The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-08
City Council Orders the New Street
Railway Franchise Ordinance
Published at Once.
MORE CONCESSIONS TO THE CITY
Mr.. Arnold Agrees to Pay for Half the Re-
pairs of the Main Street Bridge other
Business Transacted by Council

The City Council took the first step
! toward the passing of new franchise
ordinance for the Street Railway com
pany Monday evening when the new
ordinance presented by Mr.. Arnold
and his company was ordered pub
llshed. The ordinance, as presented to
the Council Monday evening, was
practically the same as that presented
at the special meeting on Thursday.
with the exception that the managers
of the company had made few more
concessions to the city. The route
had been reduced by the dropping of a
block on West Main street, the COM
pany had agreed to stand one-ha1f the
cost of repairs of the Main street
bridge with the exception of p1anking
the bridge, and the bond which the
company gives for the indemnity Of
the city is made returnable to the COM
pany after three years at the option of
the Common Council. In all other
particulars the ordinance is I'M
changed. 44c.Ga5at .s
There was no discussion of the ordi-
nance at the meeting Monday night
more than expressions of satisfaction
on the part Of the Aldermen and it
was ordered published in the official
city paper. Mr.. Arnold has also or
dered the ordinance published in the
EVENING News and in this manner
the whole city will be allowed to con-
slider the ordinance before it can be
passed by the Council.
In connection with the Railway mat
ter, the Kenosha Street Railway COM
pany sent notice to the Council in.
forming the body that the certified
check for $1,000, now held by the city,
had been transferred to B. J. Arnold,
and Mr.. Arnold was empowered to
give the city receipt for the same as
soon as it is returned.
Attorney Henry Toner, who is al
legged to hold quite bunch Of the
bonds of the Kenosha Street Railway
company, was at the meeting and it
was thought that he would make some
effort to make trouble for the COM
pany. However, the feeling in favor
of the railway was so strong that
Toner refused to "butt up against the
stone WALL" as he put it, and he will
wait until later before he takes any
action to secure the value of his bonds.
The starting of the Street Railway
franchise ordinance was the only real
i nrfo of he axod
most of the remainder of the session
was given over to the routine business.
The committee on printing was or
dered to interview the different print
ing Offices in the city and secure bids
for the city printing for the coming
Union will continue to publish the
official notices of the city. I'LL.
E. F. Markham was appointed a
special police without pay. This ac-
ton was taken in order to allow the
Chief of Police an extra man who
could be put into service in the event
that any of the other officers were
forced to retire from duty.
A petition from property owners on
Congress street to have the grade of
the street changed, together with re-
monstrance against this action, was
referred to the committee on streets
and alleys with power to act.
The people of Deming street sent a
petition to the Council asking that
some provision be made for the
sprinkling of the street during the
summer, but as this was the only petit
ton for street sprinkling presented it
was decided to lay the matter over un-
til other petitions could be presented.
Mrs. J. Zeitler sent a notice to the
Council asking for damages sustained
by her at the time her saloon and resi-
| dence were quarantined on account of
the fact that Edward Harrington was
suffering from what was alleged to
have been the smallpox. Mrs. Zeitler
placed her damages at fifty dollars.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The report Of the Poormaster showed
that at the present time forty-eight
people were receiving full or part sup
port from the city.
James Cape & Sons notified the
Council that the work of building the
abutments and approaches for the new
Middle street bridge were now prac-
tically completed and the Clerk was
ordered to draw an order for the
amount of the contract and payable to
the contractors.
| The letter from Carl Swartz asking
the Council to take care of his family
and to seek pardon for him was read
to the Council and by unanimous
vote laid on the table.
The matter of the appeal of the per-
sona1 damage suit of Anna M. Rogers
VS.. The City of Kenosha was brought
up and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee with power to act.
The proposals for the curbing of
Exchange street were opened, and the
Reichert Construction company, of
Racine, was the lowest bidder. Their
bid of SO cents per lines1 foot was ac-
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