The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
First Report From the Municipal Store
Shows a Great Saving in Pau
per Accounts.
CITY TO HAVE THREE ASSESSORS.
Residents of South Exchange and Eagle
Streets Ask That the Two Streets
be Paved with Macadam.

Grocery store for the past six months
was sent to the City Council Monday
night, and the report shows that such
a large saving has been made to the
city that it would be a paying invest
ment for the city to pay Alderman
Jacobs salary of thousand dollars
year and allow him to give part of his
time to the care of the poor.
Poverty in Kenosha is growing less,
and the few unfortunates who are
thrust on the city for care and keeping
are being provided with the necessi-
ties of life at figure so low that the
pauper accounts of Kenosha are be-
coming marvel to other cities in the
State.
The report shows that while the
store has been in operation during the
last six months it has paid out of the
city treasury just $543.78, and from
this amount the poor have been sup
piled with all the necessities of life in
Guiding groceries, meat and clothing.
Nor is that all, for out of the small
amount of money that has been paid
into the till of the store, the city still
has stock on hand valued at $50, and
$45.25 has been paid out for labor at
the poor farm, so that the net expendi-
ture for the store in the six months
was but $448.53. The saving that has
been made is an enormous one, and
there is no doubt but that the unique
idea of Alderman Jacobs will be con-
tinued indefinitely. It is probable
that in the near future the municipal
store will branch out into other lines,
and ia a short time all the supplies for
the paupers in the city will be distrib-
uted from it. The report of the poor
now dependent on the city shows a
total of fifty-four people. There are
ten families with forty-three people in
ali, four are living at the Washington
Home and ten at the city poor farm.
The entire system of care for the poor
has been worked out so that the ex-
pense has been cut to the minimum.
Alderman Jacobs is deserving of a
great deal of credit for the success of
this work and his plan should be con-
tinued.
To Have Three Assessors.
The committee in charge of the or
dinance for the amendment of the city
charter to provide more Assessors,
brought in their report Monday night,
and the ordinance provides that the
charter be amended to secure the
election Of three Assessors. Two of
these officials are to be elected this
year and another next year. The off,
ces will be kept filled by the election of
two Assessors in the even number
years and one in the odd numbered
years, thus leaving an experienced
man in office at all times. The salar-
les of the Assessors were fixed at $500
per year. Action on the ordinance will
be taken at the first meeting in March.
To Pave Streets.
Petitions were received by the Coun-
Gil from the residents of Eagle and
South Exchange streets, asking that
these streets be paved with macadam,
with brick cutters and stone curb.
South Exchange street is to be paved
from Deming to Eagle; and Eagle
street from Park avenue to Durkee
avenue. This is an improvement that
is greatly needed and there is little
doubt but that it will be carried out in
the early spring. Almost every prop
erty owner on the two streets has asked
for the Improvement.
Other Council Business.
The Council took up the matter of
the blocking of crossings by the North
western road, and the Clerk was in
structed to notify the company that
the crossing on Wisconsin street near
the Malt house must not be blocked by
the cars of the company. The OBJ
structing of this crossing has caEsed
no end of trouble, and the city will see
to it that arrests are made if the nui-
sance is continued.
The committee on fire department
was instructed to purchase thousand
feet of hose for the use of the depart
ment. The hose will cost in the neigh
borhood of $3.50 and will be bought at
once.
The people of the city were request
ed by vote of the Council to cover the
icy walks about the city with sand,
ashes or salt to aid in preventing acct
dents.
After the allowance of the usual |
number of bills and the regular rou-
tine work, the Council adjourned.
To Cure Cold in. One Day