The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-08-20
Property Owners on Western Street
Petition for Long Desired In
provement Near Depot.
RAILWAY MUST HAUL DIRT AWAY.
Width of Church Street Paving to Remain
at Forty two Feet.-Ordinance for :
Taxing Dogs is Passed.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall Monday evening
and the meeting proved to be one of
the most embarrassing ever held by
that honorable body. No matters of
great public interest came before the
council and the aldermen remained in
session less than an hour.
The most interesting business of the
evening was the presentation of a Pc
tition from the people owning property
on West Main street who asked that
the street be paved between Pearl and
Park streets. The petition was signed
by a majority of the property owners
and it is probable that the council will
order the improvement made at once.
For long time there has been a de-
mand for the improvement. During
the winter months it is almost impos-
sible to drive along West Main street
on account of the mud holes. It seems
impossible to drain the street with
sewers and catch basins and the pave
ment seems to be the only solution of
the matter.
While the council was discussing
the paving work petition was pre-.
scented asking that Church street be
paved to the width of thirty-eight feet
instead of forty-two feet as provided
in the contract. The council decided
to lay the petition on the table and the
street will be paved to its full width.
The Kenosha Electric Railway again
felt the iron hand of the council last
night when the superintendent of the
company was ordered TO secure team
to remove from the streets the dirt
swept from the tracks of the company.
The workmen of the company had
piled this dirt on the side of the track
and had left it to be hauled away by
the city teams. In the future the com
pany must have. a team of its own or
the city will see that the work is done
and charge the company for it.
The Simmons Manufacturing COM
pany is planning to complete the pave
ment around their plant ana the coun-
Gil was asked for permission to remove
dirt to provide for the paving Of Lake
street between Pearl and Market
streets. The permission was granted.
It is understood that the pavement will
be laid in the early spring of next year
The report of the city treasurer was
presented and showed that the balance
in the treasury, on August II, was
$1835.28. This is the first time in
several years that the city has had
money IN bank at this time of the
year. It will however be expended
when the orders now outstanding have
been paid.
The passage of the sewer ordinance
has had its effect and a large number
OF petitions were presented asking for
the right to build private sewers. The
Kenosha Realty,Company asked for the
right to install system of sewers in
the subdivision owned by the company
offering to pay all the expense of the
work with the understanding that the
city would refund the city's portion of
the cost when the next assessment
was made. The proposition was taken
under consideration by the sewer COM
mittee which will report at the next
meeting of the council.
TIE ordinance providing for the
amendment of the dog tax ordinance
was passed by. a unanimous vote of the
council and the new ordinance fixing
the fee for dog licenses will probably
be presented at the next regular meet
ing of the council.