The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-07
City Council Holds Two Hours
Session but Little Business
is Transacted
MARKET STREET TO BE PAVED
Council Approves the Appointment of
J. H. F1agg of Chicago, as City
Engineer.-May Connect With
the New Sewers


session Tuesday evening and while
the meeting closed before Ii O'Clock
it was considered short session after
the two rather strenuous session held
during the past month. The most of
the time of the aldermen was spent
reading countless pages of minutes
which had accumulated from the last
meetings and it was after 9 O'Clock
when the council got down to the
consideration of the new business of
the city.
The first matter of interest. was the
report of the street assessment COM
mittee in regard to the paving of East
Market street and Lake street. The
committee reported in favor of this
improvement and the city engineer
reported that the estimated cost Of
the improvement would be in the
neighborhood of $4,000. Contracts
will be asked for at once and it is
probable that they will be let so that
the work can be completed before the
close of the present year. It is
distinctly understood that this inn
provement is to be made without
great cost to the city as the Simmons
Manufacturing company has agreed
to pay the amount which will be
charged against the city.
While the council was discussing
the matter of street paving a petition
was presented signed by majority
of the property owners on Park street
asking that the street be paved with
vitrifed brick from Main to Exchange
street. This matter was referred to
the street assessment committee and
as the petitioners are anxious to have
the work completed before the end of
the year report will probably be
made at the next meeting of the
council. No action was taken on the
petition for the paving of the alleys
between Main and Exchange, the COM
mittee taking more time to investigate
this work.
The action of the special council
committee in appointing ]. H. Flagg
of Chicago as temporary city engineer
and superintendent of the water
works was approved by the council.
Mr.. Flagg will remain in Office so
long as City Engineer Moth is i'll and
will receive salary of 500 month
from the city and the regular salary
of the perintendent of the water
works in addition.
In regard to the demand for extra
catch basins from different parts of
the city the council decided that no
catch basins would be added to the
present sewer plan but that the sewer
should be completed in accordance
with the original plans. The council
took up the matter of permitting
property owners to connect with the
sewers now completed and this will be
done. Alderman Goodman made
hard fight to secure for property
owners the right to connect with the
sewers and made the following
motion.
"That the city engineer be instruct
ed to notify the chairmen of the sewer
and paving committees of the COM
pletion of any portion of sewers now
being built and that sewer and paw
ing committee be empowered to &C
cept such sewers and notify the en-
gineering department that permits
may be issued for connection with
the same, this without awaiting the
approval of the city council"
The motion carried and the permits
should be ready for property owners
at once. The engineer was instructed
to stop all work on the sewers if the
contractors we're not restoring the
streets in manner approved by the
city engineer, and this will be done.
The city will again put the old
street sweeper into commission and
the council ordered the purchase of a
new broom which will arrive in few
days and the paved streets will be kept
cleaner. A petition was presented
from the property owners on West
Main street, between Pearl and Mar
ket streets, asking for the improve
ment of the street, and the matter was
referred to the committee on streets
and alleys. Without further business
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