expense of more than $4,000
had been made. Having no choice in
the matter the Council .ordered levy
made for school purposes to the
amount of $37 1886.
The old Fitzgibbon sewer fight came
up again and the City Attorney an
nounced that H. B., Robinson had con-
scented to allow, Peter Fisher to act for
him in settling all the claims which
and the matter will probably be closed
! up in this manner.
The committee on harbor reported
| that it had examined the contemplated
plans for the repair of the breakwater
at the foots-of English Court. The
committee suggested several ways of
repairing thesbreakwater, but any of
these repairs, ins the opinion of the
members of the committee, would be
of little value. They stated that it
would be necessary to build break
water within three years. The Council
ordered the City Engineer to prepare
plans and specifications for the work
planned as repairs and present the
same at the next Council meeting.
The Simmons Manufacturing Co..
and the Balm Wagon works were given
permission to construct railway
scales on Pearl street with the under
standing that it was to be constructed
under the direction of the committee
on streets and alleys.
| Alderman Greenwa1d brought up the
matter of reform in the building of
cross walks. In the past most of the
walks have been built of wood, but the
new schemeii is 70 build them of brick
or stone. The City Clerk was ordered
to make Investigations as to the cost
| of the new sort of cross walks.
Electric lights were ordered placed
on South Exchange street and at the
corner of North Chicago and Bronson
streets and on Crate street midway be-
tween Elizabeth and Pomeroy streets.
The Council was evidently in the in
vestigating mood and the committee
on lights was instructed to make a
complete investigation of the lights
being furnished by the Kenosha Gas
and Electric company and make re-