The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-10
City Council Finally Takes Up Ordi-
nance Providing for Dog Tags.
Ordinance Will Pass.
NEW SEWER PLAN IS ORDERED.
Street Assessment Committee Given Right
essary.-City to Borrow Money.

The dogs of Kenosha will be pro-
tected, for at the meeting of the City
Council Monday evening an ordinance
was presented providing for the tax
ing and protection of the animals.
The ordinance meets with general ap
proval, and test vote on the measure
Tuesday night showed that it will pass
the Council.
| The ordinance has double purpose,
that of protecting the good dogs and
of getting rid of the worthless ours. 1t
| provides that the owner Of every male
dog shall pay into the city treasury
the sum Of two dollars year for IL
cense, and for every female dog the
owner shall pay license fee of three
dollars a year. On the payment of the
license tags will be issued to the dog
owners, and they must adorn the COL
lars Of the CANNES. The ordinance is
to go into effect on the first of Octo.
Der, and after that time the police are
ordered to shoot all dogs which fail to
show the license tags. To provide
protection for the licensed dogs the or
dinance makes it misdemeanor to re-
move the tag from any dogs collar or
to kill any dog which has been Ii
censed.
Many of the aldermen were opposed
to the two dollar license fee for dogs,
the matter for several months declare
that there is no city in the State where
| the tax is lower than two dollars, and
there will probably be no amendment
to the ordinance.
New Sewer Plan Ordered.
Following the passage Of the ordi-
nance to make new sewer system
possible for the city, the Council
Tuesday night gave orders to the
Street Assessment Committee to have
plans made for the installation of a
new system of sewers in the city. In
order to assist the City Engineer in
the great work that is to be done, the
committee on sewers of the Council
was given the power to hire consult
ing engineer if the City Engineer
deemed his assistance needed.
| The work of laying out this new
plan of sewers will not be rushed, as it
is not expected that the plan will be
lready for the adoption of the Council
before the spring of 1904, and besides
this fact there must be some plan
made to raise money to provide for the
carrying out of the scheme after it is
returned to the Council by the com.
ruittee.
City BOrrows Money
The city is IN debt again, and for
the first time in many years the Coun-
Gil Tuesday night granted to the Mayor
and the City Clerk the authority to
make a straight loan in order to secure
money to meet the running expenses
of the city In past years this loan
has been made by the First National
Bank and no note has been required.
Tais year seventeen thousand dollars
will be needed to meet the deficit, and
the Mayor and Clerk will make note
to the bank for this amount. It is
thought that this sum of money will
be sufficient to carry the city over to
the time of the collection of taxes.
Railway Must Help
The committee on sewers and paw
ling sent report to the Council Tues
day night recommending that no &C.
ton be taken to pave West Main street
until such time as the Northwestern
Railway company would agree to pay
a portion of the cost of the improve
ment. The committee held that the
decisions of the Court had made it i'm
Ipossible for the city to assess railway
property for local improvements, but
the committee held that as this i'm
provement would benefit the North
western more than any other property
owner, the company should be forced
to pay its full share of the cost of the
work.
The people who are petitioning for
the Improvement have been ordered to
make an effort to see the officials of
the company and have them arrange
to bear half Of the expense. Some
years ago when the railway company
was given the right to build the double
track along West Main street, the
company agreed to keep this street in
condition, and with such an agree
ment it seems that the company can
be forced to pay something toward the
pavement.
No Money for Rraakwatar.
The Council received Tuesday night
petition from the property owners
| along the South beach asking that the
breakwater be extended from Vermont
street to the city limits. The petition
was received with smile by the al
dermen, as there is absolutely nc
finds on hand RI Y,rovide for +he i'm