The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
Aldermen Take No Action on the Long
MINDED Railway Discussions and
Another Meeting Necessary.
ARNOLD OFFERS SUGGESTIONS.
The Street Railway Company Would Be
Willing to Accept New Ordinance
Including Proposed Changes.

The City Council met in special
session at the City Hall Friday even
ing. The fact that the committee
working on the railway matter had
reached no conclusions made the at
tendance very small.
The first matter of interest to come
up was petition from a junk dealer
named B1oomberg, who asked the city
to grant him four months license to
act as a junk dealer The Council
granted the man the license after sew
eral of the aldermen had discussed the
| fact that the issuance of such a license
would probably force the city into
making a large number of rebates.
After the salary and rent roll had
been presented, the committee on
license reported favorably on the petit
ton of w. M. Kohlman for liquor
license.
A similar report was made on petit
tons for the transfer of licenses from
John Koh1man to Frank Williams, and
from Capt. Lew Mont to Edward
Mont.
With the pre1iminaries over, the
Council took up the railway matter,
and the Streets and Alleys committee
sent in report accompanied with a
communication from B. J. Arnold.
The communication stated that the
company were asking no concessions,
but they would not allow any further
burdens to be placed against the ordi-
nance. Mr.. Arnold stated that his
company stood ready to build the
bridge called for in the ordinance. In
conclusion Mr.. Arnold re-stated the
three propositions which he had made
to the Council on last Monday evening.
In his written statement Mr.. Arnold
laid down four ways in which the cost
of the bridge could be removed from
the company. These four ways were:
First-To rebate to the company a
portion of the money now onGdeposit
as rebate to people on streets now
paved.
Secondly rebating to the company
portion of the cost Of the paving of
Milwaukee avenue.
Thirdly permitting change of
route so as to allow the company to
avoid certain paved streets and in this
manner avoid the payment of rebates.
Fourth-By allowing the company to
lay T rails on some unpaved streets.
Mr.. Arnold. stated that he was will
ing to have a new ordidance passed
which would incorporate at least a
portion of the proposed changes in the
ordinance.
The committee reported that it was
opposed to any concessions being
madev to the company. The bridge
matter was not in shape for report,
but report will be forthcoming at the
next meeting OF the Council.
Aid. Greenwald spoke against any
plan for the bridge which was not ap-
proved by the government officials.
He stated that any other action was
sure to bring very serious trouble for
the city,
The street committee was ordered to
look into the report that Mrs. Brande
had appropriated a portion of Congress
street This matter will be looked up
and reported on at the next meeting of
the Council.
In accordance with the appropria ton
made for the support of the library,
the Clerk was ordered to draw an or
der for the directors of the library for
the sum of s., 413.85. This is little in
advance of the one mill tax, but it is
the amount asked for by the directors.
The aldermen of the different wards
were ordered to secure places in which
to hold the city election.
The Street Commissioners were or
dered to openO Washington street by
cutting down the trees now growing
ia the street The trees will be con-
verted into wood for use at the poor
house.
The opening of the street brought
up mild discussion of garbage and
its disposal. One of the aldermen
reported that Theodore Mygatt had
threatened to sue the city if the dump
ing of garbage on his ground was not
stopped. The threat failed to terrify
the Council andno action was taken
on the matter.
After the presentation of number
of new bills the ordinance instructing
the North Western Railway company
to build a fence east of it's tracks on
West Main street was passed by a
un animous vote.