The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-22
City Council Recinds its Former Action
in Regard to Bicycle Lights on
the City Streets.
BRISTOL COMPANY IS FAVORED.
Promoters of Connec, 10 as for Bristol Tele-
Stretch Wires in the City.

The recent action Of the iCity Coun-
Gil to permit bicycle riders to ride after
nightfall without the formality of a
bicycle lamp, was rescinded at the
meeting of the Council Monday even
ing and in the future all people riding
wheels on the city streets at night will
be forced to have lamp burning
brightly. During the past few weeks
several accidents have occurred which
would have been avoided had the
riders used the customary lamp. Be
sides this fact it was discovered that
the repeal of the lamp law was 1egis-
lating against one of the best Kenosha
industries, aud the aldermen were
unanimous in putting the full ordi-
nance IL force again. The Chief of
Police will give due notice. of the en-
forcement of the law, and when this
notice has been given arrests will be
started. The action of the Council
will be app1auded by the better element
of bicycle riders IN the city.
The Bristol Telephone company will
connect with the city. This action
was made certain Monday evening
when the Council granted to number
of petitioners the right to string wires
along the streets of the city to the
western limits for the purpose of con-
Meeting the city line with line built
by the Bristol Company to the West
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the Kenosha Gas & Electric company
will be used as far as possible but the
petitioners were granted the right to
erect new poles where needed provided
that they secure the consent of the
owners of property in front of which
the new poles are set up.
The central Office of the connecting
company will be at the county Jail and
the number of subscribers to the line
is limited to twenty-five. Of this num-
Der the following have been secured
Peter Fisher, The EVENING News,
Henry ]. Tasting, H. L. Molitor & Co.,
Vim. F.. Fisher, H. B. Robinson, C. H.
Hurd, G. A. Dewey, Ernst & Sullivan,
Perkins Bros, A. E. Buckmaster, J.
=. Hernsheim, C. c. Brown and Thos.
Hansen. The wires will probably be
stretched at once and the work of put
ting up the poles and wires will be
under the personal supervision of the
City Engineer.
The old question of poor farm
came up again and John Harmon, re-
siding west of the city, on the plank
road, presented a proposition to the
city offering to sell his farm for poor
house at the price of $125.OO an acre.
The offer was not accepted but the
proposition will be considered later
when the city is in financial Icondi-
ton to make some other arrangements
for the care of its dependents.
A loud wall was sent in by some of
the residents of the Third ward
against the boys playing ball on the
vacant lots in the Bell subdivision. It
was claimed that the boys had become
so noisy that they were a nuisance to
the neighborhood. The Chief of Po-
lice was ordered to have an interview
with the aforesaid boys and if possible
abate the nuisance.
A large batch of petitions for the
construction of sewers was presented
and referred to the sewer committee
for further action.
The old claims of Bertha Arndt and
John Dryer against the city for in iur-
les alleged to have been sustained on
account of defective sidewalks came
up in new form and the city was
served with summons and complaint
of suits in each case. The summonses
were duly acknowledged and referred
to the committee on Judiciary.
The committee on Judiciary was
ordered to take the proper steps to GUST
Christian Jensen, at present tenant
in the old engine house on Wisconsin
street.
The first of the smallpox bills was
taken up and the committee reported
in favor of allowing Mrs. Whitbeck
the sum of SIPS for articles taken
from her house to fit up the pest house.
The janitors of all the schools were
appointed special police without pay.
Pat Ward made complaint to the
Council that water from the 1malt
house well had overlooked his cellar
and the committee on streets and al
legs with the City Attorney and Chief
of Police added, were ordered to take
hold of the matter and see what could
be done to ahatethe existing nuisance.
There being no further business the
Connci1 adjourned.
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