The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-06-04
Council Holds a Short and Uninter-
esting Session and Very Little
Business is Transacted.
SEWERS ORDERED CONSTRUCTED.
All Sewers In the Present District Ordered
by the Council Will Be Contracted For
at Once.-Other Business.

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall Monday evening
and the meeting was short and unin-
teresting one with the exception of the
fact that start was made ia adding
to the sewer benefits for the people in
the portions of the city now in the
sewer district. A dozen sewers were
ordered built by the Council and the
street assessment committee will at
once begin to advertise for bids for the
construction of the drains.
The Council did not take up the mat
ter of providing changes for the sewer
districts but they decided that the
pressing needs of at least portion of
the people of the city can be relieved
by additions to the present system and
a dozen sewers were ordered built at
once. AS soon as possible the Cou ncil
will take up the larger question of
adopting new districts or charging
the present district, but the sewers
ordered at the meeting Monday night
will be built during the present year.
One of the old traditions of the city
was Gone away with Monday night
when the Council, by a unanimous
vote, decided to do away with the office
of poormaster and the work Of this
officer will be done by the chairman of
the pauper committee. The Council,
by unanimous vote, decided to allow
Peter Jacobs, the chairman of the com
mittee, the salary of fifty dollars a
year, which had been paid to the poor
master for the work. The action of
the Council retires from of George
Berens, who has been {
master for many years. The ora pov4
master made his final report to the
Council Monday night, the report
showing that at the present time fifty
people were receiving full or part sup
port from the city. This number does
not include the inmates of the poor
farm.
The poor farm is proving a good in
vestment and the paupers who are now
housed there are causing the city little
trouble. The men have proved them
selves capable of doing considerab BILE
work and the farm is being kept neat
and clean. Good crops are in prospect
and it is possible that the city will re-
ceive some revenue from the farm dur
ing the first year.
John A. Kil1een, editor of the Keno
sha Union, flied protest with the
Council against the city printing being
given to the EVENING News and TEL
EGRAPH-CoURIER alleging that his bid
for the work had been the lowest. Mr..
Killeen did not take into considera ton
the fact that the papers securing the
contract were offering the city more
than six times the circulation that
could be given by the Union. The
matter was referred to the judiciary
committee.
The Council is still after the officials
of the Kenoshs Street Railway COM
pany and Mr.. Arnold will be ordered to
provide bell for the new Main street
bridge and have the old bell trans
ferred to the bridge leading to Wash
ington island.
Adolph Groeger, whose saloon Ii.
cense was revoked by the Common
Council week ago, sent petition to
the Council asking that the license for
the Main street saloon owned by
Groeger be transferred to G. r. Stan
ford. 1t is probable that the petition
will besgranted as the Council is not
DESTROYS of working any hardship on
Groeger.
Lighthouse-keeper DeDeimar was
appointed a special police without pay
and he will have power TO look after
the veal of the island. The Council
decided to buy bicycle for the use of
the police force and it will be left at
the police Office for the special use of
the night men. It will make va1ua-
BILE addition to the equipment of the
Office.
The police atmosphere was cleared a
little by the Council deciding to allow
the police officers the salary provided
by the ordinance recently passed. The
salaryswil1 start with the first of May
instead of the first of June as set in
the ordinance.
The invitationof the city of Oshkosh
for the mayor and aldermen to attend
the coming meeting of the Wisconsin
League of Municipalities was accepted
and the city will be represented by
Mayor Pfennig and number of the
aldermen.