The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-05-04
City Council by Unanimous Vote
Gives Chicago Brass Co. Right
to Lay Water Mains.
ASSURES BIG PLANTS FUTURE
DR.. ]. r. Eastman Reelected City Ply
sician-Sewer Ordinance Passed
Other Council Business
Must Repair Walks.

The city council Monday night by
unanimous vote opened the way for
the large additions to the Chicago
Brass works when a resolution was
passed granting the company the
{ right to lay water mains from pri-
vate plant under the streets of the
city from the lake to the plant. The
petition asking this right was pre-
sented by the officials of the company
late yesterday afternoon, and while it
was feared that it would meet with
considerable opposition, when it came
up for action the council was unani-
nous in granting the permit The
Brass company will at once begin the
erection of large electric pumping
station on the shore of the lake and
the mains will be laid to the plant.
The new station will be built at the
east end of Balm avenue and the mains
will be laid from this point along Balm
avenue to Park avenue, thence north
to Balm street, thence west to Ash
land avenue, thence north to Strong
street and west to the plant.
This is the first of the large inn
provements planned by the company.
At the present time the company is
taking water from the mains of the
city, but it is stated that with the pro-
posed improvements the company will
need more water than can be supplied
by the city and that for this reason it
was decided that if the company en-
larged the plant it would be necessary
for it to have water supply of its
own.
After the petition of the company
had been granted, President Doughty
of the company, addressed the council
and thanked the aldermen for the
unanimous way in which they had
consented to aid the upbui1ding of a
great industry in Kenosha. He stated
that the work of improving the plant
would begin right away and that the
work of building new buildings and
adding to the plant would be carried
forward as rapidly as possible. Pres
ident Doughty did not tell the plans
of the company, nor give the extent
of the improvements planned, but
speaking privately he stated that it
was the plan of the company to so en-
large the plant that when the work
was completed it would be employing
a thousand men. This will make the
Kenosha plant one of the largest if
not the largest, brass making plant
in the west.
! The company has already taken an
option on a site for the new pumping
station and the deal will be closed at
once in order that there may be no
delay in completing the new building.
DIR. Eastman Reelected.
DR.. j. Russell Eastman was re-elec-
ted to the Office of city physician at a
salary of $175 year. There was but
one bid for the Office and that was
sent in by the former physician. It
had been reported yesterday that the
other physicians in the city would
not bid on the job, and it is evident
that the council decided to let good
! OAOhS II o4OA4O anu NOlCQ
to accept the bid of DR.. Eastman.
The physician now holds the position
of health officer, so that these two i'm
portant places will be vested in one
office.
Sewer Ordinance Passes.
The sewer ordinance which has
been hanging fire for so many weeks
! finally reached its last stage and when
7 placed upon its passage, it received
fifteen of the votes of the aldermen
and it will go into effect as soon as it
has had the required publications.
There was absolutely no opposition
to the passage of the ordinance. Bids
for the new sewers will be received
by the street assessment committee
late in this month and the contracts
will be let in June.
/ Must Repair Sidewalks.
The council laid the heavy hand of
4 the city on property owners who
| have not attended to the work of
building and rebuilding sidewalks
and the street commissioners we're
ordered to get busy at once and see to
it that walks were repaired and built
in all parts Of the city. Twenty-four
hours was the time given the proper
ty owners for the completion Of this
work and at the expiration of this
time the work will be done by the
commissioners.
Miss Jessie House has gone to Bluff
|ston, o. for AN extended visit with
Il her grandmother.