The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
Ordinance Granting the North Western
the Right to Use Street Passed
by Unanimous Vote.
TREAsuRER's REPORT PRESENTED
The Report Shows That the City Has a
Balance of Sc, sO5.60 on Hand.-C. &.
NV. to Make improvements.

way company and the Chicago-Rock
ford Hosiery works gained a blood1ess
victory at the meeting of the Common
Council Monday evening and within a
week the railway company will begin
the work of building a new switch
track on the west side Of Newell street
for the use of the Chicago Rockford
Hosiery works.
For three or four weeks the Council
has been discussing the problem Of va
eating this portion of the street, but
when the vote was called on the ordi-
nance Monday night not single vote
was registered in opposition to the
ordinance and it was passed as spe-
cial order after the rules of the Council
had been suspended. The ordinance
as passed gives,the Railway company
the right to use the west ten feet of
the street and nothing is said of any
emo1uments to be received by the city.
It is stated, however, that by a private
agreement small sum will be paid in
to the treasury of the city and that the
tracks will be fenced in and sidewalks
built at the cost Of the Hosiery COM
pany. The action of the Council was
highly satisfactory to the managers of
the factory and the work Of construct
ing the new buildings will be started
at once.
The propositions for the vacation Of
old Main street and Summer street did
not fare so well with the Council.
When the ordinance for the vacation
of old Main street came up the rules
were at once suspended to put the or
dinance on its passage, but the test
vote showed that the ordinance had
only ten of the twelve votes necessary
and before the matter was brought to
vote the friends of the ordinance Sc
cured an adjournment of the Council.
From the different ballots taken it
seems evident that the ordinance will
not be passed and for the present old
Main will remain the property of the
city.
Summer street vacation is also not
favored by number of the aldermen,
and petition was presented signed by
heterogeneous mass of citizens pro-
testing against the evacuation of the
street. The committee which had been
investigating the matter reported ia
vorab1y on the vacation CT the street
but refused to grant any paving re-
bates, as asked by Miss French The
whole matter was laid over and the
council will probably send it as heri-
tage for the new council.
There was one interesting thing
during the meeting of Monday even
ing, and that was the presentation Of
the report 'of the City Treasurer for
the three months ending March IL.
The report showed that during that
time money to the amount of $117,-
1880 was collected, but of this
amount only $6,805.54 remains in bank
and large amount of coupons will
soon be due, SO that the city is prac.
tically without funds at the present
time.
The resolution providing for the
opening of South Exchange street
from Deming street to Park Court was
adopted by a unanimous vote of the
Council.
A communication was received from
the managers of the Chicago & North
Western station stating that a flag
man had been employed to watch the
Main street crossing of the road, and
on this account the company asked
that it be relieved of the necessity of
placing gates at the crossing. The
letter also stated that the contracts
were being made for the Improvement
of the Kenosha, station by the building
of new platforms, sheds, subway and
a driveway. The council seemed to
think that the railway company was a
little treacherous, and decided to take
no action in regard to releasing them
from putting gates at the Main street
crossing until after the repairs on the
station were under way.
The council fixed the salaries of the
city officials for the coming year, the
salary of the Treasurer being increased |
from FIVE to six hundred dollars a year.
The salaries of the Assessor and City
Clerk will remain at the same amount
for another year.
A petition was received from Mr..
Speller of Chicago. seeking a chance
TO introduce fumigator to the city, |
but the council was not in the mood to
talk fumigation. and the matter was
referred to the Committee on Sewers. |
The Committee on Claims reported |
on the demands of Bertha Arndt and
John Dryer, and recommended that
no action be taken in the claims until |
such a time as the claimants made |
some direct proposition to the cit, /
There seems to be little foundation for |
the claim of the parties, and it's prob |
able that the matter will be dropped as |
far as the council is concerned.
In regard to the claim of Mrs. Gran
dali on account of the death of Nick |
Williams, the claims committee re-
ported that no forma, charges have
been made and for this reason the
committee would make no recommen-
dations on the subject.
The ordinance for the annexation of