The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-08
City Council Adopts the Report
of Finance Committee Carrying
the I3-Mi|I Levy.
RAILROAD WANTS STREETS.
Report of Fire Department Shows
Progress-Other Business Before the
Council Makes a Long Meeting.

Council Monday night was one of the
most important of the year The
finance committee reported a 13-pil1
levy, the Northwestern Railway COM
pany asked for d franchise for spur
tracks and annual reports kept the
council busy for many hours. All the
aldermen save one were present.
The council was a little late getting
down to work for other committees
beside the finance committee were
busy and there were lots of things to
be fixed up before the meeting opened.
There was so much routine bust
ness in sight that the reading of a
large volume of minutes was laid
over for another fortnight. There
was the usual number of petitions for
transfer of liquor licenses, and the
usual number of walls from people in
need of sewers. These matters were
disposed of in short order by refer
ence to the proper committees.
D. S. Fowler asked the council to
grant him the right to erect a peanut
stand on Market square. The per-
mission was granted.
At this stage of the proceedings the
electric lights went out but the city
clerk came to the aid of the lighting
company with couple of lamps, and
after an informal discussion in favor
of municipal lighting plant, bust
ness began again.
Northwestern Wants Streets.
An application was made by the
Northwestern Railway company for
The passage of an ordinance to enable
the company to lay spur tracks on
Pearl street and Maiden Lane for the
purpose of furnishing switch tracks
for the use of the Simmons Manu-
featuring company.
Opposition at once developed to the
ordinance as Alderman Hageman
held that the company had not car
ried out promises and contracts made
between the company and the city.
Alderman Rowe suggested that a
committee be appointed to consider
this matter, but the city attorney held
that no action could be taken until
the legal application had been pub
1ished. The application was ordered
published at the expense of the North
western Railway company.
Jerome Crackers Kick.
A remonstrance signed by twenty
property owners in the second and
third wards protesting against the
use of Jerome creek as a sewer outlet
was presented. The petitioners de-
clared that any sewer plan using the
creek as an outlet would be a menace
to the health of the people in this
neighborhood and a damage to the
property. The petitioners. in con-
Guiding their communication regis
tered very vigorous kick against
any such action. The remonstrance
was accepted and placed on file. With
this was presented the report of the
Street Assessment Committee on the
new sewer plan showing that nnmer-
Gus objections had been made in legal
manner to the adoption of the pro-
posed plans. To this report were add
ed the protests which had been sub
nitted in writing. Protests were
presented by John Preddis and nine
teen others, Fred. Schroeder, Sofia
DR.. J. L. Hewitt and Frank
All circumstances and
reports were placed on file. No final
action was taken on the matter.
Chief Barr Makes Report.
Chief James S. Barr of the Fire De-
partment made his annual report to
the Council of the workings of the de-
partment and the showing made was
a decidedly good one. Chief Barr
recommended that the city purchase
a new team and combination wagon
for the third ward, thousand feet of
hose and three new fire boxes. He
also asked for the employment of
three more paid men. The value of
owned by the department
is $21, 428 and the buildings and real
estate are worth $23, 800.
There were 70 alarms during the
year just closed and the total loss
from the fires was $4495, on which
there was insurance of $1423. 81.
The total expense of the depart
ment during the year was $13, 9.81.
The report was one of the best ever
made by the department.
Arrests Were Numerous.
Chief Of Police Reinold submitted
to the council his regular quarterly
report of the police department.. The