The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09
New Outlet on Park Street viii
be Put In to Relieve the
Present Sewer.
BIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY
Quite Fight in the Council over
the Sewer Question But After q
Hot Debate It Finally Carries
Other Business.

| Realizing that the last moment ha6
come and that action could no longer
be deferred if anything is to be done
On the sewers this summer, the city
council suddenly decided to tackle the
question again at it's meeting Monday
evening, and after a protracted dis.
cussion the council adopted plan fo1
the extension of the present sewer
system, which, it is expected, will re.
l1:eve the present intolerable condi.
tons in the western part of the city at
least.
The plan adopted by the council is a
modification of what is known as the
overflow sewer system, but instead OF
having overflow outlets on York street
and into Jerome creek, new outlet is
TO be built on Park street from Main
street to the lake. It is estimated
that this outlet will cost in the neigh
borhood of $500. The present sew
ers in the western part of the city are
to be extended and the water from
them drained into the lake through
the new Park street sewer. If this
plan is carried out the property own
ers in the Kenosha Realty and Balm
subdivisions and in all that section OF
the city will get their sewers. The
city clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for these sewers.
The council wrangled long time
over the price for the improvements
to be paid by the property owners,
and on motion of Alderman Werner,
the city attorney was instructed to
draw up an ordinance fixing the price
at $1.20 per 1inea1 foot. This is the
snag that may ultimately wreck the
whole plan, as while the property
owners who are to benefit by the pro-
! posed improvement are perfectly sat
listed TO pay for their sewers at this
rate, it is impossible for the council
TO discriminate, and if the priceiis set
a. $1.2O foot for this sewer, the rate
| will have to be made to cover the
whole sewer district.
| The debate over the adoption of the
plan was at all times spirited, ard
lonce in awhile it became slightly
| q crimonious, all of the aldermen TAX
ing part In it. The Rev. Romossr an
Ipeared before the council in behalf o
the Fifth warders and made strong
plea for immediate relief. M
The fight for the adoption of the
plan was led by Alderman Head, and
the opposition came principally from
the supporters of the big sewer
Esystem. During the debate all kinds
of motions were offered, from one tc
lrescind the former action of the coun.
Gil creating the present sewer district
and restrict the sewer system to the
lo1d limits, to one to submit the "Dig
| sewer" plan again to the people al
| the coming spring election.
The meeting Monday night was not
only one of the most Interesting that
/, the council has held in some time but
it was also one of the longest, and in
/ spite of outside attraction the alder
men kept steadily at work until mid
night. A good deal Of important
business was transacted.
l. Buys Voting Machines.
/ Aldermen Goodman, as chairman q
the committee appointed to examine
into the merits Of voting machines,
reported in favor of purchasing them
and the council passed resolution
| 1ega1izing the use of the machines in
the Third and Fourth wards of the
city and the Mayor and City Clerk
were empowered to enter into a con-
| tract with the United States Voting
Machine company for the purchase Of
| two of their machines for use in these
wards. Figures were presented
showing that the machines would pay
for themselves in ten years, interest
charges included, out of the saving
made in election expenses by their
use. A representative Of the COM
pany was present and he agreed to
have the machines here in time for use
at the coming election. The company
also agreed to make all repairs of de-
fects in the machines without any ex-
pense to the city.
| GcC salary R0lSes
| The ordinance increasing the pay OF
the police and fremen was passed
without dissenting vote. The raise
is to take effect April /.
To Vacate Streets.
The committee on streets, alleys
and bridges reported favorab1y on the
petition of the Simmons Manufa ctur-
ing company praying for the vacation
of certain streets IN the vicinity OF
the factory, and in spite of the strenu-
Gus objections of Alderman Rowe,
who wanted the whole matter laid
over for another two weeks, resolu-
ton vacating the streets to the com
Ipany was passed. Ordinances to
make the resolution effective were in
troduced and ordered to take the
usual course.
City Must Fight.
Mrs. Bushmann, through her attor-
ney, refused the offer to settle her
claim for damages made by the city,
and the city attorney announced that