The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-09
Mayor German and Alderman Robinson
Exchange Personalities at Meet
ing of Common Council.
BUCKMASTER DENIED AUDIENCE
City Refers the Matter of New Sewer sys.
Committee-Other Council Business.


| tween Mayor James German and AL
dernan w. II. Robinson of the Fourth
ward, was the sensational feature Of
the meeting Of the Common Council
held at the city hall last night, and
for time it looked as if the two men
would come to blows. The trouble
all came up over the action of the
mayor in declining to sign the war
rants for the pay of the two men who
had been put to work by the police
and fire commission. It was wholly
a personal tilt and in no way relevant
to the affairs of the city.
Mayor German had declined to
recognize Mr.. Buckmaster, the secre-
tary of the Police, Commission, when
he attempted to speak, and in COM
menting on the report of the commits
sion, Alderman Robinsonl brought
up the matter of the mayor refusing
to sign the orders for Smith and
Dunnebacke, two of the appointees of
the commission. Then came a series
of personal thrusts between the two
men, Alderman Robinson accusing
the mayor of using. spite work in de-
clining to sign the orders for the pay
of the men. The mayor repeated his
assertions that he wou1dlnot sign the
order and to bring thesmatter to an
end, Alderman Robinson moved that
the mayor be ordered to attest his
name to the orders. TheEmatter was
compromised by referringsEthe matter
to the judiciaryscommittee with the
city attorney added, and this corumit-
tee will report on thesssquestion next
week.
Council is With Buckmaster.
The City Council evidently stands
against the mayor in the fight that he
is aking against Attorney Buck
master as the report of the Police and
Fire Commission, which was signed
by Mr.. Buckmaster as secretary of
the body was adopted byoa vote of
II to 3. The report follows:
To the Honorable the Mayor and the
Common Council of the city of Ke-
nosha.
Gent1emen-In accordance with the
requirements of Chapter 178 of the
Laws of 1899, we submit herewith,
list of persons who have been exam
ined by the Fire and Police Commits
sion, and approved in the order
named for positions on the Fire and
Police Departments of the City of Ke-
nosha, Wisconsin, under the direction
of the chiefs of said departments.
Fire DEPARTING Rottman,
William Smith, Michael Jacobs and
Michael Rosing.
Police tment-Theodore Dun
hebacke
| The aforesaid Charles Rottman and
| William Smith have been placed on
duty by the Chief to meet immediate
necessity, and we respectfully urge
that these and the other persons
named be employed. in order that the
fire { partment may be fu1lyequipped.
This has become necessary by reason
of the fact that station has been es-
tab1ished in the Third ward, and that
the number of men originally en-
p1oyed is insufficient to properly guard
the interests of the city from the sew
era1 stations.
In the police department there has
recently been but one vacancy that
caused by the resignation of Mr.. John
Wade. Mr.. Theodore Dunnebacke has,
with our approval, been placed on
duty by the Chief to fill his vacancy,
and we respectfully urge that your
committee consult with the Chief of
Police with reference to the necessity
of employing an additional man on
the police force and take such action
as in your Judgment may seem proper
Respectfully submitted.
FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION.
By Geo. H. CURTIS,
/ President
C. SCHEND. JOHN PRIDDIs.
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