The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-04
City Council Takes an Option on the
Farm of Rudolph Henschen in
the Town of S0mers.
FERRY STILL REIGNs SUPREME.
Streets, Alleys and Bridges Committee VIII
Make an Effort to Extend the Hours of
Free Passage, But No Bridge.

OOuuC1l Vi ASnOSud, dIICI gearing the
insults of the State Board of Control
and the poignant criticisms of the peo-
pie of the city on account of the home
provided for the city poor for many
years, have decided to provide a new
home for the dependents and at the
meeting of the City Council Tuesday
evening the first step was taken to
provide the poor of Kenosha, city and
county, with one of the finest poor
houses in the State.
At the meeting of the Council on the
recommendation of Alderman Green
valid, of the Sixth ward, the Council
decided to take an option on the farm
of Rudolph Henschen, in the town of
Somers, the farm to be purchased be-
fore the first day of next February.
The farm is ideally situated for poor
farm and it is already equipped with
buildings of such nature that no re-
pairs will be needed and the only
change necessary will be to transfer
the paupers from their home of squa1or
and filth to anew country residence.
| The farm is located mile and half
north of the city in the town\of Som
ers. 1t consists of forty acres of good
| producing land and the buildings on
the property are new. They are valued
at twenty-five hundred dollars. The
city pays hundred dollars for the
option on the property until the first
of February and at that time the full
purchase price of S., 900 will be paid.
| AS the property is situated within a
short distance of the city it is thought
deal is good one and that the city
will be able to make money on the
property should it decide to sell it later.
With this farm in view the future of
the paupers of Kenosha is bright one
and they are assured splendid home
as soon as the deal is completed.
The people of the city will still con-
tinue to use the Main street ferry, as
the members of the Council still hold
that it would be impossible to con-
struct a bridge over Pike river at Main
street for temporary use. The petition
demanding the bridge was signed by
nearly every business man in the city,
but it was not granted. It went to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys, and
the mem bers of the City Council
urged the committee to make
some changes in regard to the charg-
ing of toll for passengers on the ferry.
The committee will arrange to have
the passengers carried free until ten
O'Clock in the evening and after this
time the fare will be effective as be-
fore. Many of the aldermen claimed
that ten O'Clock was late enough for
the people to expect to get free pas
sage of the river, and it is possible
that this move of the Council will go
long way toward reducing the number
of objections to the ferry. Of course
under the new arrangement the city
will be forced to pay large rental for
the ferry, but as it is impossible to
build the bridge the aldermen felt that
the expenditure of the money was
warranted. Little other business of
Importance was transacted at the
meeting.
The local lodge of E1ks was given
the permission to use the streets of the
city for the Fall Carnival and the To-
cation of booths and other street shows
will be under the watchful eyes of the
Committee on Streets and Alleys. No
other restrictions were placed on the
lodge.
The report Of the Poormaster showed
that forty-seven people were receiving
full or part support from the city at
the present time.
The usual number of petitions for
sewers and sidewalks were presented
to the Council and referred to the diff
ferent com nitteeS