The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-23
Council Orders That All Buildings on
Old Main and Pearl Streets Be
Moved at Once.
SIMMONS FACTORY IS INCLUDED.
Radical Action Comes After Pierce De-
bate on a Petition to vacate Part Of
a street.-other Business.

The Common Council al it's regular
meeting at the city hall Monday night
took a decidedly radical turn and as a
result Of fierce debate on a petition
for the vacation Of "Old Main street
the Council not only decided to table
the petition but they further passed
resolution demanding that the owners
of property now occupying Old Main
street and portions of Pearl street be
ordered to have the property removed
within ten days. It is hardly possible
that the order of the Council will be
obeyed without a long legal contest.
Many buildings are included in the
list so scheduled for removal. Among
the number is the Gottfredsen lime
house, the big warehouse of the Sim
mons factory and a portion OF the
main factory building of the Simmons
company. Of course the action of the
aldermen is an absurd one and there1s
scarcely a man in the city who would
desire to have such an order carried
out. It is simply another of the fool
actions which a Common Council in
Kenosha is liable to take.
The petition in question was the Pc
tition of z. G. Simmons asking that
portion of Old Main street be vacated.
The committee to whom the matter
was referred returned an amended pc
tition in which some new tavors were
GRANTED to Mr.. Simmons with rec
ommendation that the petition be
granted. This brought out fierce de-
bate and at the close after half dozen
propositions had been made it was de-
cided to lay the whole matter on the
table. Then Alderman O'Brien fol-
lowed up the matter with resolution
to clear all the streets.
The other business of the Council
was very tame. Nathan Allen started
a new move in the fire department by
returning to the city the $13 which had
been paid to him as a volunteer ire
man. In returning the money MIR.
Allen stated that he had not attended
a fire during the year and that for this
reason he had no right to compensa-
ton. He asked that the money be
placed in the city treasury.
The communication from Mr.. Allen
brought up a discussion among the
aldermen as to the paid fire depart
ment but no action was taken. Ii is
expected that some of the other mem
bers of the volunteer department, who
are not in the habit of reporting for
DUTY. will follow the lead of Mr..
Allen and send back the money paid
by the department to them. 1t is sug-
pested that the money should be sent
to the treasurer of the volunteer de-
partment and not to the city treasury,
as this money should be left to the
firemen.
The names of the officials of the fire
department were confirmed by the
Council and the chief was given
authority to appoint his own assist
ants.
A largely signed complaint was sent
in by the residents of Caledonia street
and Middle street calling attention to
the dangerous condition of Middle
street at the east end of the bridge.
The Council will go in body next
Sunday afternoon to investigate the
matter and some action will be taken
after this informal meeting.
The bond of James Cape Sons, as
contractors for the approaches on the
Middle street bridge, was approved.
J. A. Kil1een, of the Kenosha Union,
presented bid for the publication of
the proceedings of the Council, offer
ing to publish them at the rate of
twenty-five cents folio and the ordi-
nances at the statutory rate. The
bid of Mr.. Ki1leen was refused and the
proceedings will probably not be pub
lished.
The old claim of Mary McCabe
against the city was finally settled, the
Council deciding to pay 500 for a
con1piete settlement of the claim.
The petition of Dominick Ont ask
ing thegright to erect fruit stand on
the Park street sidewalk just north of
the Fisher store was granted with the
condition that the stand should be re-
moved if any complaints were filed
against it.
The Council then adjourned after
allowing the usual number of bills