The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
KKemper Hall Asks the City coun,
Gil to vacate Seminary Street
From Durkee Ave. to Lake.
NEW SEWER ORDINANCE READ
Notice of Coming Election to Be Given
Wide Publicity Treasurer's Report
Shows Money in the Treasury.

The mania for securing the vaca-
ton of city streets is still at work
and at the meeting of the Common
Council Monday evening a petition
was presented by Kemper Hall asking
the council to take steps to secure the
vacation of Seminary street. The
petition recites that the school is now
the owner of all the property to the
north and south of the street as it is
plated with the exception of the
small piece of land that had been
plated for alley uses. In support of
the petition the president of the
corporation states that the petitioners
will give to the city land for the plat
ting of another street within the
same block, so that the city will lose
nothing by vacating the property.
For some time it has been reported
that the Kemper Hall managers were
planning to build new building and
it is thought that the request for the
vacation of the street is the first move
in that direction. It is also stated
that the school work has been con-
siderab1y hampered by the fact that
boys and even men have gathered on
the street and have attempted to inter
fere with the work of the school, even
offering insults to some of the young
women.
The council referred the petition to
the council as a committee of the
whole, and it is more than probable
that the petition will receive favora BILE
action as no reason has been advanced
against the vacation of the street.
Sewer Ordinance Is Read.
The Judiciary committee, which
was appointed to make arrangements
for the special election to decide on
the tax for the sewer system as pro-
posed, reported to the city council
that it had determined to hold the
special election Aug. 80.
The recommendation was adopted
by the council and in order that the
notice of the election may have the
widest possible publicity the council
ordered it published in the two daily
papers of the city as we'll as in the
official city paper. The notice will be
published on next Friday.
The sewer ordinance was also given
its first reading. Little change has
been made in the ordinance more
than to set the price for front foot at
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placed. The ordinance was allowed
to take the usual course and it will be
acted on at the meeting after the
special election.
Bonds for School.
The council received the estimate
from the Board of Education pub
lished last Wednesday and the matter
was referred to the finance committee.
No action will be taken on it at once
as it is probable that the city will de-
eide to issue bonds for at least
portion of the amount, and this will
not be done until after the election is
held to decide on the sewer tax ques-
ton, and should the vote be in favor
of the sewer the bonds may all be
issued at one time. The council de-
cided that it would be impossible for
the city to pay the cash for the new
school building.
The report of the city treasurer for
the month of July showed that there
was balance of So, 26o. SO in the city
treasury, but it is probable that the
running expenses of the city will soon
make this balance decidedly small.
Elmer VanWie, who is acting as
inspector for the building of the new
Middle street bridge, sent report to
the council showing that the bridge
work was well under way.
Increase for City Attorney.
For long time the salary of the
city attorney has not been in keeping
with the work demanded of him, and
a resolution was passed last night to
allow Attorney Slater the added sum
of $3.50 for his work in connection
with the plans for the formation of a
new sewer system. This work for the
city is now taking nearly the entire
time OF the attorney and the increase
II salary will, at the best, offer him
but partial compensation for his
time. The city attorney and. the
mayor we're ordered to go to Chicago
and call on the managers of the North
western railway company and confer
with them in regard to the opening of
Collins street. The matter has been
before the council for many months
and the people interested seem to be
anxious to have the matter settled
one way or another. At the same
time the matter of blocking the streets
of the city will be taken up with the
managers of the company, and in the
meantime the chief of police has been
given orders to see to it that the city
ordinance On this matter is enforced
to the letter.
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