The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-23
Aldermen Transact Much Import
ant Business at the Regular
Meeting Monday Night.
VACATION ORDINANCES PASS
City Engineer Moth Is Engaged for
Another Year and Kemper Hall
Again Asks for the Vaca-
ton of Seminary St.

hall, and while the meeting was one
of the shortest that the council has
had in good many months, the alder
men managed to get through with a
good deal of important business.
| After the tedious reading Of the
minutes Of the last meeting had been
disposed Of Mr.. Hamilton, the repre-
sentative of the Standard Voting Ma
chine company, appeared before the
council and informed the aldermen
that the machines ordered from his
company had been set up and were
ready for the inspection Of the voters,
and invited the members of the coun-
Gil to come to the polling places in the
| Third and Fourth wards and try the
machines for themselves. He also
announced that his company had had
e1ectrotypes made for the use of can
didates from which cards showing
how to vote straight or split ticket
on the machines could be printed for
the information of voters.
A number Of petitions for the trans
fer of and rebates on saloon licenses
were received and referred to the
committee on licenses, and propo-
sition was received from C. Ell. Bu1la-
more to rent the city property just
west of the Central engine house for
a period of ten years at an annual
rental Of 500. This was referred to
the committee on public grounds.
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the city petitioned for an additional
street light to be placed at the corner
of Collins street and Fremont avenue,
and action on petition for the build
ing of sewers needed in the western
part of the city was deferred until
such time as a full meeting of the
street assessment committee could be
secured.
The report of the Board Of Educa-
ton, which will be found in another
part of this paper in full, was re-
ceived and accepted.
The annual report of City Treas
urer Steinmetz was presented and
sent to the committee on finance for
examination. The report shows a
balance in the city treasury at this
time of $40, 153. A. The report also
showed that the city had received
little or nothing from either junk
dealers or theater licenses for the
past year, and the chief of police was
instructed to notify the de1inqIents
to pay up.
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appeared before the council and re-
Iquested the city to grade up the street
and build the necessary bridges to
make the street passable SO that side
walks could be built and the street
made of some use. a2H
The Kenosha Street Railway Co.
asked permission to lay tracks on Crate
street west to Anderson park, but the
petition ran up against a couple of
snags and unless the aldermen change
their minds the railroad company is
not going to have a very easy time
getting their ordinance through.
Alderman Hegemen wants the sewer
laid in the street before the road is
built, and Alderman Anderson is of
the opinion that some way should be
found by the council to make the COM
pany adhere more strictly to the
schedule Of running cars before they
are given any more favors by the city.
"A resolution ordering the application
Of the railway company printed was
passed, however, and as all the resi-
dents of the street are said to favor
the building of the road way will
probably be found to get around all
the objections before the ordinance
comes up for passage.
Fireman Frank Hannah, who does
the electrical work for the depart
ment, was granted an increase IN sal
airy to 500 per month to date from
April /.
City Engineer Moth was re-engaged
for another year at a salary Of ST., 200,
and the pauper committee was in
structed to see what arrangement
could be made with the superintend-
ent of the poor farm for the coming
year as his contract with the city ex-
pires the last Of the month.
The council then took up the matter
of the vacation of streets for the Sim
mons company and the ordinances as
previously reported we're passed one
after another. aal~
The petition of Kemper Hall for
the vacation of Seminary street,
which was turned down once before
by the council, was again presented
and ordered published. The aldermen
were given to understand that the OBJ
jections previously made by the prop
erty owners in that vicinity to the
vacation of the street have been with.
drawn and the petition was ordered
published.
After ins4-ucting the clerk to see
what arrans uents could be made
with the Wis lsin company for new
telephones in the city hall the council
adjourned.
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