The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-07
Matter Of vacating Streets for En-.
largement Of Balm Wagon Co.'S
Plant Laid Over Till Friday.
ASK BIDS FOR NEW BRIDGE
Bids for New Middle Street Bridge Will
Be Opened at the First Meeting of the
Council In May.

The Common Council met in regu-
lar session at the city hall Monday
evening, and while it was evident that
some of the members would have
preferred to have been out in the
wards working for the success of their
party, still all of the aldermen re-
NAMED through the entire session.
The most important matter to come
before the council was the ordinances
for the vacating of Church and por-
ton of Pearl street to the Balm Wagon
company. Public notice had been
given that the council would take
action on the matter, but it was found
that there were several points to be
looked up in regard to the vacation,
and the matter was laid over until the
adjourned meeting of the council
which will be held on Friday evening.
The ordinances, as presented by the
city attorney, provide for the vacation
of the street on the ground that it is
Of no utility to the people of the city
and that its vacation is for the best
interests of the public at large.
The Balm company has made plans
for the enlargement of the plant, and
the work of making needed additions
will be started as soon as the land
can be secured from the city. It
seems evident that the majority of
tie members of the council favor the
grant to the Balm company.
The committee on streets, alleys
and bridges made it's final report to
the council on the Middle Street
Bridge matter, and bids will at once
be asked for the building of the new
bridge. The city will send out no
specihcations but the companies bid
ding will be asked to send their men
t~&Aenosfa to prepare plans and esti-
mates for the work. The bids will
include the labor, materials and, in
fact, everything in connection with
the building of the bridge.
The only specifications given by
the city council are that the bridge
shall be of concrete steel construction
with an eighteen-foot roadway and
The bids for the work will be opened
at the first meeting Of the council in
the month of May.
There were no bids received for the
construction of a small sewer on South
Exchange street and it is possible
that the city will have to take up the
work of a contractor and build the
sewer itself. Only one local man
asked to be allowed to bid on the
little job and he failed to send bid
to the council in time for the meeting
The matter was left to the committee
on sewers with power tosact.
Only two of the streets of the city
asked for sprink1ing privileges ac-
cording to the recent ruling of the
council. The two streets were Durkee
avenue between Deming court and
Eagle street, and Prairie avenue be-
tween Ashland avenue and West Main
street. The petitions were preferred.
The salaries of the getty soficia1s
were fixed for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: City Clerk, 5000; City Treas
urer, $780, This is the same amount
that was paid the officials last year.
Peter Pirsch was the on1ykbidder
for the repairs of the North Side hose
wagon and his bid for the repair Of
the wagon and the additionsof chem
zeal tank was $425. Some Of the alder
men regarded the5 expense las too
great for the benefits to be gained,
but the matter was finally referred to
the committee on fire department. with
power to act, and it is probable that
the North Side will have a chemical.
JEWEL FOR MISS HASTINGS.