The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-18

the team Tor any nre service 1t will be
Required to work only in the down town
districts. It is thought that this action
of the council is most practical one
and will result in large saving to the
city. t. ]. Meyers was the only man
to bid for the hauling of the hook and
ladder wagon and he asked that the
city pay him four hundred dollars ar
nua1ly for this service.
The work of arranging for the build
ing of new sewers was we'll advanced
last night when two ordinances we're
presented to the council. The first
provided for an amendment to the
charter under which the city is work
ing giving the city the right to de-
termine what part of the contract
of any sewer shall be paid by the city
at large and the part to be paid by the
property owners. Under this ordin-
ance the city council can determine
, that the city shall pay the entire cost
of any sewer or any part that may
seem equitable. The second ordinance
provided for the new sewer district
and it provided that the entire city as
it is now limited shall be in one sewer
district and that the people on the out
skirts of the city shall have the same
rights in regard to the construction Of
sewers as the people residing in the
down town districts. The two ordin-
ances were ordered published and they
will be acted on at the second meeting
in July.
A lengthy sidewalk ordinance pro-
viding for the building of new walks
on South Exchange street, on east side
of West street between Prairie avenue
and Market street and on several
streets in the Seventh Ward, was start
ed on its passage apd it will be passed
at the next meeting Of the council. It
will be different from other sidewalk
ordinances in that the property owners
will have the right to build plank, Gin
der, brick or cement walks.
The stealing of sand from the city
will be prohibited in the future and
the clerk was ordered to issue coupon
books to the sand dealers and see that
every load of sand taken from the city
property on the lake Shore was paid
for.
"A well defined complaint has been
registered with the aldermen in regard
to the sale of the franchise of the In
dependent Telephone Company and it
is possible that in the future the coun-
Gil will take some action to look into
the deal. OF course nothing can be
done until the new company begins to
build It's exchange in Kenosha and at
that time the council will discover just
who is in charge Of the company.
After the city clerk had been able to
carry check of SIS, 900 around for four
years the council last night ordered it
returned to the officials of the M. R. &
X. Railway This check was deposit
ed with the city when the company
asked for its last[franchise ordinance
and when the ordinance was not pass
ed the company refused to receive the
check when it was proffered. During
the last few weeks the company had
abandoned all idea of bringing a suit
against the city and had asked for the
return of the check.
Fifty saloon keepers fled applica-
tons with the council for renewal of
the licenses for another year and these
applications will be acted upon at the
next meeting of the council.
After allowing the usual number of
bills the council adjourned.