The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-20
Old Council Adjourns Sine Die
and the New Aldermen Take
the Reins Of City.
UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR SLATER
Reelected to the Important Office OF
City AttOrneys-AIderm Frank ].
eraser Named as President
of the Council.

at the City Hall last night for the old
council passed into history and the
new council took up the reins of the
city government for the coming year.
There was no business of import
ance done by the old council and the
only business of the new organization
was the election of Alderman Frank
]. eraser of the Eighth ward as pres
ident and of John c. Slater to sue
coed himself as city attorney.
Notwithstanding the dearth of bust
ness at the two meetings the gather
ing was one that will long be remem-
bered by both the old and the new
officials as one of the most pleasant
occurrences of their official career.
There was lot of good fellowship
shown, cigars were passed about
among the aldermen, and retiring and
incoming officials had something to
say.
All of the members of the old coun-
Gil were in their places when the
mayor called the council to order and
the clerk began the reading of the
minutes.
The communications to the council
consisted of a number of bids for the
purchase of the old engine house lot
on Wisconsin street, and after consid-
cradle discussion the lot was sold tc
Dennis Murphy, the consideration
being 1885. This bid was for that
portion of the property to which the
city can give a clear title, and the
city will quit claim to the new owner
for the remaining land which it is
! claimed belongs to the lot.
One of the last acts of the council
was the slaughter of the ordinance
providing for the removal of cotton
wood trees. The ordinance was
placed upon its passage and defeated
by large majority.
! There were a whole lot of little
matters in the hands of the commit.
tees which had to be cleaned up, but
none of them were important.
| All of the important business, in
I, Guiding the railway fights and the
street railway right of way were left
over to the incoming council as was
the troublesome matter Iof the vaca-
ton of Seminary street.
Before the old council adjourned
sine die Alderman Anderson, who has
spent several years with the alder
men, made short address in which
he thanked the mayor and,.the other
aldermen for the many kindnesses
that they had extendedlto him during
his membership. He also had few
cigars for the members ofathe old and
new council, and this little gift in.
augurated an informal smoker. While
the men were having this jolly social
time some one moved to adjourn, and
the retiring aldermen filed out tc
make way for their successors.
The Gig rs presentedgby alderman
Anderson were good cigars, and the
aldermen, both old and new, fingered
over them for half an hour before
the new aldermen were ready to take
upon themselves the duties of repre-
senting the different wards. All OF
the new men were in their places
when Mayor German called the coun-
Gil to order. The new members had
all filed their official oaths and had
shown that they were qualified for the
Office.
/ The first business of the new coun-
Gil was the election of a president,
and this brought out the fact that
there was division in the ranks of
the Democrats. Frank eraser of the
Eighth ward was the ruling candidate
from the start, but it took nine ballots
to elect him. A few scattering votes
were cast for other aldermen but tb~
opposition to eraser failed to
The Republicans gave So
to Alderman Hegeman
ward, the senior Re-
man Of the eounci
T When Mr.
elected he
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eraser was
made short talk
-en thanking them for II