The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-23
SET Il MILE LIMIT,
City Council Follows Suggestions of
Manufacturers in Setting Speed
of Motor Vehicles.
ALLEN DAM GOES UNMOLESTED.
Start is Made on the Passing of Dog Tax
Ordinance. City Treasurer Reports
Amount in the Treasury.


a deserved victory In the City Council
Monday night when the aldermen, by
almost a unanimous vote, decided to
follow the suggestion of the managers
of the Thomas B. Jeffrey Automobile
company and set the speed for the run
ming of automobiles on the streets of
Kenosha at twelve miles an hour with
the exception of Main street, where
the autos will be allowed a speed of six
miles an hour.
The discussion of the new speed reg
ulating ordinance was the most i'm
portant and interesting business Of
the session. The friends of the retir-
ing horse, as well as the friends of the
all conquering auto, were out in force
and the progressive vehicle won a
noteworthy victory. It is true that
the auto will be forced to slow up a lit
tie for the scared farmer and his fright
ened steed but the law to be passed
to regulate speed in Kenosha will be ia
every way in keeping with the adj
vanced ideas in regard to the running
of automobiles. The ordinance has
been given its frss reading and will
now take its usual course before the
Council
The managers of the Jefery plant
turned out to the meeting in force
Monday night and Sales Manager
Bennett made . number of suggestions
to the Council in regard to the regula-
lions to be placed on the carriages
manufactured by the company. Not
only will the speed be limited to twelve
miles an hour on all streets in the City
but the autos must respect the BUSH
ness portion of the city and slow down
to rate of six miles on Main street.
Added to this all the motor vehicles
will be required to carry two lights on
the side of the machines, the lights to
show white light in front and a red
light behind. Auto horns, gongs and
screechers must be very much in evil
dence and the auto driver must notify
other vehicles of his approach.
The ordinance, as finally amended,
was satisfactory to the members of the
Council as well as the managers of the
automobile company. Of course the
men from the factory preferred to have
no ordinance passed but they practi-
cally dictated the terms of the ordi-
nance now under consideration.
Alien Dam Goes UnmoIested.
The committee on tlarbor which has
been looking into the Allen dam over
the Kenosha river brought in report
that will allow the Allen company to
maintain the dam so long as the mat
ter is not taken into the courts of the
county or state. The committee ex-
planned all the circumstances in con-
nection with the building of the dam
and found that it was a benefit rather
than a nuisance to the surrounding
property. The committee recon-
mended that the city take no action in
regard to the dam the right OF the
city to.take such an action was ques-
toned and the committee claimed that
any person injured by the building or
maintenance of the dam had an easy
and inexpensive remedy at law. In
the wisdom of the committee the con-
troversy was wholly one between pri-
vate parties and there was no reason
for the city to interfere IN the trouble.
Money in Treasury.
A strange condition OF affairs was
reported by City Treasurer Steinmetz,
who made his regular report to the
Council in regard TO the condition of
the city treasury. The report showed
that thescity had real money in the
treasury again and that all the out
standing orders against the city had
been paid. The money received from
various sesources since March 20
amounted to $34,066.23 and of this
amountsthere is still 81, 558. 18 on hand.
With thesspayment of the orders al
lowed Monday night the city will be in
the usual embarrassed condition again
and thescreditors will begin the long
wait for the collection of taxes next
year. It is now fully demonstrated to
the Council that one per cent. tax on
the present valuation is too small to
provide for the expenses of the city.
junk Dealers Turned Down.
The three funk dealers in the city
were present at the Council meeting
and presented petition asking that
the junk dealers license IN the city be
thirty.five dollars to ff-
teen dollars. In the petition it was
claimed that the license in Kenosha
was higher than i'm any other city in
the state and the junkers are plan
ming to fight the payment of the IL
cense if IT is snot reduced. The Coun-
Gil laid the matter on the table without